UNILAG SAGE

Our leaders???
Before I start my writing I would like to console the family of those who lost their lives last week thursday @otedola bridge along berger and also those we where massacred by the Fulani herdsmen on Saturday in plateau state,May their soul rest in perfect peace.

Who is a leader? A leader is someone who leads or direct or having authority to direct.In Every country there is always a leader who oversees the general problems of the country and find out solutions to those problems,Nigeria is a country whom God as blessed with different leaders A president in Nigeria is a leader, A minister is a leader,A governor is a leader,Senators are leaders even the councillors are leaders,This makes us have leaders everywhere in Nigeria.A country that as over 300million citizens would always have a problem or the other,even a house of four(4)people there is always a problem.But the question is in this society how can the leaders solve the problems in our country?

Nigeria as country practiced a Democratic system of government which gives rule for the citizen to be able to cast their vote and elect leaders of their choice. Nigerians come out on the day of election hoping to vote for a leader that will be able to solve the problems and take the country to a better place for Four(4) years but yet all they see is disappointment and also a disorganized country.So the question I would love to ask is the problems we are facing in Nigeria is it as a result of our leaders not been able to lead us well?A group of parties containing about 5 parties came together in 2014 and decided to form a party called APC they said they where ready to change the country Ready to change the life of the citizens ready to make Nigeria a better place but yet they haven’t performed half of what they promised in their manifesto. Is it the problem of the citizen ?Our duty as a citizen is to go out and vote and yes people voted them in and all we can see now is lies and deceit.Nigeria is country blessed with milk and honey, Nigeria is a country blessed with alot of riches,Some even say Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa but yet people wallow in poverty zero job opportunities and this is a country where the so called leaders rule.This year alone an incident happened in the Senate house whereby the mace was stolen a country where my president will come out and say the citizens are secured and the security in the country is getting better.How on earth would someone bring thugs to invade the senate house it shows how much we still lack in security sector in this country and this so called leaders will always look for excuses to cover themselves up,I remember the Minister of information Lai Mohammed saying boko haram Has been defeated and we still witness some insurgency attack by this so called boko haram in the north.Sometimes I wonder why they are always lying to us,Do they think we are fools?We have close to 24 ministers been assigned to different post of the country yet the country is not improving in any way Minster of education and yet Assu still embark on a strike going close to 2 month Minster of Road yet accident occurs in most roads in Nigeria.is this our problems or the problems of the leaders.Seriously we need a change in this country,A change whereby we would say No to godfatherism in politics Now 2019 is around the corner they will all start coming again with manifesto full of lies
May God help us to vote for the right candidate that will take us our promise land

God bless Nigeria
God bless our leaders
Written by:Asuni Tomiwa Samuel

JUNE 12 1993 ELECTION FULL STORY
The June 12 1993 election was one of the most credible election that as ever happened in our so called country named Nigeria. But a lot of things happened during this election which was why the election and the date of the event will always be remembered in Nigeria.

The election was a Free and Fair one,But it was latter annulled by the then Commander of Armed forces In Nigeria which was Major General Ibrahim Babangida.Babangida himself set up a committee Which he gave them the supervision to Conduct a Free and credible election,The committee was headed by Humphrey Nwosu,The name of the committee was National electoral commission (NEC).General Babangida was ready to surrender power to the Democratic government that was why he set up a commission for the election.Two political parties where only registered for the election Which where the SDP(Social Democratic party) and the NRC(National Republic convention)

Chief Abiola olawale kashimawo who hails from Ogun state Abeouka Precisely contested under the SDP while Bashir Tofa who hails from Kano state contested under the NRC.Humphrey Nwosu announced the date of the election to be June 12 in the year 1993,The election came and people came out to vote for the preferred candidate of their choice,The election result started coming in with 14 state been announced before General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the election. The 14 state that was been announced by National electoral commission saw Chief Abiola won 10 state including the state of his opponent which was Kano state while, Bashir Tofa won the remaining 4 state. Alot of controversy surrounded the way Chief Abiola defeated Bashir Tofa in his hometown even in is Local government area,this led many Nigerians to believe Chief Abiola was the anointed one.Days after the election.General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the election and said it wasn’t democratic enough.He said in quote“Even before the presidential elections, and indeed at the party conventions, we had full knowledge of the bad signals pertaining to the enormous breach of the rules and regulations of democracy elections. But because we were determined to keep faith with the deadline of 27th August 1993 for the return of civil rule, we overlooked the reported breaches.

Unfortunately, these breaches continued into the presidential election of June 12, 1993, on an even greater proportion”.General Ibrahim Babangida also said alot of money was been spent during the election campaigns,primary,and even the party conventions,but many Nigerians still didn’ agree with all what he said.Chief Abiola was a wealthy businessman in the western part of Nigeria same as Bashir Tofa he was also one of the wealthiest people in the north,They where both rich which means Babangida claims of saying Public money was stolen for the campaign where all but false.

Many Nigerians also believed General Ibrahim Babangida didn’t want the westerners(Yoruba’s) to take over power from the northerners(Hausa’s)that was why he annulled the election because he felt Chief Abiola was already going to be the winner and he wanted the power to still remain in the North.General Ibrahim Babangida himself in 2009,when he was been interviewed in a programme said the June 12 1993 was the most credible election ever done in Nigeria He said and I quoted“June 12 was accepted by Nigerians as the best of elections in Nigeria. It was free and fair. But unfortunately, we cancelled that election. I used the word unfortunately, for the first time”It was just so painful that a man who fought for his mandate couldn’t achieve it till he died,That is why June 12 as always been a day of Remeberance For An Icon,A legend,A man who fought for his legacy,A man who did everything possible so as to rule his country but wasn’t given the chance to achieve the aim,Thank God Our so called leaders have realized and woke up from their sleep that he deserve to be honoured President Buhari last week honoured him with GCFR, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)Even though according to the constitution GCFR is for those who are still alive and still a citizen of the country)But I feel President Buhari deserves some accolades because I feel what the past leaders as failed to do he is finally doing it,But aslo 2019 is around the corner political strategies everywhere,So we can’t be so sure if he really did it to honour him or just for his political ambition.But I feel Buhari isn’t just knowing Chief Abiola should be honoured why did he leave it to a very crucial time go the election??.May Almighty God help us in Nigeria

Rest in peace Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola May ur soul rest in perfect Peace You will always be remembered
Happy Democracy day
God bless Nigeria
God bless our leaders

• Written by:Asuni Tomiwa Samuel

The hidden truth failure holds

Failure has never been a bad thing.
In fact, failure is the other part which points us towards the right way.
But many of us have taken failure to be the most ridiculous and terrible thing that could happen to anyone.
We have been subjugated to the negative side of what the term failure signifies.

Failure is inevitable as said, but we strive to escape any encounter with it. While we try as much as possible not to fail in anything, we end up falling into its trap.
As Church will put it "Success is not final, Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts". Failure has been proven to be the promotion of the low class to an higher class.

Failure is a lamp that points us to our mistake -what we are not doing right.
It is our checkmate, that constantly puts our feet back to where it belongs.
Failure is never the worst situation we could find ourselves in, rather it is the best thing that could happen to us only if we could see the positive side of it.

The inability to look back when we fall and observe the causes of why we fell, is the basic problem most individual are encountering.
They have fallen too many times, that it becomes part of them and they see failure as a natural disaster that should happen to us as humans.
They have allowed it reshape their mentality and that has created the fear of failure.

But it is never too late, all we need to do is;
👉See the positive side of failure. We must reorganise our minds to seeing the positive side of failure.
Failure is not a bad thing but a wake up call to what we are not doing right. It is a call that something has gone wrong which we have failed to pay attention to.
Once we begin to see failure as a method of getting things right, we will overcome the fear of failure.

👉Appreciating and Embracing Failure. Many a times, when we fail at something, we get angry at ourselves, especially when it happens to only us amongst others. In fact, some of us would hide ourselves because we think that the other individuals are better than us.
But no, failure doesn't mean that they are better than you, it's just pointing out the fact that there's a better way of approaching the situation rather than the method which was followed.
It makes it evident that you're a genius and only if you could be relaxed and see a different way of carrying out the task.

👉Appreciate failure, embrace it and use it to your advantage.
Micheal Jordan used it and he became the greatest basketball player of all time.
Jorge Weah used it and became the president of his country.

👉Figure out the lesson in it and use it to your advantage. There are numerous lessons to learn from failure, only if you could open the inner eyes of your mind to look into it, ponder upon it and dig out the facts.
If you would see it and use it, surely greatness awaits you.

It doesn't matter how many times you fail, just know that at every point of failure, there is something tangible in it for you; only if you would look into it and fetch it out.
The real truth about failure is that, failing at something is not the real failure but failing to see it as a means of correction to your shortcoming is the real downfall.
As Edison put it, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

At every point of failure lies the hidden gold and wisdom needed by you to access your greatness.

©Timmysmartz

1.Can we meet you sir?

(1) my name is Antia Aniekeme Daniel, from Akwa ibom state....I am a christian, the last born to my parents.....

2.A lot of students in the department of philosophy knew you through your works rather than you in person, would you call yourself an antisocial person?

(2) No! Every individual is born with a unique characteristic..the ability to conjoin the two most important phenomena (academic and social life) within the walls of the university was ipso facto, a necessary condition for my success.

3.What was your formula for your success?

(3) Determination, hardwork, Consistency and above all, God's grace

4. Who were your influence and friend that helped you in sch?

(4) I was firmly influenced by two great erudites, Tosin Adewale and Precious Akpan. Honestly speaking, their aid has been a sort of catalyst that has made the first phase of my academic sojourn come to an end peacefully and successfully.

Also, my friends contributed immeresely to my succes, they made my stay in the university of Lagos worthwile. In other words, their support enabled me progress during the course of my undergraduate days. Hence, special recognition goes to my pals; John Ukpai, Fakolade Immanuel, Olanrewaju Olagun (God of Logic), Abel Braimoh, Ezekiel Otunkoya, Oluwatoki Oderinde, Onyinyechi Okehi, Temidayo Olamoses, Jadesola Orin, Nelson Akinsanmi, Damola Olatunbosun, Micheal Adeyemi, Clara Nwobodo, Damilola Motunrayo. May God bless them all

5 what did you finish with?

(5) A fantastic result

6.If you would give a name to your class, what name would you tag class 17?

(6) The enlighten ones

7.What does it takes to be the best graduating student?

(7) It can only be realised if one is an active participant in the field..According to a philosophical adage, theory without practice is superflous, while practice without theory is blind. Hence for one to come out sucessfully, there must be a correlation of various facets. To this end, any aspiring successful student must get his/her brain and body ready to learn, must learn in a way that works for you. Everyone learns best in different ways; this is called 'a learning style' find a way that works for you and try to learn that way as much as you can.

Also, paying attention is one of the ways through which one can come out with a meaningful degree. The best thing that you can do to become the best or among the best in any class is to pay attention when your lecturer is teaching. If you get distracted you might miss important information and you will have a harder time understanding what to do.
Another factor that aids in the progression of any student is note taking. Taking notes (and taking notes well)can be tricky in the university, but it will make it much easier for you to learn and study.

Do your assignment on time (well).

Look for extra ways to learn. Learning stuff that is not included in your classes can help you understand the topic better and it can also really impress your lecturer.

It is worthy of note that one of the most effective ways to get better scores on tests and exams is to start studying and preparing for the test as early as possible. Definitely dont leave it until the night before.

Come to class early and pay attention.

Finish your papers several days early so you will have time to revise them.

8. What were the challenges you had as a philosophy student?

(8) Every facet of life is full of challenges. What ever challenge i have been through during my stay in the department is ipso facto, a limiting condition of my own existence. Every step that was being taken was also attached by some impediments. Because there is no short cut to success. However, the ability to overcome these challenges and turn them into advantages defines our being as authentic individuals.

9.What advice would you give the department?

(9) My piece of advice to the department is that the department should take an outward and future oriented view focusing on where the department and its impact on the society ought to be and how to get there. Hence It will be of utmost importance if the department works closely with the Alumni. Because the Alumni are a valuable asset to the department, and they need to be kept abreast of what is happening in the department through visits, newsletters, and annual reports. When Alumni feel positively about the department, the want to give back, and then good things happen. To this end, if the lecturers, students, and the.Alumni could share the same platform in emancipation and the togetherness of men in d department in particular and the University at large, then this can provide new and different perspectives on research and teaching methods. Collectively, this can also help in building a strong, healthy department that is vibrant and thriving.

10.If you could change anything in your time in sch, what would it be?

(10)Rules of Replacement in Logic

11.ANY last Words?

(11) Have a philosophical mind so as to be intellectually responsible!