Mighty Machi - The Common Ground lyrics

The time is now. We must bring back our girls. I stand on #CommonGround with my brothers in Boko Haram. (Yes, I said my brothers. although their crimes were heinous we can respond to them with hatred. Hatred is against any religious teaching any way you look at it.) I stand on #CommonGround with most Nigerians; those who live in Nigeria and those abroad. I stand on common ground with the American Middle cla** and the small business owner. I stand on #CommonGround on with the oil companies in Nigeria. Boko Haram are individuals who've gotten fed up with the status quo in their country. They see no growth no way to help their families. And they hear about the oil companies making 16 billion dollars a quarter when they'll be settled with $427. A lot of us would be apart of this militant group if we grew up in the same conditions. So calling them cowards and disrespecting them is the worst way of doing this. Before I go any further...here's where I stand. I stand in the gap where Nigeria needs substantial economic development. I stand on the common ground that we as people need to find new means to ward off terrorism. I stand on the #CommonGround that American small businesses need more places for their products to go. I believe Americans can agree we need to act on the Climate and also find ways to lower gas prices. I stand on the common ground that says #BringBackOURGirls. So along with chanting and holding signs; I present a plan that will build the Nigerian economy. The #CommonGround that we can meet on will allow the oil giants of the west; The Nigerian citizens both in Nigeria and abroad; and both major militant groups from the south and the north; to finally live peaceably amongst each other again. Components in this plan will jump start or a**ist other plans that are already in action in Nigeria. My hope is to appeal to Boko Haram with a plan that will build the Nigerian economy from the ground up. After all, I believe that the crux of the problem that Boko Haram has is the free market capitalism adopted from Western culture. Spreading the wealth from the top down hasn't worked in Nigeria and will not work. The issue is Nigeria don't have a solid tax code. Without taxes no real way of building or maintaining any infrastructure. Nigerians don't want taxes. The Nigerian people don't make enough money to worry about being taxed. We don't want to steer too far away from what Nigeria already has established. I don't want Nigerians to be tracked and followed and be under some sort of United States surveillance. Rather, I want Nigerians to receive their fair share of the American pie. So, instead of establishing a tax code. I have found revenue in other venues that can help all parties involved in Nigeria. And that venue is agriculture, most Nigerians will lament the idea of going back to the village to work on the farm. Some Nigerians would be excited to have development in their country and have a steady income. These farms will be owned and operated by the village. The village will transport the goods from the villages to LGA capital. The factories located in the LGA capital will buy the crops and the bioma** from citizens and farms not apart of the system. Similar to how one sells metal for money selling your crops and bioma** would offer a payout. The people don't have jobs to even begin to come out of poverty. And the only hope that many Nigerians have is education but even after graduation. Many of them find themselves back in the market trading, which they could have done without a degree. I know some college graduates who finish school virtually computer illiterate. I've seen the books used for education that are less than 200 pages for the entire subject. I have a cousin that I can quote saying, "Honestly, if I could at 22 years I would return to primary 1 to get the basics again." Many of the schools are without air conditioning, proper books, and materials this is from grade school all the way to collegiate level. Yes, #BringBackOurGirls is the focus but we need to bring them back to country that is ready to compete on the next level. Ready to educate a generation of leaders and thinkers to further develop their own country. We aren't asking for a handout. We are the country that is rich in resources we are asking for our fair share. For just a little from the lot that we thought we were supposed to be allotted. How can you expect us not to get angry? When you make 16 billion dollars a quarter? How can you not expect us to war? The average Nigerian citizen doesn't have access to constant electricity. In 2014, the being the largest exporter of oil from Africa. The citizen of Nigeria both in Nigeria and abroad: I stand on #CommonGround and realize your struggle in living in a country; where you pay more for gasoline then the average American. I stand with your struggle when you have to power your generators to finish cooking your meals or for helping your children with homework or to navigate your way to your daughter's bedroom. I see that it's difficult to run a business when you can expect a power outage that could last days before it's resumed. How do they expect you to grow, I wonder everyday? But with this #GroundUp plan Nigerian won't have to worry too much longer about constant lights. I stand on #CommonGround with the oil companies in Nigeria. That have been through their own fare share of turmoil from kidnappings of executives and workers. The piracy of ships and the lost of thousands of barrels of oil. Nigerians can stop siphoning your pipelines. Nigerians are willing to allow you to continue exploring more oil and getting the most out of your investment. Just as soon as you invest in the people of Nigeria. These aren't new demands that can't be met. We would like to have public works and infrastructure but the fiscal portion of these plans are being corrupted by greed at the top. And yes I understand it isn't the oil company's responsibility to govern a country. In this plan, Nigeria needs the oil companies to agree to upstart our economy. The American small business owner who's products are at a stand still and sales are down. No where for them to be sold because of lack of new markets. Nigeria and most of Africa are begging for American made products. Nigerian still are inspired to by products that are Made in The USA. The only way to empower the American is to give the American more opportunities. "Mr. A just want a place where his jeans can be sold. His jeans aren't Levi's but his jeans are still jeans. And if the American consumer is already set on buying Levi's then can we please give new markets for Mr. A to sell his jeans to consumers who want jeans." It sounds so simple but we aren't doing it. We are not finding ways for the American SBO to sell their products let's be honest. Some crops are already being grown in this economy and they're some crops that will have to be introduced into the economy. The ones that will be introduced are know to do well in the climates that are set for them to be in. But it's very important for the countries who are in Nigeria now trying to find these girls. These countries need to agree to buy these products. They need to treat Nigeria as a viable resource for food. And if they don't need to look into creating ways to accepting the crops from Nigeria. Promise to purchase our products of the plan. The ground up is providing villages with necessary machinery so they can expand farming to commercial level. Transportation is a very important part. Transporting the crops to the LGA capital will induce residential growth in the area. Because the LGA will have the higher paying jobs with factory workers that can be high school graduates . The Cities/Capital will do the high tech refining which will have the college graduates. This kind of set up brings growth to each portion of the country from the ground up.