Hey there! I was up till the early hours of today and felt this incline to share my thoughts with you on one of the simple ways to revolutionise Africa. It is actually an excerpt from my Undergraduate Long Essay.
'Unarguably,
a better defined Africa and Nigeria is needed. In the light of this, I dare to
search beside Lord Denning for a new outlook (which is now not only needed
in Equity but also in field of the African Human Rights). On this note he
submits (and I agree with him):
But where is it to be found? It is I think, to be
found in the new spirit, which is alive in our universities. The law schools
there do not content themselves with recording the law as it is. They are more
concerning themselves with the law as it should be. They are exposing the
fallacies and failings of the past and are beginning to point the way to a new
age and a new equity. When the present generation of students comes to take
their place amongst the judges and practitioners of the future, there will, I
trust, be found among them many with a new outlook, which will give us the new
equity (Africa and African Human Rights) we so badly need.[1]
In this light we opine
here that Africa’s morality should be thrown open to the African youths and
undergraduates(from all over the continent) to define after the latter has been
transformed through and in course of an organised week long festival set aside
to exhibit, celebrate and imprint Africa. This festival shall be known as the
Afrospark Festival. It shall run as described below within a selected African
state which has been prepared to be good enough to reflect Africa’s unity.
In the course of the
festival, the youths shall be given by of Essay Topics, Future Rights. Future
Rights, as referred to here, connotes the rights given to the Festival
participants to apply. Through writing, their own self-enacted laws and
philosophies to events not occurred yet, perhaps one fictitious in accordance
with what they think is expedient half way into the Afrospark Festival week.
On
the first day we shall have the registration of participants (undergraduates
and historians who shall serve as judges), opening ceremony, announcement of
Essay topics. On the second day there shall be the moon light play programme-
wherein there shall be viewing of movies that tell the truth of African stories
such as Amazing Grace and Black November (both produced by Jeta Amata); there
shall also be plays, poetry session, moonlight tale telling in the open with
every one seated on the sand, interactive tale and movie review and cultural
dance performances.
On
the third day there shall be essay rounds which shall include written and oral
interview rounds. On the fourth day there shall be excursions to places of
interest which are of historical African relevance. There shall also be crafts
and gymnastic display by the natives.
On
the same day, there shall also be the Secrets and the Sand Session wherein the
men and the women shall split into two groups (All males in one group and the
other all females in the other). In the course of this they shall share and
constructively discuss, analyse and criticise the norms and values that accrue
to their gender under their native African custom. After these, the best nine
essay entries shall be announced.
The
next day the top nine shall be allowed to express their essay idea in any
manner they deem fit. It could be videos, slide presentations, poetry, dance,
singing, reading, and speaking. But creativity will be highly rewarded. The
judges shall be a select few from the natives of the town in which the festival
was held alongside academics, artists, writers and artistes. The winner shall
be judged on his/ her ability to see the good in Africa, celebrate and develop
it for him or her and the generations to come. After this round, the all the
participants shall all be taken to where we shall have the burn fire dance,
dinner and photographs in the course of which the winners shall be announced
and other awards shall be presented for other categories. Albeit the case, all these
shall be forecasted life on the satellite so that the world may see Africa and
the life within her and may also join in the activities therein by updates on
the Afrospark blog or website. Invariably, we shall be giving Africa voices and
real faces. The effect of this is that we would be training the future
legislators, presidents and judges. We would be giving them an invaluable
experience that they will cherish for the rest of their lives. They shall also
be guided by the light of their collectiveness and the leading to preserve and
realise all that they have learned. Thus bringing it into their lives and making
these values have a louder voice both in their lives, and in their relation
with one another and with the society at large.
It
is pertinent note here that the first edition of the Afrospark Festival was
concluded at the time of the writing of this long essay, however, it was not a
full blown one week event but was an essay competition (organised by the
Organised Press- Crew- a service unit in the Pentecostal Fellowship of Madonna
University)[2]
calling to the Nigerian graduate to solve the Nigerian problem with intuitive
Nigerian solution having been given a defined scope and subject matter-humanity.'
For more info look up afrosparknigeria.blogspot.com, and theorganisedpresscrew.blogspot.com
[1]
Fabunmi, J. O, Equity and Trust in Nigeria, Ile-ife. Obafemi Awolowo University
Press (2006) 2nd Edition P.7.
[2]Organised
Press Crew, The Afrospark Essay http://theorganisedpresscrew.blogspot.com/2013/03/storm-world-in-words-and-win-you_7341.html(retrieved
on 04/08/2013).
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