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[Music] so I came round

so I came round

so I came round [Music]

solve the challenges that we have into

solve the challenges that we have into this world we have to delve into our

this world we have to delve into our

this world we have to delve into our memory and discover what lies were head

memory and discover what lies were head

memory and discover what lies were head in the future we have to go in our

in the future we have to go in our

in the future we have to go in our memory in order to find the impulses

memory in order to find the impulses

memory in order to find the impulses that will help us resolve the challenges

that will help us resolve the challenges

that will help us resolve the challenges that we are having right now the major

that we are having right now the major

that we are having right now the major challenge that we have in the world

challenge that we have in the world

challenge that we have in the world today in terms of tackling the global

today in terms of tackling the global

today in terms of tackling the global warming issue is that the simple simple

warming issue is that the simple simple

warming issue is that the simple simple solutions are not fashionable the world

solutions are not fashionable the world

solutions are not fashionable the world tends to always look out for complex and

tends to always look out for complex and

tends to always look out for complex and complicated solutions so if you bring

complicated solutions so if you bring

complicated solutions so if you bring something that is simple and straight to

something that is simple and straight to

something that is simple and straight to the point

the point

the point people just overlook it and the most

people just overlook it and the most

people just overlook it and the most complicated problems in the world today

complicated problems in the world today

complicated problems in the world today can be solved with simple solutions that

can be solved with simple solutions that

can be solved with simple solutions that is my conclusion in case’ forgets to

is my conclusion in case’ forgets to

is my conclusion in case’ forgets to conclude now we don’t need to talk about

conclude now we don’t need to talk about

conclude now we don’t need to talk about environmental problems in Nigeria I

environmental problems in Nigeria I

environmental problems in Nigeria I personally believe that if you solve the

personally believe that if you solve the

personally believe that if you solve the problem for the environment in Nigeria

problem for the environment in Nigeria

problem for the environment in Nigeria and I joined units Agoura be resolved

and I joined units Agoura be resolved

and I joined units Agoura be resolved who built a nation by tackling the

who built a nation by tackling the

who built a nation by tackling the challenges of environment because the

challenges of environment because the

challenges of environment because the problems of the verbage in Nigeria is

problems of the verbage in Nigeria is

problems of the verbage in Nigeria is democratically distributed no part of

democratically distributed no part of

democratically distributed no part of this nation that doesn’t lack very

this nation that doesn’t lack very

this nation that doesn’t lack very crucial and critical labour metal

crucial and critical labour metal

crucial and critical labour metal problems is really not is really south

problems is really not is really south

problems is really not is really south is in the East or in the West

is in the East or in the West

is in the East or in the West just look up north we have encroaching

just look up north we have encroaching

just look up north we have encroaching and increase in the certification about

and increase in the certification about

and increase in the certification about 350,000 hectares

350,000 hectares

350,000 hectares land becoming desert or getting to

land becoming desert or getting to

land becoming desert or getting to become a desert every single year and

become a desert every single year and

become a desert every single year and don’t hate this out especially the Niger

don’t hate this out especially the Niger

don’t hate this out especially the Niger Delta imagine that I self is a society

Delta imagine that I self is a society

Delta imagine that I self is a society land so what are you doing it it or not

land so what are you doing it it or not

land so what are you doing it it or not is sinking now with sea level rise

is sinking now with sea level rise

is sinking now with sea level rise you’re having a compounded set of

you’re having a compounded set of

you’re having a compounded set of problems because with subsidence and sea

problems because with subsidence and sea

problems because with subsidence and sea level rise

level rise

level rise you having a compounded attack on the

you having a compounded attack on the

you having a compounded attack on the shoreline and coastal communities and

shoreline and coastal communities and

shoreline and coastal communities and the way it is right now with a net sea

the way it is right now with a net sea

the way it is right now with a net sea level rise of one beta of the 75% of the

level rise of one beta of the 75% of the

level rise of one beta of the 75% of the Niger Delta will be lost to the sea now

Niger Delta will be lost to the sea now

Niger Delta will be lost to the sea now when we look at the north again of

when we look at the north again of

when we look at the north again of Nigeria what are the things that is

Nigeria what are the things that is

Nigeria what are the things that is really triggering conflict in this

really triggering conflict in this

really triggering conflict in this nation today is the shrinking of this

nation today is the shrinking of this

nation today is the shrinking of this shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve had a very

shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve had a very

shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve had a very talk about this if president talks about

talk about this if president talks about

talk about this if president talks about it the blistering government of

it the blistering government of

it the blistering government of supportive everybody is alarmed by how

supportive everybody is alarmed by how

supportive everybody is alarmed by how much lake chad has shrunk in the

much lake chad has shrunk in the

much lake chad has shrunk in the nineteen sixties the total area of the

nineteen sixties the total area of the

nineteen sixties the total area of the lake was about twenty five thousand

lake was about twenty five thousand

lake was about twenty five thousand square kilometers today is less than two

square kilometers today is less than two

square kilometers today is less than two point five square kilometers and the

point five square kilometers and the

point five square kilometers and the shrinking side is mostly denied recite

shrinking side is mostly denied recite

shrinking side is mostly denied recite and so when you have pastoralists fisher

and so when you have pastoralists fisher

and so when you have pastoralists fisher folks farmer has been displaced because

folks farmer has been displaced because

folks farmer has been displaced because they don’t have a source of water to

they don’t have a source of water to

they don’t have a source of water to support supporter their livelihoods

support supporter their livelihoods

support supporter their livelihoods you’re going to find complete elsewhere

you’re going to find complete elsewhere

you’re going to find complete elsewhere so you have heads heads men with ak-47

so you have heads heads men with ak-47

so you have heads heads men with ak-47 having considered farmers you have young

having considered farmers you have young

having considered farmers you have young people who have lost their jobs who can

people who have lost their jobs who can

people who have lost their jobs who can lost their livelihoods be radicalized

lost their livelihoods be radicalized

lost their livelihoods be radicalized and take your religion as a reason to

and take your religion as a reason to

and take your religion as a reason to fight most of the challenges we are

fight most of the challenges we are

fight most of the challenges we are confronted with today can be traced to

confronted with today can be traced to

confronted with today can be traced to environmental crisis even the crisis

environmental crisis even the crisis

environmental crisis even the crisis where the niger delta is so clearly and

where the niger delta is so clearly and

where the niger delta is so clearly and of course

of course

of course little moment of crisis fishermen cannot

little moment of crisis fishermen cannot

little moment of crisis fishermen cannot fish anymore

fish anymore

fish anymore farmers cannot cultivate crops and even

farmers cannot cultivate crops and even

farmers cannot cultivate crops and even if you do cultivate crops or fish your

if you do cultivate crops or fish your

if you do cultivate crops or fish your product kills you life expectancy is 52

product kills you life expectancy is 52

product kills you life expectancy is 52 to 54 years in Nigeria it imagine Delta

to 54 years in Nigeria it imagine Delta

to 54 years in Nigeria it imagine Delta it is 41 years now let’s go back to

it is 41 years now let’s go back to

it is 41 years now let’s go back to global warming because it’s a real

global warming because it’s a real

global warming because it’s a real global warning

global warning

global warning I mentioned earlier that global warming

I mentioned earlier that global warming

I mentioned earlier that global warming is challenged by global politics every

is challenged by global politics every

is challenged by global politics every year

year

year political leaders meet in what is called

political leaders meet in what is called

political leaders meet in what is called Conference of parties of the United

Conference of parties of the United

Conference of parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to discuss how to solve the

Change to discuss how to solve the

Change to discuss how to solve the problem but in also a false attempt the

problem but in also a false attempt the

problem but in also a false attempt the COP not to mean conference of parties

COP not to mean conference of parties

COP not to mean conference of parties but conference of polluters because ETA

but conference of polluters because ETA

but conference of polluters because ETA rather than saw the problem the problem

rather than saw the problem the problem

rather than saw the problem the problem is allowed to compound instead of seeing

is allowed to compound instead of seeing

is allowed to compound instead of seeing a bright star at the end of the tunnel

a bright star at the end of the tunnel

a bright star at the end of the tunnel we are seeing a darker and darker future

we are seeing a darker and darker future

we are seeing a darker and darker future and is something that we can easily

and is something that we can easily

and is something that we can easily change if the mindset of leaders could

change if the mindset of leaders could

change if the mindset of leaders could change now what are the biggest

change now what are the biggest

change now what are the biggest challenges about this crisis is the fact

challenges about this crisis is the fact

challenges about this crisis is the fact that the world is addicted to fossil

that the world is addicted to fossil

that the world is addicted to fossil fuels coal patrol gas as the major

fuels coal patrol gas as the major

fuels coal patrol gas as the major source of energy but the world forgets

source of energy but the world forgets

source of energy but the world forgets that with not depended on this resource

that with not depended on this resource

that with not depended on this resource for more than two centuries and that

for more than two centuries and that

for more than two centuries and that this is the result as good exhausted

this is the result as good exhausted

this is the result as good exhausted it’s not renewable so when it finishes

it’s not renewable so when it finishes

it’s not renewable so when it finishes the future what are we going to do now

the future what are we going to do now

the future what are we going to do now the problem now is when as will be

the problem now is when as will be

the problem now is when as will be finished is going to get exhausted or

finished is going to get exhausted or

finished is going to get exhausted or not the problem is what does burning

not the problem is what does burning

not the problem is what does burning fossil fuels do to our future the earth

fossil fuels do to our future the earth

fossil fuels do to our future the earth is getting warmer regularly because of

is getting warmer regularly because of

is getting warmer regularly because of the dependence on burning fossil fuels

the dependence on burning fossil fuels

the dependence on burning fossil fuels for energy for power and

for energy for power and

for energy for power and but it looks like these days the more

but it looks like these days the more

but it looks like these days the more you pollute the stronger you are so the

you pollute the stronger you are so the

you pollute the stronger you are so the power ratings of Nations is about which

power ratings of Nations is about which

power ratings of Nations is about which nation pollutes more than the other so

nation pollutes more than the other so

nation pollutes more than the other so you find a collision of nations like the

you find a collision of nations like the

you find a collision of nations like the EU with less than 70 percent of global

EU with less than 70 percent of global

EU with less than 70 percent of global population releasing about 14% of carbon

population releasing about 14% of carbon

population releasing about 14% of carbon emissions to the atmosphere if an

emissions to the atmosphere if an

emissions to the atmosphere if an addition like our dear Nigeria searching

addition like our dear Nigeria searching

addition like our dear Nigeria searching for resources but burning gas in the oil

for resources but burning gas in the oil

for resources but burning gas in the oil fields and the communities in fact by

fields and the communities in fact by

fields and the communities in fact by estimates Nigeria second largest gas

estimates Nigeria second largest gas

estimates Nigeria second largest gas flare in the whole world after Russia

flare in the whole world after Russia

flare in the whole world after Russia only after Russia we do this respect for

only after Russia we do this respect for

only after Russia we do this respect for the fact that gas flaring is illegal it

the fact that gas flaring is illegal it

the fact that gas flaring is illegal it has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria

has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria

has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria it causes a loss

it causes a loss

it causes a loss [Music]

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[Music] I’m a firm believer that in order to

solve the challenges that we have into

solve the challenges that we have into this world we have to delve into our

this world we have to delve into our

this world we have to delve into our memory and discover what lies were ahead

memory and discover what lies were ahead

memory and discover what lies were ahead in the future we have to go in our

in the future we have to go in our

in the future we have to go in our memory in order to find the impulses

memory in order to find the impulses

memory in order to find the impulses that will help us resolve the challenges

that will help us resolve the challenges

that will help us resolve the challenges that we are having right now the major

that we are having right now the major

that we are having right now the major challenge that we have in the world

challenge that we have in the world

challenge that we have in the world today in terms of tackling the global

today in terms of tackling the global

today in terms of tackling the global warming issue is that the simple simple

warming issue is that the simple simple

warming issue is that the simple simple solutions are not fashionable the war

solutions are not fashionable the war

solutions are not fashionable the war tends to always look out for complex and

tends to always look out for complex and

tends to always look out for complex and complicated solutions so if you bring

complicated solutions so if you bring

complicated solutions so if you bring something that is simple and straight to

something that is simple and straight to

something that is simple and straight to the point

the point

the point people just overlook it and the most

people just overlook it and the most

people just overlook it and the most complicated problems in the world today

complicated problems in the world today

complicated problems in the world today can be solved with simple solutions that

can be solved with simple solutions that

can be solved with simple solutions that is my conclusion in case’ forgets to

is my conclusion in case’ forgets to

is my conclusion in case’ forgets to conclude now we don’t need to talk about

conclude now we don’t need to talk about

conclude now we don’t need to talk about environmental problems in Nigeria I

environmental problems in Nigeria I

environmental problems in Nigeria I personally believe that if you solve the

personally believe that if you solve the

personally believe that if you solve the problem for the environment in Nigeria

problem for the environment in Nigeria

problem for the environment in Nigeria Niger and you need to grab a resort we

Niger and you need to grab a resort we

Niger and you need to grab a resort we will build a nation by tackling the

will build a nation by tackling the

will build a nation by tackling the challenges of environment because the

challenges of environment because the

challenges of environment because the problems of the environment in Nigeria

problems of the environment in Nigeria

problems of the environment in Nigeria is democratically distributed there’s no

is democratically distributed there’s no

is democratically distributed there’s no part of this nation that doesn’t lack

part of this nation that doesn’t lack

part of this nation that doesn’t lack very crucial and critical environmental

very crucial and critical environmental

very crucial and critical environmental problems easily denote Israeli South is

problems easily denote Israeli South is

problems easily denote Israeli South is in the East or in the West

in the East or in the West

in the East or in the West just look up north we have encroaching

just look up north we have encroaching

just look up north we have encroaching and increasing the certification

and increasing the certification

and increasing the certification about 350,000 hectares

about 350,000 hectares

about 350,000 hectares and becoming dessert or getting to

and becoming dessert or getting to

and becoming dessert or getting to become a desert every single year and

become a desert every single year and

become a desert every single year and don’t hate this out especially the Niger

don’t hate this out especially the Niger

don’t hate this out especially the Niger Delta delighted that I itself is a

Delta delighted that I itself is a

Delta delighted that I itself is a society land so what are you doing it it

society land so what are you doing it it

society land so what are you doing it it or not is thinking now would sea-level

or not is thinking now would sea-level

or not is thinking now would sea-level rise you’re having a compounded set of

rise you’re having a compounded set of

rise you’re having a compounded set of problems because with subsidence and sea

problems because with subsidence and sea

problems because with subsidence and sea level rise

level rise

level rise you having a compounded attack on the

you having a compounded attack on the

you having a compounded attack on the shoreline and coastal communities and

shoreline and coastal communities and

shoreline and coastal communities and the way it is right now with a net sea

the way it is right now with a net sea

the way it is right now with a net sea level rise of one meter of the 75% of

level rise of one meter of the 75% of

level rise of one meter of the 75% of the imaginary that will be lost to the

the imaginary that will be lost to the

the imaginary that will be lost to the sea now when we look at the north again

sea now when we look at the north again

sea now when we look at the north again of Nigeria what are the things that is

of Nigeria what are the things that is

of Nigeria what are the things that is really triggering conflict in this

really triggering conflict in this

really triggering conflict in this nation today is the shrinking of this

nation today is the shrinking of this

nation today is the shrinking of this shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve heard him

shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve heard him

shrinking of Lake Chad you’ve heard him very talk about this if president talks

very talk about this if president talks

very talk about this if president talks about it the military government of

about it the military government of

about it the military government of suppose it everybody is alarmed by how

suppose it everybody is alarmed by how

suppose it everybody is alarmed by how much lake chad has shrunk it in nineteen

much lake chad has shrunk it in nineteen

much lake chad has shrunk it in nineteen sixties the total area of the lake was

sixties the total area of the lake was

sixties the total area of the lake was about twenty-five thousand square

about twenty-five thousand square

about twenty-five thousand square kilometers today is less than 2.5 square

kilometers today is less than 2.5 square

kilometers today is less than 2.5 square kilometers and the shrinking side is

kilometers and the shrinking side is

kilometers and the shrinking side is mostly in a trance i and so when you

mostly in a trance i and so when you

mostly in a trance i and so when you have pastoralists Fisher folks Pharma

have pastoralists Fisher folks Pharma

have pastoralists Fisher folks Pharma has being displaced because they don’t

has being displaced because they don’t

has being displaced because they don’t have a source of water to support

have a source of water to support

have a source of water to support supported their livelihoods you’re going

supported their livelihoods you’re going

supported their livelihoods you’re going to find complete elsewhere so you have

to find complete elsewhere so you have

to find complete elsewhere so you have heads heads men with ak-47 having

heads heads men with ak-47 having

heads heads men with ak-47 having completed farmers you have young people

completed farmers you have young people

completed farmers you have young people who have lost their jobs who can lose

who have lost their jobs who can lose

who have lost their jobs who can lose their livelihoods be radicalized and

their livelihoods be radicalized and

their livelihoods be radicalized and take your religion as a reason to fight

take your religion as a reason to fight

take your religion as a reason to fight most of the challenges we are confronted

most of the challenges we are confronted

most of the challenges we are confronted with today can be traced to

with today can be traced to

with today can be traced to environmental crisis even the crisis

environmental crisis even the crisis

environmental crisis even the crisis where the Niger Delta is so clearly and

where the Niger Delta is so clearly and

where the Niger Delta is so clearly and of course

of course

of course little moment of crisis fishermen cannot

little moment of crisis fishermen cannot

little moment of crisis fishermen cannot fish anymore from us cannot cultivate

fish anymore from us cannot cultivate

fish anymore from us cannot cultivate crops and even if you do cause wet drops

crops and even if you do cause wet drops

crops and even if you do cause wet drops of fish your product kills you life

of fish your product kills you life

of fish your product kills you life expectancy is 52 to 54 years in Nigeria

expectancy is 52 to 54 years in Nigeria

expectancy is 52 to 54 years in Nigeria if imagine Delta it is 41 years now

if imagine Delta it is 41 years now

if imagine Delta it is 41 years now let’s go back to global warming because

let’s go back to global warming because

let’s go back to global warming because this is a real global warning

this is a real global warning

this is a real global warning I mentioned earlier that global warming

I mentioned earlier that global warming

I mentioned earlier that global warming is challenged by global politics every

is challenged by global politics every

is challenged by global politics every year political leaders meet in what is

year political leaders meet in what is

year political leaders meet in what is called Conference of parties of the

called Conference of parties of the

called Conference of parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on

United Nations Framework Convention on

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to discuss how to solve

Climate Change to discuss how to solve

Climate Change to discuss how to solve the problem but in also a false attempt

the problem but in also a false attempt

the problem but in also a false attempt the COP not to mean conference of

the COP not to mean conference of

the COP not to mean conference of parties but conference of polluters

parties but conference of polluters

parties but conference of polluters because ETA rather than saw the problem

because ETA rather than saw the problem

because ETA rather than saw the problem the problem is allowed to compound

the problem is allowed to compound

the problem is allowed to compound Israel seeing a bright star at the end

Israel seeing a bright star at the end

Israel seeing a bright star at the end of the tunnel we are seeing a darker and

of the tunnel we are seeing a darker and

of the tunnel we are seeing a darker and darker future and is something that we

darker future and is something that we

darker future and is something that we can easily change if the mindset of

can easily change if the mindset of

can easily change if the mindset of leaders could change now what are the

leaders could change now what are the

leaders could change now what are the biggest challenges about this crisis is

biggest challenges about this crisis is

biggest challenges about this crisis is the fact that the world is addicted to

the fact that the world is addicted to

the fact that the world is addicted to fossil fuels coal patrol gas as the

fossil fuels coal patrol gas as the

fossil fuels coal patrol gas as the major source of energy but the world

major source of energy but the world

major source of energy but the world forgets that with not depended on this

forgets that with not depended on this

forgets that with not depended on this resource for more than two centuries and

resource for more than two centuries and

resource for more than two centuries and that this is the result as good

that this is the result as good

that this is the result as good exhausted it’s not renewable so when

exhausted it’s not renewable so when

exhausted it’s not renewable so when they finish in the future what are we

they finish in the future what are we

they finish in the future what are we going to do now the problem now is where

going to do now the problem now is where

going to do now the problem now is where as will be finished is going to get

as will be finished is going to get

as will be finished is going to get exhausted or not the problem is what

exhausted or not the problem is what

exhausted or not the problem is what does burning fossil fuels do to our

does burning fossil fuels do to our

does burning fossil fuels do to our future the earth is getting warmer

future the earth is getting warmer

future the earth is getting warmer regularly because of the dependence on

regularly because of the dependence on

regularly because of the dependence on burning fossil fuels for energy for

burning fossil fuels for energy for

burning fossil fuels for energy for power and

power and

power and but it looks like these days the more

but it looks like these days the more

but it looks like these days the more you pollute the stronger you are so the

you pollute the stronger you are so the

you pollute the stronger you are so the power ratings of Nations is about which

power ratings of Nations is about which

power ratings of Nations is about which nation pollutes more than the other and

nation pollutes more than the other and

nation pollutes more than the other and so you find a collision of nations like

so you find a collision of nations like

so you find a collision of nations like the EU with less diverse only some

the EU with less diverse only some

the EU with less diverse only some percent of global population releasing

percent of global population releasing

percent of global population releasing about fourteen percent of carbon

about fourteen percent of carbon

about fourteen percent of carbon emissions to the atmosphere if an

emissions to the atmosphere if an

emissions to the atmosphere if an initial like our dear Nigeria searching

initial like our dear Nigeria searching

initial like our dear Nigeria searching for resources but burning gas in the oil

for resources but burning gas in the oil

for resources but burning gas in the oil fields and the communities in fact by

fields and the communities in fact by

fields and the communities in fact by estimates Nigeria second largest gas

estimates Nigeria second largest gas

estimates Nigeria second largest gas flare in the whole world after Russia

flare in the whole world after Russia

flare in the whole world after Russia only after Russia we do this respect for

only after Russia we do this respect for

only after Russia we do this respect for the fact that gas flaring is illegal it

the fact that gas flaring is illegal it

the fact that gas flaring is illegal it has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria

has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria

has been illegal since 1984 in Nigeria it causes a lot of health issues

it causes a lot of health issues

it causes a lot of health issues destroys the environment destroys even

destroys the environment destroys even

destroys the environment destroys even properties wood roofs getting corroded

properties wood roofs getting corroded

properties wood roofs getting corroded because of its acid rain and yet we keep

because of its acid rain and yet we keep

because of its acid rain and yet we keep on Fleury gas why because the oil

on Fleury gas why because the oil

on Fleury gas why because the oil corporation said when they started

corporation said when they started

corporation said when they started extracting oil there was no market for

extracting oil there was no market for

extracting oil there was no market for natural gas and it became a standard

natural gas and it became a standard

natural gas and it became a standard industry practice now the fact that

industry practice now the fact that

industry practice now the fact that there was no market there is no excuse

there was no market there is no excuse

there was no market there is no excuse cannot be an excuse for allowing this

cannot be an excuse for allowing this

cannot be an excuse for allowing this destructive activity took be carried on

destructive activity took be carried on

destructive activity took be carried on and the challenge for us in Africa

and the challenge for us in Africa

and the challenge for us in Africa especially is that

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