I lost his job and we had to relocate from wonderful home in Kaduna
from wonderful home in Kaduna
from wonderful home in Kaduna to my hometown and whilst living in the
to my hometown and whilst living in the
to my hometown and whilst living in the house nothing at all we’ll give it away
house nothing at all we’ll give it away
house nothing at all we’ll give it away that there are some days at home that we
that there are some days at home that we
that there are some days at home that we do not have food to eat yes we spoke
do not have food to eat yes we spoke
do not have food to eat yes we spoke good English we attended private school
good English we attended private school
good English we attended private school and lived in a three-bedroom flat but it
and lived in a three-bedroom flat but it
and lived in a three-bedroom flat but it would take grace to reveal to you that
would take grace to reveal to you that
would take grace to reveal to you that something was wrong but then we had
something was wrong but then we had
something was wrong but then we had people who were sensitive to read
people who were sensitive to read
people who were sensitive to read between the lines
between the lines
between the lines probably all they wanted to do with just
probably all they wanted to do with just
probably all they wanted to do with just do some act of kindness but for every
do some act of kindness but for every
do some act of kindness but for every time they did their act of kindness it
time they did their act of kindness it
time they did their act of kindness it always saved the day it could be small
always saved the day it could be small
always saved the day it could be small to loss wife coming back from her farm
to loss wife coming back from her farm
to loss wife coming back from her farm and she does drops some tubers of
and she does drops some tubers of
and she does drops some tubers of cassava in front of our porch asking my
cassava in front of our porch asking my
cassava in front of our porch asking my mom process it’s me Gary for the kids or
mom process it’s me Gary for the kids or
mom process it’s me Gary for the kids or the acara woman well me and my sister
the acara woman well me and my sister
the acara woman well me and my sister has keeping to school she just loves
has keeping to school she just loves
has keeping to school she just loves seeing escaped to school and she ties up
seeing escaped to school and she ties up
seeing escaped to school and she ties up some acara for us for lunch those days
some acara for us for lunch those days
some acara for us for lunch those days people were really kind we food
people were really kind we food
people were really kind we food especially to children because they all
especially to children because they all
especially to children because they all believe the same that it takes a whole
believe the same that it takes a whole
believe the same that it takes a whole village to train a child I remember a
village to train a child I remember a
village to train a child I remember a particular Christmas few days of the
particular Christmas few days of the
particular Christmas few days of the Christmas there was nothing for our
Christmas there was nothing for our
Christmas there was nothing for our Christmas kitchen you can take away the
Christmas kitchen you can take away the
Christmas kitchen you can take away the Christmas clothes take away is going to
Christmas clothes take away is going to
Christmas clothes take away is going to see father Christmas but when there is
see father Christmas but when there is
see father Christmas but when there is no Christmas rice or chicken you have
no Christmas rice or chicken you have
no Christmas rice or chicken you have stolen that Christmas from any child my
stolen that Christmas from any child my
stolen that Christmas from any child my Christmas was at the verge of being
Christmas was at the verge of being
Christmas was at the verge of being stolen when kind-hearted people began to
stolen when kind-hearted people began to
stolen when kind-hearted people began to send in Christmas gifts
send in Christmas gifts
send in Christmas gifts honestly they might not have an inkling
honestly they might not have an inkling
honestly they might not have an inkling that there was nothing for our Christmas
that there was nothing for our Christmas
that there was nothing for our Christmas kitchen but from one person sending in a
kitchen but from one person sending in a
kitchen but from one person sending in a quarter bag of rice to another person
quarter bag of rice to another person
quarter bag of rice to another person giving us one bottle of granite oil by
giving us one bottle of granite oil by
giving us one bottle of granite oil by the 25th morning we had over two bags of
the 25th morning we had over two bags of
the 25th morning we had over two bags of rice six chickens and everything we
rice six chickens and everything we
rice six chickens and everything we needed for Christmas
needed for Christmas
needed for Christmas fast-forward these days things are
fast-forward these days things are
fast-forward these days things are beginning to change rapidly people no
beginning to change rapidly people no
beginning to change rapidly people no longer feel the pulse of their neighbors
longer feel the pulse of their neighbors
longer feel the pulse of their neighbors people no longer care to know what is
people no longer care to know what is
people no longer care to know what is happening in their neighbors houses we
happening in their neighbors houses we
happening in their neighbors houses we are no longer building bridges to
are no longer building bridges to
are no longer building bridges to strangers or accommodate people as much
strangers or accommodate people as much
strangers or accommodate people as much as we can if when children are beginning
as we can if when children are beginning
as we can if when children are beginning to lose the empathy that it deserve
to lose the empathy that it deserve
to lose the empathy that it deserve the only time the proverb it takes a
the only time the proverb it takes a
the only time the proverb it takes a whole village to train a child is
whole village to train a child is
whole village to train a child is probably when someone a child is going
probably when someone a child is going
probably when someone a child is going to be reprimanded or disciplined for
to be reprimanded or disciplined for
to be reprimanded or disciplined for being naughty nobody remembers to invoke
being naughty nobody remembers to invoke
being naughty nobody remembers to invoke that proverb when they see a hungry
that proverb when they see a hungry
that proverb when they see a hungry child on the street or when a child of
child on the street or when a child of
child on the street or when a child of school age is out of school there are
school age is out of school there are
school age is out of school there are over ten point five million out of
over ten point five million out of
over ten point five million out of school children in Nigeria according to
school children in Nigeria according to
school children in Nigeria according to UNICEF this is the world’s highest
UNICEF this is the world’s highest
UNICEF this is the world’s highest number because it’s over half of her out
number because it’s over half of her out
number because it’s over half of her out of school children in the world and I
of school children in the world and I
of school children in the world and I begin to imagine it’s alarming what if
begin to imagine it’s alarming what if
begin to imagine it’s alarming what if what if this parents know that there is
what if this parents know that there is
what if this parents know that there is a sustainable feed well food program in
a sustainable feed well food program in
a sustainable feed well food program in school will they happily send their
school will they happily send their
school will they happily send their children to school knowing that they
children to school knowing that they
children to school knowing that they will have at least one nutritious meal a
will have at least one nutritious meal a
will have at least one nutritious meal a day this issue of
day this issue of
day this issue of food is very serious madam risk art
food is very serious madam risk art
food is very serious madam risk art she’s here she runs the house of Rama
she’s here she runs the house of Rama
she’s here she runs the house of Rama Foundation her aim is to take as many
Foundation her aim is to take as many
Foundation her aim is to take as many out-of-school children back to school is
out-of-school children back to school is
out-of-school children back to school is a foundation that I support so sometimes
a foundation that I support so sometimes
a foundation that I support so sometimes she gives feedback and we got talking
she gives feedback and we got talking
she gives feedback and we got talking and I realized that the incidence of
and I realized that the incidence of
and I realized that the incidence of students who have been enrolled in
students who have been enrolled in
students who have been enrolled in school missing classes or not showing up
school missing classes or not showing up
school missing classes or not showing up at all will be curbed if they have food
at all will be curbed if they have food
at all will be curbed if they have food to eat at home or if they will be food
to eat at home or if they will be food
to eat at home or if they will be food to eat in school you may want to ask
to eat in school you may want to ask
to eat in school you may want to ask okay someone has taken up the
okay someone has taken up the
okay someone has taken up the educational care of your child country
educational care of your child country
educational care of your child country was a parents at least provide food
was a parents at least provide food
was a parents at least provide food since you’re not paying fees we’ll take
since you’re not paying fees we’ll take
since you’re not paying fees we’ll take an example of Islamic artists now my god
an example of Islamic artists now my god
an example of Islamic artists now my god his own daddy and kids educational care
his own daddy and kids educational care
his own daddy and kids educational care of the house of Rama Foundation how far
of the house of Rama Foundation how far
of the house of Rama Foundation how far I used to be a bus conductor in legals
I used to be a bus conductor in legals
I used to be a bus conductor in legals and one day while he was on his
and one day while he was on his
and one day while he was on his energetic duties he fell off the bus and
energetic duties he fell off the bus and
energetic duties he fell off the bus and a car crash crushed him living is a
a car crash crushed him living is a
a car crash crushed him living is a miasma died with three children are no
miasma died with three children are no
miasma died with three children are no jobs
jobs
jobs mrs. o is a Maya’s mother rose up to the
mrs. o is a Maya’s mother rose up to the
mrs. o is a Maya’s mother rose up to the occasion and began to do menial jobs
occasion and began to do menial jobs
occasion and began to do menial jobs washing clothes for her neighbours and
washing clothes for her neighbours and
washing clothes for her neighbours and cleaning their compounds now can we
cleaning their compounds now can we
cleaning their compounds now can we imagine how much Bodine will be lifted
imagine how much Bodine will be lifted
imagine how much Bodine will be lifted up her if she can access free food I
up her if she can access free food I
up her if she can access free food I also have the case of Chiba Obama
also have the case of Chiba Obama
also have the case of Chiba Obama miracle her father died of tuberculosis
miracle her father died of tuberculosis
miracle her father died of tuberculosis is also on that educational care of the
is also on that educational care of the
is also on that educational care of the house of Rama foundation Jacobean as
house of Rama foundation Jacobean as
house of Rama foundation Jacobean as mother has left with five children two
mother has left with five children two
mother has left with five children two of them are physically challenged one is
of them are physically challenged one is
of them are physically challenged one is blind the other a phantom she cannot
blind the other a phantom she cannot
blind the other a phantom she cannot afford to send them to any special
afford to send them to any special
afford to send them to any special schools because her ground not business
schools because her ground not business
schools because her ground not business when it’s not even enough to pay the
when it’s not even enough to pay the
when it’s not even enough to pay the bills
bills
bills now can we imagine if she can access
now can we imagine if she can access
now can we imagine if she can access free food anyway
the incidence of hong gye nigerian homes
the incidence of hong gye nigerian homes is real that you slept with a full
is real that you slept with a full
is real that you slept with a full stomach doesn’t mean your neighbor did –
there was a punch report sometime ago
there was a punch report sometime ago August in 2016 I would paraphrase the
August in 2016 I would paraphrase the
August in 2016 I would paraphrase the caption it says hunger or hot times
caption it says hunger or hot times
caption it says hunger or hot times drive more Nigerians into stealing food
drive more Nigerians into stealing food
drive more Nigerians into stealing food it was at the peak of the recession and
it was at the peak of the recession and
it was at the peak of the recession and we were hearing stories of how people
we were hearing stories of how people
we were hearing stories of how people were stealing food from their neighbors
were stealing food from their neighbors
were stealing food from their neighbors and this particular punch report talked
and this particular punch report talked
and this particular punch report talked about mr. Abdul Rahman who broke into
about mr. Abdul Rahman who broke into
about mr. Abdul Rahman who broke into his neighbor’s cupboard and stole a pot
his neighbor’s cupboard and stole a pot
his neighbor’s cupboard and stole a pot of stew and right mrs. Abdul Rahman
of stew and right mrs. Abdul Rahman
of stew and right mrs. Abdul Rahman okarian where the food came from quickly
okarian where the food came from quickly
okarian where the food came from quickly took it and share it among her children
took it and share it among her children
took it and share it among her children but I never got back realized he has
but I never got back realized he has
but I never got back realized he has been burgled here is an alarm and both
been burgled here is an alarm and both
been burgled here is an alarm and both of them came out to apologise for what
of them came out to apologise for what
of them came out to apologise for what they did
they did
they did thank God they were forgiven now that
thank God they were forgiven now that
thank God they were forgiven now that same report talked about a woman who
same report talked about a woman who
same report talked about a woman who broke into who went into the market to
broke into who went into the market to
broke into who went into the market to steal food she actually sold curry and
steal food she actually sold curry and
steal food she actually sold curry and beans Bo unlike the after amount
beans Bo unlike the after amount
beans Bo unlike the after amount she was unfortunate she was caught and
she was unfortunate she was caught and
she was unfortunate she was caught and beaten to his support and what comes to
beaten to his support and what comes to
beaten to his support and what comes to my mind after hearing reports like this
my mind after hearing reports like this
my mind after hearing reports like this or reading them is what if they have a
or reading them is what if they have a
or reading them is what if they have a good relationship with our neighbors
good relationship with our neighbors
good relationship with our neighbors what if their neighbors were sensitive
what if their neighbors were sensitive
what if their neighbors were sensitive enough for emotional intelligence enough
enough for emotional intelligence enough
enough for emotional intelligence enough to know that there was something wrong
to know that there was something wrong
to know that there was something wrong in their neighbours house will they
in their neighbours house will they
in their neighbours house will they stoop that low to steal food what if the
stoop that low to steal food what if the
stoop that low to steal food what if the neighbors came bearing gifts of food
neighbors came bearing gifts of food
neighbors came bearing gifts of food just like those days down then add more
just like those days down then add more
just like those days down then add more when people walked up to my house and
when people walked up to my house and
when people walked up to my house and just dropped food without was asking
just dropped food without was asking
just dropped food without was asking they wouldn’t steal it’s time we stop
they wouldn’t steal it’s time we stop
they wouldn’t steal it’s time we stop minding our business we have been taught
minding our business we have been taught
minding our business we have been taught to mind our business
to mind our business
to mind our business it’s time we start looking out for
it’s time we start looking out for
it’s time we start looking out for neighbors it’s time it’s time I start
neighbors it’s time it’s time I start
neighbors it’s time it’s time I start caring don’t look at the cars they drive
caring don’t look at the cars they drive
caring don’t look at the cars they drive don’t cut the houses that they live in
don’t cut the houses that they live in
don’t cut the houses that they live in they might all just be a charade
they might all just be a charade
they might all just be a charade sometimes things go wrong and if you do
sometimes things go wrong and if you do
sometimes things go wrong and if you do are not emotionally intelligent enough
are not emotionally intelligent enough
are not emotionally intelligent enough the fine faces the makeups might just
the fine faces the makeups might just
the fine faces the makeups might just deceive you
so it brings me to our legislations our
so it brings me to our legislations our FM cities the food manufacturing
FM cities the food manufacturing
FM cities the food manufacturing companies the big malls and the
companies the big malls and the
companies the big malls and the restaurants we have all over what do
restaurants we have all over what do
restaurants we have all over what do they do with their food that has past
they do with their food that has past
they do with their food that has past the sell-by date the best by dates I
the sell-by date the best by dates I
the sell-by date the best by dates I once had a nibble
once had a nibble
once had a nibble she always had excess food what’s the
she always had excess food what’s the
she always had excess food what’s the problem she had was preserving them no
problem she had was preserving them no
problem she had was preserving them no thanks to the power situation in Nigeria
thanks to the power situation in Nigeria
thanks to the power situation in Nigeria so whenever I have pots and pans were
so whenever I have pots and pans were
so whenever I have pots and pans were fool the next thing she does was the
fool the next thing she does was the
fool the next thing she does was the food that’s going rotting she trusts
food that’s going rotting she trusts
food that’s going rotting she trusts them into the guitar to decay when the
them into the guitar to decay when the
them into the guitar to decay when the rain comes who washes them away now she
rain comes who washes them away now she
rain comes who washes them away now she became a gossip topic for all the women
became a gossip topic for all the women
became a gossip topic for all the women on the street because anybody who passes
on the street because anybody who passes
on the street because anybody who passes by the bata and find such food going to
by the bata and find such food going to
by the bata and find such food going to waste they just said really bad things
waste they just said really bad things
waste they just said really bad things about her I did not blame my neighbor
about her I did not blame my neighbor
about her I did not blame my neighbor save for the environmental news and that
save for the environmental news and that
save for the environmental news and that she constituted because probably she
she constituted because probably she
she constituted because probably she didn’t know how to come bearing gifts or
didn’t know how to come bearing gifts or
didn’t know how to come bearing gifts or food to people without making her look
food to people without making her look
food to people without making her look like the boss or she’s your Savior so
like the boss or she’s your Savior so
like the boss or she’s your Savior so people don’t like that feeling or
people don’t like that feeling or
people don’t like that feeling or probably she has been taught how to mind
probably she has been taught how to mind
probably she has been taught how to mind her business the way we have been taught
her business the way we have been taught
her business the way we have been taught to mind our business these days so where
to mind our business these days so where
to mind our business these days so where we are minding our business will the FMC
we are minding our business will the FMC
we are minding our business will the FMC G’s the shopping malls and the
G’s the shopping malls and the
G’s the shopping malls and the restaurant were minding their business –
restaurant were minding their business –
restaurant were minding their business – will they be throwing their food away
will they be throwing their food away
will they be throwing their food away just the way my neighbors are betraying
just the way my neighbors are betraying
just the way my neighbors are betraying it – I believe if there are legislations
it – I believe if there are legislations
it – I believe if there are legislations that put in place or laws put in place
that put in place or laws put in place
that put in place or laws put in place on how the cipa treat
on how the cipa treat
on how the cipa treat food maybe food did not sell that has
food maybe food did not sell that has
food maybe food did not sell that has not expired but they can’t just put them
not expired but they can’t just put them
not expired but they can’t just put them up there on the rocks anymore if the
up there on the rocks anymore if the
up there on the rocks anymore if the legislation that will tell them what to
legislation that will tell them what to
legislation that will tell them what to do or have food banks soup kitchens on
do or have food banks soup kitchens on
do or have food banks soup kitchens on our streets I’m very sure that people
our streets I’m very sure that people
our streets I’m very sure that people will be happy to send in their food to
will be happy to send in their food to
will be happy to send in their food to the food banks or soup kitchens for tax
the food banks or soup kitchens for tax
the food banks or soup kitchens for tax rebates there was a signature doll
rebates there was a signature doll
rebates there was a signature doll sitting here I don’t know if we could
sitting here I don’t know if we could
sitting here I don’t know if we could take that back because there are so many
take that back because there are so many
take that back because there are so many multinationals today company their CSR
multinationals today company their CSR
multinationals today company their CSR structure does not even include anything
structure does not even include anything
structure does not even include anything that has to do with nutrition they will
that has to do with nutrition they will
that has to do with nutrition they will rather build beautiful gardens the
rather build beautiful gardens the
rather build beautiful gardens the gardens are free but even in your
gardens are free but even in your
gardens are free but even in your workforce food is important what I’m
workforce food is important what I’m
workforce food is important what I’m talking about here is very important
talking about here is very important
talking about here is very important food is life our life revolves around
food is life our life revolves around
food is life our life revolves around food when we don’t eat who died that’s
food when we don’t eat who died that’s
food when we don’t eat who died that’s the truth now this issue might look like
the truth now this issue might look like
the truth now this issue might look like okay it might not be too serious
okay it might not be too serious
okay it might not be too serious especially for those in the rural areas
especially for those in the rural areas
especially for those in the rural areas because ok they know how to plant
because ok they know how to plant
because ok they know how to plant gardens around their houses they can
gardens around their houses they can
gardens around their houses they can plant papers orbit genes and cool the
plant papers orbit genes and cool the
plant papers orbit genes and cool the snails can even eat the rotten leaves
snails can even eat the rotten leaves
snails can even eat the rotten leaves get fat for soup in the airport
get fat for soup in the airport
get fat for soup in the airport lettuce sounds like paradise very
lettuce sounds like paradise very
lettuce sounds like paradise very beautiful but the rural areas disease
beautiful but the rural areas disease
beautiful but the rural areas disease was happening they keep being threatened
was happening they keep being threatened
was happening they keep being threatened by insurgents and criminals I’m very
by insurgents and criminals I’m very
by insurgents and criminals I’m very sure khadijah spoke about town and
sure khadijah spoke about town and
sure khadijah spoke about town and virtually where farmers but they are no
virtually where farmers but they are no
virtually where farmers but they are no longer there most of our rural areas
longer there most of our rural areas
longer there most of our rural areas have been sucked on they are all living
have been sucked on they are all living
have been sucked on they are all living in the IDP camps the food we eat only
in the IDP camps the food we eat only
in the IDP camps the food we eat only goes like 80% of them come from these
goes like 80% of them come from these
goes like 80% of them come from these rural areas because they are farmers now
rural areas because they are farmers now
rural areas because they are farmers now when they are not farming and they are
when they are not farming and they are
when they are not farming and they are not going about their own business what
not going about their own business what
not going about their own business what happens to us down here food price that
happens to us down here food price that
happens to us down here food price that he has no food or the food prices being
he has no food or the food prices being
he has no food or the food prices being continue to skyrocket away from the rich
continue to skyrocket away from the rich
continue to skyrocket away from the rich of the poor Islam I asked mom who earns
of the poor Islam I asked mom who earns
of the poor Islam I asked mom who earns less than the minimum wage will not be
less than the minimum wage will not be
less than the minimum wage will not be able to assess food I do what I do
every weekend on TV teaching people how
every weekend on TV teaching people how to make meals that are easy affordable
to make meals that are easy affordable
to make meals that are easy affordable but even if they learn they need the
but even if they learn they need the
but even if they learn they need the ingredients they need the money if we do
ingredients they need the money if we do
ingredients they need the money if we do not care for our neighbors if we do not
not care for our neighbors if we do not
not care for our neighbors if we do not feel their paws what may be follows
feel their paws what may be follows
feel their paws what may be follows might be more than what we can’t combat
might be more than what we can’t combat
might be more than what we can’t combat hungry people are angry people if I
hungry people are angry people if I
hungry people are angry people if I decide to pick one hungry child in the
decide to pick one hungry child in the
decide to pick one hungry child in the day and say okay I don’t want this child
day and say okay I don’t want this child
day and say okay I don’t want this child hungry because I cannot stand my own
hungry because I cannot stand my own
hungry because I cannot stand my own children hungry and you decide to do the
children hungry and you decide to do the
children hungry and you decide to do the same thing to I’m very sure with our
same thing to I’m very sure with our
same thing to I’m very sure with our collective efforts we’ll be able to put
collective efforts we’ll be able to put
collective efforts we’ll be able to put food banks in our streets
food banks in our streets
food banks in our streets well the landlord Association comes
well the landlord Association comes
well the landlord Association comes together to talk about security security
together to talk about security security
together to talk about security security is very good can they also remember to
is very good can they also remember to
is very good can they also remember to remind residents not okay if you’ve got
remind residents not okay if you’ve got
remind residents not okay if you’ve got some so much like my neighbor who is
some so much like my neighbor who is
some so much like my neighbor who is wasteful can you please send it to the
wasteful can you please send it to the
wasteful can you please send it to the neighborhood food bank so that those who
neighborhood food bank so that those who
neighborhood food bank so that those who do not have like chip will be Emma’s
do not have like chip will be Emma’s
do not have like chip will be Emma’s mother who has worked so hard with her
mother who has worked so hard with her
mother who has worked so hard with her grandma business can at least walk in
grandma business can at least walk in
grandma business can at least walk in there and pick some food let us know
there and pick some food let us know
there and pick some food let us know wait for the government this transcends
wait for the government this transcends
wait for the government this transcends tribes
tribes
tribes religion or whatever we are
religion or whatever we are
religion or whatever we are it’s about boss and it’s about our
it’s about boss and it’s about our
it’s about boss and it’s about our children thank you very much
children thank you very much
children thank you very much [Applause]
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