Truths and Deeds!

Night fell in my room too. Somewhere in the stillness of the after-hours, amidst the chipping of insects and humming of birds and night sounds, I could almost hear other sounds echoing and carrying everywhere. As though standing in a quagmire, the image of a broken surface surrounded me. In my near wakeful entrapment, I felt myself falling. I struggled hard, terrified for a time, and came fully awake. As my heart steadied, I was certain, the source of this alien experience was born from the stories told of gathering debris in neglected communities, all day, every day.  In the news blaring here and there, there was evidence that large pieces of the peduncle of Africa were disappearing. The reporters erected the statue of a grim-faced phenomenon, that has left our people with realities of strife.  I chewed this truth in my heart a little longer and swallowed hard. It was bitter. I knew that the helm was made up of a rich assemble of so-called intellectuals who have failed to sen

After the failure of the MDGs (Millennium development goals) to meet their targets, world leaders have come up with new global goals for development across the world, they committed to these new targets at the last UN's General Assembly. The MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) suffered from serious design flaws, in addition to the fact that no discussion was included of the mechanisms by which these goals were to be achieved or how states and international organisations and government bodies were to be held accountable for failure of their established promises. Now, this is what the SDGs has come to correct. As currently drafted, the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals - 17 in number) will represent a tool for development, with all and sundry involved. Governments will be held accountable. Clearly, lack of awareness contribute to the challenges of MDG and lack of frame work to consolidate the achievements of the MDG in the areas of maintaining and sustaining the project's achi

Goal 1.  End  poverty  in  all  its  forms  everywhere. Goal  2.  End  hunger,  achieve  food  security  and  improved  nutrition  and promote  sustainable  agriculture. Goal  3.  Ensure  healthy  lives  and  promote  well. Goal  4.  Ensure  inclusive  and  equitable being  for  all  at  all  ages quality  education  and  promote lifelong  learning  opportunities  for  all. Goal  5.  Achieve  gender  equality  and  empower  all  women  and  girls. Goal  6.  Ensure  availability  and  sustainable  management  of  water  and sanitation  for  all. Goal  7.  Ensure  access  to  affordable ,  reliable,  sustainable  and  modern energy  for  all. Goal  8.  Promote  sustained,  inclusive  and  sustainable  economic  growth, full  and  productive  employment  and  decent  work  for  all. Goal  9.  Build  resilient  infrastructure,  promote  inclusive  and  sustainable industrialization  and  foster  innovation. Goal  10.  Reduce  inequality  within  and  among  countries. Goal  11.