29/05/2026
What if Tiv youths truly came together with one vision instead of waiting year after year for politicians and government promises that rarely change anything? Sometimes we underestimate the power we already have because we are too focused on what we lack. But the truth is that the Tiv people are not poor in resources, intelligence, manpower, or opportunity. What we mostly lack is organized unity.
Just imagine this carefully.
If only 10,000 Tiv youths contribute ₦1,000 each, that alone becomes ₦10,000,000. If 100,000 youths contribute the same ₦1,000, that becomes ₦100,000,000. That kind of money can start something real. That kind of money can build businesses, factories, estates, farms, and industries capable of employing thousands of our own people.
The painful reality is that Benue State is one of the most naturally blessed places in Nigeria. We have fertile land, rivers, forests, food, manpower, and agricultural strength that many states can only dream of. We produce yam, cassava, rice, oranges, soybeans, sesame, palm produce, maize, and many other valuable products. Yet many of our youths remain unemployed while outsiders come into our land, buy our products cheaply, process them elsewhere, and make the real profits.
For too long, we have depended almost entirely on government to change our situation. But government alone cannot build a people who refuse to organize themselves economically. The strongest communities in the world did not rise because politicians loved them. They rose because their people united financially, strategically, and economically.
Imagine if Tiv youths formed one strong registered company owned collectively by the people. Imagine bringing together farmers, engineers, business owners, media creators, developers, architects, tech experts, traders, graduates, and skilled workers under one organized vision. The impact would be massive. Within a few years, Benue would begin to change economically from the inside.
The smartest and easiest business to establish right now is an agricultural processing company because food is one business that never dies. No matter how difficult the economy becomes, people must eat every single day. Instead of only farming and selling raw products cheaply, Tiv youths can process what we already produce in abundance. We can package garri, process rice, produce yam flour, package palm oil professionally, manufacture animal feed, process fruits into juice, and even export products outside Nigeria.
That is where real wealth is created — not only in producing raw materials, but in processing and branding them.
Even a medium-sized cassava processing factory can employ hundreds of people directly and thousands indirectly. Farmers will benefit. Transporters will benefit. Traders will benefit. Young graduates will find jobs. Entire communities will grow around such industries.
Another major opportunity is real estate and construction. Benue is growing rapidly. More people need houses, shops, offices, and estates. A united Tiv investment company can begin buying land, producing blocks, building affordable houses, and developing commercial properties. Instead of outsiders owning everything, Tiv youths themselves can become the builders and owners of the future.
Technology and media also present huge opportunities. Tiv youths are naturally creative and intelligent. We can build media companies focused on African storytelling, filmmaking, AI content creation, documentaries, culture, music, and online education. The world is beginning to pay serious attention to African stories, and we should not sit back while others tell our stories for us.
But none of this can happen without unity.
That is the real issue.
Everybody wants to succeed alone. Everybody wants to become rich individually. Meanwhile, the communities that dominate economically are communities that understand collective strength. One broomstick breaks easily, but a bundle of broomsticks is difficult to break.
The Tiv people already have the numbers. We already have the talent. We already have the resources. What remains is organization, discipline, trust, and long-term thinking.
If Tiv youths ever truly unite financially and economically, the transformation will happen faster than many people can imagine. Roads may not come immediately from government. Jobs may not come immediately from politicians. But when people build together, they create their own opportunities.
No tribe rises through speeches alone.
People rise when they build together.
Thank you,
Mkohol Aondona Kenny
