UMD NFLC Hausa Lessons/114 Youths
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Overview
- Lesson Title: Obasanjo
- This report gives an analysis of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's political ambition through the comments of two Nigerian critics with differing opinions.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 2+/3
- ACTFL Proficiency: Superior, Advanced-High
- This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2007
- ObjectID: HAUS_11907
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Youths A: Idan aka yi la’akari da tarihin kwaramaniyar zaɓukan siyasa a Nijeriya, ana iya cewa a yanzu ƙasar na dab da shiga wani lokaci mai sarkakkiya. Wanda kuma zai yi matuƙar tasisiri kan makomar Nijeriya. Musamman idan aka yi la’akari da yadda al’amura suke a yanzu a siyasan ce da zaman takewa. Kuma, ba a yi kuskure ba sam-sam, idan aka ce matasa a Nijeriya musamman ma marasa galihu, na dab da shiga lokacin kashe-kashen juna, da jiye-jiyen raunuka wa juna, domin kuwa, su ake amfani da su wajen tada zaune tsaye, don biyar bukatar wasu azzaluman manya ƴan siyasa da nasu yaren ke gidajensu, cikin cikakken kulawa. Ko kuma, an turasu nagartatu makaratu, don su girma, su sani makoma mai kyau, kamar na iyayen nasu. Waɗanda suka jefa ƴaƴan talakawa cikin hali irin na bangar siyasa kamar haka: [Aggressive shouting from a crowd of youths, indistinguishable] Wasu ƴan bangar siyasa ke nan ke ɗauki ba daɗi da juna. Daga cikin matasan da na tuntuba kan wannan al’amari, har da Malam Uba Sani, wani matashi mai taimakawa shugaban ƙasa na musamman kan al’amurin yau da kullum. Wanda ya ce a matsayinsa na matashi bai ga aibun shigar matasa cikin al'amura siyasa ba. Aibun dai shi ne matashi ya shiga harkar siyasa, da mugun nufi, ko kuma yadda a yi mu muna amfani da shi: B: Eee to, kamar da ka sani ... ah … siyasan ƙasan nan yanzu … ta ɓaci … da matasan dole ne su tashi tsaye, su shiga al’amuran … mulki, da kuma al’amuran siyasa, da kuma al’amuran kasuwanci. Ah … lokaci ya wuce da matasa za su zauna su bar … dattawa, su ne za su ta abun da suke yi, ya kamata ɗaukowa -- A: To, wace irin rawa kake son su taka a siyasa? B: Duk lokacin da wani ɗan siyasa ya fito, ya ce ya ci mutuncin … ah … abokin hamayyanshi, ko kuma ya ga cewa ya ja matsaloli wanda za a rasa rayyuka da … abubuwan jama’a, za a ga cewar matasa ake amfaninsu. Kuma ana ba su kuɗaɗe ne, waɗanda ba su taka kara sun karye ba. Ba a maganan iliminsu, ba a maganan rayuwansu, ba a maganan ci gabansu, sai dai a yi maganan yadda za a yi amfani da su. To, ina gani lokaci ya yi da matasa za su buɗe idonsu, su yi tunani. Su bar yadda ana amfani da su domin biyan wasu bukatu da ba su da amfani. Duk mutumin da ya zo wurinsu da wani abu su tambaye shi: “Mene ne wannan abu zai yi domin ya taimaka musu kuma ya taimaka ma ƙasan nan?”. A: Malam Uba Sani ke nan, mai taimaka wa shugaban ƙasa na musamman kan al’amurin yau da kullum. To, su ma matasan da suka shiga harƙoƙin siyasa gadan-gadan, na shawartan ƴan’uwansu da su daina yarda ana amfani da su, ko mai rashin galihunsu. Malam Yarima Usman Shettima, shugaban Kungiyar Tuntuba ta Matasan Arewa, kuma jigo a jama’iyar DPP, ya ce za su yi fito-na-fito da duk wata dabara ta amfani da matasa marasa galihu, don cimma wani kazamun buri na siyasa: C: Haƙika, akwai tanadi da muka yi, shi ne muke so, mu shiga cikin siyasan ga baki ɗaya mu tabbata cewan manya magana, mun nema waɗansu makamai, mun ba matasa wanda za su kasance suna cikin siyasar-kuma ana yi da su ga baki dai ba mutanen da suka ci gaba da … shekarar da shekaru shekaras … talatin, araba’in da ya wuce, ba suna siyasa har yau ba su yi {retire [English]} ba, kuma suna nan suna ta tozata mutanen ƙasan nan suna sama cikin waɗansu halaye na kange da sauran abubuwa. A: Malam Yarima Usman Shettima ke nan, wani matashin jigo a jama'iyar DPP. To, a duk lokacin da aka shiga wani ruɗu ko na siyasa ko na ƙabilanci da dai sauransu, matasa kan yi gaba-gaba wajen amfani da makamashi kamar kananzir ko man fetur wajen ƙone-ƙone. Kan haka ne, na tuntubi wani matashin shugaban ƙungiyar dillalan man fetur ta kasa IPMA a takaice shiyyar Kaduna, da ta ƙunshi jihohin awera maso yamma, Alhaji Abdurahaman Yusuf Sulluɓawa, ko wace rawa za su taka wajen ganin an daƙile harkar bumburutu a cikin ƴan kwanakin nan da ƙasar za ta shiga lokacin mai sarƙaƙƙiya na zaɓukan siyasa? Sai ya ce: D: Ai, in ka lura na shirye-shirye da muke yi yanzu ma gaba daya, duk muna shirye-shiryen, mun gaya mutane da kowa, duk mai da kake gani, ana saidawa a hanya ba wajen {market [English]} ake sayenshi ba. Mai a ce a maida shi kaman yanda mai sigari zai zo ya ajiye bisa hanya, haka mai mai zai zo ya ajiye bisa hanya. Ai dama, wannan abu ne wanda dai ya saɓa ma doka. A: Alhaji Abdurahman Yusuf Suluɓawa ke nan, wani matashin jigo a ƙungiyar dillalan man fetur ta kasa IPMA. Shi kuwa, wani matashi mai sana'a sayar da katin GSM, mai suna Dauda Abdullahi Rigasa, ya yi kira ne ga matasa, ƴan’uwanshi su daina sana’a bangar siyasa su kama dahir. Ibrahim Kallamasu Garba, Muryar Amurka, daga Kaduna a Nijeriya. |
Youths A: If one considers the history of electoral politics in Nigeria, one could say that the country is now close to entering a troubling time, which will have the greatest influence on Nigeria’s future. Especially if one considers how affairs are now in the politics of friendship. And one will not be making a mistake if he asserts that the youth in Nigeria, especially those without means, are close to entering a time of killing each other and hurting each other, because they are being used; where disorder is taking over from discipline, they are being paid by some big political oppressors who have children in their houses, under their complete care. They have been sent to good schools, to grow up, and know their caregivers well, as if they were their parents. Those who throw the children of common people into a kind of political hooliganism like this: [Aggressive shouting from a crowd of youths, indistinguishable] Those were some young political hooligans fighting each other. Among the youth that I consulted about this matter was Malam Uba Sani, a youth advisor to the President. He said in his position as a teenager that he did not see fault in bringing a young person into political affairs. The fault was a young person getting into political matters with evil intentions, or in which he is being taken advantage of: B: Yes, well, as you know … ah … politics in this country … are ruined … and the youth must persevere to take a hand in the affairs of … government, and in the affairs of politics, and in the affairs of commerce. Ah … the time has passed when the youth will sit by and let … the old folks do what they’re doing; we must take back -- A: So, what kind of steps do you want to take in politics? B: Every time a politician comes out and says he’ll betray … ah … his rival, or sees that he can reign in those matters by which the public loses its lives and things, you’ll see that they take advantage of the youth. And they give them money … money of no consequence to break the law. There’s no talk of education, no talk of their future, no talk of their advancement, only talk of how they are to be made use of. So, I think the time has come for the youth to open their eyes and reflect on this. They should avoid those who try to use them. Every person who comes to them, they should ask him: “What’s this thing he’ll do to help them and also help this country?” A: That was Malam Uba Sani, presidential advisor on current affairs. So, the youth who enter into political affairs with all their might, are advising their brothers to give up agreeing to be used, or lose their support. Malam Yarima Usman Shettima, head of the Contact Organization for Northern Youth, as well as a leader of the DPP [Democratic Peoples Party], says they will confront every plot to take advantage of disadvantaged youth, to achieve bad political objectives. C: Undoubtedly, there is preparation that we do, that is what we want, to enter into the whole of politics to be sure to say the key message, we searched for weapons, there were no youth who would become involved in politics, and they had treated them as slaves. Men who are older and been in politics for more than … thirty, forty years and older, they hadn’t been involved in politics until now, they are not retired, and they were there, despising the people of this country, they were up there in these circumstances, segregated and causing disharmony everywhere. A: That was Malam Yarima Usman Shettima, a youth leader of the DPP. Well, every time that they enter into a ruse, either in politics or ethnic violence, the youth use things like fuel or kerosene or petrol for burning. On this note, I consulted briefly with a young leader of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IMPA), Alhaji Abdurahman Yusuf Sullubawa, in the Kaduna region, which comprises northern and western states, as to what role they would play in suppressing this exploitative movement during this moment when the country would be entering a tense period of electoral politics. He said: D: Well, if you pay attention to the plans that we are making now all together, we all have plans, we’ve told a lot of people, all the oil that you see being sold on the roadside, it’s not being sold in the market. Oil is made available just like how a cigarette seller comes and displays his wares on the roadside; so too, the oil seller comes and sets up to sell on the roadside. In the past, this kind of thing was illegal. A: That was Alhaji Abdurahman Yusuf Sulubawa, a young leader of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association. And then there’s a young seller of GSM (phone) cards, by the name of Dauda Abdullahi Rigasa, who calls on the youth to stop this business of political hooliganism and get real. Ibrahim Kallamasu Garba, Voice of America, from Kaduna in Nigeria. |
Glossary
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| Jiye-jiyen raunuka wa juna. | Injure or harm one another. | Lahanta juna. |
| Ɗauki ba daɗi da juna. | This is a hausa saying meaning, to get involved in a verbal or physical confrontation. | Wannan salon magana ne cikin hausa wanda yana nufin mutanen, suna rigima da juna. |
| Basu taka kara sun karya ba. | This is a Hausa saying that describes something little. In this context, it means the compensation given to those young people is very little in comparison to what they are asked to do, and the cost of living. | Ba su kai bakin kome ba. Basu isa a yi kome da su ba. A nan ana kwatanta ƙaramcin biyan da ake yi wa matasan bisa ga tsananin aikin da suke yi, kuma yadda biyan nan bai isa su rayu da shi ba. |
| Ba a yi kuskure sam-sam | It is completely right. | Ba a yi kuskure ba. - ko kaɗan. |
| Wace rawa za a taka. | Measure taken to get the desired result. | Yaya za a yi a kai ga inda, ko abun da ake so, ko nufin yi. |
| Ƙazamin buri | A bad intention. | Wani nufi mara kyau. |
Note
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NOTES Youths Al'amura dayawa sun kawo halin rashin kwanciyar hankali da kokowa don tsira daga talauci.Wannan kuma ya sa matasa tunani bisa yadda za su sa hannu don shirin makoma mai kyau ga ƙasa. Matasa suna fitowa suna sa niyyar aiki domin kyautata rayuwa cikin jan hankalin jama'a ga yin abubuwa na gyara ba na faɗa ba. Matasannan suna shiga ƙungiyoyi daban-daban kamar ƙungiyoyi masu anfani da kwamfuta don rarraba labari tsakanin ƙasashe, ko masu ƙanwace tsakanin yan ƙasa domin a yi aiki mai kawo ci gaban ƙasa. |
Circumstances in Nigeria have imposed a state of insecurity, constant struggle for economic survival, and reflection for a better future for young people. More and more young Nigerians are stepping out to play an active role in making changes, building a development-focused society rather than armies of religious, or ethnic fighters. They join organizations like the Information Society, and others like the "Alliance of Nigerian Youth," to raise awareness and the desire to take action among the youth. For more information, please refer to: http://www,nyinetwork.org/involvements.php and http://nigerianalliance.org |
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<finishtl>A wane fani ya kamata matasan Nijeriya su sa ƙarhin aiki domin a ga cikakkiyar sakewa ga zaman jama'a da tattalin arzikin ƙasar?</finishtl>
<finish>What should the priorities of the Nigerian youth be in order to bring forth an effective and beneficial social and economic change?</finish>
<finishtl>In an diba gargajiya cikin Afirka, an sani da tsoffafi suna magana a ji. Yaya kuke gani matasa za su yi maganar da za a ɗauka da gaske?</finishtl>
<finish>The elders command a great deal of respect in traditional African societies. How can young people get their voices heard, and have the elders take their concerns seriously?</finish>
<finishtl>Wane irin taimako daga waje matasan Nijeriya za su iya anfani da shi domin su yi tafiya tare da sauran duniya, cikin halin da zamani yake tafiya?</finishtl>
<finish>What kind of external support could the Nigerian youth benefit from in order to become fully integrated into the modern world society?</finish>
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<eng-response>This is a series of interviews that reflects the harsh social and political circumstances faced by Nigerian youths nowadays. The journalist gives an account of the reality of daily life for a class of young Nigerians in a strong statement, supported further by concurring opinions from concerned young people. From civil servants, Uba Sani to a politician, Yarima Usman Shettima, a union member, Alhaji Abdurahaman Yusuf Sullubawa, then a small business owner, Dauda Abdullahi Rigasa, the common vision is a safer and productive Nigerian youth. Young people should be aware of the importance of their role in making progressive changes rather than engaging in violent activities that benefit only a few priviledged politicians, the speakers remarked.</eng-response>
<response>Yau, matasan Nigeria suna fuskantar mawuyacin lokaci har dai a fanin zaman jama'a da halin siyasa kamar yadda aka ji cikin wanna tattaunawar. Ɗan jaridar ya bayyana, da karhin magana, halin da wasu matasa ke rayuwarsu ta kowace rana ciki. Maganarshi ta samu goyon baya daga Uba Sani, wani matashi mai aikin gwamnati, Yarima Usman Shettima, ɗan ƙungiya da siyasa, Alhaji Abdurahaman Yusuf Sulluɓawa, shi ma ɗan ƙungiyar dillalai, da kuma Dauda Abdullahi Rigasa wani ɗan kasuwa. Sun yi la'akari da cewa ya kamata matasan Nijeriya su yi aiki da aniya cikin kwanciyar hankali. Su gano da mahimmacin matsayinsu cikin gyara tafiyar ƙasa, ba shiga cikin muggan ayukkan da ba su anfana kowa sai wasu yan siyasa masu hali kawai.</response>
<eng-fdbk>Correct. You observed the journalist's tone in his presentation of the situation, and the support given to his arguments by young people from different professions, who stressed the idea of a responsible mobilization on their part.</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>Daidai ne. Kun yi lura da yadda ɗan jaridar ya bayyana al'ammuran da suke faruwa, kuma da yadda wasu matasa masu sana'a daban-daban suka nanata maganarshi mai jawo hankula ga nagartacen aiki.</fdbk>
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<eng-response>According to the journalist and some young people in these interviews, the Nigerian youths face a critical turning point in the history of the country, since change is compulsory for a better future, along with their involvement. Politicians have turned a class of dispossessed young people into hooligans, the journalist explains with an example of a street scene. Some young people involved in actions that could change the situation, reiterate the unfairness of the practice, and also give their opinion on the role that Nigerian youths should be allowed to play politically and economically in the nation's interest.</eng-response>
<response>Matasa Nijeriya sun kawo ga wani matsayi na muhimmiyar matsala ga ƙasa wanda ya sa dole sai sun ɗauki aniya, su shirya makomarta kamar yadda ake ji cikin wannan tattaunawar da waɗansunsu.`Yan siyasa sun maida wasu matasa da basu da hali, yan tada zaune tsaye kamar yadda ɗan jaridar ya nuna ga faɗan da aka saurara. Wasu matasa da suke lura da halin kuma da yadda za a maganinshi, sun nuna rashin adalcin 'yan siyasan kuma sun kwatamta yadda ya kamata a ba matasa dama su kawo tasu gudunmawa ga gina ƙasa.</response>
<fdbk>Ba daidai ba. A ƙara tunani bisa abun da aka ji. Waɗɗane halaye suka kawo matsalar ?Yaya ake nuna su a nan?</fdbk>
<eng-fdbk>Incorrect. Think again. What circumstances cause the real problem? How are they displayed here?</eng-fdbk>
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<eng-response>As the journalist depicts it through these interviews, young Nigerians live in a hostile political and economic environment. He uses a strong tone in his introduction of the present situation and its impact on the future of youths and the country in general. His arguments are supported by speakers from different walks of life, who denounce the use of young people by unscrupulous politicians in order to destabilize the country. They reiterate the need for the youth to be conscientious of their position in the society, and the role they should play in solving the social, economic, and political problems it faces.</eng-response>
<response>Matasan Nijeriya suna rayuwarsu cikin tsanantaccen halin siyasa da tattalin arziki kamar yadda ɗan jaridarnan bayyana cikin tattaunawa da ake ji a nan. Ya nuna a fakaice, kuma da karhi, al'amuran da ake cikin a Nijeriya da dukan rashin salama da suke jawo ma matasa. Ya yi magana da waɗansu mutane da suma sun shaida rashin imanin 'yan siyasa da suke tura matasa ga tarzoman da ke ɓata ƙasa. Sun ƙara kiran matasa da su yi tunani bisa matsayinsu da aikin da za su yi don a yi maganin matsalolin da jama'a ke fuskanta a fani siyasa da bunƙasa arzikin ƙasa.</response>
<eng-fdbk>Incorrect. Think about the journalist's selection of interviewees. Does the summary make a connection between them and the target social class of the interview?</eng-fdbk>
<fdbk>Ba daidai ba. A ƙara tunani bisa ga masu magana cikin tattaunawar. Wannan taƙaitawa ta nuna su dangane da jama'an da ake magana kansu kuwa?</fdbk>
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<instr type="eng">INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose the best summary.</instr>
<instr type="target">Umurni:Zaɓi taƙaitawa mafi dacewa.</instr>
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