Peter Tosh of blessed memory was a reggae star in 1970’s, he released a hit album titled; Equal Rights that controlled the airwaves at the time.
Peter Tosh never knew that the hit album he released in 1977 would be an evergreen hit for all time.
Today, there is injustice everywhere, in private and public organisations, in societies, in churches, in mosques, in political associations, among leaders and the led.
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While the rate of injustices is high to the heaven, peace have been chased away either because of our greed or selfishness, inordinate ambition, ego boosting, forgetting that there can never be peace without justice.
If you want peace let there be justice.
This is a clarion call to all our leaders in every aspect of life to strive to give us justice so that peace can reign.
We demand justice in choosing who lead us in political Party primaries, at the general elections, at the court of law, between the governors (President, Senators, Honourables) and the governed.
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Please meditate on this lyrics as composed by Peter Tosh – full of wisdom,
“Equal Rights”by Peter Tosh – Lyrics (1977)
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
None is crying out for justice.
I don’t want no peace,
I need equal rights and justice.
I need equal rights and justice.
I need equal rights and justice.
Got to get it! Equal rights and justice.
Everybody want to go to heaven
But nobody want to die.
Everybody want to go up to heaven
But none o’ them, none o’ them, want to die.
I don’t want no peace,
I man need equal rights and justice.
I’ve got to get it! Equal rights and justice.
I really need it! Equal rights and justice.
Just give me my share! Equal rights and justice.
What is due to Caesar
You better give it on to Caesar.
And what belong to I and I
You better, you better, give it up to I.
Cause I don’t want no peace,
I need equal rights and justice.
I need equal rights and justice.
I’ve got to get it! Equal rights and justice.
I’m fighting for it! Equal rights and justice.
Everyone heading for the top
But tell me how far is it from the bottom?
Nobody knows but
Everybody fighting to reach the top
How far is it from the bottom?
Everyone is talking about crime,
Tell me who are the criminals?
I said everybody’s talking about crime, crime,
Tell me who, who are the criminals?
I really don’t see them!
Equal rights and justice. And there’d be no crime!
Equal rights and justice. There be no criminals!
Equal rights and justice.
Everyone is fighting for equal rights and justice.
Palestine is fighting for equal rights and justice.
Down in Angola. Equal rights and justice.
Down in Botswana. Equal rights and justice.
Down in Zimbabwe. Equal rights and justice.
Down in Rhodesia. Equal rights and justice.
Right here in Jamaica. Equal rights and justice.
By: Adesoji OMOSEBI.
www.sojworld.com © January 16, 2017
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