Naira moves to the 11th of all the worst performing currencies in the world (19 of them). Now, we are in the companies of Zimbabwe, Syria, Sudan, Iran, and Venezuela. Even Ukraine is doing better despite the missiles flying around its cities. People, no matter how you pray, talk or sing, can we for once look for competent people to run Nigeria, from local to federal levels, and leave our tribes and religions for once out of the equation?
One of my finest moments as a young graduate was joining a Lagos bank IT Group in the morning and being instructed to go home – and return in the evening for a night shift. During that night shift, my supervisor (just two years ahead of me in the graduation year) was amazing. I watched as Uche did things and by 6.30am, he said “Nd, the system is ready for all branches.” That was an accomplishment because if he had tripped, the bank would not open for customers the next day!
As we rotated, from Barth, to Blaise, to Nago, I saw young people holding responsibilities. The Software Automation Unit (SAU) is the heart of the bank; the most classified unit in any bank because you have access to the jewel of the bank.
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Those were Nigerians – disciplined, competent and holding enormous responsibilities. As Nigeria continues to fade with the Naira in the miry clay, we need a leader who can motivate, inspire and connect a generation of Nigerians to #believe.
Yes, a person who can engineer Nigeria into rebirth and restoration to offer a prosperous nation that is colorful, fluidic, vibrant and open for change. Yes, a person of immense intelligence, competence, pragmatism, and unimpeachable. A person of integrity, broad knowledge, enormous vision and solid experience; one who can stimulate more vibrancy in the private sector and move the public sector out of its stasis. We need a leader!
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Comment 1: Sir, I always see all our politicians as same people , who promise heaven and earth, speaks all the vocabularies in the world and once elected forgets the Task ahead and began to play a Blame game instead of focusing on improving the livelihood of the citizenry and campaign promises . May God help us
My Response: “Sir, I always see all our politicians as same people” You may be wrong. Under Obasanjo, there were jobs. Banks used big halls to hire. Under OBJ, many relocated from US back to Nigeria. Under OBJ, Nigeria was not on denial; he fought insecurity finishing bad guys. Under Jonathan, Nigeria recorded the highest per capital income in record. Yes, Nigeria was on ascension. Check this plot, the curve changed in 2015 after rising for years. The politicians are not the same!
Comment 2: “a person who can engineer Nigeria into rebith and restoration…Ndubuisi Ekekwe no one man can do that. It will be a collective efforts and determination.
My Response: Tell that to South Korea. Tell that to Rwanda. Even Nigeria was on ascension. Under Obasanjo, many relocated back to Nigeria. You underestimate the power of that word “leader”. Everyone has to contribute but someone has to LEAD. That is what it is all about.
Comment 3: “Woe unto a nation whose king is a child”
I was discussing with someone on the need for good leadership. The person told me that Nigerians need to change because the leader can’t do it alone. While I agree that Nigerians need to change, the change starts from the top. Good body cannot have a rotten head. A nation is a reflection of its leader (President)
Nigerians don’t hold leaders accountable and we mostly resort to blaming fellow victims. We have seen them as problem children and we should just leave them alone. Unfortunately, leaving them alone is causing destruction. Nigeria needs a leader with a vision and the capacity to effect change.
Nigeria shall rise again!
Naira Ranks 11th in the List of 19 Worst Performing Currencies in the World for 2022
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If I look at Nigeria, I just see alpha everywhere. We are just unfortunate as a people, with the caliber of creatures we put at the front and ferociously defend their ineptitude and moral badness.
Everyone tries to solve Nigeria’s problems from his/her capacity level, so if you listen to mediocres, everything looks complex and impossible, but if you listen to folks with immense capability and the accompanying moral excellence, you just smile. Most things we fret about are ordinary, but to small-minded people, everything seems great.
There’s nothing we say here that will change things, until we have a correct head, then you watch things happen. Some of us can work for Nigeria free of charge, but you need a leader capable of absorbing information and understanding his own limitations, so that those who know how to make things happen will do their thing in those areas. Even if you pay me a lot of money, there are ‘leaders’ I will never agree to work with, because it will violate the sanctity of my reason and thought process.
Whether by Providence or sheer voting power, we just need a leader we can connect with, then watch Nigeria rise. Once you get your compatriots to start believing, you have won a lottery.
God bless Nigeria.
We need Leadership. Leadership is not a person. Leadership is the capacity to build a system. Build a team, build a culture that drives collaboration and sustainable growth. It demands insight, capacity to discern and courage to stay the course of execution, doing what benefits more people whilst encouraging( incentivize right behaviors). It starts with inclusive quality education, power to empower food production and food security as priorities amongst other basic things. It requires a coalition.