Create that future and make it predictable with your PVC in Nigeria

One of these men will likely become the next president of Nigeria. The delegates have narrowed the options. Statistically, a delegate – about 10,000 of them – have a factor of 100 impact on deciding who becomes a president in Nigeria over a general election voter. Yet, there is nothing you can do about it – you have to work with the options which are available.

But here is the fact: many will tell you that nothing can change in Nigeria. That is a big lie.Leaders matter in markets, politics, and indeed everything in life. As in business where CEOs are paid to design and commit to execute business models, presidents among other things are expected to execute their own political models via policies which will cover economy, security, international relations, etc.

Obi, Atiku and Tinubu possibly benefitted from the best in Nigeria. They attended our then-great secondary schools and at least one of them enjoyed our massively subsidized public universities or equivalent. The only thing Nigeria gives a poor man or woman is subsidized university education. If you remove it, no economic progress can happen in many families. 

So the question is: who among these men can deliver that promise of economic mobility? When we talk about mobility, you must understand that this is real. How can a nation offer you choices in life and who has the capacity to make it happen? If you vote for tribe, religion, and those marginals, nothing will change. But if you vote for competence (use your yardstick), great moments will come.

Understand one thing: Nigeria does not have enough graduates to run its economy if we have the right leadership. In other words, everyone will have a GREAT job. Your PVC (permanent voters card) will determine that future. Many of us are in positions that our lives will not be affected by who becomes the president of Nigeria. But yours could be impacted. And I challenge you to get your PVC and go out and vote when the time comes. Obasanjo gave us choices as he created great jobs; banks were hiring every weekend in big halls. A visionary leader has tools which can create 7 million GREAT jobs in two years in Nigeria.

Vote for competence, not religion, tribe or the marginals. Who becomes the president of Nigeria or America will not change anything in my life today. But I would not have said the same many years ago; happy for what Nigeria offered in the early 2000s. Get PVC and Vote!

Create that future and make it predictable with your PVC.

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