Ghana Home Toyota, Nigeria Snubbed
On the 8th of March I wrote, ; “So, as mass consumers of technology, it's imperative that we start looking beyond our current oil, and start figuring out ways that makes us attractive to the global community, if not Twitter boycotting us would be the least shame we would be experiencing.”
Even if I was a prophet which I am not, I think things are really going extremely bad!
Yes, it hurtful to read; but just now, I am reading that on the 29th of June, Ghana commissioned a new plant, Oh Nigeria! Who hath bewitched thee?
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People, look around you, you would hardly find a General Motor, and except for Abuja and premium locations, all you would see is Toyota’s. Simply, it’s a Toyota nation!
This week I am to write to the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, and in one of my point on promoting industrialization, I would be placing emphasis on infrastructure!
Yes, I don’t expect Nigeria to rise if we continue to do the things that repel money. Build good systems and they would come with the bags.
On prophesies, nations in time past have received worse verdict and rose above it, simply by working.
It’s sad.