Nigeria – On My Mind!

Nigeria – you are on my mind. And I want to tell you that I do not forget how kind you have been. You gave me anything a young man would have asked a nation: great secondary school education, solid undergraduate education, and jobs months to graduation. For that education, you even paid for most via University Scholar awards.

Today, from the updates around the nation, I feel a burden. Yes, in the  powerlessness I see myself, I remain confident that our young people will experience abundance in the future. I am an optimist and I vote Yes that Nigeria’s young people will thrive.

I know many things are happening that my generation, and those ahead of me, have  been unable to pass the goodies we enjoyed to the current young people. That is a failure, and something that the future must fix, urgently.

Parents want their children to have a better future. Young People, my heart bleeds on the lack of economic opportunities. But I want all to never lose hope in the promises of the future. Most of us in the diaspora are working to deepen promises in the nation. For example, via Tekedia Capital, we have invested $millions and seeded companies with thousands of people earning quality incomes. And via Tekedia Mini-MBA where thousands have attended, I see young people ready to lead in the future; that will happen!

But get this: I do not like to pass responsibilities with excuses that it is not my fault because I am not a politician. Sure, politicians have roles, but it goes beyond politicians; EVERYONE (lawyers, doctors, professors, etc) must lead. Simply, the real deal is that everyone must work hard to secure the future of Nigeria’s young people. That is our shared obligation to deliver one product: a better future for young people! I am confident that will happen.

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