EVERY time Obasanjosays something, he reminds me of the American comedy series“Kids Say the Darndest Things,” hosted by Bill Cosby.
In the show,Bill Cosby asks the kids questions,hoping that they will give unexpected and bizarre answers.Just like any of these kids,Obasanjo’s utterances are sometimes downright bizarre and eccentric.
A few weeks ago, while speaking at Valparaiso University in Indiana,Obasanjo identified corruption, insecurityand infrastructural decay as the bane ofAfrica’s underdevelopment.
After many years of leading Nigeria, Obasanjo has finally started peeling awaythe layers of problems confrontingboth Nigeria and Africa. Nevertheless,he has failed to penetrate to the coreissues.
This article is an attempt to help him understand the core problems related to Nigerian and African underdevelopment.
Nigeria and Africa have seen many years of inept leadership.By that I mean the leaders who understand the problems faced by their people,but onlyin retrospect.If Obasanjo’s observation is correct,it seems thathe did not understand Nigeria’sproblems during his years as Head of State and President.
Yet, the most vital quality of a leader is anticipating or, at thevery least, understanding the people’s problems while holding the power to make positive changes. As Leroy Eims defines it,“a leader is one whosees more than others see,one who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do.”
So, my question to Obasanjo is this:When did you realisethat the bane of Africa’s underdevelopment iscorruption and infrastructural decay? Judging from history, it does not seem he understood these issues while inpower.
This is surprising when considering that during Obasanjo’s presidency, Transparency International (TI) rated Nigeria as one of the most corrupt nations in the world.
In fact,corruption in Nigeria was higher than during the military rule. Yet, President Obasanjo did not do much to combat corruption. Speaking of infrastructural decay, Obasanjo’s presidency marked the worst period of infrastructural decayin Nigerian history. Itwas at this time that travelling on Nigerian roads became more dangerous than everdue to the severe state of disrepair.
If one considers alsothat Obasanjo did not make any concerted effort to revive Nigeria’s dying refineries, youwill be left with only one conclusion, whichis that Obasanjo started recognising Nigeria’s problems only after he left the corridors of power.All through Obasanjo’s years asPresident of Nigeria, the country exportedcrude oil and imported fuel.
Even with five refineries working far below capacity,Nigeria imported fuel during Obasanjo’s presidency. Moreover,Nigeria’s power and electricity supply suffered the worst imaginable problems during Obasanjo’s tenure. That, all of a sudden, Obansanjo has become an expert on discerningAfrica’s problems is very surprising.
The only plausible explanation is that Obasanjo wants to remain relevant to discussions of Nigeria’s problems and the solutions thereof.
If all Nigerians think like I do,we will denyhim that grandiose idea.As a society, Nigerians are enablers of grandiose ideas.But,beyond Obasanjo’s self-indulgent behaviours, I am more depressed witha system that allows such visionless persons to emerge as leaders.
In today’s world,for any society to make significant progress,it must evolve a system that can effectively curb the power appetite of leaders without vision, or leaders who see the people’sproblems in hindsight.In fact, thefuture is bleak for any society with suchleaders.
As bad and as depressing as it is that leaders like Obasanjo emerge in a country with more than 150 million citizens,his comments expose aneven more disappointing trend.In fact,they expose a trend that has perpetuated corruption in Nigeria.
Even when Nigeriansengage in corrupt practices,they see their actions as only a small cog in the wheel of corruption.For instance, while collecting bribes,a police officer will be decrying the extent of corruption in Nigeria.In the same vein,a teacher who expects monetary orsexual favours in order to award a passing grade to a student decries corruption in Nigeria. Nigerians do not understand that the general prevalence of corruption is the result of numerous individual behaviours.
There is no face to corruption in Nigeria.Nigerians treat corruption as a faceless monster that stifles national development and theprosperity of Nigerians.Nobody accepts that fighting corruption is a personal responsibility.In fact,this is what Obasanjo’s statement amounts to.
While Obasanjo presided over the most corrupt administration in the history of Nigeria,and while his personal actions portrayed him as,perhaps,the most corrupt Nigerian ever, he complains that corruption is thebane of underdevelopment inAfrica.In any nation where citizens do nottake personal responsibility for combating social maladies,the problems will continue indefinitely.

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EVERY time Obasanjosays something, he reminds me of the American comedy series“Kids Say the Darndest Things,” hosted by Bill Cosby.
In the show,Bill Cosby asks the kids questions,hoping that they will give unexpected and bizarre answers.Just like any of these kids,Obasanjo’s utterances are sometimes downright bizarre and eccentric.
A few weeks ago, while speaking at Valparaiso University in Indiana,Obasanjo identified corruption, insecurityand infrastructural decay as the bane ofAfrica’s underdevelopment.
After many years of leading Nigeria, Obasanjo has finally started peeling awaythe layers of problems confrontingboth Nigeria and Africa. Nevertheless,he has failed to penetrate to the coreissues.
This article is an attempt to help him understand the core problems related to Nigerian and African underdevelopment.
Nigeria and Africa have seen many years of inept leadership.By that I mean the leaders who understand the problems faced by their people,but onlyin retrospect.If Obasanjo’s observation is correct,it seems thathe did not understand Nigeria’sproblems during his years as Head of State and President.
Yet, the most vital quality of a leader is anticipating or, at thevery least, understanding the people’s problems while holding the power to make positive changes. As Leroy Eims defines it,“a leader is one whosees more than others see,one who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do.”
So, my question to Obasanjo is this:When did you realisethat the bane of Africa’s underdevelopment iscorruption and infrastructural decay? Judging from history, it does not seem he understood these issues while inpower.
This is surprising when considering that during Obasanjo’s presidency, Transparency International (TI) rated Nigeria as one of the most corrupt nations in the world.
In fact,corruption in Nigeria was higher than during the military rule. Yet, President Obasanjo did not do much to combat corruption. Speaking of infrastructural decay, Obasanjo’s presidency marked the worst period of infrastructural decayin Nigerian history. Itwas at this time that travelling on Nigerian roads became more dangerous than everdue to the severe state of disrepair.
If one considers alsothat Obasanjo did not make any concerted effort to revive Nigeria’s dying refineries, youwill be left with only one conclusion, whichis that Obasanjo started recognising Nigeria’s problems only after he left the corridors of power.All through Obasanjo’s years asPresident of Nigeria, the country exportedcrude oil and imported fuel.
Even with five refineries working far below capacity,Nigeria imported fuel during Obasanjo’s presidency. Moreover,Nigeria’s power and electricity supply suffered the worst imaginable problems during Obasanjo’s tenure. That, all of a sudden, Obansanjo has become an expert on discerningAfrica’s problems is very surprising.
The only plausible explanation is that Obasanjo wants to remain relevant to discussions of Nigeria’s problems and the solutions thereof.
If all Nigerians think like I do,we will denyhim that grandiose idea.As a society, Nigerians are enablers of grandiose ideas.But,beyond Obasanjo’s self-indulgent behaviours, I am more depressed witha system that allows such visionless persons to emerge as leaders.
In today’s world,for any society to make significant progress,it must evolve a system that can effectively curb the power appetite of leaders without vision, or leaders who see the people’sproblems in hindsight.In fact, thefuture is bleak for any society with suchleaders.
As bad and as depressing as it is that leaders like Obasanjo emerge in a country with more than 150 million citizens,his comments expose aneven more disappointing trend.In fact,they expose a trend that has perpetuated corruption in Nigeria.
Even when Nigeriansengage in corrupt practices,they see their actions as only a small cog in the wheel of corruption.For instance, while collecting bribes,a police officer will be decrying the extent of corruption in Nigeria.In the same vein,a teacher who expects monetary orsexual favours in order to award a passing grade to a student decries corruption in Nigeria. Nigerians do not understand that the general prevalence of corruption is the result of numerous individual behaviours.
There is no face to corruption in Nigeria.Nigerians treat corruption as a faceless monster that stifles national development and theprosperity of Nigerians.Nobody accepts that fighting corruption is a personal responsibility.In fact,this is what Obasanjo’s statement amounts to.
While Obasanjo presided over the most corrupt administration in the history of Nigeria,and while his personal actions portrayed him as,perhaps,the most corrupt Nigerian ever, he complains that corruption is thebane of underdevelopment inAfrica.In any nation where citizens do nottake personal responsibility for combating social maladies,the problems will continue indefinitely.

na who u think say nay get d time & energy 2 throw dis epistle of urs dis morning, abi u nor get work? abeg summarize d tin or Mod go remove an from here.

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na who u think say nay get d time & energy 2 throw dis epistle of urs dis morning, abi u nor get work? abeg summarize d tin or Mod go remove an from here.

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so u can't read this short article,when it is not chasing girls