cramjones:
This is not the first time we would hear things like "automatic employment" or "automatic scholarships" in Nigeria. It has indeed become a national banter in the Nigerian political space. The latest one being PMB to the family members of the late James Ocholi, SAN. Let us see why this makes the government look bad, and why actions like this continually affirms that Nigeria is a failed state!

Firstly, what does automatic employment really mean? It simply means that whether qualified or unqualified, you would be given "job". This further shows that 90% of the work done in our Ministries are performed by unqualified people. In a country where actually work gets done, would never have any allowance for "automatic employment". Employment in any serious economy is based on merit and capability. The keyword is "capability". Even if you knew someone to get the job, you must be capable.

Secondly, this phenomenum shows that the job position was not needed in the first place. it was created based on emotions and the need to "compensate" a political family. What this means is that there would be virtually no work being done, but salary paid. Perhaps that is why there is no need to prove capability or qualification, because the position is simply created to pay someone salary, and not out of need to drive the goals of the ministry forward.

Thirdly, this attitude brings us to the big picture of the rot in our civil service. I met a young man recently who told me he worked in the civil service in Abuja, and only shows up to work twice a month! There is absolutely no how Nigeria can develop if we see government jobs as places to earn salary rather than to work. When work is not performed nothing moves. Could this be why Lagos seems to be the only city that is a bit insulated by the recession because the work for their money and do not rely solely on oil money where not work is needed?

Could the western world be right about their stereotype of blacks being lazy? Is it by fluke that Japan, South Korea, Germany and the rest of the pack are where they are today, while we wallow in our mediocrity, nepotism and lacadesical approach to work? GEJ did the same "automatic employment" to the family of those murdered as by the past Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, through the immigration employment scam. Rather than bring the killer minister to justice he did the so called "automatic employment".

Can Buhari and his government take a different turn, by bringing to light and fixing our dead emergency response system, dilapidated highways, and most especially fix our comatose, non-functional health care system. Won't this be a much better way to honor the family of the late James Ocholi?

I rest my case

-CramJones

lekjons:
most persons in this thread're confused with the notion "all men are equal" which is a big lie, all men can never be equal, it hasn't happen and it'll never happen.. a king can never be equal with a chief, nor a chief with an ordinary citizen.. what the FG has done for the children doesn't change anything(whether they do it or not).. their father has worked hard for he and his family to be recognized.. becoming a minister in Nigeria isn't beans..

leopards don't eat with cats!!

lekjons:
most persons in this thread're confused with the notion "all men are equal" which is a big lie, all men can never be equal, it hasn't happen and it'll never happen.. a king can never be equal with a chief, nor a chief with an ordinary citizen.. what the FG has done for the children doesn't change anything(whether they do it or not).. their father has worked hard for he and his family to be recognized.. becoming a minister in Nigeria isn't beans..

leopards don't eat with cats!!

989900:
Why would anyone have a problem with this kind gesture to a grieving family?
Have you ever been bereaved before?Be
BTW, the son is a qualified lawyer called to the bar about a year or 2 ago.

BaddieKay:
Fixing that road in memory of the man and all those who lost their lives there should've been the best option but all the Govt thinks of is Money Money Money(it can fix all things)