Happy Birthday Nigeria
by Ope on October 1st, 2010
Its taken more than six months for this post to come, and now it has come, it is on a very emotional and topical issue on the entity called Nigeria.First, I must state that at 50 there’s not much to jubilate about, but we must jubilate and jubilate we must. I remember when I clocked 18 and also when I clocked 21, I did not only jubilate, I celebrated it, not because I had achievements to show, but because it is a tradition to celebrate such milestones.
The Idea
A lot of us carry the tag Nigerian yet aren’t proud of the entity called Nigeria, not because we are ingrates but largely due to a failure of leadership and mismanagement of the Nigerian economy. For some time now, I have nurtured the idea of dissociating myself from the geographical entity called Nigeria and rather claim to be a citizen of the World (the geographical entity where the Almighty has created me). This idea has not progressed beyond that level because of the many man-made structures and barriers standing in its part.
Now I resolve to keep that idea in the cooler till a much later time when it becomes feasible to translate it into reality.
The Substitute
The very foundation structure of the entity called Nigeria is the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, dated 1999.
The constitution determines how the president and other leaders of the country/economy emerges so it’s in our best interest (a better Nigeria for us all) to play by the rules. When we have problems the solution, we all know is not to siddon look but rather take concrete steps towards its resolution.
To stand a chance of occupying any of these leadership roles, you have to belong to a Party, emerge as the candidate of that Party for the general elections and then be elected by the entire populace at the general elections.
There are two ways to go about making this change we desire, one is ensuring that the right people get there, and the other is to volunteer your good self for service of our father land. Whichever way you choose to go about it, you have to belong to a political party (card carrying member), and join in the change process.
I have made it a personal duty not to listen to rantings about the problems of this nation anymore,without first asking the ranter if he or she belongs to a registered political party.
God bless you, God bless us, God bless Nigeria.
It’s our Jubilee lets Jubilate.
Life’s Essence
by Ope on November 26th, 2009
filed under Politics
today the 26th day of November, 2009.
Happiness i would say is the essence of life. while we strive to achieve this objective, we adopt various indirect means (i’m not sure if there exist direct means).
Continuous Progress seems to be the one way i found to achieve this essence. In other to achieve CP, one would have to set Goals and continuous work at achieving them. The skills involved in goal setting are not hard to acquire, but if CP is the underlying objective, then it would be advisable to set relatively easily achievable goals of relatively short horizons.
Thinking through this idea, daily & hourly goals seem to be of great importance.
Femi Otedola makes Forbes List of Billionaires
by Ope on March 13th, 2009
filed under Capital Market, Economy, Politics
As we put on generating sets, kerosine lamps and stoves due to the disaster called PHCN the “Diesel and Kerosine King” runs smiling to the bank and is now on the Forbes List of the Richest Men in the world.
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billiona ires-2009-richest-people_ Femi-Otedola_ S6CU.html
The World’s Billionaires
#601 Femi Otedola
Politician’s son used a majority stake in African Petroleum to get himself appointed its chief executive last year.
Femi Otedola
Net Worth:$1.2 bil
Fortune:self made
Source:Energy
Age:42
Country Of Citizenship: Nigeria
Residence:
Industry:Energy
Education:NA,
Marital Status:married, 4 children
Politician’s son used a majority stake in African Petroleum to get himself appointed its chief executive last year. Now he plans to merge it with his private firm, Zenon, to create the continent’s largest oil company. Deal has stalled in the face of government concerns about a monopoly, with his assets temporarily frozen last year. Nigerian regulators lifted the ban in January. Conflict abounds in Otedola’s life: he claims his friend and fellow billionaire, Aliko Dangote, broke a gentleman’s agreement when he thwarted Zenon’s bid to buy Chevron‘s local subsidiary in September. In retaliation, starting buying shares in Dangote’s publicly traded sugar company.
Obama’s Change
by Ope on February 5th, 2009
filed under General, News, Politics
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