Take it or leave it, Apple Corporation is richer than Nigeria 10 times, MTN is richer than Akwa Ibom state 25 times. What is the co relation here? The rich states are not one oil company or oil producing state but firms that are into human capacity. You know when people just sit back and say my oil, our oil, I sit back and look at them and laugh.

As the year is winding up, we have come to see and notice that the oil or crude which some people call black gold isn’t gold after all. A trip to the Niger Delta communities will tell you that all that glitters are not gold but in this case all that comes from the earth crust are not valueable and crude oil is not an exception.

In today’s ever changing and fast paced world, it is not all about crude oil which has turned most country’s like Nigeria, Somalia and even Libya to have crude mentality. The oil has been seen not only as an economic enabler and social infrastructure upgrade tool but also a curse. Those it has blessed are few but those it has cursed are numerous. If we can bring it home back to Nigeria , a trip to the creeks of Niger Delta is all that you need to know that with crude oil it is not yet UHURU. The environmental and human devastation is colossal yet there was no conventional war but we see environmental war. With fishes dying, creeks polluted and dearth of human skill set alarming yet we still see today people shouting our oyel. Whatever that means? Take another looks at states that have made a tremendous impact in the country though not on a global scale but in our own judgement we can say that they have tried.


Lagos: this is a state that cannot boast of any mineral resources apart from salty waters and marshland, what do we have to say of Lagos today? It has evolved from the marshland to an economic hub which is the envy of all other states yet they do not have oil. Today, Lagos revenue runs in billions yet they do not have oil but human capacity and ability to manage their teaming population of Nigerians from all walks of life and tribe. This is called HUMAN CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION


Anambra : a state that was called home for all, which saw the likes of Derico a notorious criminal that terrorised investors and law abiding citizens from Onitsha head bridge to Nkpor, a state that was said to have crisis in their educational sector that male drop out was on high side, with astute administrators like Peter Obi and Willie Obiano, the state rebranded itself from Home for All to Light of Nation. In the area of human capacity index especially in education today, Anambra leads and others follow in Nigeria . This is also the power of human capacity. While other state governors( including the oil producing states) were crying that they cannot pay the minimum wage Anambra was increasing the salaries of workers. While other states borrowing (Bonds) Anambra was giving states money.
This is called INGENUITY IN HUM,AN CAPACITY MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION

As the year is winding up and this is the period that crude is always high, what are we expecting instead of boom we are seeing doom in oil. People are driving fuel efficient cars thereby reducing their carbon imprints and also demand for fossil fuel electric cars are getting cheaper while Nigeria and her Government keep hoping in oil. This is just the definition of Dutch Disease.

Dutch disease is the negative impact on an economy of anything that gives rise to a sharp inflow of foreign currency, such as the discovery of large oil reserves. The currency inflows lead to currency appreciation, making the country's other products less price competitive on the export market.


The early we start looking at human capacity, the better for us. Failure to do so , we will be left behind. We as a country should start studying the likes of Dubai and Sweden

We as a country should start studying the likes of Dubai and Sweden


Just as there are no we between water and oil, so are there no we between Ndiigbo and Arewa-Oduanistans.

Understanding this very fact, is the beginning of wisdom.

Nice article, nevertheless.

Nice.

I see

black men,just enjoy slavery,so please tell me who did dubai and sweden study from.the problem is we are too busy trying to be everybody rather than being ourself

pazienza:
We as a country should start studying the likes of Dubai and Sweden


Just as there are no we between water and oil, so are there no we between Ndiigbo and Arewa-Oduanistans.

Understanding this very fact, is the beginning of wisdom.

Nice article, nevertheless.

Touching indeed. I am very happy that igbos are leading in human capital development in this country and i believe that in the next 10 to 15 years igboland will be second to non in terms of development in this country