If Nigeria get all this talented Developers, why ve they not come together to "develop" Buhari's brain to function averagely...

PrettyCrystal:
Naija got talents

little did i know about this tech startups in Naija, i heard alot of his foundation money recently moved into the country to help minds like these guy gow

DLuciano:
Don't mind them. Seun, Lalasticala, mynd44 and the rest niggas will not go and learn new social media techniques from Mark Zukerberg just here in Lagos, only to suspend, block and all manner of sentiments they know. How many times have you heard face book block your comment or quote or suspend you?

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A country and its value system

It is no longer news that the founder of facebook visited Nigeria yesterday. As expected, every tweets, instagram feeds and of course facebook post was all about this young, gifted but humble man who though is about same age with me, but has achieved and touched more lives positively than I can ever imagine to touch in a life time (though i know there is room for overtaking). But in this brief peace, though i know I can't exhaust all the ways Mark Zuckerberg challenged our value system as a people, but I will touch on the few one's that quickly comes to mind.

1. Mode of entry: he came in silently (like the biblical thief in the night) without much fanfare and noise, that I am tempted (a) to believe he doesn't trust the Nigerian security apparatus to give him adequate protection and therefore believes the best bet is for him to sneak in and before any kidnapper or other person who might have ulterior harmful plans towards him could strategize, he would have been long gone. (b) he was raised with a value system that understands that (in alhaji Alabi Pasuma's word "ariwo ko ni music) noise is not music. Compared to some Nigerian bloggers who just because they have about 2million participants on their platform will not allow us to rest with silly and unnecessary information just because they want to come from Lagos to Abuja and even sometimes from Lagos island to mainland.

2. Mode of dressing: it is not new to see a yahoo boy who just swindled someone of $500 to be dressed in dog chain, sagging his trouser (showing of a dirty boxer short ), thinking he has arrived having spent all the money on clothes and fake bling bling with an unkempt dreadlocks. But here is a man worth $54billion, yet dressed in something not up to $500 (he's not even wearing a wristwatch). (a) apart from yahoo boys, you also see some banks and so call fortune 500 companies whose total asset is not up to $10billion and the will be using dressing, age, ethno-religious affiliations etc. instead of content of the applicants head, to judge during recruitment exercise. No wonder many companies have lost the service of geniuses they ought to have employed and have settled for average performers who knows how to dress or speak to impress (I am putting this one in because all my classmates who are first class students are not good dressers and I habe observed them ober time that they perform better when they dress simple than when they dress to impress)

3. Mode of meeting people: while a Nigerian local government chairman or governor (just because he has managed to acquire $50million through fraudulent means) will be disturbing our peace with siren when passing by our neighborhood, just to get our attention. This $54billion dollar clean money trekked the streets of Yaba, Lagos without heavy police escort, and met everyday people doing what they know how to do best at CC HUB, ANDELA Nigeria and a few other places.

There are many other things to consider, in his coming to the most populous black nation on earth (at least we know his visit is not a charity case visit, its a visit to explore the brimming technology potential that is written all over the walls of the country, but our clueless leaders couldn't see. And instead of investing in it are asking our youths to go back to farm. (N.B. non of the top 20 economically vibrant countries in the world is an agrarian economy, but thats a talk for another day)).

The difference i see between Mark Zuckerberg and all that I have compared him with is the value system of the environment where they grew up. Nobody will give you preferential treatment in most western countries because you're a rich man, neither do they have time to be drooling at your feet, because higher percentage of them too are gainfully employed and so don't have time for nonsense, reversed is the case here. The value system here taught many of us that except you show off, you won't be accepted, that's why you see many young couples go into heavy debts just to put up a show stopping wedding, and also some borrow to by aso ebi while neglecting children school fees. The value system here don't care where and how you got the sudden wealth, all they want is, jusy get the money. That's why Nigerian youths will come online to celebrate thiefs who are bleeding the economy dry because of their ethnic or religious affiliations to such thiefs.

If we must see the radical and progressive change we desire to see in Nigeria the first place to start from is a change in our value system. We must stop honouring a thief or a tyrant because we share the same ethnic or religious affiliations. We must learn to call a thief a thief and a tyrant a tyrant instead of celebrating their shenanigans. We must begin to let our conscience instead of our sentiments to guide us when addressing personal or national issue. Until we start re orientating ourselves on the positive values we must hold dear, values such as hardwork, probity, accountability, meritocracy, dignity of Labour etc we are going nowhere as a nation, I rest my case for now.

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I love the way he looks so simple , and from the pics...I think he's an easygoing somebody, nice ! Great man

i met him too and i told him how sharp naijabet is.

Miita seun its time 2 go global ooo.

jmichlins:
to all those girls shinning their thirty six that guy is married with a child and he doesn't look like a player so free him. Am not a developer Mark but if I ever get the chance of meeting you my question to you will be........

Naija babes no send O. dem go overthrow him wife
This one when country scatter, the hustle is real

FinestPINACLE:
Anu gbala taa echi bu nta.



u get luck big luck say I no dey Lagos.

Enyi jee nodu ala

DLuciano:
Don't mind them. Seun, Lalasticala, mynd44 and the rest niggas will not go and learn new social media techniques from Mark Zukerberg just here in Lagos, only to suspend, block and all manner of sentiments they know. How many times have you heard face book block your comment or quote or suspend you?

Help me tell them o,that without us there is no nairaland. Naijabet man say so

TonyeBarcanista:
Seun, when will you tour America to reciprocate the goodwill of Mark Zuck?

don't worry bruh, his time will come @seun

The ogas at the top should learn from this. This guy came and the entrepreneurs were excited. I can't imagine their excitement if the president or a top class does the same. And I'm not talking about jamborees o. I'm talking about intelligent discussions and all. Make them feel and see where they fit in the nation and not just items of campaign manifesto. It's not just about loans, some SMEs don't even require much capital all they want is a suitable environment. Is that too much to ask

PrettyCrystal:
Naija got talents

Yes, you are right.

jmichlins:
to all those girls shinning their thirty six that guy is married with a child and he doesn't look like a player so free him. Am not a developer Mark but if I ever get the chance of meeting you my question to you will be........

just to take selfie ni jare

jmichlins:
lets just imagine that your mum trained you well but you choose your own part. What have I said or done to you to be called a lunatic or is this part of being a feminist?

Check him well ...I kno the region that abuse people like this

His meeting has been with regular people. The young and talented Nigerians, most of the persons I've seen Mark meet may not have up to 100k bank balance but they re wealthy upstairs. That's what I call simplicity and humility. Knowing that youth empowerment is ideal to the growth of every nation.
God have started sending his Angels in human form to save Nigerian youths and pull em outta darkness.

Is it a coincidence that the wealthiest and most gifted persons on earth are usually very humble? (Except, of course, our polithiefcians whose pride and ego overtake that of Lucifer when he was still in heaven)

Take a closer look at Mark. His total outlook is not even up to $500. But contrast him with a typical Nigerian moneybag and you'll understand why Africa is still centuries behind progressive civilization.

TonyeBarcanista:
Seun, when will you tour America to reciprocate the goodwill of Mark Zuck?

Who knows Seun?


You might even be surprised the compound he stays the children know him as "is it that uncle that is always use to ples computer?"

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GOOD LUCK..

I am just waiting for APC to claim Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria as part of Buhari's achievement.

I am not even joking... Cos It will happen.

DLuciano:
Don't mind them. Seun, Lalasticala, mynd44 and the rest niggas will not go and learn new social media techniques from Mark Zukerberg just here in Lagos, only to suspend, block and all manner of sentiments they know. How many times have you heard face book block your comment or quote or suspend you?

After they will say buhari is a tyrant

TonyeBarcanista:
Seun, when will you tour America to reciprocate the goodwill of Mark Zuck?

Why are you guys mentioning seun everywhere like they are both on the same scale?

Let's see him visit ccHub firstly

TonyeBarcanista:
Seun, when will you tour America to reciprocate the goodwill of Mark Zuck?

please all of u calling out oga Seun should give him a break jare, we like to celebrate others more than our own.

I no know why e dey do me like say make Mark and Seun jam emselves

Omg! Why is my teeth showing close to my two ears? I'm smiling that widely! God bless you bro.

Still wearing the same shirt since 2013.

we use to have one mega talented drop-out who looked to make his mark internationally.. alas he became a victim of ibadan politics and was enmeshed in tribalistic concatenation.. rolling in his millions and creating a generation of hate-mongers and jihadists of the new nigeria

itchy-scratchy fingers.. it is not yet time to hit the self-service button so move along

Success is good, see how every one around him is so happy to meet him. See as the ladies are so full of smile there head will soon burst as a result of the excessive smiling.

Nairaland cry boys divert your attention to being focused and successful in your chosen field and you will have the zuckerberg effect on all them ladies and people who have under estimated you, talked down on you and have made you cry.

You will be a success.

These pictures are just bringing smile to my face

Just look at that Zuckerman dude.. slightly over 30, a billionaire, relaxed, down-to-earth and helping humanity

That is how leaders are made..