DankemzI:
Mark Make a donation to the IDP's before you go o!
We need your philanthropic gesture now

Abeg shovel this talk!

Mark Zuckerberg should donate to IDPs when the likes of Sheriff who stole Billions has not contributed a dime to their welfare but is busy trying to hijack PDP Chairmanship. If u say that thing again eh...i go give you e-knock for head

Pendragon001:
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.

Ayannuga Olugbenga Paul aka Oluayan1 writes from Bissaula in Taraba state, northeast Nigeria
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Nice write up bro..the most mature comment I read so far

Namdeenero:
Enyi jee nodu ala

Nwanne mmadu ighaghi aghota even if munwa kowara gi d tin.

freshvine:


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?"

when children talk, one shouldn't be surprised, if not for him ur likes wouldn't be on this medium expressing yourself . Having read the comments so far, but none of your likes have even commended the owner of the medium through which you can't do without everyday. All of your likes, using scathing and derogatory remarks to bring down Seun and his colleagues. If the so-called Zuckerberg had people with your level of horizon around him in the days of little beginning, he might not have gotten to where he is today. Instead of you to appreciate the talents we have in Nigeria, you rather pour expletives and esoteric whatnot on them. Perhaps you think the Facebook mogul jst became gargantuan overnight. I just decided to drop a missive for your likes on this medium, am sure you got the message and am sure your likes are reading as well . Seun and his colleagues , you guys are the simply the best, pls continue, am sure you'l get to that Olympian height.

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

thank u, tnx so much, there are too many children exhibiting their puerile nature here. Instead of you to celebrate Seun and his colleagues and wish them well to get to such height and even beat the Facebook bro, they are here condemning .

jaybillionaire:
when children talk, one shouldn't be surprised, if not for him ur likes wouldn't be on this medium expressing yourself . Having read the comments so far, but none of your likes have even commended the owner of the medium through which you can't do without everyday. All of your likes, using scathing and derogatory remarks to bring down Seun and his colleagues. If the so-called Zuckerberg had people with your level of horizon around him in the days of little beginning, he might not have gotten to where he is today. Instead of you to appreciate the talents we have in Nigeria, you rather pour expletives and esoteric whatnot on them. Perhaps you think the Facebook mogul jst became gargantuan overnight. I just decided to drop a missive for your likes on this medium, am sure you got the message and am sure your likes are reading as well . Seun and his colleagues , you guys are the simply the best, pls continue, am sure you'l get to that Olympian height.

The joke is on you. You're so uptight to notice the sarcasm.

... But you respond like an illiterate. There are hundreds of social medium if I decide to forgone nairaland.

freshvine:


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?"

hah ahn now.... why are you guys this wicked now... na Nairaland boss una yab like this...

But on a more serious note Seun, ithink you need to up your game and make nairaland more prestigeous and popular......
afterall this is nigeria's biggest forum we have now.

freshvine:


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?"

hah ahn now.... why are you guys this wicked now... na Nairaland boss una yab like this...

But on a more serious note Seun, i think you need to up your game and make nairaland more prestigeous and popular......
afterall this is nigeria's biggest forum we have now.

freshvine:


The joke is on you. You're so uptight to notice the sarcasm.

... But you respond like an illiterate. There are hundreds of social medium if I decide to forgone nairaland.

lol "... if I decided to forgone nairaland" hahahahahahahahaha did I just hear u say FORGONE? . Now you judge, who is the illiterate?

jaybillionaire:
lol "... if I decided to forgone nairaland" hahahahahahahahaha did I just hear u say FORGONE? . Now you judge, who is the illiterate?

In economics wants are arranged in scale of preference. This simply means that priorities are attended first using the concept of opportunity cost which is commonly known as FORGONE alternative.

Read my post again, I said there were hundreds of social media platform other than nairaland I could join. If you have passed your fundamental economics you should have known I've use economics terms to drive home my point.

So my dear, Forgone means I can sacrifice nairaland to be on Facebook.


#I still believe you're the unintelligent one here

freshvine:


In economics wants are arranged in scale of preference. This simply means that priorities are attended first using the concept of opportunity cost which is commonly known as FORGONE alternative.

Read my post again, I said there were hundreds of social media platform other than nairaland I could join. If you have passed your fundamental economics you should have known I've use economics terms to drive home my point.

So my dear, Forgone means I can sacrifice nairaland to be on Facebook.


#I still believe you're the unintelligent one here

lol u r very very wrong, that forgone was used erroneously. As much as you claimed to pass ur Economics am sure u must av managed to get E8 in English language lol ;Dlittle wonder, u used forgone in place of forgo. Just swallow ur pride and do the needful. Forgone alternative as defined by you in economics is right but forgone as used in that context is a solecism... yet u're still claiming to be right. Lol, well I shouldn't blame u anyway . I will only judge u if I know your Alma mater.

Mark on mark

I like this guy

Hopefully his visit serves as inspiration to some at the very least even though the odds against a lot of people can be very high, frustrating that talent is abundant but resources are scarce

Am proud of Tughu, when we were classmates in word of faith, benin city, he was called cartoon. Mama Idahosa will be proud of you, word of faith and Benson Idahosa University, product.

FinestPINACLE:
Nwanne mmadu ighaghi aghota even if munwa kowara gi d tin.

Alright, ka odibazie otu ahu

Seun and Mark are meeting 2morrow in case you don't know

jaybillionaire:
lol u r very very wrong, that forgone was used erroneously. As much as you claimed to pass ur Economics am sure u must av managed to get E8 in English language lol ;Dlittle wonder, u used forgone in place of forgo. Just swallow ur pride and do the needful. Forgone alternative as defined by you in economics is right but forgone as used in that context is a solecism... yet u're still claiming to be right. Lol, well I shouldn't blame u anyway . I will only judge u if I know your Alma mater.

You sounding cynical and petty. No need exchanging intelligent views with you.

Let me try harder if only it will sink.

There's nothing like forgo in economics when dealing with array of choices.

Read my post, I spoke in economic terms not English writing. Get sense.

freshvine:


You sounding cynical and petty. No need exchanging intelligent views with you.

Let me try harder if only it will sink.

There's nothing like forgo in economics when dealing with array of choices.

Read my post, I spoke in economic terms not English writing. Get sense.

Madam economics, ask ur Economics teacher, it is simply wrong to use forgone in dt context u use it. Pls dn't be impervious to correction

Abbey2sam:

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

Amen

freshvine:


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?"

Hahaha That's harsh LOL

justmenoni:
Let's see him visit ccHub firstly

Or make him go Empire

Namdeenero:
Alright, ka odibazie otu ahu

Otua!

exactly Bro or better still let him inform members about his coy's CSR plans


Broquote author=TonyeBarcanista post=48968808]Or make him go Empire[/quote]