Nigeria: Power Crisis And Prosperity

I think you are correct in my point of view, because this is one of the major culprit which most of the times fueled by ethnic obsession.

From an economic view point corruption is still the biggest problem

See, corruption is not our problem, It is possible for Nigeria to be corrupt and still generate enough electricity for the nation, build good roads, equip hospitals.  

It is possible for me as a corrupt contractor to inflate a road construction contract, collect 98% mobilization, settle my boys at the ministry and due process office, bribe all bribables and still construct a good road. Jullius berger n co worked in very corrupt enviroments, they did what they had to do to get the contracts but their work still remains even after many years.

Our main problem is stupidity and lack of intelligent reasoning in high office both at those giving contracts and those receiving the contracts. so it is a problem of Power (Leadership) crises and Prosperity

Na corruption oooo.

And here it goes, once papa corrupt, pikin go emulate.

This is why government prefers giving big contracts to "white men" or foreigners.Give a black man a contract to construct another set of bridges to link V.I to the mainland and you watch out.Those bridges will collapse in less the five years while the older ones done by Julius Berger and others still remain intact (that is if the bridges ever get constructed in the first place)

if you check out all those countries that are prosperos you will see that the ve always managed there resources an people very well.

corruption is one thing,
poor leadership is another thing
lack of intelligence another
                      but
selfishness and greed OMG!!!! u can never see beyond your nose if u have these and oh we do have it in great proportions. this is the source of misappropriation of funds which = no money = no moving forward = going backward instead = Nigeria.

with people like us who care i see a tiny (hardly visible) light at the end of the tunnel but My God its so faint i wonder when its eventually going to shine.

You have a point but i don't think that's our problem.Our problem is the way we think (i'm talking about BLACK AFRICANS).A lot of the people looting this country blind are well educated professionals. . .a lot of them in the management/economic field and yet do we see their impact on the economy? NO.

The "white men" who plundered our resources hundreds of years ago had to use guns to FORCE us to stop SELLING OUR OWN PEOPLE AS SLAVES.Think about that for a minute. . . . . . . . . . What does that tell you about our mentality? Funny thing is, there is no difference between then and now except GSM. . .lol. . .hehehehe

We actually had to be forced to quit harming ourselves (coz the sailiors didn't kidnap anyone for slavery.We did all the hard work ourselves. . . lol)

My people. . .lol

corruption/lack of leadership from an economic point of view
power from an infrastructural/developmental point of view

without an eradication to the corruption or perhaps zero tolerance on it coupled with a slight increase on good governance then their certainly wouldn't be any growth forecats on the infrastructural/development aspect.

They are all correlated.

Quote from: jay bee on November 03, 2009, 01:11 PM

corruption/lack of leadership from an economic point of view
power from an infrastructural/developmental point of viewWithout an eradication to the corruption or perhaps zero tolerance on it coupled with a slight increase on good governance then their certainly wouldn't be any growth forecats on the infrastructural/development aspect.
They are all correlated.

True but then infrastructural developments wont happen if the power sector is piss poor you know. . .
It is imperative for Nigeria to sort out its power sector to see an increased prosperity economically
Virtually everything that keeps a nation moving requires a steady stream of ENERGY. . .  

I don't think so.There is virtually nobody at the upper tiers of Aso Rock who hasn't got at least a B.Sc.A lot of them have certificates that run into dozens.For instance :

Maurice Iwu : Educated abroad and well read.Did he use his expertise to save this country?NO.Why?Coz he knows there is no hope for the black man and it's pointless.WE ARE ALL OPPORTUNISTS.Simple as that.Black Africans will always be the same even 200 years from now.Our senseless greed knows no bounds.That is why we kept on kidnapping and selling our own people as slaves hundreds of years ago.No other race has ever done that.

IBB,Abacha,OBJ : All these people got some or most of their education abroad.Research on it.Did they use their management skills to develop the country?NO.Why?They know and understand that blacks don't really want progress.We can deny it all we want but it's true.Take Lagos for example.If LASTMA impounds your vehicle, the least you expect to spend is between N80,000 to N150,000 to get your vehicle back (depends on the gravity of the offense).The charges are ridiculously high but if the costs were like in the UK or US where you pay between $5 to $10 (i think) for parking tickets, i trust 9ja people.They will drive anyhow and abuse the whole thing coz after all, the offense is just "N500 -N1000".They will even spray the LASTMA official with a bunch of naira notes up to N5000,laugh at his face and tell him to get a better job. . .yes. . . This is the typical "educated" black African for you but even if you a billionaire and you are made to cough up over N100,000 for traffic offense, you will "behave" better next time.The only reason Lagos drives are a little more civil now is because of the huge amount they tend to lose if they are caught.So the only language a black man understands is force.He can't be reasoned with (even with education).Our leaders understand this and we can see how they "elect" themselves.THROUGH FORCE! ! !

you dont learn management in school

true said and dats why i have stated that their is massive correlation between all the key criteria needed for to develop.

ask you self this question, would you trust any current leader to project manage a 50billion dollar power project?
most probably no simply because they are pissed corrupt so in order for us to reach the prosperity we so crave, all this key ingredients need to come together.

The only key ingredient keeping this country going is oil.Once the oil finishes, that's it.Trust me, PDP politic is based on oil.No oil,NO PDP.Once the oil runs out, the North will announce its intend to keep it's tomatoes and groundnut to itself,the South East will remember their cassava and yams, the South West will remember their cocoa and rubber produce.I mean face, what's all this rigging and political bloodshed about?It's oil money.The PDP stalwart on leave looted over $85 billion.Na from wia the money come from?Na "OYEL" money! ! !In another country, he would be facing at least 100 years in prison but here, he gets a slap on the wrist and people "sympathize" with him.The very suffering Nigerians "sympathize" with him and you begin to wonder why there is no progress.Petty thieves are shot daily at police stations. . .so much that nobody bothers anymore.

thats spot on.
I believe if we can settle that Nigeria would certainly be a better place.
Increased standard of living,thriving business, and we would even draw foreign investors.
Not like now, that most production companies are closing shop cause the cost of powering their business is equivalent to the budget of a small country


people keep saying corruption! corruption!
Lies and corruption make up the fabric of ever nation.

Theres a difference btw coruption and greed.

why not steal $5mill instead of $20mil
our leaders are just wayy too greedy.