Beaf:
Can an employer ever weep for their employees in Nigeria? Can our govt ever weep for an individual Nigerian?

Afam:

Maybe, for the wrong reasons sha. Maybe when they cannot cheat them at will without any consequences. . .

Beaf:



I think our problems lie there.
The govt is so corrupt that practically the only way to survive is by imbibing the same greed, wickedness and and kleptomania.
I am wondering, is there any way that citizens can pull together to avoid this loop to nowhere? Perhaps, forming coorperatives with strict rules might do the trick; but only for a start. The great positive in banding together, is that people would increasingly begin to speak with a single voice and in time, could force the govt along the path to change.

sjeezy8:

Yes indeed but at the same time paying taxes.

posakosa:

what form of development do u speak of ? its about much more but an essential part of economic development is about creating jobs/generating taxes for the government.

Beaf:

It encompasses all definitions of development. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country (the real deal). How, when and what can we do to measure up.

Creating jobs/generating taxes is a miniscule portion of development. It is more about completeness; the condition of the national psyche for one, how we approach and tackle issues, investment in intellectual knowledge as a resource etc.

posakosa:

Its not miniscule; it the fastest metrics to measuring and documenting growth and development.

Beaf:

Is Development All About Personal Wealth?

Beaf:

Can an employer ever weep for their employees in Nigeria?

Beaf:


For most of us, we believe that development is a collective thing. Everyone benefits, everyone contributes, the government must lead and empower.

Tadashi Yamashina, senior managing director and head of Toyota’s motor racing unit, said through tears that he was sorry for Toyota’s racers, especially the team’s Japanese reserve driver, Kamui Kobayashi. Toyota’s main drivers for the 2009 season were Jarno Trulli of Italy and Timo Glock of Germany.

“The drivers have grown, together with the team,” he said, trailing off as his eyes welled with tears. He spent the rest of the news conference heaving and sighing and dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief.

Alongside Yamanashi, Toyoda, a member of the company’s founding family who took over in June, presented himself as a realist who was not afraid of making tough decisions. “I have always been one of motor sport’s most ardent supporters,” he said. “But since becoming president, my responsibilities have changed. I felt that we needed to shift the company’s resources. Eco-friendly cars are our top priority.”

Beaf:


What a guy! What a guy!

Tadashi Yamashina is not a spirit, neither is he made off special stuff, it is just a coincidence that he was born in a country with the right circumstances for him to very rightly rise to the top. It is certain that a man of his fibre would be to "weak" to make it in the brutish environment Nigeria currently offers. Needless to say, he is at the top in one of the most successful companies to grace the Earth; the area he was involved in (Formula 1) is so advanced, that it hooks into national defense, space, aeronautical, automobile and other cutting edge technologies.

Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa. If the above holds true, why are the states where he has business interests not developed? If he has created job opportunities, why are they so stunted that so few can key in (contrast with Silicon Valley or Las Vegas)? What is missing?[/Beaf]

Beaf is not far from the truth. Dangote is a very greedy man. He is just interested in himself. He can never weep for any of his staff he would rather see them go hungry or die. He has virtually monopolies the Nigerian Market. and at the same time created barriers so that others will not gain entry into his business areas. Those already there he looks for means to usurp them and get them out.