oduastates:
Obasanjo left Nigeria better than he met her

luckyz4rea:


Substantiate your claim sir!

hahn:
*Takes a puff*

Modified

Nigeria's first problem is lack of unity. We will always be unable to tackle issues if we cannot come to an agreement on key issues affecting us as human beings first

oduastates:
Obasanjo left Nigeria better than he met her

swtdrms:
Nigeria's one and only problem is its nature of People. I've come to the conclusion over the years that Nigerians by nature are bad managers and leaders. And that's the problem facing the country in all its ramifications. Only a few, very few individuals are good managers and as well leaders. I've worked with several people and under several varying degree of projects, the type of managerial and leadership abilities exhibited by foreign nationals especially those from Europe is quite different from the type exhibited by Nigerians. It is this poor management that has always impacted our social political lives and have modelled our way of life, culture and tradition. From my analysis of our business men who have made millions and billions over time, I've as well come to the realization that most of them made their millions not as a result of proper planning and execution but basically as a result of persistency and luck. Luck from circumstance and environment. It is this same trait that has existed in the DNA of the majority of Nigerians in all their social and political lives. Its not only Presidents who have failed, but majority of our leaders in their respective domains; Governors, Local Government chairmen etc. Irrespective of these failures ofcourse there are a handful of those individuals who have succeeded without enormous efforts, those few worked magic in the midst of myriads of problems solely because they are good managers and leaders.

On the argument of system of government, bring in Europeans to run this same government and this same political and economic system and see complete transformation in just a single tenure.

If there's any advice I'll give, I'll say as a result of explosion of knowledge, the younger generation in my analysis have proven to be better managers and leaders compared to their older counterparts. To that I'll say the only hope is the upcoming generation. This upcoming generation has repeatedly discard alot of norms and tradition for what they believe and are convinced of. That is where the ray of hope is going to lit from.

Sweetguy25:


You spoke very well and I absolutelty agree with your response.
You have to understand that Nigerians are born into a culture of mediocrity and this generally affects all aspects of our lives.
It is a culture that has been allowed to fester and grow due to an absolute neglect of our educational systems and institutions, poverty and a myriad of other factors.

oduastates:
Obasanjo left Nigeria better than he met her

Sweetguy25:


Can we ever be united and solve national issues without rancour? The answer is NO.
So what do we do?

swtdrms:


That's the more reason i've always posited that the problem with Nigeria is just one and only one, our educational system, what do we git out of education system? The systems wire us in such a way that we come out as scammers, greedy men, immediate benefit seekers etc.

The moment our education system is well structured, and we all understand what our goals and means should be, we are headed towards development. Adequately understanding goals makes us better leaders and understanding of the means as well make us better managers.

Stalwert:


You mean OBJ life became better at the end of his tenure than he met it. OBJ deliberately handed power to an individual who had serious health challenges and imposed on him a bumbling buffoon as his deputy no his actions showed he left us worse of by saddling us witha leadership that is primed to fail.


OP you will face failure not Nigeria, 2017 will mark a year of impressive achievements. PMB already achieved our greatest feat in power generation. &Hopefully this will be sustained.

Sweetguy25:


I know my type - born and bred in mediocrity and self denial and delusions.

Sweetguy25:


True but unfortunately, fixing a damaged educational system in a poor country like Nigeria is a herculean task. It almost seems impossible, there are no resources to achieve that(fixing the system) even in the next 10-15 years. The future of this country doesn't look bright at all.

swtdrms:


I don't concur with that, I said in my initial post that the younger generation are better managers and leaders compared to their older counterparts as a result of explosion in knowledge. A competent leader will adequately fix the major loopholes in the interim within a short period of time while a solid foundation for long term is being worked on.

It still boils down to the issue of leadership. Competent leadership; With Myriads of problems in Lagos State, Ambode is tackling them without noise. No argument, no debates, no talk shows, no controversies, silently he's fixing issues. That is a leader with clear vision of issues at hand and ready made solutions. Fashola had achievements but you will agree with me there were alot noise and controversies. Ambode's solutions from my perspective is touching the lives of the poor masses and adding to Lagos State's ecknomy while that of Fashola is basically focused on the economy of the state, not welfarism of the down trodden. Nevertheless, they are both competent leaders because they get problems solved but I'll prefer leadership style of Ambode.

Sweetguy25:


The younger generation also lack the character exhibited by the older generation. If the younger generation of Nigerians were indeed able to change this country positively, they would've already started effecting the change. They may be born and bred in the information age where it is very easy to access information and gain knowledge easily but are they actually ready to lead?

It's just a matter of time, but going by the small enterprises and projects managed, they've fared better compared to the older generations.