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Gbengageorge:
Mark m y words , this reps are fighting for their pockets. Imagine if mmm as a company pays tax, they will have more money to buy 3000billion naira cars. but now they get nothing, so they are furious. GBAM.

A good thought from you. Just watching to see how this hunt ends. One thing is sure, Nigerians will not bother to consider in their desire to make more money.

If you listen to the news on radio or read it up you may have come across the news that the House of Representatives are working towards probing and uncovering the work of the ‘wonder-bank’ called MMM.
I believe most of us are quite familiar with the workings of this scheme which has being subjected to various critical analysis both on the mass and print media. The fact that this scheme is fraught with risk is not lost on the users, the motivating factor is the financial benefits they get from this scheme. Let me state clearly that I am not a participant neither am I a marketer but I am writing this based on the testimonies of those who are involved in it.

The House of Representatives by law are within their rights to investigate this scheme, the only issue I intend to raise is the motivation behind their investigation. We are all familiar with the usual complaints that the problem with Nigeria is the choice of leaders that has governed us over the years since independence. This is a classic example to discuss or analyze the way our leaders relate with us.

The scheme is popular among Nigerians because of the instant gain that comes from it. Another reason may be the fact that there is suddenly an avenue to access quick capital or financial resources for the needs of the participants. These thoughts are essentially what guide the operations of the commercial banks but the fact that they are failing is evident in the high interest rate of their loans and also the difficulty in accessing capital.

The intervention of the Reps may therefore be described as timely based on the fact that this may erase a situation where Nigerians will lose money when this MMM aka wonder-bank packs up. Unfortunately, the participants in this scheme are not complaining, instead they are encouraging more people to join. Therefore, it is pertinent to ask who the Reps are fighting for. If it is for the sake of common Nigerians, then we already know for sure that people are not complaining neither are they calling for government assistance. How about if we consider the reps as fulfilling their role as protectors of the Nigerian people, we all know the reality that it is rarely the case.
The furore raised by the house of Reps as it concerns MMM is uncalled for as Nigerians have always been preyed on either by them, the banking institutions and those who are calling for the end of this scheme.

Written by me.

Movie is different from real life. The bottom line is that you can't determine the end of a thing from the beginning. If you don't trust enough, you can't be successful in your relationship no matter the series of test.

Ginaz, somebody suggested family session and he is right. There is a thread for introverts there and you are sure to get multitude of possible suggestions there. I was once like this.

Without much ado I would not have bothered to reply this thread but I just hope that this will send a message across. One major thing that has become prevalent in this forum and this world of ours is the exaltation of the rich and the mockery of the poor. This is not to say that the writer of the previous thread does not have legitimate argument but it is just one-sided. That is, the glorification of the rich.

I have not seen any society where every man is a millionaire. It is an obvious reality which even our maker has made to be so. Every society for it to achieve its set goals need a structured system that rests on both the rich and not so rich. Therefore a situation where the rich is glorified above others does not augur well for all. The truth is that the prosperity of one man rest on the collective strength of others who may be rich or poor. For every society that has not been able to strike a balance, the government are most times at fault. This is the main crux of the matter. Government across the world are failing and they will continue to fail. The only thing that is foregrounded is the fact that the failure of government and its institutions tend to favour the rich. Simple, the push for privatization is an obvious and glaring way in which inequality is being promoted from the United States of America down to the countries here in Africa. Among the rich are a mixed breed of characters that range from the honest to the dishonest. Our leaders and the elites are rich by virtue of their position but we all know they are the cause of majority of our problems. Their dishonesty and lack of leading right have led to the failure of most government institutions and parastatals.

The granting of waivers and other benefits are mainly for the rich and some people may rightly say they are going to use these opportunities well compared to others. Also, corrupt government officials are wont to reward their family and cronies with properties that belong to the public which often end up depriving the poor people of their rights. One thing I love about European countries such as Germany, Sweden and Norway is the fact that the difference between the rich and the poor is minimal, why is because government are alive to their responsibilities.

Back to the thread that inspired this write-up, he made reference to schools where the rich men children go to learn and in there I will draw out some of the issues he foregrounded. The teachers that teach their children, how many of them earn even as much as half of the children’ term school fees per month. The cleaners and other menial staff are not rich people or they won’t be doing such things to earn a living.

Seriously I am not saying the poor should give birth to as many as they want or the unintelligent should do likewise but that was just too derogatory a topic. The rich need the poor to get by just as much as the poor need the rich to get by. Remember, the book of proverbs makes it explicitly clear, whoever mocks the poor mocks their maker.

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@Skykid1208
Man I should not be in the best place to advise you but I will be talking from experience.
I am just an introvert like you and yes all I deduce from your story is a girl giving you green lights. I had such an experience which I ran away from because of inability to converse especially on phone or private. Man the main thing is you are afraid of being awkward or bereft of confidence. If you like her and you see something you both share in common, make the move and everything else will take care of itself.

@Bidexluv.
Please don't wish away fifty percent of your introversion, none can predict what effect that will have on you. You are good just a little tweaking.

Is it that you don't just like talking or you don't like the way you sound? Be confident in your voice and be prepared to defend your space. What do you have interest in and how many people you can tag along with will do a lot to lift you out of the boredom you are feeling now.

Nysc is one place that you can easily discover your voice or get silenced. Be confident in your ability. I am harping on this because it is my experience and seriously people just want you to talk but they really don't appreciate noise. I hope you enjoy Your Own company as this is one way to build confidence. Love yourself and never refrain from helping others.
Just a side question, have you led a group at any point or have been appointed? If such opportunity comes just accept and watch things change for the better. Never give up on your personality, just modify.

Seriously questions like this make one wonder what sort of expectations that people of this present age have on entering marriage. Salary on any ground shouldn't be a secret. Any attempt to make it so could be a recipe for trust issues. Marry someone you can call a companion so that you don't have to consider such issue like this as an option.

Seriously this personality test has led to a deviation from the objective of this group. We all know introverts are the ones inhabiting this thread.

Great to hear, just to add, everyone needs a bailout at some point, let's be ready to help as we must surely need it at some point.

Fine activism but your thought most times don't correspond with the thoughts of your other mates or sex. Why you are correct about it being a sacred spot you must understand that the commercialisation or its exploitation as a tool of influence is not just encouraged by the male, the owners/female also encourage this.

Last thought, abstinence is still preferable to a lady sleeping outside a committed relationship. Education though is needed to promote a more tolerant society.