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lawkenoz: like I said I don't engage in such, sorry if I got u angry it wasn't intentional, I neva remember mentioning I was igbo to u, so ur assumption on calling a bigot my kinsmen is uncalled for! I simply talked to u because I deemed u sensible enough to understand d road ur about to embark on, don't let wat pple say get u emotional! Singing peace nd kimbaya on nairaland? Wat good has dat done? The moment u realise most folks here just enjoy this ethnicity u would knw its of no use! All of them here have friends form other tribes I imagine u also have a friend from the igbo tribe as well. Imagine u telling him all this face to face just because a lunatic from his tribe got u angry and thus ur extension of all these to him as well; I believe its not worth damaging your frienship! I love all tribes both the yoruba and igbos as well including my own tribe very much! You don't need to use insultive and angry tones at me to paSs ur point across we aren't quarelling!

lawkenoz: as much as I would had loved to applaud ur sensibility I will refrian from doing so! U tried not to sound tribalistic but u did a poor job in covering ur hate for d igbos, so igbos don't go to school or get educated? Or they don't engage in mentally challenging activities? Well taken u got angry by the bigots who engage in tribal bashing. Both the igbos and yorubas on this forun are guilty in matter! They choose to sit at home nd bash themselves carrying such hate in their hearts (I wonder why such poison doesn't kill them). My advice is don't let it infect u, ur post just sounded like u praising ur tribe above all else, u mentioned not even one thing good about the igbos but u pitched ur tribe at d pinnacle of all others! Mind u all tribes have there strenghts nd flaws, both the igbo nd even ur tribe. Even if they keep ranting that the yorubas are fearful u knw its not true why degrade ur self nd stoop so low to almost their level! There's a saying that goes "beleiving in a lie doesn't make the truth any less valid". Pls leave tribalism nd all these etnic hatred for kidz, from ur post ur bigger than such!

Obiagelli: Most importantly he held the opposition flag, if not for Tinubu we probably be running a single party system.

Eko Atlantic: Fashola has set a model for other states to follow.
Oyo state government used the idea of Lagos BRT, introduced her own transport service system named "Pace setter Transport Service(PTS). Ibadan is Nigeria's biggest city in land mass(almost the size of some states, e.g.Imo). Which makes it very essential to have a good city transportation system.
PTS carries people within Ibadan no matter how long the wanna go at maximum of N50(cheaper than that of BRT & Lagbus in Lagos), N20 and N30 at times.

They provide free services in festive days like they did in the just concluded salah celebration.
State Government workers and school students and pupils(private and public) take the buses for free everyday.

With this, old rugged and dirty buses have reduced drastically and Oyo state has been able to generate money. Wonder why Oyo state hasn't borrowed any amount since Ajimobi got elected.

The smaller buses(14 passangers) are for inter-state transportation.

Ikengawo: The ignorance on this thread is record breaking



Igbos are ambitious, nobody will take that from them but it's almost impossible to convince them what they own is better than what they can possiby own or have and that's what leads to their desperate nature.

Yorubas are fearful, nobody will take that from them either. A yoruba person is not going to risk what he has, even if it's very little, no matter the reward and don't typically think outside of what's theres. Many yorubas don't know there was a civil war in Nigeria.

UNVEILING NIGERIANS WHO PLAY BIG IN GHANA
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•How They Run Big Banks & Insurance Companies

When it comes to activities in the Ghanaian economy, Nigeria no doubt is a big player. Nigeria is rated the 3rd biggest investor in Ghanaian economy, after the U.S and China and this explains the magnitude of the massive influence the country wields in terms of business and commerce in Ghana. It is also on record that Nigeria has led the revolution in some key sectors of the Ghanaian economy, especially in the banking and insurance sectors. This piece is about top Nigerian Corporate Executives who are steering the wheels of big corporate institutions and establishments in Ghana, with special focus on the Banking and Insurance sectors. Interestingly, there is no sector of the Ghanaian economy, where you will not find a Nigerian holding a big stake.
In the banking sector, there is no way the story of the current revolution in the Ghana banking industry would be told without the mention of names of Nigerian corporate titans who helped in reshaping the sector in the country. One of such men is Dolapo Ogundimu.. He is the Managing Director of Access Bank. Before he took up the job, Dolapo was the MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana. A seasoned banker, Lekan Sanusi is the current MD of Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited. Since he took over, he has kept the flag of the bank flying as one of the biggest financial institutions in Ghana. Zenith Bank is yet another Nigerian bank doing great in Ghana. Daniel Asiedu is the M/DCEO of the bank. Though Asiedu is a Ghanaian, he had spent most part of his career in Nigeria. Another man doing great in the banking sector is Oliver Alawuba. He is the Managing Director of United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Ghana. UBA is one of the best banks in Ghana at the moment.
Ghanaians can also not forget Nigerian multi-billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim in a jiffy. He is one of the men who had done so well for the Ghanaian banking industry. He established Energy Bank 2 years ago and today, the bank has 7 branches across the country. It was adjudged the Most Liquid Bank in Ghana last year and also one of the 2 with the Best Profit After Tax out of 28 banks. The Managing Director of Energy Bank Ghana Limited is Mr. Sam Ayinuola. He has been doing so well for the bank and has been bettering the fortunes of the bank. There is also Mr. Isaac Shedowo, who is the Deputy General Manager of Energy Bank.
There is also Mr. Michael Osikoya, who is the Head, Financial Control and Corporate Planning of the Bank. Seasoned Nigerian politician, Senator Iyiola Omisore is another big player in the Ghana banking industry. He, alongside some other Nigerian businessmen floated the First Atlantic Merchant Bank Ghana Limited last year. The bank is set to bring a ne experience to the industry. Another Nigerian entrepreneur who is playing a good role in the Ghanaian banking sector is Oye Balogun. He is one of the new Nigerian businessmen who just moved into banking in Ghana.
In the insurance sector, Nigerians are equally playing big. In that sector in Ghana, there are equally a lot of big names who have done well. There are names like that of Dolapo Balogun. He is one of the Nigerians who play big in Ghana where he owns a lot of investments. He started off as a big player in the Insurance sector in Nigeria, having taken over his dad’s insurance business and he has successfully taken it to the next level; expanding the company’s operations to Ghana few years back.
You cannot also forget names like Iyiola Saraki who is the MD of Nem Insurance Ghana Limited. There is also Roy Bernard, who runs Capital Assurance, Ghana Limited. Another prominent name in the Ghanaian insurance sector is Bode Oseni, who runs Regency Assurance Ghana Limited. Bode is one of the finest hands in the business of Insurance. In Ghana today, Equity Assurance ranks among the biggest in the Insurance sector. A seasoned insurance guru, Prince Yemi Adetuwo is the MD/CEO of the company. Another big name in the industry is Isola Akintunde. He is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Equity Assurance Ghana Limited.
There is also Prince Uche Okugo, who runs International Energy Insurance (I.E.I) Ghana Limited. We also have Abiodun Razak. He is the Managing Director of Intercontinental/WAPIC Insurance Ghana Limited. The insurance company, which has been doing well in Ghana over the years, has David Duduyemi as its General Manager.
Leaseafic Ghana Limited is a leading name in Finance and leasing services in Ghana. A seasoned Accountant, Alex Mbakogu is the General Manager of the company.

–Tope Aileru

Standing5: How is the bold part above possible when all the governors involved in this move are currently with PDP? Abrakadaba Logic!
They will be splitting PDP votes than that of any other party.

BrightCar: THIS MOG DESERVES IT.

taharqa: I just dey laugh. Where the 'Apostles of Good Governance, Defenders of Democracy' at?? Abi, dem nova see this thread? Where @Gbawe at?? The 'Advocate of cutting Cost of Governance'?.... Where the HYPOCRITES at?? Hahahaha.. Na laugh I dey

REHOZIBAH: No doubts retrogressive and irredentists abound everywhere but the core values and personages of the vibrant and progressive members of the party will always hold sway!

The vision,progressive and frentic pace of the creme de la creme of the APC guys will sure rub off on the laggards among them such that you will be left with no choice than to conform or ship out

REHOZIBAH: Fantastic summation! I wonder how some irredentists seeing that the APC is becoming a natural Mecca of the best,finest,successful and progressive Nigerian politician will yet label them a party that has an islamic agenda or ethnic mentality! Pray will Keyamo have willy-nilly joined APC if he hadn't done his homework well and gotten to grips with its tenets and political philosophy?

We all just have to be open-minded and don't get bigotted by all the tantrums,hate and smear campaigns of the PDP which have not gotten us anywhere in the past 15years.

sagombugo: This is a fantastic news! Hmmm the chief ruffler of feathers has thrown his hat into the ring! Let no simpleton tell me Keyamo is not eminently qualify to use the broader spectrum of politics to affect his constituents positively and thanks goodness no one can say he isn't rich or he is corrupt...and declaring for APC is the tonic of it all! Before long our eyes will open up to the fact that APC represents a marked departure from PDP style

A party that has Buhari,Oshiomhole,Ngige,Rochas,Shekarau,Rochas,Fashola,Aregbesola,Onu and now Keyamo and may be later Femi Falana sure has something to offer!

Osun list gains of investment drive

August 13, 2013 | Filed under: Company News (C&M) | Posted by: Editor

The enhanced infrastructures coupled with a conducive and ideal investment have attracted both domestic and international investors to Osun State.

With these, three investors; namely RLG Communication (a telecommunication/electronic company), Omoluabi Garment Factory and a Chinese company that will produce Opon Imo have already been attracted to the state.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this while speaking with Journalists in Osogbo.

The governor also told newsmen that huge achievements were being recorded in the aviation sector with the ongoing airport being constructed in the state.

He said: “The airport project is not being built for the sake of having an airport alone. It is a project embarked upon to attract investment to the state. We can tell you now that we have signed a hanger facility contract agreement with two companies. When completed, the helicopter hanger facility would be the first in West Africa. By all these we plan to make the airport the aircraft hub in Nigeria.”

While saying that his administration was irrevocably committed to the ongoing transformation of Osun into a modern state, Aregbesola noted that it would stop at nothing at ensuring the successful completion of the ongoing urban renewal and beautification projects in nine cities selected for the urban renewal project.

The Governor said, “Every Nigeria deserves to live well anywhere they find themselves. All Nigerians must live in comfortable stead irrespective of where they are their ethnic or religious leanings.

He also disclosed that government intervention in education has started yielding dividends as the state now has the highest rate of primary school enrolment in the whole country put above 80 percent, adding that the state equally leads 35 others with the highest number of female enrolment in the same tier.

According to him, various policies of his government have also reduced poverty in the state to a meager 3.0 percent, the lowest in the federation by the figure released from the National Bureau of Statistics.

“What I can categorically tell you is that every step we take is tied to the lofty idea of making Osun to be self-subsisting and self-sufficient socio-economically.”

By: REMI FEYISIPO

software man: we should give jonathan an award for not rigging an election? what kind of thinking is this? Akande is not the confusionist, jonathan is the one that confused.

A Culture of Low Expectations By Okey Ndibe
Posted: August 13, 2013 - 02:46

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One of the most tragic aspects of Nigeria’s aborted promise is that too many Nigerians have now imbibed a terrible culture of low expectations. They look daily at the series of crises bedeviling their country, and they manage, somehow, to see something admirable.

It is sad to encounter this attitude in Nigerians who have never traveled outside their country, and who are, therefore, blind to the dramatically higher levels of efficiency in most other countries, including some of Nigeria’s neighbors on the western hump of Africa. Lacking a reference point, these Nigerians may be forgiven for believing that the intolerable state of affairs in their country is a mirror of how things happen elsewhere in the world.

But it’s always a case of sheer exasperation when one comes across well-traveled Nigerians infected with the virus of low expectations. These world-wise Nigerians have no excuse. They have been to other efficiently-run countries; they have seen other societies where institutions work fluidly and high quality services are expected and delivered; often, they function within these well-choreographed societies, helping to sustain a culture of excellence.

So why do some of these “exposed” Nigerians nevertheless rush to rationalize, defend or excuse their country’s mediocrity and ghastly performance?

Visiting London last week, I was interviewed by Kayode Ogundamisi on his live political program on BEN Television, “Politricks with KO.” The interview touched on the subject of presidential performance. I asserted that President Goodluck Jonathan, like Olusegun Obasanjo before him, had failed to deliver result-oriented leadership. Soon after, two or three callers questioned my assessment. One, a resident of London, reeled off a few roads he alleged that the Jonathan administration was building. He, or another caller, reminded me that the president had set up new universities. They insisted that the president deserved praise for getting round to roads and the setting up of new universities. Another, also resident in London, sought to remind me and viewers that Mr. Obasanjo’s presidency was marked by impressive feats, among them the payment of a huge chunk of Nigeria’s external debt and the husbanding of mobile telephony.

The sense of fervor in the two callers’ voices was sad to behold. If they had never been to a society where things work, I would have understood their misplaced advocacy. I reminded them that no serious leader today would have the temerity to list the building of roads as one of his or her achievements. The mayor of London, I argued, would be run out of the city if he ever tried to campaign on his road repair record. British citizens and residents take good roads for granted, which is as it should be. On the matter of Mr. Jonathan’s new-fangled universities, it was enough to tell my interlocutor that the government had not lived up to its obligation to fund existing universities. What, then, was the sense in creating more?

Mr. Obasanjo’s payment of jumbo sums to Nigeria’s external creditors never struck me as an achievement – not when he made the payment and not in retrospect. A more visionary leader might have used all that cash to improve his country’s ghastly infrastructure. Why transfer nearly $20 billion to creditors when Nigerians have no healthcare, no electric power, no dependable network of roads, and no waste disposal system? Why hand over such princely sum when our public schools, from kindergartens to universities, are in heartrending shape? Why invest in the Paris and London Clubs when the failure to address Nigeria’s electric power woes remains a huge impediment to Nigerian businesses, hampers economic enterprise, and leaves hordes of Nigerian graduates unemployed? What was the sense in serving the interests of external creditors – many of them complicit in the mismanagement of the loans they gave – when Nigeria’s climate of insecurity gets worse by the day? In short, why hasten to pay the foreign Peter and Paul whilst neglecting the plight of the Nigerian Musa, Okoye and Adebayo?

One of the callers to BEN Television scolded me for the sin of holding a Nigerian president to the same expectations I would apply to President Barack Obama. Nigeria was not America, he stated. It was, on the face of it, a salient point; but it was also a deeply troubling point. Here’s why.

Nigeria is in such dire straits that it is in more desperate need than America (or Britain, Norway, Germany) for tested, committed leaders. In other words, Nigerians need a leader with vision, energy, passion, and drive far more urgently than do Americans. And there are Nigerians who have the intellectual acumen, vision and leadership skills to stand toe to toe with the best leaders anywhere in the world. For some reason, however, the Nigerian state is rigged by and for mediocrities.

Here’s another slice of the argument. Many Nigerians are quick to contend that it’s unfair to demand American-grade performance for Nigerian public officials. But the same Nigerians are hardly ever outraged at the outlandish payments and perks enjoyed by their officials. Consider this fact: Each member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives hauls away enough cash in a year to pay Mr. Obama’s salary several times over. In fact, many local government chairmen take home enough cash to make Mr. Obama – whose salary is $440,000 a year – look, by comparison, like a chump.

It baffles that some Nigerians are at peace with the lavish payments to Nigerian public office holders, from municipal officials to the president. Yet, these same Nigerians raise their hackles the moment a critic demands that our obscenely remunerated officials demonstrate a semblance of engagement. It boils down to that disease of low expectations.

Given how much money Nigerian officials are paid – to say nothing of the additional sums they steal – why is it out of place to hold them to the highest levels of expectation? If they’re in the highest paid league, what’s wrong with insisting that their performance be Messi-like?

Nigerians who have never had the privilege of traveling to other parts of the world – and who, therefore, have never seen the fruits of true leadership – deserve our patience when they mistake the substandard roads most Nigerian governments build as evidence of sagacious leadership. As one caller to BEN Television noted, many Nigerians are so dehumanized that they praise governors for paying salaries!

The greater tragedy – absolutely inexcusable – is when those who have seen the world, who ought to know better, embrace the culture of low (even no) expectations. In the end, as I tried to tell the viewers of “Politricks with KO,” Nigeria – on such indices as healthcare, education and social services – lags many countries with significantly less resources. Countries like Ghana, Uganda, Jamaica, South Africa, Botswana and the Philippines are way ahead of Nigeria where it counts. Part of the reason is this: Nigeria is cursed with “leaders” who intone that they’re “moving the nation forward.” But they neither know what “forward” means nor how to move in its direction.

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pullyacap: I am surprised there isn't much comment about this topic as of now,it goes to show most youths are very oblivious of the real issues about governance

All they are concerned about is ethno_religious gossip and divisive news! We versus Them mentality...and that is why when crunch time arrives,you will see them take decision based on the flimsiest of all considerations like 'he had no shoes', he is from the minority', make the SS people sef chop their oyel money small', he is ordained by God cos his name is Goodluck', I voted for personality and not the party' only to come and whine just d next day after the election by the time d full import of their peurile decision stares them in d face 4d next 4years

dodoro: There is nothing wrong in what Chief Akande said about GEJ. It is a mere validation/expression of facts that all Nigerians are already aware of. The President should list his concret achievements since enthrownment. Nigerians are tired of rhetorics.

Oni John: do you know no politics at all? What do you know about Nigerian politics, this man was never a PDP member. Kajikoo

Femke Becomes Funke: Celebrating Mediocrity In Nigeria By Femke van Zeijl
Posted: March 21, 2013 - 06:02

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By Femke Van Zeijl

I used to think corruption was Nigeria’s biggest problem, but I’m starting to doubt that. Every time I probe into one of the many issues this country is encountering, at the core I find the same phenomenon: the widespread celebration of mediocrity. Unrebuked underachievement seems to be the rule in all facets of society. A governor building a single road during his entire tenure is revered like the next Messiah; an averagely talented author who writes a colourless book gets sponsored to represent Nigerian literature overseas; and a young woman with no secretarial skills to speak of gets promoted to the oga’s office faster than any of her properly trained colleagues.

Needless to say the politician is probably hailed by those awaiting part of the loot he is stealing; the writer might have got his sponsorship from buddies he has been sucking up to in hagiographies paid for by the subjects; and the young woman’s promotion is likely to be an exchange for sex or the expectancy of it. So some form of corruption plays a role in all of these examples.

But corruption per se does not necessarily stand in the way of development. Otherwise a country like Indonesia—number 118 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, not that far removed from Nigeria’s 139—would never have made it to the G-20 group of major economies. An even more serious obstacle to development is the lack of repercussions for underachievement. Who in Nigeria is ever held accountable for substandard performance?

Since I came here, I have been on a futile search for a stable internet connection that does what it promises. I started with an MTN FastLink modem (I consider the name a cruel joke), and then I moved on to an Etisalat MiFi connection (I regularly had to keep myself from throwing the bloody thing against the wall), and now I am trying out Cobranet’s U-Go. I shouldn’t have bothered: equally crap. And everyone knows this. They groan and mutter and tweet about it. But still, to my surprise, no one calls for a class-action suit against those deceitful providers.

A one-day conference I attended last year left me equally puzzled. Organisation, attendance and outcome left a lot to be desired, if you ask me. But over cocktails, after the closing ceremony, everyone congratulated each other over the wonderful conference—that started two hours late, of which the most animated part was undeniably lunch, and in which not a single tangible decision had been made. This left me wondering whether we had attended the same event.

I thought these issues to be unrelated at first, but gradually I came to see the connection. [b]Nigeria is the opposite of a meritocracy: you do not earn by achieving. You get to be who and where you are by knowing the right people. Whether you work in an office, for an enterprise or an NGO, at a construction site or in government, your abilities hardly ever are the reason you got there. Performing well, let alone with excellence, is not a requirement, in fact, it is discouraged. It would be too threatening: showing you’re more intelligent, capable or competent than the ‘oga at the top’ (who, as a rule, is not an overachiever either) is career suicide.

It is an attitude that trickles down from the very top, its symptoms eventually showing up in all of society, from bad governance to bad service to bad craftsmanship.

Where excellence meets no gratification, what remains to be celebrated is underachievement. That is why it is not uncommon to find Nigerians congratulating each other with substandard results. It is safer to cuddle up comfortably in shared mediocrity than to question it, since the latter might also expose your own less than exceptional performance. Add to this the taboo of criticising anyone senior or higher up and it explains why so many join in the admiration of the emperor’s new clothes.[/b]

I have been writing this column for the last year, and after ten months I realised my angles were getting more predictable and my pieces less edgy. I figured newcomers do not remain newcomers forever and therefore decided to round up the ‘Femke Becomes Funke’ series this month, a year after it started. Ever since I announced the ending, tweeps have been asking me to change my mind and in comments on the columns and through my website I get songs of praise that make me feel my analyses of Nigerian society are indispensable. If I had no sense of self-criticism, I might be tempted to reconsider my decision to discontinue the series and start producing second-rate articles. Who would point this out to me if I did?

The hardest thing to do in Nigeria is to continue to realise there is honour in achievement and pride in perfection. I imagine the frustration of the many Nigerians who do care for their work, who take pride in their outcomes and who feel the award is in a job well done. When you know beforehand that excellence will not be rewarded, you are bound to do the economically sane thing and limit your investments to accomplishing the bare minimum. This makes Nigeria a pretty cumbersome place for anyone striving for perfection.
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HNosegbe: Honestly I'm quite disappointed (as an individual leaning towards the APC) in Bisi Akande for making a statement like this.

It's quite unstatesmanlike to call a sitting president a "kindergarten" leader. It smacks of pettiness, small-mindedness and sheer banality to call people names rather than address the key institutional and foundational problems Nigeria faces.

A true statesman rises above petty politics of name-calling and vindictive vituperation, and presents himself as a solution provider and bridge builder.

Calling Bisi Akande a "statesman" is an abuse of that word, and all those truly deserving of it.

Pennywise: When elder statesmen like Akande who ordinarily detest publicity begin to speak this way, the presidency should listen and consider a bit of introspection. The usual act of going to town by its army of highly motivated spokesmen even before understanding the issues is not advisable.

Oil majors complain of risky, deteriorating environment

on August 13, 2013 / in Energy 12:20 am / Comments


By MICHAEL EBOH

The operating environment in Nigeria is deteriorating on a daily basis and poses a serious risk for companies in the oil and gas sector, according to, Royal Dutch Shell and Italy’s Eni.

This was contained in the second quarter 2013 financial summary of both oil majors.

A couple of days ago, Shell had declared that challenges in Nigeria eroded its profit for second quarter 2013 by $250 million (N40 billion). The challenges according to the company, was brought about by incessant crude theft and pipeline vandalisation.

Eni, in its interim update and second quarter results, said it lost about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first half of 2013. Using an average crude oil price of $102.62 per barrel, this translates to a loss of $3.08 million (N492.8 million) per day; $92.36 million (N14.77 billion) per month and $554.15 million (N88.7 billion) for the six months period.

The company said the loss was as a result of bunkering activities, sabotage of oil facilities and flooding in Nigeria.

It however stated that excluding the impact in Nigeria and Libya, it expected its Exploration and Production output to grow by more than three per cent for the rest of 2013. According to the company, performance in the second quarter 2013 was affected by force majeure events in Nigeria, and in Libya.

Similarly, Shell said its production volumes were significantly impacted by the deteriorating operating environment in Nigeria.

According to the company, the deteriorating operating environment in Nigeria impacted production volumes by some 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the second quarter 2013, and by 65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day compared to second quarter 2012. The company said, “During the first half year 2013 the operating environment in Nigeria deteriorated substantially. An erosion of the business and operating environment in Nigeria is expected to adversely impact Shell’s earnings and cash flow from operations.

“Other than the deteriorating operating environment in Nigeria, there are no material changes in our Risk Factors for the remaining six months of the financial year.”

Gorrbachev: The guy is ibo

DanNafada: Hi Gbawe

I am sorry you misunderstood my message. I have to admit, though, I did not put it as well as I should have. The act by Fayemi is somewhat commendable and I am actually quite happy for the individuals concerned. The frustration in my post was directed at the present general state of things and the fact that for the six success stories here, there are thousands in Ekiti and millions across Nigeria that continue to needlessly miss the boat.

I do not agree with you that our leaders do not not deserve to be insulted, however I (mis)understood what was posted. Obviously there are exceptions like Fashola but certainly the leaders in Abuja and most of the governors are a different breed. You cannot begin to explain a lot of things in this country without first attesting to the fact that our leaders actually define a special kind of idiotic.

Best regards.

doncaster: no problem at all, only that you claimed to leave in UK how come you are a commissioner in ekiti again or is the guy that said so not being truthful