I wrote about this KPI on my Facebook wall several months ago…
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To determine if a country is doing well, take a close look at how the most vulnerable i.e the poor, are faring. If they are able to afford and access the basic necessities (read: Millennium Development Goals) for themselves and their dependants, then that government can be said to NOT be doing badly.
I don’t see that situation in Nigeria. But I see it here in Benin Republic. And I’ve also seen it in Ghana! The poor people there have confidently told me they have most of those things, even though they demand more performance from their government.
And I’ve lived amongst them to confirm it’s true! Sadly, in my own country, the opposite is the case. I know this because I’m a full blooded Nigerian who has experienced major hardship trying to care for my family while living and working there as an entrepreneur. When I relocated just next door to Benin Republic‘s Cotonou , I began to EXPERIENCE PEACE(Did Oceanic Bank not promise her clients that in Nigeria…?) And I’ve since moved to whole new level in my work as an online entrepreneur.
My point: Life is brutish even for those who are not poor in Nigeria! And lack of power supply is at the core of the problem.That should be the number one priority of any smart leader, who wants to positively TRANSFORM the lives of his people!!!!
Source: https://www.facebook.com/tayo.solagbade/posts/10202712735275617?stream_ref=5
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Photo (click to view larger version here): Yesterday (3rd April 2015), as I prepared to go out, my 1 year old son – TK Solagbade Junior caused a stir in the house when he made his way to the little generator kept in a corner and repeatedly tried to pull the cord to start the machine (I actually took this photo while he was at it!) We were all surprised because no one had EVER shown him how to do it. But he had apparently watched it being done enough times to figure it out for himself. His peers in saner climes would NOT know the first thing to do if put next to a generator. Instead, a smartphone or laptop would appeal more to them!!!
And so, General Buhari, RESTORATION of uninterrupted power supply within 6 months to 1 year of your assuming office is what I recommend you focus your attention on.
If you can make that happen, I can assure you that Nigerians, being the EXTREMELY industrious people they are will make your work MUCH MUCH easier, by creating the opportunities they need to flourish!
I say this because despite YEARS of perpetual power shortage, Nigerians have continued to function actively in trade, commerce and business, to the extent that our economy remains a force to be reckoned with! Can you imagine therefore what would happen if Nigerians began having UNINTERRUPTED power supply like other Africans – making us able to STOP wasting funds buying generators and fuel???
We would become literally unstoppable, and YOU, as president would be able to use the resulting virile economic base, to implement other crucial changes needed to make Nigeria the GIANT it should be.
Tayo K. Solagbade – 4th April 2015 @ 5:47p.m Lagos – Nigeria