A 'people' that eat 'food' they don't have!!

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>> Dear friends,
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>> I am in Kinshasa this morning and reflecting on our dear nation and us all...
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>> I am lodged in a 5 star hotel ... Guess what .. They have no air conditioning in the lobby nor in the restaurants... I asked ... The GM - a french guy responded .. Power is not readily available here in Congo DRC and so we need to save it as much as we can!!! So we can put the little we have to good use.
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>> In my travels across over 30 countries in Africa ... I see both positives and negatives in my country.
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>> Do you know that minus Nigeria .. There is hardly any other country you will see external and of course internal  lights on at 12 noon?
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>> With 2.2m barrels oil  produced per day for 180m people... I hear a lot of my friends say Nigeria is a very rich country.. We compare ourselves with Saudi Arabia -- 11 m barrels per day for 12m people , Libya with 2m barrels per day for 5m people.
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> This 'mental model' leads us to the behaviours and approaches that have not worked and will not work eg - education for free to University level , even for people going in to study Theology, Anthropology ( no disrespect )etc; free  healthcare for all; roads and highways built with little plan for maintenance; sponsorship of people of various faiths to pilgrimages every year etc.
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>> Before we launch into our usual tirade of 'corruption' is the issue .. Reflect on this.
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>> What is Nigeria truly rich in ... Oil Cash , people , mentality or something else ? This will enable us harness those resources strategically and build to true greatness!!! There is progress for sure but we need to be very targeted so as to become more competitive and therefore excel at what we should in areas we should.
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> Let me have your view please!!
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>> Regards.
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