Many times I get asked if there is any hope for our dearly beloved country.

Many have written off the country. When you read some articles, it seems the Nigerian Obituary had been written even before indepedence, but like a terminally ill patient on life support, the machine is still keeping it alive, but only just.

I personally believe that there is hope. In the life of a country, 47 years wasted is not too bad, but we need to change the way we do things. Infrastructure is a must; electricity, good road, pipe borne water, all the essentials that we currently lack, but most importantly, we need to change our mentality as a group

We must turn from consumers into producers, we need enterpreneurs, must stop the blame culture and take responsibility for our actions. We must stop making excusses and grab the 'nettle by the neck'. Nobody will build Nigeria for us, yes, we lack leadership, but most countries do not have good leaders to develop look at China and India, they are growing despite not having the best governments in the world. It is the private sector and the majority of the citizens that will help to drive the economy forward.

Nigeria is now being carved out to the Chinese, Malaysians and the Koreans.

So, whilst we are struggling to make a living across the world, don't let us forget to keep an eye on the events at home. Let's plan to make the trip to look for the opportunities. There are the negatives, but if that service is crap, you can make it better. Let's join forces with others to become a formidable force.

It is surprising how many people turn up for parties, but very few turn up to discuss investments in the future of our country, yet most of us believe that we could run the country better. But nothing gets done without a lot of hardwork and investment.

No more passing the buck, the buck stops with us

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