We want to be a "Top 20 by 2020" economy.
Our economy is currently smaller than South Africa's.
Our population is [u]officially[/u] three times South Africa's.
To have the same GDP per capita as South Africa has today, our economy would have to be three times as large.
South Africa generates 40,000MW of electricity .... and has been suffering power outages for years.
Nigeria does NOT generate up to 10,000MW of electricity.
Depending on what type of technology you use, it could take up to $1 billion to generate 1,000MW.
Do the mathematics.
Ask yourself if there is even a single candidate for (rigged) election at any of the three tiers of government who has a plan that is rational and feasible.
We are wasting time.
Amalgamation Day in Lagos, 1914
I went to a TED Africa a couple of months that really challenged me about the role of people like you (and me) who can see that the next bunch of politicians are not coming up with solutions. The challenge was what are you going to do about it? I have spent a lot of time talking, ranting and pointing out problems but maybe it is now time to put up my solutions and actually participate by being a policy advisor, politician, running a think tank in Nigeria to actually do something - just a thought...
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