Daily Independent (Lagos)
23 June 2009
Charles Marcus, the Publisher of 'African Success' Magazine is a management thinker, consultant and development economist. He held a summit recently in Lagos and shared some of his views on the way forward for Nigeria and Africa with SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Daniel Kanu.
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WHEN YOU PUT SHOEMAKERS IN POSITIONS, OF GROWING EXPORTABLE GOODS, MOSTLY FOOD, YOU GET A OLD PAIR OF SHOES. WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE OLD RETREAD POLITICIANS IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGETS, LEGISLATIVE AND SENATE, YOU GET RETREAD IDEAS WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO STOP EXPOSING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PULLING DOWN THE COUNTRY BY NOT PASSING A "FOI" BILL THAT WILL MAKE THESE PEOPLE COME FORTH, WITH THE FUNDS THEY HAVE TAKEN, WITH THE HELP OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PEOPLE ,THEN YOU CAN MOVE. FORWARD. I HAVE OFTEN ASK THIEVES ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE THINGS YOU STEAL?? THEY HAD NO IDEA AND END UP CAUGHT. WHY GROW SOMETHING, WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH IT, WHEN YOU HARVEST THEM. SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BEFORE YOU MOVE. GET NIGERIANS, FROM OVERSEAS WHO CAN COME BACK HOME AND HELP START A BUSINESS AND CAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE YOUNG BRIGHT KIDS THAT GRADUATE EVERY YEAR FROM COLLAGES, IN NIGERIA AND AFRICA, HAVE NO WHERE TO GO BECAUSE YESTERDAYS JUNK, IS IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS. OLD IDEAS FROM PEOPLE WHO STUDY ABROAD, FORGET WHAT THEY LEARNED, REMEMBER HOW TO STEAL
TONY
WHEN YOU PUT SHOMAKERS IN POSITIONS, OF GROWING EXPORTABLE GOODS, MOSTLY FOOD, YOU GET A OLD PAIR OF SHOES. WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE OLD RETREAD POLITICIANS IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGETS, LEGISLATIVE AND SENATE, YOU GET RETREAD IDEAS WHEN YOU CONTINUE TO STOP EXPOSING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PULLING DOWN THE COUNTRY BY NOT PASSING A "FOI" BILL THAT WILL MAKE THESE PEOPLE COME FORTH, WITH THE FUNDS THEY HAVE TAKEN, WITH THE HELP OF THE CONGRESSIONAL PEOPLE ,THEN YOU CAN MOVE.FOWARD. I HAVE OFTEN ASK THIEVES ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE THINGS YOU STEAL?? THEY HAD NO IDEA AND END UP CAUGHT. WHY GROW SOMETHING WHEN YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH IT WHEN YOU HARVEST THEM. SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BEFORE YOU MOVE. GET NIGERIANS, FROM OVERSEAS WHO CAN COME BACK HOME AND HELP START A BUSINESS AND CAN ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE TOUNG BRUGHT KIDS THAT GTEDUATE EVERY UER FROM COLLAGES AND HAVE NO WHRE TO GO BECAUSE YESTERDAYS JUNK, IS IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS. OLD IDEAS FROM PEOPLE WHO STUDY ABROAD, FORGET WHAT THEY LEARNED, REMEMBER HOW TO STEAL
TONY