How Governors Rig Elections, By Donald Duke
Sunday, 18 July 2010 00:00 From Alifa Daniel, Asst Political Editor, Abuja.

This is worth reading, folks. May God save Nigeria. Amen.

Definition: Small and Medium Enterprise in Nigeria

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Congratulations! Nigeria will be 50 years as an amalgamated, sovereign state come October 1, 2010. The Federal Government in wisdom(?) has earmarked billions of Naira for celebration. Intended use includes feeding the less-privileged masses. I wonder if this is not a case of feeding fish instead of teaching to fish.

If you were Mr. President what would you be doing or spending money on? The question is not academic. Your answer will be discussed amongst positive-minded stake-holders and future leaders. Make your opinion count...

It is a good policy to be good, or nice. We were all brought up wired to believe it pays to be good, and evil not to be. All media around us convince us that you will always pay for being bad, and you can never lose by being good. However, we encounter culture shocks when we relate to the “real” world, and the idioms prove false. People take you for granted because you are just a nice guy. The obnoxious, insensitive egomaniac wins the deal by undermining other competition, bribing his way through, blackmailing or de-marketing others. You lose out only because you played fair by the rule-book. It would not matter if it was a one-off scenario, instead of a constantly recurring one. So, how can you make money, grow your business, and get respect from competition, by remaining nice?

For want of a horse-shoe, the battle was lost... I remember learning my first lesson in warfare and civics by that poem. The import of it is to teach that everyone and everything has its place in the order of a society.