Ten ways Nigerians are responsible for the Nigeria’s unproductivity

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Ten ways Nigerians are responsible for the Nigeria’s unproductivity

 

No matter how good a government we have, Nigeria is never going to become a productive nation as long as her citizens have these 10 vices

 

[1] Nigerians are too passionate about their religious faiths. An overwhelming number of Nigerians are more interested in going to heaven than making their country a better place. Indeed many would burn Nigeria down to the ground just because they believe it will facilitate then going to heaven.

 

[2] Nigerians are too closely attached to their ethnic groups and traditional rulers. I subscribe to views of Samora Machel when he said: “For the nation to grow, the tribe must die.”

 

[3] Nigerians love entertainment and merriment to an obscene level. We invest money in parties that should be contributed to cooperative societies to create jobs.

 

[4] Nigerians hate being called just plain Mr or Ms. No other people on the world love amassing titles like us.

 

[5] Our misguided orientation has led us to believe that how much material wealth you have is a measure of your worth.

 

[6] We Nigerians believe that public transport is for the poor and lazy. Gustavo Petro once said: “A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”

 

[7] Erroneously, Nigerians believe that their federal government has the capacity to solve all of society’s socio-economic woes.

 

[8] Probably most destructive of all is the fact that we love high-end products, yet produce none of these goods ourselves. As a people, we are shamelessly happy to import all our consumer goods. On contrast, in South Korea, their national slogan is: “Anything we don’t produce, we don’t need.”

 

[9] We are embarrassingly sycophantic. Decades of living under military rule has engrained the oga-at-the-top mentality into our psyche. Our top-to-bottom mentality makes it impossible for an average Nigerian to refuse to over unreasonable orders from people in positions of authority.

 

[10] Nigerians appreciate the value of education. However, this means they disrespect people who did not go to university irrespective of what skills they possess. You simply cannot build a global super power when your population thinks this way. A higher level of thinking is required.

 

 

Ayo Akinfe

 

 

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Temi Badmus is a Food scientist and an Art enthusiast. She is an health freelancer, and media Manager. She is a humorous and controversial writer, who believes all form of writing is audible if it's done well. Temi Badmus specializes on indigenous food nutrient research and values. She believes in reaching out to people with health decline through articles and giving advice on good eating habit.

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