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 In Post Graduate School, I did a Term Paper entitled "Cost of Lateness and Absenteeism" When I started work, without being prompted I generated weekly lateness and Absenteeism reports for management which was expectedly ignored. However, I got to another company that had a serious issue with absenteeism. What I did was, I first agreed with the Finance Department to breakdown monthly salary to hourly pay. With the above we tracked those who were always late and absent themselves from work. By the end of the third month of corresponding deductions, Lateness and Absenteeism was reduced by over 80%.

 Why have I consistently called Rulers of Nigeria and not Leaders? Rulers rule by precepts while Leaders lead by examples. There are no Leaders in Nigeria as a nation.

 In that same company of my last post, I crushed Supervisors and Departmental Managers misbehaviors as regards staff discipline. The standard procedure was that Supervisors make disciplinary recommendations to the Personnel Department which were countersigned by Departmental Managers. When the Union confronts these Supervisors and Managers, they claim ignorance. My appeal to them to own up fell on deaf ears. I resolved this bad behavior by changing the format of the queries to the staff by attaching the recommendations to the queries to the staff which showed that they were the originators of the disciplinary actions. The above action dried up all unreasonable disciplinary recommendations all Supervisors and Departmental Managers.

 Looking for a country whose Rulers talk with a great passion about peace and stability in the absence of justice and fair play? Find a country called Nigeria.

 There was a manufacturing company I worked with, with the bad practice of supervisors demanding for gratification in the form of cash before employment. This terrible practice came to the fore when the list of candidates I invited for interview was substituted with the list of those who have paid the standard money for employment. When I returned from my trip to the Group Head Office and was briefed by the Assistant Personnel Manager, I cancelled the interview conducted in my absence. I was actually looking for Trainee Spinners, boys who attended Technical Schools. This my action put paid to the practice of money for employment in the compamy.

 Looking for a country whose citizens have turned living in denial to an Art? Find a country called Nigeria.