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 Looking for another failing of our leaders in Nigeria? This is their refusal to accept their failures, take corrections and learn thereby. They are self-righteous.

 Looking for the real reason for our current suffering as Nigeria and Nigerians? It is the rejection of a Wise Counsell by Pastor Bosun Emmanuel as regards the Affidavit Pass Certificate (APC) in 2014.

 Arising out of the 1977 Indigenous Decree, the root of Nepotism was laid. Very typical of Nigeria's good policies that go wrong at implementation, 20 years - 30 years down the line, the flourishing companies taken over by Nigerians began to die because of our National Malady called NEPOTISM. One of the fastest things that destroys organizations is the inability of organizations to follow their own rules, one of the things that aid this bad practices is Nepotism. One controversial TRUISM is that after 20 years, all those foreign organizations now headed by Nigerians were now operating with ethnic heads of HR linked with CEOs. Arising from the above is that HR Policies are selectively applied. I'll like to learn something new from this Content that 90% of these companies did not die from this practice by the new CEOs and their conniving HR Professionals. What cannot be denied is that those who benefit from bad practices defend such evil with everything they have acquired. Finall...

 Looking for the Two most important qualities of Good and Great leaders, which all Nigerian leaders lack? Stop looking, they are SELFLESSNESS and GENERIOUSITY.

 In concluding this Content, I wish to put on record that any strict HR Professional working for these people is there for their Ego Massage. Whatever policies you put in place are not for implementation. The closest they come to implementing them, is by Cherry picking. In one company, we agreed that I should stop employees from stealing  and I recommended 100% -150% salary increase and putting in place out- of -station allowance for junior staff. While initially refusing to implement the salary increase, the out- of- station allowance he accepted, he refused to pay to the first beneficiaries, turning around to accuse yours truly if forming a union. In another company, the Group Managing Director accused yours truly of closing from work before himself daily. I ignored him when he could not answer whether it was equity for the one collecting salary to work the same hours with the one receiving both salary and profit. The day he saw your truly at his desk at 7.00 p.m he gathered...

 Looking for the multitudes of Nigeria's and Nigerians' problems? Look no further, the problems are simply LEADERSHIP.. The Worst of us are ruling the Best of us..

 He that knows nought and does not know that he knows nought and does not want to know, remains a fool forever. In the same vain, Ignorance becomes the most Terrible Disease. In normal companies, Executive positions are attained by quality education and experience. For the illiterate, wealthy and proud Africans, such positions are attained by birth. In fact, the more ignorant you are the more powerful you become. I worked in this organisation, where all the children of the Chairman whose mothers are still in reckoning are Executive Directors with half education. This is where "Thin Tanks" instead of "Think Tanks" come from. Somewhere earlier on this Blog, I shared on Management Styles. It was here, I experienced Management By Yelling and Walking About. Managers are given titles without authority and are promised payments that never happened which they cannot demand for. For instance, managers are promised sitting allowance for attending management meeting after they...

 Looking for the final Solution to Nigeria's multitude of problems? It is as simple as putting CONSEQUENCE to every Action and Inaction across every facet of our national life through public disgrace.