Watching this clip gave me a hundred and one feelings all at once. A billionaire is telling you that the current government's policies and "reforms" are tailored to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, but some ordinary Nigerians who belong among the poor don't mind selling their souls to help push these devilish reforms.
Atedo Peterside is a billionaire and you can hear him imply that the "reforms" favour him, yet he's here telling you that they are not the right reforms for a country like Nigeria and where we are at the moment.
That said, let me say the things I believe he didn't want to say out of the need to maintain decorum. In plain words, the reforms are tailored to favour the corrupt. Billionaires like him who built clean wealth from the grouns up just happen to benefit from the reforms because they're vested in the same financial spaces the corrupt ones steal all our commonwealth to get into and colonise and there's no way to stop them from benefitting from the so-called "reforms."
A good illustration is a known corrupt ex-militant trying to execute a majority takeover of a Nigerian bank. We don't understand how dangerous these things are, when people like that suddenly have enough wealth to attempt to take over our financial institutions. This is the legacy that the government of the day wants to entrench, and brethren, this is why we must fight, and fight like our lives depend on it.
Nigeria may currently be plagued by elites and billionaires who are either just as corrupt as the government or depend on government patronage for survival and so can not speak the truth to power. This is why I always say a silent prayer of gratitude whenever I listen to Atedo Peterside speak
@OurFavOnlineDoc I can't be in this conversation, i would have quietly walkout in btw...
Cos i get fra... Make i no pkai person son or land him for comma
I would definitely walk away tai tai...
@10mozes10@abdullahayofel 50-85k can't treat malaria on the island, definitely 850k is exaggerated..
You'll run series of test, l visited one not quite long..
It's gonna cost you 200k or more Madame, depending on the hospital and days spent..
Some might cost over 300k if it's severe
@instablog9ja It's not just about the $1k for someone earning 500k here in naija, it's the opportunity to start or bring your family into a stable economy with future, security, social amenities, quality education, job availability, growth & opportunities
@segalink Last time i book airpeace, my 8am flight to abuja turned 1pm, i was to frustrated that i missed by abuja-kaduna train, my bag was stolen inside the airport here in lagos, missed my appointment in abuja and Kaduna, had to postpone everything and lodge in abuja on touching ground
@AmosEnogieru@JOBIdient@DOlusegun During my school days back in 2013, at least 15% that i know sponsored themselves all through... Bro if you have anyone in uni presently, let that show you 5% of their friends doing that legally.
@awizzle007@JOBIdient@DOlusegun So if that's your yardstick, let $1 = โฆ1 first. But if $1 isn't โฆ1 or at least โฆ5, your ideology doesn't stand here
Please help me quote, repost, tag anyone who can be of help. He couldn't go to school because of crisis, the school principal told them to just keep him in the house ๐๐๐.
Dear @officialABAT,
I have served at NAFDAC for nearly a decade and dedicated years of my career to the fight against counterfeit and substandard medicines and unsafe food products.
My work in this area earned me the NAFDAC Director-Generalโs Merit Award in recognition of my contribution to the fight against fake food and drugs.
Mr. President, I am not asking for a favour. I am offering competence, experience and a proven commitment to the national interest.
Make me the Director-General of NAFDAC, give me the mandate and the institutional backing, and I will take the fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe foods to an entirely different level.
Within the first six months, I will target a minimum 60% reduction in the circulation of counterfeit and substandard medicines and unsafe regulated products, with the ultimate objective of driving the menace to the barest minimum within one year.
Nigeria does not lack capable professionals. Sometimes, what is needed is simply the courage to put the right person in the right place.
Give me the mandate. Give me the tools. I will deliver.
Nigeria deserves a stronger, more effective war against fake drugs and unsafe foods.
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