@oyesinasalimon@gunzify0 What we take in Nigeria isn't really milk
I've heard of many people who thought they weren't lactose intolerant go abroad and begin to react to the milk they buy there
This is one reason why Nigeria's public policies are always flawed.
With no disrespect to Dr. Joe himself, but policies shouldn't be based on individual ideas or what a group of elites considered progressive or "the brightest way of doing things".
It should be based on collected data, survey, democratic inputs and feedback from the populace. People sitting in an air conditioner filled room can't just assume what is best for the mass population in the country.
It's a monopolisation of abstract and pedestrian knowledge that no single human being or a group of politically privileged human beings can know.
On NYSC reforms, what's the data that show that the current system isn't working? And if any, where's the data that indicate that the new system will solve the identified problem? What research was carried? Where's the democratic input from the people who are currently in the system (the corp members)? Where's the feedback mechanism that made this new approach justifiable?
Without any of this, we just propose ideas that sound and look good on paper only for it to become adversely inapplicable to those who the ideas directly affected.
The same way I asked Mr. Oyedele then what data was driving his tax reform bill, and the proposed increment in VAT and CGT in the bill, only to have the host and the co-host kick me out of the space.
Our intellectual and political elites must be humble enough to know that not all ideas in their head are made of gold.
Else, we continue to fix what necessarily isn't broken.
& if you check yourself and realize you come from an average family that isn’t supportive enough, that your parents aren’t also financially comfortable
pay close attention;
if you know that within 24 hrs, your entire family coming together still couldn’t raise at least $10,000 in this economy, stay out of trouble. i’m telling you that for free. you have no business chasing endless enjoyment or la vida loca. your place is on the battlefield, working relentlessly on yourself.
i will always tell the younger generation the truth: poverty is far more damaging than most people understand.
if a sibling falls critically ill and the entire family still can’t raise enough money for treatment or surgery, that’s a reality you cannot ignore. i’ve also heard of people who secured life changing opportunities abroad, even free visas or contracts but lost em cos they couldn’t afford the flight ticket and their family couldn’t support.
if deep down you know this could be your reality or fate, make it your mission to break that cycle.
there should be days you need to go totally offline, switch off your phone, ignore distractions and focus completely on becoming better than you were yesterday. the consequences of being a young man without money or a strong support system can be brutal. that’s why, while you’re still coming up, treat your growth like a responsibility, not an option.
walk with me to learn
buena suerte as you do so 👍