tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post3281371787403589199..comments2024-03-23T10:47:39.662-04:00Comments on Notes From Atlanta: Nigeria Has to Have World’s Worst Electricity CrisisFarooq A. Kperogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257188893371334162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-79517257699342851212022-03-19T17:33:38.725-04:002022-03-19T17:33:38.725-04:00 Its the culture. We have never had a visionary le... Its the culture. We have never had a visionary leader to set change in motion. The idea that blacks are inferior has been comprehensively debunked. Your hunch is incorrect.saharagoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672373325745571161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-2833599948391176212022-03-19T11:53:11.946-04:002022-03-19T11:53:11.946-04:00There's just too much brain-dead occupying imp...There's just too much brain-dead occupying important positions in our country. <br /><br />Ever wondered why each successive Government is like the Super eagle team? And it isn’t merely because they too keep failing most of the time. It is because just like our footballers, failing never seems to bother them. Actually, you get the feeling, they do not even seem to feel they have failed. Just as our footballers continue to be stars, endorsing Pepsi and BetKings even after the whitewashes and blackwashes they suffer around the world, the Politicians continue to walk around, preening after every electoral blunders as if that was the most glorious moment in their history. Its pathetic.Ahmed Abdulrahmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058229612715950161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-50401410733464279792022-03-19T10:41:42.113-04:002022-03-19T10:41:42.113-04:00Prof, the difference between Nigeria and other Afr...Prof, the difference between Nigeria and other African countries on the issue of electricity and other critical services is that those countries (including Benin) have always retained foreign expertise and investment while we in Nigeria we have fully Nigerianised ours. If you look closely at several African countries, you will find foreign (Western) involvement in their electricity, water, railway and seaport sectors while in Nigeria, they are fully locally-run. Why can't Africans run these services efficiently? I will keep the answer to myself so as not to cause offence but the reality is obvious. We can't run things like these without external guidance. The reason why Cotonou seaport is better than that of Lagos and why the trains in Cameroun are better than ours is that they are run by European companies. Find out for yourself. Even in Nigeria, the sectors run by foreign multinationals hardly fail while those run by Nigerians are in constant failure. Our upstream oil sector and LNG company are in the hands of foreign oil majors and they hardly fail. They have ensured steady oil revenue for Nigeria for decades. Compare that with the NNPC-run downstream sector and you will see what I mean. Certain things should not be left entirely in the hands of black Africans (I'm sorry for any offence but I've grown tired of denying the reality). Our fellow African countries know this and as a result, they enjoy better services than us. Even our own government knows this-that is why they have always retained Julius Berger to maintain the Aso Villa. They just don't have the courage to extend the policy to other critical sectors. Too much independence may not be the best thing in sub-Saharan Africa.Mohammed Bellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039491231210848459noreply@blogger.com