Wednesday, March 20, 2013

How N1 Billion can make Nigeria a Super Power

This is not just my dream, it is my obsession; if I have a billion naira only, I will change the fate of Nigeria and Nigerians forever.  This is no daydreaming, it is a well thought out passionate appeal for proper management and accountability of our endowed human resources. We don't need billions of dollars to change the fate of our beloved Nigeria. We don't need trillions of nairas every year on budget, only to ask for supplementary budget and achieve nothing. Ours is a blessed nation, not just of natural resources but of capable human resources.  We have allowed our mineral resources to becloud our human resources, such that the mineral resources are more of a curse to us. We must see beyond the so-called “Nigeria black gold” and learn to mine our mind-gold which is capable of lifting all our national loads.

Our Voice, OUR POWER

The Delta region has a steadily growing population estimated to be over 30 million people as of 2005, accounting for more than 23% of Nigeria's total population. The population density is also among the highest in the world with 265 people per kilometre-squared (reference NDDC). This population is expanding at a rapid 3% per year and the oil capital, Port Harcourt, along with other large towns are growing quickly. Since 2005 there have been addition of States to the number of States that makes up the Niger Delta, estimating about 32% of the entire Nigerian population.