Thank you for your service as always Feyi! You’re a better man than most of us for putting this so nicely😅😅. Everyday the renewed hope agenda continues to look more like renewed poverty agenda.
Nigeria's recklessness can't be explained. Reminds me of a line I first saw from one of your previous posts that I can't ever forget: 'if they explain Nigeria to you and you understand, both you and the explainer deserves an Oscar."
It is truly modern day and very local version of the infamed "let them eat cake" quip. another fantastic piece! I also draw parallels between the brazenness of the political elite and Marie Antoinette's "let them eat cake" in a very rigorous video essay When Money Becomes God: Class, Power and Nepo Babies. https://youtu.be/jWXxg8f2xMQ?si=zF6SN2xsaxlS6fFO
Thailand mastered "managed informality" to turn street food into a safe, regulated global asset, Nigeria’s leadership continues to elevate unstructured "Anyhowness" into an economic empowerment strategy.
When I Philbun my way to power, Nigerians will banned, on the pain of deportation, by time machine, to Sai Baba's eras from translating local food/fruit names to English either directly or in parentheses. As you learn to talk pizza, sushi, pad thai, samosa, or hamburger (where is the ham and the burgher being harmed?) una go learn say ugu, udala/agbalumo, suya, akara nah English too. And all the teachers who flogged that habit into us owe us all reparations!
As for anyhowness, it is fires and explosions that boggle my mind. A tanker explosion or market fire every two months or so is pretty much taken for granted these days. HOW?!!!! Are there no corporate owners that can be sued? Did all Naija lawyers read about tort class action suits in John Grisham and leave it as something fictional? Even if lawyers can't sue, aren't the insurers tired of paying out claims to enforce standards? And if they aren't insured or accepting individual liability, where are the regulators?
In Nigeria, we accept preventable accidents as Acts of God. Jesus wept!
Interesting because the first paragraph (on Chaos + perfect model for Nigeria) is just about what I said when I visited too. They still have bikes (Okada) on the highway despite having a great road and train network so it shows how close we really are to them
Nigerian leaders are worse than Marie Antoinette in their disdain for their citizens who they see as subjects.
Thank you for your service as always Feyi! You’re a better man than most of us for putting this so nicely😅😅. Everyday the renewed hope agenda continues to look more like renewed poverty agenda.
Nigeria's recklessness can't be explained. Reminds me of a line I first saw from one of your previous posts that I can't ever forget: 'if they explain Nigeria to you and you understand, both you and the explainer deserves an Oscar."
When Fola's economic optimish runs into social reality!
The whole Akara commentary from the First Lady is a sad reflection of the thinking of our Leaders and Elites....
Akara for you and yours, Fintech and plum jobs for me and mine....
Nigerians love 'em like that sha!
It is truly modern day and very local version of the infamed "let them eat cake" quip. another fantastic piece! I also draw parallels between the brazenness of the political elite and Marie Antoinette's "let them eat cake" in a very rigorous video essay When Money Becomes God: Class, Power and Nepo Babies. https://youtu.be/jWXxg8f2xMQ?si=zF6SN2xsaxlS6fFO
Thailand mastered "managed informality" to turn street food into a safe, regulated global asset, Nigeria’s leadership continues to elevate unstructured "Anyhowness" into an economic empowerment strategy.
Take their advice at your own risk.
Renewed hope gives, renewed hope takes. And The citizens continue to suffer
When I Philbun my way to power, Nigerians will banned, on the pain of deportation, by time machine, to Sai Baba's eras from translating local food/fruit names to English either directly or in parentheses. As you learn to talk pizza, sushi, pad thai, samosa, or hamburger (where is the ham and the burgher being harmed?) una go learn say ugu, udala/agbalumo, suya, akara nah English too. And all the teachers who flogged that habit into us owe us all reparations!
As for anyhowness, it is fires and explosions that boggle my mind. A tanker explosion or market fire every two months or so is pretty much taken for granted these days. HOW?!!!! Are there no corporate owners that can be sued? Did all Naija lawyers read about tort class action suits in John Grisham and leave it as something fictional? Even if lawyers can't sue, aren't the insurers tired of paying out claims to enforce standards? And if they aren't insured or accepting individual liability, where are the regulators?
In Nigeria, we accept preventable accidents as Acts of God. Jesus wept!
Interesting because the first paragraph (on Chaos + perfect model for Nigeria) is just about what I said when I visited too. They still have bikes (Okada) on the highway despite having a great road and train network so it shows how close we really are to them
https://imgur.com/a/MDTYFed