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Certifying A Distraction By M.B.O Owolowo "You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks." - Winston Churchill ‎ Nigerians know where the 'dogs' are concentrated and they are barking loud! The issues that confront Nigeria are as glaring as a bright shining star, and the effects as scorching as the rays from the sun, but some pettifoggers employed by the PDP choose to deliberate on inanities . The issues are; managing the manifestations of corruption, and the deleterious effects on the economy; economic recovery, diversification and the future; energy creation, power generation and sustainability; securing of lives and battling insurgency; poverty and unemployment. The issues are; girls from Chibok have been missing for over 280 days, and counting. The issues are; Boko Haram control a significant part of North-Eastern Nigeria, including Bama, Kukawa, Mafa, Konduga and Damasak . The captured areas are...

Re-Election, Extenuation & Actual Performance By M.B.O Owolowo Excuses galore! A serious government doesn't lament about the existent societal impediments and apparent issues that have unfortunately hampered our collective progress. A serious government being fully aware of the challenges it faces, proffers and effects realistic solutions to these problems. As Nigeria adjusts to global economic realities, the Shale alternative, and dwindling oil prices: generally, a world less dependent on oil and a post-oil economy realisation. Economically, can Nigeria really afford another 4 years of this administrative style? Recently, Jim O'Niell, the former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and the economist who coined BRIC (Brazil, India, Russia, China) and MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) respectively, highlighted the global perception of Nigeria, by stating the positive implications of Jonathan not getting re-elected in the forthcoming elections...