Thought For Today

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

If one wants to know the problems of Nigeria, one should first check the behaviours of Nigerians and Nigerian institutions.

Governors elected on the platform of a major opposition political party, convened a meeting and the outcome of the meeting was to ask the President, less than one year in office, to consider quitting if he cannot turn the economic problems of the country around.

No viable recommendations on the possible solutions to the problems!

Thanks.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

What the Nigerian social media loud mouths do not understand is that by removing petrol subsidy, President Tinubu is fighting very influential and brutal Mafia who are capable of doing anything!

Thanks.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO).

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

What is happening in Nigeria now is an excruciating economic hardship, especially at the micro level, occasioned by many years, especially the immediate past 8 years, of lack of economic planning, reckless borrowing, massive corruption, etc.

The national and state assemblies are still collecting unnecessary jumbo allowances for themselves and their plethora of unnecessary aides. 

The governors' offices in the 36 states are still sustaining their unnecessarily large army of personal aides, etc.

I can go on and on, but what is the need.

Narrowing down what is happening now to an administration that is not even up to 12 months in office, is to any critical observer, unreasonable(for want of a milder word).

Anyway, one can go ahead to blame Tinubu administration for every malaria attack on any Nigerian, it is one's choice, but that doesn't mean that reasonable persons would agree with the person.

Thanks for your time.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

In Nigeria, a Church and may be also a mosque would easily get soft loan to build auditorium while small and medium scale businesses would not get same to establish and grow their businesses, then we would  turn round and blame whoever is heading the Presidency for our economic problems.

[cornelius...@gmail.com]

Chidi,

Kudos! 

For some time now, “Thought For Today” has been making vital contributions as a political and social critic, in his own uniquely crisp and unorthodox way, also in the more than occasional deft touches to his poetry, daring to voice what the more cowardly or fast asleep saviours either don't care or are afraid to say. Maybe, because “among the Igbo, the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten”, in their own defence the more cowardly invoke the saying that “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

# The sufferation didn’t start yesterday; this I dey Hungry Hallelujah Chorus in Pidgin is from three years ago.

Even as the criticism is piling up on a new government that is not yet even six months old, some of the sympathisers and pundits are telling us, in defence of the new admin, that they inherited a mess and that it will take some time to sort things out. 

Ojogbon says “The spokespersons of the Tinubu government want us to give them more time. Should we ask them how many months they want? Or is it years?”

Ojogbon wants to know. 

Linton Kwesi Johnson: More Time

There’s no question that as a two-term governor of Lagos State JAGABAN did turn things around, and that during his tenure as governor, Lagos State became an economic miracle. Some people campaigned and voted for the Jagaban in the hope that he would do for Nigeria what he did for Lagos. Maybe he will.

The phenomenon you are enquiring/complaining about is succinctly explained in this Facebook article  - another star essay in which the venerable Bukola Oyeniyi also laments the death of Mr Wigwe the philanthropist and informs us that regrettably, “Mr Wigwe was a banker, a successful one at that. He was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and was said to have contributed monetarily to the church in Lekki, Lagos. Following his death in a helicopter crash in the United States of America, many have lauded him for his contributions to the church at Lekki, his founding of a university, and more recently, his help in the church getting multimillion-naira loans from his bank while farmers were denied such opportunities.”

That sets the tone and  tenor of that mind-expanding article, but to get the full flavour and to get enlightened, you'll have to read the whole article 

[cornelius...@gmail.com]

For those who cannot access Facebook here's Dr Bukola Oyeniyi's piece which gives a satisfactory explanation of how it is that, according to Chidi Anthony Opara. "In Nigeria, a Church and may be also a mosque would easily get soft loan to build auditorium while small and medium scale businesses would not get same to establish and grow their businesses"

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

"The drawback, however, is that had Wigwe given the money to the farmers, food insecurity would have been a thing of the past, and the mega-churches would have made more money than they are currently making"-Bukola Oyeniyi. 

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[cornelius...@gmail.com]

The farmers would then solve the problem of food scarcity, and by making their modest profits ,since one good turn deserves another, in return, they would be gratefully lining the pockets of the church by paying their tithes! 

WHAT GOD TOLD BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO ABOUT TITHING HAS CONTINUED TO WORK FOR HIM

Chidi could you do this?

On Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 02:33:42 UTC+1 Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA wrote:

"The drawback, however, is that had Wigwe given the money to the farmers, food insecurity would have been a thing of the past, and the mega-churches would have made more money than they are currently making"-Bukola Oyeniyi. 

On Wednesday 28 February 2024, cornelius...@gmail.com <cornelius...@gmail.com> wrote:

For those who cannot access Facebook here's Dr Bukola Oyeniyi's piece which gives a satisfactory explanation of how it is that, according to Chidi Anthony Opara. "In Nigeria, a Church and may be also a mosque would easily get soft loan to build auditorium while small and medium scale businesses would not get same to establish and grow their businesses"

On Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 00:19:47 UTC+1 cornelius...@gmail.com wrote:

Chidi,

Kudos! 

For some time now, “Thought For Today” has been making vital contributions as a political and social critic, in his own uniquely crisp and unorthodox way, also in the more than occasional deft touches to his poetry, daring to voice what the more cowardly or fast asleep saviours either don't care or are afraid to say. Maybe, because “among the Igbo, the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten”, in their own defence the more cowardly invoke the saying that “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

# The sufferation didn’t start yesterday; this I dey Hungry Hallelujah Chorus in Pidgin is from three years ago.

Even as the criticism is piling up on a new government that is not yet even six months old, some of the sympathisers and pundits are telling us, in defence of the new admin, that they inherited a mess and that it will take some time to sort things out. 

Ojogbon says “The spokespersons of the Tinubu government want us to give them more time. Should we ask them how many months they want? Or is it years?”

Ojogbon wants to know. 

Linton Kwesi Johnson: More Time

There’s no question that as a two-term governor of Lagos State JAGABAN did turn things around, and that during his tenure as governor, Lagos State became an economic miracle. Some people campaigned and voted for the Jagaban in the hope that he would do for Nigeria what he did for Lagos. Maybe he will.

The phenomenon you are enquiring/complaining about is succinctly explained in this Facebook article  - another star essay in which the venerable Bukola Oyeniyi also laments the death of Mr Wigwe the philanthropist and informs us that regrettably, “Mr Wigwe was a banker, a successful one at that. He was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and was said to have contributed monetarily to the church in Lekki, Lagos. Following his death in a helicopter crash in the United States of America, many have lauded him for his contributions to the church at Lekki, his founding of a university, and more recently, his help in the church getting multimillion-naira loans from his bank while farmers were denied such opportunities.”

That sets the tone and  tenor of that mind-expanding article, but to get the full flavour and to get enlightened, you'll have to read the whole article 

On Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 18:10:31 UTC+1 Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA wrote:

In Nigeria, a Church and may be also a mosque would easily get soft loan to build auditorium while small and medium scale businesses would not get same to establish and grow their businesses, then we would  turn round and blame whoever is heading the Presidency for our economic problems.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

What the heck is the argument?

Is it that there were no years of lack of economic planning, reckless borrowing, corruption, etc in Nigeria?

Or is it that these would not have cumulative negative effects on the economy of Nigeria?

What actually is the argument of those who hold or support the viewpoint that a government that is not even 12 months in office brought the present economic hardship on Nigerians?

-Chidi Anthony Opara(CAO)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

In societies where polygamy is practised, the man marries the woman (by payment of bride price).

The above simply means that the man owns the woman and can own as many as he chooses (the first wife's consent is never needed but for courtesy sake, she should be informed of the plan to bring in another wife).

For equality in marriage to happen in the aforementioned system and be equitable, the practice of the man marrying the woman (by payment of bride price) should be replaced with a system that gives both parties equal stake in the partnership ("court marriage").

Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

[cornelius...@gmail.com]

On a similar (not identical theme), not funny 

https://tinyurl.com/2c6oapsv

 

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Let those Nigeria empty-headed supposed beauties who go on social media to roll eyes, lips and shake buttocks take a look at and read the resume(if they can read)of the newly appointed very beautiful female CEO of a foremost Nigerian bank.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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[Folami Kolade]

Not everyone will be bank CEO. Opportunities are scarce in Nigeria.  Let us cut the “supposed beauties “ a slack. 

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[Toyin Falola]

Oga Chidi:

What has this got to do with anything? Do they pray to become the CEO of a bank?

Human beings live in different ecosystems. “One man’s meat”, it is said “Is another man’s poison.”

Do you want to take your CEO preference to Obi Cubana to dance?

TF

 

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[Michael Afolayan]

She probably applied to become the CEO. BUT, did she apply to be beautiful? How does she measure up on the scale of  "Ìwà" (the loaded Yoruba notion of character, existence, and the the totality of the idea of being(ness))? 

Just curious!

MOA

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[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA]

Folami, Oga TF,

Not everyone would be bank CEO alright, that is not my point.

My point is that the major contributions of those supposed beauties should not be to roll eyes, lips and shake buttocks on social media.

-CAO 

On Wednesday 20 March 2024, Folami Kolade <kollyj...@gmail.com> wrote:

Not everyone will be bank CEO. Opportunities are scarce in Nigeria.  Let us cut the “supposed beauties “ a slack. 

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 8:29 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Let those Nigeria empty-headed supposed beauties who go on social media to roll eyes, lips and shake buttocks take a look at and read the resume(if they can read)of the newly appointed very beautiful female CEO of a foremost Nigerian bank.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

So much here

"  "Ìwà" (the loaded Yoruba notion of character, existence, and the the totality of the idea of being(ness)"

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