As I re-read Pope Benedict XV1’s speech addressed to an academic audience at the University of Regensburg on September 12, 2006. This speech incited Muslims to demonstrate against the Pope for calling their religion a violent one. For more on this speech click HERE. I became very convinced of the effect of perception to the degree of success we attain in this world. How we interpret circumstances is the key difference between success and failure. It is not new that everybody has a belief system that seem legitimate to their eyes, but it is rather true that it is not every belief system that is successful. The journey to true success has been a major quest to my everyday living and I hope to convince you with my less than 30 years experience in life that being right does not always translate to being successful. 
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I had an eye opener to the reality of perception one beautiful morning when a colleague entered the office and announced that he had bought a red Volkswagen car. He was so thrilled that he drove it to the office without the license number plate. I was not so interested because in my mind’s eye I saw a used Volkswagen Golf car (maybe Golf 3, at the best Golf 4) but in order to felicitate with my joyful colleague, I got inquisitive. I followed him to where he parked the car to give a test drive. I almost tripped when I saw my colleague using his key to open a Touareg. Alas, my perception of my colleague changed immediately. I could not fathom how a colleague that earned the same salary could purchase such a car.
If I told you I have a red Volkswagen car, what does your mind tell you? A Bug, a Passat, a Golf, a Santana or a Bora? Whichever one you come up with determines your level of thinking. The best answer to such question should have been a question – what type of Volkswagen car? Understanding this has actually opened me up to various multiple perceptions when dealing with issues. What do I view as success? What does my neighbor view as success? What does my dad view as success? What did I view as success when I was in high school, in the university, as an employee, as an entrepreneur? Since the lenses are different, the answer to this question would be different. This is the reality of life.
Arming myself with this tool (Multiple Perspective), I greatly understand the effect of the Pope’s speech. When you ask an average Christian’s view on the agitations of the Muslims on the Pope’s speech, the response always converges to the same thing – the Pope was only saying the truth. In their minds’ eye, the Pope was right in his execution and excuses like the Pope was quoting examples from Professor Theodore Khouri as an alibi. To be successful in any given endeavor, one can not assume the position of being right but the position of tutelage. This is the universal position that produces success. The bible says it in a better way “everyone seems right in his/her own eyesâ€. Even the armed robber that kills for money believes he/she is right. I am yet to see a human that does not justify his action whether it was generally regarded as wrong or not.Â
So how do we gauge the truth when we see differently? Will knowing the truth make us successful? Is telling the truth a successful approach? In order to fully answer this question, I will let us into a story of 2 pieces of marble. Marble A was a statue visited from all over the world while marble B was the pavement the visitors walked on when visiting marble A. Marble B was so angry with the attention given to marble A that he questioned the reason why it had so much influence. Marble A reminded him of the days when the sculptor wanted to carve both of them and Marble B refused the carving and claimed it wanted to be left the way it was.
This is the general reaction of most unsuccessful people; they congeal, therefore refusing fluidity, they stick to their opinion, therefore refusing others, they believe they are always right while others are wrong. I remember replying a comment on one of my articles without acknowledging the view of the person that made the comment. That was very wrong of me; I acknowledged it when I was told by a friend and guess what? I was better for it. I learnt a better way of getting my ideas across; it was cool.
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Straight to the subject, I would rather be successful than be right. What do I gain by being right? I will gain nothing except a boost of ego and a sense of pride. What will success give me? The opportunities of these are numerous; I don’t think my whole site can contain it……………..
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October 4, 2006 at 3:27 pm (UTC 1)
Dipo i agree being right does not mean being successful. Aptitude tests even prove this: that different people will argue that their answer is right.
My point is that success depends on how far and what we all want from life individually. For example its a well know fact that previous heads of state before OBJ (Most of them army Generals) are homosexuals. Now if somebody tells me that if i want to be a head of state i would have to become one too (gay) , i will tell them that in that case i’ll settle for vice president, minister or governor etc.
Basically the same bible you quoted says “a good name is better then gold and silver” similarly leadership is another issue, what kind of example do you want to set for your children if one was homosexual?
being content also helps. The current fracas between atiku and obj shows how much longing for power , successs and money can cause. Can you imagine obj at his age still wanting to have a third term and also fighting over more money, obj is a walking dead man when it comes to age so what is he planning on doing with all that money!
October 4, 2006 at 4:25 pm (UTC 1)
@ J
Wow, I have to really think on this….
October 10, 2006 at 5:09 am (UTC 1)
Hello Dipo. Interesting write-up. The issue of success is something I have had to do considerable study on over the last few years. I think of myself as a learner, but when I look at success, there is significant evidence to suggest that often being right in itself, or standing for what is right, is success.
Could it be that we run into trouble with this success thing by only looking at it from say a materialistic angle? Are there any other (higher) values on which success can be premised? Questions. Questions.
October 10, 2006 at 7:06 am (UTC 1)
Hi Yomi,
Thanx for visiting and making your suggestion known.
Success can literarily be defined as achieving a defined objective. if those objectives are defined and achieved then you are a success.
In life, everyone has a defined objective and in order to attain this objective, you must cross certain barriers that hinder your achievement. If being right does not get those objectives then one must check what he/she considers as right. What you consider as right may be one of the barriers.
Hope this help?
October 12, 2006 at 1:03 pm (UTC 1)
Straight to the subject, I would rather be successful than be right. What do I gain by being right? I will gain nothing except a boost of ego and a sense of pride. What will success give me? The opportunities of these are numerous; I don’t think my whole site can contain it……………..
…my dear I dont think you know what reall SUCCESS IS!!!
October 12, 2006 at 2:45 pm (UTC 1)
@ Angela
Can you please tell me what it is?
October 13, 2006 at 12:09 am (UTC 1)
Angela,
Myfriend are you a bloody parrot? why r u repeating what dipo said in the opening comment, did they send you message lol
October 16, 2006 at 3:03 pm (UTC 1)
@ J
PLEASE I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE I AM TALK TO MATURE INTELLGENT GOD FEARING ADULTS ON THIS FORUM….
SO COULD YOU NEXT TIME ADDRESS ME IN THAT MANNER OR NOT AT ALL.@ J (AGAIN) JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME.
October 16, 2006 at 4:35 pm (UTC 1)
Success can also be looked at from the point view of finance ie cost benefit-analysis.
what will it cost you : shame/loss of ego
what will you benefit: official car, house, salary bonus, company trip abroad (if multinational), listening ears of your boss, good end of year evaluation etc
what will it cost your boss: official car, house, salary bonus, company trips abroad (if multinational), listening ears of your boss,
good end of year evaluation
what will it benefit your boss: ego, self proclaimed power
Success can also be looked at from the point of view of spatial analysis ie geography or economics (short run/ long run)
I can show you a map of a city or i can show you a map of a country, continent or the world.
If your boss is looking at the map of the city (short run ie ego) and you are looking at the map of the country or the world (long run i.e you may even advance in your career more than your boss who may know about this kind of system and therefore clash with an even bigger boss)
So you can benefit more from acting stupid/being huumble and at the end of the day you can be proud with all you get!
October 16, 2006 at 4:47 pm (UTC 1)
Wow J,
You are good; you actually spoke my mind in lucid and pointed illustration.
I love it very much.
Wow!
October 17, 2006 at 10:44 am (UTC 1)
Wow! what a dire case of rambling under the guise of making sense.
Being “right” versus being “successful” is an exercise in oxymoronic excess.
Since when did being right and being successful become mutually successful?
Here him: “I would rather be successful than be right.”
What about being successful AND right?
Since when does being both become items to be negotiated like buying bread, and epa or akara?
Being successful has a subjective definition; but being or doing right is a moral obligation; that is not subject to individual tastes or caprice.
One gets the opinion reading the article that it is an attempt to “sound” intellectual without actually possession a fair grasp of the logic required to do justice to the topic under debate.
The logical focus moves from one topic to the other without continuity and synergy; as follows:
First it is objectivism: “Arming myself with this tool (Multiple Perspective),”
Then it is dogmatism: “This is the general reaction of most unsuccessful people; they congeal, therefore refusing fluidity, they stick to their opinion, therefore refusing others,”
Then it is mixed-up understanding of morality: “What do I gain by being right? I will gain nothing except a boost of ego and a sense of pride.”
He quotes the Bible: “The bible says it in a better way “everyone seems right in his/her own eyesâ€. Even the armed robber that kills for money believes he/she is right.”
Then he concludes that: “I would rather be successful than be right”
We know the Bible says: Mark 8:36 – For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Thus we know that Jesus thinks it is better to be Right than to be MATERIALLY SUCCESSFUL (this man refuses to define and distinguish between the various forms of success).
Perhaps what he means to say is to be “Right in your own eyes!”: Proverbs 3:7 – Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. / Proverbs 16:2 – All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. / Proverbs 12:15 – The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
BUT we all know that it is the only option to do what is RIGHT and not to copy/envy the SUCCESS that is achieved via wrong means: Job 20:5 – That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? / Psalms 73:3 – For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
AGAIN I say to you – IT IS BETTER TO BE BOTH SUCCESSFUL and RIGHT.
Angela.
October 17, 2006 at 10:50 am (UTC 1)
sorry there is a mistake:
Since when did being right and being successful become mutually successful
should be
Since when did being right and being successful become mutually exclusive?
Angela
October 17, 2006 at 10:55 am (UTC 1)
@ Angela
Please, kindly read previous comments before making one.
I have answered this question earlier on but because you a good friend I will answer it again.
” Success can literarily be defined as achieving a defined objective. if those objectives are defined and achieved then you are a success.
In life, everyone has a defined objective and in order to attain this objective, you must cross certain barriers that hinder your achievement. If being right does not get those objectives then one must check what he/she considers as right. What you consider as right may be one of the barriers.”
I hope this answers your question.
October 19, 2006 at 6:01 am (UTC 1)
I still maintian that some people on this website need to be whisked away by SSS or DMI (Directorate of Miltary intelligence) for further questioning regarding thier use and mis-use of grammer lol
please dipo i think me need a blog line about power, politics and general strategy (psychological, marketing, HR etc) as well!
October 19, 2006 at 6:04 am (UTC 1)
please we also need a blog about current affairs, politics, journalism etc matters!
“SDP did it, NRC did it why cant we all did it” – Late Gen. Sani Abacha GCON
October 19, 2006 at 11:56 am (UTC 1)
Hi Dipo,
You wrote: If being right does not get those objectives then one must check what he/she considers as right
Did you really mean this? If you do, I am very suspicious of your value system.
You also wrote: What you consider as right may be one of the barriers.
In all probability, the problem should be what you consider as “success”, not “right”.
“Right” is a value. It has a lot to do with character, which is inate and should non-negotiable. For example, if I have to suck up to my boss, keep quiet in the face of injustice and immoral practices etc etc, in order to be promoted at my place of work and finally get a seat on the board of directors of the firm, would that be sucsess?
Yes; I had a goal to get on the board, but there is a right way to do so. I could have achieved that goal without sacrificing “right”. And I might not achieve that goal, and yet be known as a competent and responsible professional in my field. Would I still be termed successful?
Dear brother, values stand above “success” in whatever way you may define it. And true success is premised on living by values and not by achievements.
October 19, 2006 at 12:20 pm (UTC 1)
hmm…
Interesting piece.
@ J : you are a crook.
@ Dipo : calling you a moron would be an understatement
@ Angela: you go skool. I gbadun u too much.
@ Yomi : you are obviously too diplomatic
October 19, 2006 at 12:32 pm (UTC 1)
HI MR YOMI,
Picking at my points would not provide the aim of your reading an article which is basically to learn. Accusation and counter-accusation would only make my article very more convincing to me.
Let’s take an example from your style of correcting me. You pick things from your reference frame which I quite understand, but is not effective in correcting me. You believe you are right on your point but you are very unsuccessful in convincing me. This is the heart of my article, “You believe you are right but you are very unsuccessful”
You could be right and also successful but if you are not successful, check what you regard as right.
You talk of value in preference to success. Value can be qualified as either good or bad, so which value are you talking about? If you are expecting me to assume it to be good value, then you should assume that my definition of success only points to good success.
Right is a value as you said but right is very subjective. it is based on perspective which blinds you to other perspective of life.
October 19, 2006 at 12:43 pm (UTC 1)
@ JT
Thanx for the comments; they were wonderful. Please, kindly furnish us with reason for your conclusions……
October 19, 2006 at 9:48 pm (UTC 1)
@Dipo: You wrote: So how do we gauge the truth when we see differently? Will knowing the truth make us successful? Is telling the truth a successful approach?.
Simple. We are not suppossed to see differently on certain immutable issues. Morality. Right. Wrong. Truth. Permit me to ask: Is telling the lie a successful approach? We cannot even make any valid statement or take a valid stand on any issue if truth is not an absolute.
J also said: Aptitude tests even prove this: that different people will argue that their answer is right.
Arguing that your answer is right does NOT mean that it is. Thinking that you are right is NOT the same as being right either. There is right and there is wrong. They are often absolutes. Without that, what results is chaos.
By definition, “right” is whatever is in accordance with what is good, proper, or just. It is what is in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle. It is being correct in judgment, opinion, or action. You can check ANY dictionary for that. How you can attempt to subject “right” to relativism is beyond stupid mortals like me.
jt was right when he said I was being diplomatic, so I will just get to brass tacks here. I thought giving you the benefit of doubt would help. Angela was also right about your write-up being “a dire case of rambling under the guise of making sense“. The rest of her analysis of your article was also smack-bang down to the point too.
You said: Picking at my points would not provide the aim of your reading an article which is basically to learn.
I would gladly and humbly learn if you wrote anything worth learning. Your line of reasoning and argument in your post will actually do more to encourage corruption and crookedness than teach anything valuable. I noticed this in several other articles of yours.
You also said: You could be right and also successful but if you are not successful, check what you regard as right.
The issue of right and wrong is fundamental. Sort that out first; then you will be able to accurately define what success is, and won’t have any problems being successful.
Again, this came from you: Right is a value as you said but right is very subjective. it is based on perspective which blinds you to other perspective of life.
What hogwash. See the definition of right provided above. Right is NOT subjective. There is right and there is wrong.
Another golden nugget from Dipo: You talk of value in preference to success. Value can be qualified as either good or bad, so which value are you talking about? If you are expecting me to assume it to be good value, then you should assume that my definition of success only points to good success.
With statements like “I would rather be successful than be right” coming from you, I had no reason to assume your definition of success. It is clear your definition of success is based strictly on material and financial terms.
Your articles suggest that you are a money-driven, fame-driven, and ego-driven person. Years ago, no right thinking person would make a statement like “I would rather be successful than be right” in public. But the onslaught of post-modernism has reduced everything to relativism. I choose to be right first, AND successful. Say what you will.
And that silly story about the marbles – what toddler’s bed-time book did you extract that from?
October 20, 2006 at 6:51 am (UTC 1)
Right or Successful?
I will assume that majority of the bloggers on here are civilians pursuing money and personal interest. On the other hand there are some that are pursuing national and public interest and are willing to sacrifice their life down for their country, infact even jesus christ sacrificed his life for a cause. Based on this are you successful. For your information there can be order without law, but there can be no law enforced without order! Even courts give orders that people should abide by ie a ruling and the justice says “order in the court” etc
Nigeria is an order not a democracy for your infomation. that is why the highest national awards are OON (officer of the order of the niger), OFR, GCON etc even civilians have been decorated with these awards ie medals
Upon commision an officer of the armed forces takes an oath of political office for life, however civilains do not. so the military was meant to rule over civialians and the country as a whole, thats why there is a rank called “General” which means a generalist(person who specialises in many areas). let me also remind you that the prince of wales / prince phillip of england are admirals and were commisioned from thier respective defence academies. They are also knights of various british orders. =Similarly the first democratically elected president of America was a general in full military uniform ie Gen George Washington (and you thought abacha was crazy and wicked!). Moreover, why would the following Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, George Bush Snr, John McCain, be retired generals, Lt’s, Navy Captians etc These are senators, former governors. Infact in America there is compulsory military service for everyone and George Bush Snr (incumbent) is a retired flight officer (equivalent of 1st lieut.) from the airforce!
Majority of the terms you use in your coporate setting such as company, Chief Executive officer are military terms, even in primary school you had a “class captain” infact businesses are at war with each other ie competing for market and customers and they even spy on each others techniques (i.e business intelligence)
Another point im getting at is that there can be no university of lagos etc without a Nigerian Defence Academy first, but there can be an NDA without a UNILAG.Evidence is that mankind is continiously at conflict ie war. infact even in all religions there is a war between good and evil!
Lord Lugard, Lt Glover etc were british army cornels and navy liutenants respectively that were part of an expeditionary force that came to protect the royal niger company. The word governor came from “governor -general” and the armed forces are the watchdog/ father of the nation and if they dont like whats going on they have the right and responsibility to correct or take over the helm of affairs of the brainchild and mother land. Or in your family is your father not the head of the wife and children?
Also of note is that the english language, like most other languages also consists of punctuation and grammar among other aspects and not just vocabulary!
On a final note demoracy does not exist in reality, it was only a theory that was postulated, and every country in the world is a dictatorship. people who go about seeking this imaginary democracy upon assumption of political office end up exploiting power and money for themselves and are even worse than the original dictators! wisodom (book)is good but with wisdom get undertanding (see the reality)!
……thank God this is dipotepede.org not peterwhite.com!
October 20, 2006 at 7:37 am (UTC 1)
In your same dictionary “Law” is also known as “Ordinance”. There is an ordinance corps in the army that specialises in storage and deployment of mines and ammunition. Viz a viz “Law” also means “Ammunition” or a “fighting tool”
Members of the armed forces are above the common/constitutional law in any land because they have thier own law, known as martial law (order) and they can only be tried by a general court martial headed by a general or equivalent for the entire length of thier life irrespective of if the crime commited was a civil crime!
this constitutional law can be suspended in a state of emergency and martial law established.
Since the history of mankind war/conflict has been continous or will you tell me that there were no fights in your primary/secondary school , or you do not argue even in your family? if that is the case then believe it or not that is a war! usually this conflict is over resources, rights, control/power, territory, even dogs and other animals fight over territory and access to resources such as a rivers.
There are checks and balances in the military even more than in a civilian democracy i.e the armor/ artillery corps cannot fire any guns, rockets without them being issued by the ordinance corps. military police can arrest any other corps, but even military police can be arrested by intelligence corps. corps are not allowed to use machine guns, rifles except infantry.
why is it that people like enahoro and shoyinka have not run for president ill tell you why its because they know book but they cant practice it, simply because they dont have the resources and they know what they have seen abroad is not the same as whats written in the books wey oyibo (white man) dey publish give you.
Even Ernest Shonekan is an honorary Knight (soldier/officer) of the british empire (KBE)
The best thing is form an alliance let one of your siblings try and join one of the selfless service armed forces even if its police and then another person can continue in selfish service (civilain) that way you will have a link with the people in government, and stop criticizing them because if you have the power they have you will do the same, even worse!
October 20, 2006 at 7:37 am (UTC 1)
Wow MR Yomi,
You actually took your time to pick on my points again.
It’s my prayer that God opens your eyes to see what I see because I doubt if explanations can help.
But I am interested in letting you understand me better by analysing your comment which says
“Your articles suggest that you are a money-driven, fame-driven, and ego-driven person. Years ago, no right thinking person would make a statement like “I would rather be successful than be right†in public. But the onslaught of post-modernism has reduced everything to relativism. I choose to be right first, AND successful. Say what you will.”
1) Money Driven: Well, to tell you the truth I dont understand your definition of money-driven but if money-driven means capitalism then I will say Yes, I am money-driven. I believe in capitalism to the core and I view it as the only solution to human issues. My foundation stems from the bible where Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God as a man leaving talents to his servants.
2) Fame-driven: If the fame is going to lead to greater influence; then I will say I am fame-driven. If I can influence people to God’s cause through fame; I am all for it. I will definitely put my light on the candle stand not under the bushel. So, you are right by saying I am fame driven.
3) Ego-driven: The synonyms for Ego is self-esteem, self-worth, opinion of yourself, personality, character. You are correct once again; I am ego-driven but if your definition of ego means I am better than others, then I am very sorry, MR Yomi, this is definitely not me.
I am what you call me under the context that I put it.
I am very sorry that I dont agree with you that being right is absolute; it is defintely relative thus my submission that I would rather be successful than right.
I am really sorry……
October 20, 2006 at 7:52 am (UTC 1)
Ranka-de-de “J” sir,
I must say that J is right the word “Office” is meant for officers weather it is used in the context “public office” or “meet me at the office”
J sir are you an int. operator, what unit are you with?
request permission to see you in camera sir my email is ango40ndaregular@yahoo.com
Ahua!!!
October 20, 2006 at 8:20 am (UTC 1)
jt does that mean john thomas?
dipo, nna my guy, dis ya website izit oh
this is peter representing aba local government
does anyboy have information on latest in about mossob (biafra)
or niger delta frontier force i want to join
Angela nne kedu?
j be like say you right oh my papa na olopa and him dey bring home a lot of checkpoint money and seized goods
yomi and dipo . point of correction ego na money no be pride lol
October 20, 2006 at 8:26 am (UTC 1)
can anybody help me with a job , im did mechanical enginnering at abia state university. as far as i concern, success is if they can share money for us before obasanjo leaves goverment.
Musa pls you be hausa , do you have connections i want to working for shell.
October 20, 2006 at 5:20 pm (UTC 1)
Let me state categorically that the seal of office at the national assembly is a staff (stick) of office and unless you have been a staff officer before or have attended the command and staff college kaduna you have no legal right to be a senator or legislator.
There is ample (democratic) representation of nigerians from every state at the nigerian defence academy. A lot of companies do not have this eqaul representation from all the states in nigeria. the private sector is suppose to compose of privates from the army but they are not instead they are impersonating privates. Hence, every facet of civialian life is not law abiding and all civialisns are liars, however the military is law abiding. At the NDA i remember associating with fellow cadets who had a ll kinds of bachelor and masters degrees and backgrouds, even medical doctors who came for short commission course. prior to this i thought the military was full of illitrates, i was wrong, the most intelligent, resourceful and humane nigerians are in the forces. Therfore, i feel the success of selfless service and sacrifice is the best kind of success!
October 20, 2006 at 5:29 pm (UTC 1)
Ango im on your side
I remember when Ernest Shonekan assumed office, he was told my Gen. Abacha ” you may be president, but im the commander in chief” and if you have never been a brigade commander, navy commander or wing commander you also have no right to be president and commander in chief of the armed forces, because the two apponments/offices are inseperable morover if you have been a civiilan all your life you have no experince as a commander in chief.
“SDP did it, NRC did it, why cant we all did it†– Late Gen. Sani Abacha GCON
October 21, 2006 at 2:36 am (UTC 1)
Angela dogmatism has nothing to do with the issue at hand.
jt you are the crook! J has a valid fact. Personally i propose a political theory or system whereby there can be a military commander in chief and an elected vice president after 4 years then there will be an elected President and a military Chief of General Staff. This system will also comprise members of armed forces and civil service as well as the legislative apart from elected representative. This is the only way there can be adequate representation and every body get their voice heard.
October 21, 2006 at 2:47 am (UTC 1)
I must say this is a provocative topic. My only advice is becareful im seeing some presence of goverment security operatives and i do not want to say anything that could put me in trouble before i will have somepeople knocking on my door in the morning waiting with a green pickup. My brother was picked up by military intelligence for campus (unical) political activities 2 years ago and he was bruised seriously, the issue was taken to court but the justice who appeared scared that it involved national intelligence and army threw the case out of the court. Please be careful whether you are right or wrong!
October 22, 2006 at 9:45 pm (UTC 1)
Dipo
Thank you for defining success as “achieving a defined objective” As you will notice obj prior to assuming office had no defined objective and just decided he might as well loot and chase his own business interest by flying all over the place.
However ibb has had a vision for the past 16 years. its called vision 2010 and there are many things that he aims to achieve. Even in the bible it says “my people perish for lack of vision”
In short the obj administration has been relatively unsuccessful even ibb achieved more in office despite him being junior in senority and the naira having better value in obj’s prior govt in the 70′s.
I would also like to seize this platform to let anybody who has got into thier job by virtue of the obj administration or politicians to resign or close down the operation of their business come Oct 1 2007 or face dire consequences! because as soon as obj assumed office he removed all northerners in various corporate and goverment positions so expect the same.
So you will notice that the north holding on to power longer, undermines the yoruba, ibo because when a tribe doesnt have enough access to resources, its population does not grow as much as those that are in power, and you say that there is no war going on in nigeria!
October 22, 2006 at 10:03 pm (UTC 1)
You will also notice that corporate nigeria are not comprised of nigerians (treasonable) because the definition of a nigerian is somebody native to the motherland who beleives in the the ideals of unity, faith , peace and progress. Wen you go to some companies you will notice that the MD has flooded the people from his village as the majority employees , is that unity?
Similarly from intelligence reports since nigerias independence obj has been a CIA informant , is this not an act of mutiny (traitor/betrayal) offence. which means obj does not believe in the entity called nigeria. in essence he is an “unbeliever” So you can now see why Abacha locked him up. Also he could not respect himself and allow his juniors to have thier turn , after all he had his trun in the 70′s. So is all this looting what amnesty international and Nadeco were about. why hasnt shoyinka and enahoro , beko, gani etc critisiced obj as much as they did the northern dominated regimes, its because they were not seeing any money.
Tai solarin who only wore the same brown clothes did the same he was a socialist critic but upon being disgraced by ibb (appointed minister of education) he started wearing the best ankara/brocade and spraying money at owambes until he died a disgraced fool at his age!
October 22, 2006 at 10:06 pm (UTC 1)
for all those who remember sesame street. Big bird had an imaginary prehistoric elephant (mammoth) friend. some people also have this imaginary friend called democracy . Meaning that some children did not learn from sesame street, however some did!
October 22, 2006 at 10:24 pm (UTC 1)
for those who do not have degrees in education:
There are various methods of learning (formal and informal): classroom, textbook, field trip/escursion , tv, from parents, from experience/on the job etc
you will notice that its not everything you read in a british published textbook that applies to nigeria or anyother country thats why we have nigerian textbooks by nigerian authors.
for those who have never taken a field trip/escursion abroad, i encourage you to do just that so you can go and confirm if the things you read in the textbooks published by those countries even apply there!
You will notice that when you fly to those countries you will be required to have a nigerian passport, not a yoruba, hausa or ibo passport!
October 22, 2006 at 10:39 pm (UTC 1)
ibb is known for being an avid polo player and horse owner. He also is known for having a horse mounted soldier company escort him on idenpendence day celebrations, obj however does not.
Similarly ibb has released an eagle on indenpendence day before before, however obj has not. Based on this who believes more in the ideology and concept of nigeria? after all our coat of arms has horses and an eagle! eagle signifies our vision, aim, and watch over our country , horse signifies our stength, hardwork.The rivers niger and benues signify our naural resources.
October 23, 2006 at 6:41 pm (UTC 1)
Everybody will argue their thought process is right because from birth, peoples brains were more developed in some areas than others for those of us that are not psyciatrists, psychologists or medical doctors heres the explanation:
Temporal(bottom of brain/connected to mouth and ears): this area when more developed in people are more prone to verbal use ie talking and listening (auitory) i.e parrot mouth and dogs ears disagvantages: are prone to epileptic seizures. they see the solutions to life as being dialogue i.e alex akinleye, jerry gana, gambari, chukwumerijie.
occipital (rear of brain/connected to ): when more developed people are prone to more advanced visual, color and motion differenciation use ie eagles eyes disadvantage are prone to depression. feel solution to lifes problems are to look at them from various views/perspectives e.g ibb, bill clinton
frontal (front of brain/connected to hands,legs-movement) when more developed , these people are more involved in physical movement and activity. they also have better long term memory
ie the memory of an elephant disadvantage: schizophrenia they see solutions to lifes problems are through physical actions and from what they learned from the past. eg buhari, nuhu ribadu, george bush jnr
pariental(top of brain): coordinates/integrates information from all other lobes and used to identify shapes and patterns.
cerebellum (mini/backup brain near top of spine) is used to interlink senses to movement ie if you touch fire you immediately remove your hand.
to enhance your use of all areas of your brain ie brain execises then do the following:
verbal play scabble, do crossword puzzles, public speaking, learn words and opposites
physical: learn any sport or new hands on skill ie plumbing, electronics, how to paint, how to weld etc
visual/reasoning: chess, drafts, ayo, tic tac toe i.e X and O, practice maths calculations
October 24, 2006 at 4:03 am (UTC 1)
I must remind everybody that human beings are naturally dictatorial the brain dictates to the rest of the body, so you as a human being are not a democratic organism but dictatorial, Similarly, why is there no democracy in your companies? if there was couldnt you tell your MC/CEO what to do? but the CEO dictates. Also there was no democracy in your homes growing up, it was the father dictating , so what democracy are you looking for? Those who have children , will your children tell you what to do or is it vice versa?
October 24, 2006 at 4:06 am (UTC 1)
J you seem to have very valid points, my MD is very dictatorial, i work for MTN!
October 24, 2006 at 4:08 am (UTC 1)
WoW @ Akin
nice info, please tell us more
October 24, 2006 at 4:14 am (UTC 1)
Hello everybody Danladi here……….
I’m an accountant for benue cement company , i had to leave jos breweries because of the way the MD ran the place as if it was in an armor brigade.
October 24, 2006 at 4:24 am (UTC 1)
Danladi. pls do you know how we can starting cement sellings in Aba. Akin is MTN needing mechanics engineerings, i have MTN GSM, can u help me with fire line. Pauline do you know akpan in unical. Oga J pls thanks you for all ya information, i did not know that soja is d one controlling naija like this. My land lord is always asking for rent advance in my boys quater, be like say i go need some soja make dem beat am for me. pls once again i needing a job if not i will join police as lance corpral and follow my papa
October 24, 2006 at 4:37 am (UTC 1)
Since leaving school i been driving okada, im a graduate, i cant continue driving okada all my live, loook like i will move to abuja or lagos ,okada business is big there. the only problem im scary to driving my okada from aba to lagos, arm robber can thif am form my hand. Maybe i can take ova night bus, or plane , do you know if they will carry my okada inside airoplane
October 27, 2007 at 4:34 pm (UTC 1)
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February 27, 2010 at 8:03 pm (UTC 1)
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February 27, 2010 at 8:05 pm (UTC 1)
this peter ogulum shap is a big joker and very funny indeed, i think he needs his own show.
October 19, 2010 at 9:39 am (UTC 1)
To be successful os to be right. They go 2gather if i m asked
Right versus Successful Too - Dipo Tepede.POeT says:
October 25, 2006 at 7:33 am (UTC 1)
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