I saw this Newspaper publication on the Vanguard. It follows a
post I wrote a while ago about Gabriel Mordi. The excerpt is
shown below;
“A young graduate who went to Lagos to collect his appointment
letter to enable him assume duty at one of the new generation
banks in Asaba has been brutally murdered at a police checkpoint
at Agbor, Delta state. Read the rest of this entry »
Day two of the Excellence in Leadership conference was
insightful and of particular interest to me because of the session
I attended. It centered around the role of Christians in politics.
This is a very sensitive topic in the sense that Christians have a
role to play in the development of this country. I believe that its
not only about being a Christian, but also having the right values
in order to make the right decisions.
The facilitator was a former Attorney General and commissioner
for justice between 1999 and 2007 in Lagos State. He is also the
founder of the Orderly Society Trust and a Pastor in the Redeemed
Christian Church of God. His name is Professor Yemi Osinbajo. I’ll
like to start with a very interesting story he told us about an event
that took place while he was in Government. Read the rest of this entry »
I attended the Excellence in Leadership Conference yesterday
being hosted by the Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Center
Pastor Sam Adeyemi. In attendance where the Governor of
Lagos State and a host of others. There were different sessions
focusingon the economy, sports, entertainment as well as the
social sector. These sessions ran concurrently so I could only
attend one of them.
I choose to attend the session on the economy. However on getting
there, I discovered that it was already full. My second choice was
the social session. This session was facilitated by Dr Mrs Joe Okei-
Odumakin who is the President of the Campaign for Democracy.
She told the story of how she had been fighting for human rights from
when she left school till now. Its a tough job I must tell you, but she
has been up to the challenge and is still holding strong. Read the rest of this entry »
The response to my previous post on Gabriel Murdi have
been overwhelming. I appreciate all your comments and
responses. It goes to show that Nigerian’s truly desire change
and we will indeed get it. Once there is a burning desire for a
change in the status quo, that change is inevitable as long as
we put our minds to it and work towards it. I attended
Madonna University which happens to be the same institution
where Gabriel graduated from.
On Sunday, I was at my school re-union. Top on the agenda
was the death of Gabriel Murdi. A minute of silence was held
in honor of Gabriel. I met with a number of old friends and
also spoke with the National Vice President of the association.
He informed me that he led a delegation to the burial of Gabriel
Murdi. Gabriel was the first son of his family. Read the rest of this entry »
As I read the papers today, a very sad story caught my
attention. It is a painful and heartbreaking story that I think
should re-awaken the need for national re-orientation and a
change in the Nigerian system. The public sector in Nigeria
has to be overhauled and the need for excellent service
delivery must be emphasized. It is a tale of an economy gone
bad.
Gabriel Mordi is a 23 year old Public Administration graduate
of Madonna University Okija. He graduated with a second
class upper and just got a job in Zenith Bank. He was on his
way back to Asaba, Delta State from Lagos in the company
of two young men who offered him a lift from Lagos to break
the good news to his parents when the car he was in was
stopped by policemen at a check point. Before the car could
stop, there was a shot from one of the policemen. Read the rest of this entry »
Nigeria is among the top 10 crude oil producing nations in the
world. In August 2008 Nigeria along side Canada, Saudi Arabia
Mexico and Venezuela were the highest importers of Crude Oil
to the United States of America. Nigerian oil is of very high quality,
light sweet crude, particularly good for producing premium motor
spirit – PMS.
In light of the above, it is heart breaking to note that Nigeria still
imports petrol and other petroleum products from the same countries
that it sells the crude oil to. About 1,000 standard cubic feet (scf) of
gas is produced with one barrel of crude oil. Hence some two billion
standard cubic feet of gas is produced in association with oil daily. All
this gas is flared into the atmosphere, wasting resources and also
negatively affecting the atmosphere – Global Warming. Read the rest of this entry »
“And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores,
from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled
around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our
stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new
dawn of American leadership is at hand.”
Barack Obama
We witnessed history being made today. For the first time in
over 200 years a black American is the President elect of the
United States of America. It was a tight race and though
Barack Obama had an initial lead, It was a fight to the finish
for John Mc Cain. In his concession speech, he praised African
Americans and in his words; Read the rest of this entry »
The race for the White House has been a topic of discussion
over the past months. Democratic candidate Barrack Obama
and Republican candidate John Mc Cain have just 1 day to
know who becomes the President of the United States of
America after nearly two years of campaigning.
It has been an exciting journey for most people watching from
the sidelines and also a defining period for most African’s and
African American’s. This is because this is the first time a black
man or an African American has gotten this far in an election in
the United States. He made history when he was nominated to
be his party’s candidate and is expected to make history again
if or when he becomes the President of the United States of
America. Read the rest of this entry »