3 THINGS THAT WILL MAKE NIGERIA TRULY GREAT!
“How
could a man with such a great idea/talent though lame at both his feet be
hidden mercilessly and remain hopelessly with the magnitude and multitude of
gifts resident in him?”
By James Asu
First
and foremost I feel so proud to be a Nigerian. I see it as a rare privilege for
me to be born and brought up here in Nigeria. For a very longtime I have being
nursing these great ideas within me and with the hope that one day it will be
fully accepted and properly executed by employers of labour in various
corporations, by chancellors and board of directors in our tertiary institutions
and by leaders in political offices and positions. Actualizing them will do us
a whole lot of good and make our nation truly great.
One of them is the establishment of a department into every Industry where funds will be disbursed to assist anyone who accidentally lost any part of their body during working period or of their loved ones and are financially constraint, as this will serve as a compensation for their selfless service and excellent performance in their workplace.
One of them is the establishment of a department into every Industry where funds will be disbursed to assist anyone who accidentally lost any part of their body during working period or of their loved ones and are financially constraint, as this will serve as a compensation for their selfless service and excellent performance in their workplace.
For
instance, myself and Dele a very good friend of mine were working together in
an industry in Lagos in the year 2003.
But on this painful day Dele was cutting some materials used for making coolers and plastics before passing them to me for grinding and mixing and also before they gets to the molding machine where the work will be completed. In the process of putting the materials into the cutting machine, the device mistakenly cut off his four fingers and he was rushed to the nearby hospital and the bill was cleared by him. Our employer said that the unpleasant incident was caused by his carelessness, so he has to bear the cost and not to be borne by the Company. I was dumbfounded and upset on hearing this, because this guy was one of the most serious people I have ever come across since my resumption at work, he has been the one putting me through on how to operate both the grinding and mixing machines respectively and he always did it with complete seriousness, ample attention and total sensitivity and creativity. I did not see any justifiable reason why an employer should abandon his or her employee at a critical moment when something unpleasant happens to him or her. On this note, I present this very vital idea of mine to every industry to put in place a Board of trustees and a department that will ensure the total well-being of every employee at every time they worked with ( or for) them. Dele left three days after the bad incident and I was to take over from him but I had to take my exit also because I won’t want to take any risk that has no compensation and commendation plan in view.
And also at the same time, I am using this medium to inform every tertiary institutions of the urgent need to set-up a committee that will see into the affairs of students who enrolled into their schools and are very serious and studious with their studies. Some students were able to pay their School fees at the initial stage of their enrolment but could not continue other payments at subsequent times due to financial constraint. They can support them with scholarships or link them up with philanthropists, I mean, people who are capable, able and also willing to be of great help to them, so as to help them carry on in the continuation and completion of their studies.
But on this painful day Dele was cutting some materials used for making coolers and plastics before passing them to me for grinding and mixing and also before they gets to the molding machine where the work will be completed. In the process of putting the materials into the cutting machine, the device mistakenly cut off his four fingers and he was rushed to the nearby hospital and the bill was cleared by him. Our employer said that the unpleasant incident was caused by his carelessness, so he has to bear the cost and not to be borne by the Company. I was dumbfounded and upset on hearing this, because this guy was one of the most serious people I have ever come across since my resumption at work, he has been the one putting me through on how to operate both the grinding and mixing machines respectively and he always did it with complete seriousness, ample attention and total sensitivity and creativity. I did not see any justifiable reason why an employer should abandon his or her employee at a critical moment when something unpleasant happens to him or her. On this note, I present this very vital idea of mine to every industry to put in place a Board of trustees and a department that will ensure the total well-being of every employee at every time they worked with ( or for) them. Dele left three days after the bad incident and I was to take over from him but I had to take my exit also because I won’t want to take any risk that has no compensation and commendation plan in view.
And also at the same time, I am using this medium to inform every tertiary institutions of the urgent need to set-up a committee that will see into the affairs of students who enrolled into their schools and are very serious and studious with their studies. Some students were able to pay their School fees at the initial stage of their enrolment but could not continue other payments at subsequent times due to financial constraint. They can support them with scholarships or link them up with philanthropists, I mean, people who are capable, able and also willing to be of great help to them, so as to help them carry on in the continuation and completion of their studies.
Nifemi
was a 300 level student of Biochemistry in one of Nigeria State University. She
dropped out of school due to lack of money to pay her tuition fee. Should lack of money be an impediment to the
successful completion of a Student’s studies despite her brilliant and
excellent performances in Class?
And lastly, it is the duty of every responsible, sensible and God-fearing government of a nation to cater and seek for the total well-being of all citizens; poor or rich, more privilege or less privilege. For instance, in the year 2005 to 2007 I felt so bad and sad seeing this Creative and Innovative young guy in Ikeja Along who was inventing tractors and trolleys, though a cripple at both his feet, but he didn’t allow his physical disability to stop him from using his mental ability to do great things. It is a pity that despite the fact that the onlookers do stop by to take full glimpse of his inventions and creative works of wonders. I don’t think anyone ever approached or rendered him any support (no matter how little it may look like), I mean, by helping him get a better place of abode to live in (in replacement of the road side), a good food to eat (in replacement of the one eaten by the road side) or give him a good cloth to put on (in replacement of the tattered and dirtied one he always adorned himself). Whenever I passed Ikeja along I always saw him dressed in tattered attires. How could a man with such a great idea/talent though lame at both his feet be hidden mercilessly and hopelessly with the magnitude and multitude of gifts resident in him? During this period I was still struggling seriously to make ends meet where I worked, my transportation expenses then was in the same proportion to my remuneration, so I had nothing on me to give to him but I kept praying passionately and incessantly that God who gave him the gift should make him sit among great inventors and attract investors and that his talent should make way for him at God’s own time and at His-speed. It is a pity that so many great ideas had been suppressed and smashed to their untimely and early grave by critics or (and) by insufficiency or inadequacy of funds to back them up and bring them to limelight(reality).A ministry has to be created that will look critically, logically and analytically into the affairs of those who are Very Needy Citizen (VNC) and at the same time are Very Creative Citizen (VCC) in the Country with the necessary assistance and finance to launch their ideas into limelight’s (realities) for the benefit of themselves and all Nigerians.
And lastly, it is the duty of every responsible, sensible and God-fearing government of a nation to cater and seek for the total well-being of all citizens; poor or rich, more privilege or less privilege. For instance, in the year 2005 to 2007 I felt so bad and sad seeing this Creative and Innovative young guy in Ikeja Along who was inventing tractors and trolleys, though a cripple at both his feet, but he didn’t allow his physical disability to stop him from using his mental ability to do great things. It is a pity that despite the fact that the onlookers do stop by to take full glimpse of his inventions and creative works of wonders. I don’t think anyone ever approached or rendered him any support (no matter how little it may look like), I mean, by helping him get a better place of abode to live in (in replacement of the road side), a good food to eat (in replacement of the one eaten by the road side) or give him a good cloth to put on (in replacement of the tattered and dirtied one he always adorned himself). Whenever I passed Ikeja along I always saw him dressed in tattered attires. How could a man with such a great idea/talent though lame at both his feet be hidden mercilessly and hopelessly with the magnitude and multitude of gifts resident in him? During this period I was still struggling seriously to make ends meet where I worked, my transportation expenses then was in the same proportion to my remuneration, so I had nothing on me to give to him but I kept praying passionately and incessantly that God who gave him the gift should make him sit among great inventors and attract investors and that his talent should make way for him at God’s own time and at His-speed. It is a pity that so many great ideas had been suppressed and smashed to their untimely and early grave by critics or (and) by insufficiency or inadequacy of funds to back them up and bring them to limelight(reality).A ministry has to be created that will look critically, logically and analytically into the affairs of those who are Very Needy Citizen (VNC) and at the same time are Very Creative Citizen (VCC) in the Country with the necessary assistance and finance to launch their ideas into limelight’s (realities) for the benefit of themselves and all Nigerians.
I am sure that with all the aforementioned institutions inculcated into every organizations, this means we are heading towards making Nigeria truly great.
Written
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JAMES
ASU
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