Why?:- Africa is one of the richest continents.
Yet the majority of our people live on minimum wages or in total poverty. This is not acceptble. You can change this.
Your intellectual input is the key to your wealth
A key factor between Africa and other continents is the commercial and intellectual property input (Added Value) which in the case of Africa is far below that of other countries. Africa’s development has to a large extent been mineral based. We have to move our economies to become knowledge income based.
It has therefore become critical for Africa to put measures in place that unlock it’s huge ingenuity and human capital.
Programs that drive innovation, capitalize its intellectual property and value adding.
Introduction
This programme is about setting a new standard for;
- Electricity development and delivery
- Economic development
- Personal development
- It is about applying a future directed management strategy from macro economic level through to the development of the workers in the electricity industry.
Why is it necessary to look at a future directed programme?
The sort answer is that we owe it to ourselves, to our people, to our families.
Background
Nigeria has the economic potential to be a leading economy. Yet the majority of our people live in poverty or on the minimum wage.
Looking at both wealth and quality of life and when we:-
Compare Nigeria with countries in the same population size like Japan, Brazil, Russia and Mexico we see the challenges.
Their average life expectancy is 26 years longer than that of Nigeria.
Their Average Gross Domestic product per capita is 12 times higher than that of Nigeria.
|
Japan |
Brazil |
Russia |
Mexico |
Nigeria |
|
| Estimated population |
127,704,000 |
191,971,506 |
141,950,000 |
106,350,434 |
151,212,254 |
| Gross domestic product per capita |
$38,455 |
$8,205 |
$11,832 |
$10,232 |
$1,370 |
| Life expectancy in years |
83 |
72 |
68 |
75 |
48 |
| Literacy |
99.0% |
90,2% |
99,5% |
92.90% |
60.1% |
| Natural resources |
Limited |
Equal to Nigeria |
Abundant like Nigeria |
Low |
Abundant
|
The ground level reality is very simple:-
This gap is a reflection of the net Added Economic Value.
- It is a combination of factors such as productivity, intellectual input, commerce and trade value Nigeria adds.
More importantly is the fact that this gap will increase because our main trading partners are accelerating their economic development and if we do not enact growth we will fall further behind.
What this also tells us is the potential:-
Yes:- It tells us that every Nigerian could more than double his or her income.
Increase his or her quality of live.
Live a successful life and be proud
It is time to take action!
This is why we are putting these concepts on the table.
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