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The org gave out meal tickets so employees can purchase food at heavily subsidized rates at the canteen. A staff inspected the ticket & mused of how easy it'll be to fake it. How is it possible that the first thing on her mind was how to defraud the system & not the opportunity?
I am almost convinced that there is something unique to Nigerians i.e. our ability to immediately spot the "loophole" in a system before we see the opportunities. Name any innovative idea and the Nigerian will immediately identify the ways in which to "get around" it.
Introduce Card Reader accreditation into the electoral process, the Nigerian Politician will still find a way to write results. Suggest ticket dispensing machines for trains, and the same Nigerians that buys plane tickets online will point out 100 reasons why it cannot work.
There is no economy or system that can succeed without the "TRUST" element. One in which the people in that ecosystem recognize that embedded in it is an expectation that they will do the right thing even if it is not convenient or even if they can subvert and get away with it.
As long as every Nigerian thinks only of what's good for himself & family, we'll never be able to move forward as a nation. As long as a Nigerian doesn't mind inconveniencing others for his own benefit, we'll remain backward. The Nigeria of our dreams is one we collectively build
