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Feb 3 6 tweets 2 min read
@MoghaluKingsley : When a country is not organized & motivated by a worldview, small views reign supreme. In our case, these small views, which in reality are very narrow views, are ethnic & religious irredentism, intolerance & corruptions. Read on 👇
Ethnic groups such as the Hausa -Fulani, Yoruba, Igbo Ijaw or Tiv for example, have become the most important identifiers for us. We are losing all sense of primacy or the importance of Nigerian-ness.

We retreat into our primordial cocoons of nativity as opposed to indetificati
We all feel this way, because of the fundamental failure of Nigeria's contemporary political leadership to create a worldview that unites us around some national vision, destiny or ambition.
Rather, the cleavages of ethnic or religious identity became the path to political power for Nigerian politicians.

Solution - The most important aspect of the paradigm shift that our country needs in leadership selection is the emergence of a national leader with a
real worldview. This type of leader must posses a combination of intellectual depth, a mindset capable of philosophical reflection, and the practical leadership ability to inspire, motivate and provide guidance to Nigerians

Kudos if you read up to here. Join the movement @ADCNig

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The wealth of our nation should have a philosophical foundations. It is these fundamental understandings and how we understand and apply them, rather managing our economy with no particular lodestar or compass, that makes the difference between growth and stagnation. Read on👇
The vision thing matters because it sets out a national ambition to transform the economic structure and the lives of citizens against the canvass of both the medium and long term and a clear destination.

It matters because, if communicated effectively, a national economic
vision can galvanize citizens to work towards a shared goal, which builds national cohesion and wealth.

A national economic vision anchored in a discernible economic philosophy makes policies derived from it more robust by imbuing such policies with internal consistency. And
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