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Posted July 13, 2007 · Ejike Okpa II
If you have ever attended meetings conducted by Nigerians, you come off wondering, what are they doing? It is obvious things are done differently when it comes to Nigerians in US; and they are proud of IT. A meeting that will take just a few hours, lasts annoyingly for hours and one often leave: Why did I just wasted some time.
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Posted July 13, 2007 · Ejike Okpa II
If the saying that a Leopard does not change spots overnight and no matter the cloning, a monkey does not become a dog, what is the likelihood that Africa dubbed the continent that gave birth to and is the origin of mankind, a continent endowed with resources human and material, on international relations and in diplomatic parlance, its member nation (Morocco), was the first to recognize US as a country and US responded gratefully and graciously by building its first embassy ever in Tangier, is still seen and regarded as a dark continent?
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Posted July 13, 2007 · Ejike Okpa II
If the president of the world’s most populous black nation is worth about $6m, less than N1 billion, then there is not much to celebrate as such net worth is palatable. By such net worth, he is not a multimillionaire and falls within a middle class. His liquidity [cash at hand or in bank], is less than $200,000. And since a lot of the assets are physical; landed properties and automobiles, whose valuation is suspect, Mr. President is probably worth less. To put it in perceptive, it takes about $7,200 to achieve N1 million; using a dollar buy back rate of say N140 to the dollar. Mr. President is asset rich and heavy because the value in exchange of his assets is far less than the reported [intrinsic] value. I am interested to know what the make of Mr. President’s car that his late brother gave him valued at N7 million; an equivalent $50,000.
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