"Quoting Simon Kolawole Thisday Newspaper Columnist (“One of my secret fantasies... is to fly to Europe someday and see Oando gas stations along the road, Dangote spaghetti at the supermarkets, Glo SIM cards at the corner shops and Ezekiel Izuogu’s Z-600 car on the motorway. Laugh at me if you like, but so did the world laugh at the Japanese when they started copying American technology. Made-in-Japan used to be a butt of jokes – just as we laugh at Made-in-Taiwan today – but you can imagine how Japanese cars and electronics later went on to dominate the world. Who says Nigerians cannot do it? Who says Nigerians should only be associated with 419, terrorism, graft and substandard jobs? Its funny but what is wrong if we have Ofada Rice in fanciful packs displayed on the shelves at Sainsburys, Tesco, Asda and Waitrose stores in Britain plus Wal-Mart and Target stores in United States. Already some guys into farming are exporting “Ugwu Leaves” abroad. Nigerian special delicacies can be exported just like the Chinese exported their dishes to the whole world,"Femi Ogunsanwo. May God help our lawmakers deliberate on economic driven issues, rather than the daily theatrical talks.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:31:32 +0000
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