I am an intelligent, versatile and
enthusiastic Nigerian, with genuine interest in the development of the country. I have essential professional experiences
across a variety of industries, and specialised skills in latest technologies
with strong management principles and procedures.
I seek opportunity to serve in the Nigerian
government to enable me fully utilize the enormous skills I have acquired over
the years from various fields ranging from Engineering, Business, Education,
Health and Social Services, Logistics and Transportation, Human Resources, Management,
Science and Technology, Arts , Sports and many more.
If the above sounds like you, it
is time to join in the train to serve Nigeria.
This is an unusual call for President
Buhari led government to give talented Nigerians opportunity to take up
important national roles irrespective of tribe or religious affiliations. Professional
Nigerians should be confident to apply for public roles where there are vacancies
without any intimidation or need to be a friend or family to the President. President
Buhari needs to inject fresh professional Nigerians from all over the world into
various important roles to help Nigeria attain its needed progress.
I am particularly impressed by the
recent employment of new service chiefs, which President Buhari confirmed was
based on merit and not another ‘who you know’ arrangement. This is the period Nigerians have been
waiting for, where qualified Nigerians can confidently apply for a job based on
their qualification and not who they know.
Over the years Nigeria has used
the usual ’paddy paddy system to employ service chiefs and other important
positions. This has restricted the
number of professionals at various important levels of public services,
consequently the same set of people have been recycled for many years. This practise only makes Nigeria look like a
nation not producing professionals, but that is not the case as Nigeria is
blessed with one of the highest workforce of intellectuals the world over.
Continuing to leave our public
service to the various half-baked professionals on recommendation from those
who matters (Oga at the top) as it currently stands is unfortunate and this
needs to change.
I am certain that opening the doors of the nation to genuine professionals at home and in the Diaspora would help
to inject vibrant, educated and innovative, well trained workforce into
important positions across the country’s governments and is a sure way to cause
the progressive changes the nation urgently needs.
This is a call on the Federal, state and local Governments to encourage professionals from the Diaspora to return and make living
and developing Nigeria an ambition worthy of taking up.
I am of firm believe that this is
the right time for professional Nigerians all over the world to step into the job
train and take up public roles designed to take Nigerians into the next level
in nation building.
I have sojourned in Europe for
some time now and have met several Nigerians who have been in Europe and other
parts of the world for several decades.
Many are highly skilled and certified in their various fields, if this
pool of talents are given opportunity to serve in various roles in Nigeria and
given a conducive environment to work, then Nigeria is sure to be better for
it.
A vast majority of Nigerians are
working with the Government of their host countries; some are already members
of parliaments, mayors of major cities, Councillors and Lords, technocrats,
investors, medical professionals, successful scientists, educators and much
more.
I spoke to a few Nigerian professionals
who have progressed well in there domiciled country. Most have a strong passion
for Nigeria and express their willingness to help Nigeria, but are very
pessimistic about the situation back home.
This pessimism is the reason they are scared to come back home to take
up roles to help develop Nigeria.
Many express their fear for
security of life, lack of constant power supply, good roads, health and low
quality of life. I have asked the
question; What if these amenities are available, would you make the move to
Nigeria? Majority confirmed to the affirmation.
It shows Nigerians would come home
and help if given the opportunity and the environment to develop the nation
with their vast experience from other nations of the world.
Nigerians have been run and
managed by the same set of individuals for too long, that there is urgent need
for a complete overhaul; new sets of managers are needed to inject new
innovative ideas and skills currently being used to develop other countries.
I am confident that the current government
President Muhammadu Buhari would exercise an open door policy where talents can
be harnessed, rather than the ‘who you know’ policy that has been the bane of
our democracy.
I wish Nigeria well.
God bless Nigeria.