THE MOST EYE POPPING SENTENCE I READ TODAY

Eighteen turbines worth $3 billion are sitting untouched in a Lagos port because the government has no way of moving them to the site of the power stations, he said.


I am sure we as able bodied Nigerians are willing to carry these turbines on our heads and then deliver it where it is needed. Picture this, on one of those environmental sanitation Saturdays(partial curfew), if 1 million of us gather at the docks. We can take turns at lifting these turbines. I believe we can do it. I will be there to serve/sell snacks though. Yes we can.
Now to put the cherry atop this cream, our able VP says he is embarassed that the authorities cut power smack in the middle of his high powered meeting. I'd dare to suggest that this is beyond the state of emergency that he intends to call. I'd skip all of that and call all iron benders in Nigeria to come and put some their foofoo power to good use.

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TWO BLOG ENTRIES I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEE

The first is from Tayo. Naija's Journey into Talk, here he chronicles the progress and challenges of the Nigerian telecomunications sector. This post brought back memories, I enjoyed reading it. I feel the history is incomplete though, he left out the interesting days. The days where the installation of a cell phone tower (mast we used to call them) in any city made the evening news.
The second entry is 16 Billion by Wetin dey Happen, and here revisits the pointless spending on electiricty during OBJ's reign.
I would like to add that the juxtaposition of private sector success and public sector failures in the provision of infrastrucre in Nigeria is intentional. Have a lovely work week.

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