Celebrating Mediocrity In Nigeria By Femke van Zeijl

A colleague sent the above article through a linkserv and reading through it I was hoping there was some information contained in the write up I could strongly object to. Unfortunately, I couldn't mount any reasonable defense to the submissions made therein. I know some Nigerians have written much about  how we could get serious with Project Nigeria and really work hard at nation building instead of posturing in the morass of under-achievement. We can identify with some of the things written in that article. I've had to change three different Internet providers, amongst the existing network providers in Nigeria, within six months for poor service with all the advert promises and high cost. We carry multiple phones because of abysmal services they all offer, and you wouldn't want to be caught out in an emergency.  We've not talked about unexplained deductions from call credit, drop calls and other malpractices. And we appear so helpless and just too happy to be able to open a single webpage after an entire session. Often, we are rated  the "happiest people on earth" a euphemism for "lack of insight". We should be weeping at the sorry state of affairs. And one doesn't  have to be a governor, senator or some highly placed official to make a truly positive change. You may want to examine and form your opinion on Femke Becomes Funke: Celebrating Mediocrity In Nigeria By Femke van Zeijl.