*In search of a new Nigeria*
It will definitely not be out of place to opine that the state of giddiness being experienced now in spite of all the lamentations about our situation is brought about by the levity with which successive governments have tackled and are still tackling corruption which I see as the bane are the nation. Sincerely, stiffer penalties and stringent measures like international travel ban, circulation of their names to embassies for possible blacklisting, enforcement of repatriation for those who might have managed to get away, newspaper disclaimer listing, amendment of existing relevant laws that will ameliorate the ease of enforcement and so on, should be meted out to whoever is found culpable no matter whose ox is gored. While this is not really a bad idea, it has to be emphasised that most of those who access such loans have little or no expertise in the business area they want to venture into. In as much as it is good to encourage local business enterprises, we need to start thinking about developing potentially viable areas such as the ICT, sports, arts, tourism etc. Lots of opportunities abound, especially for the youths, in these core areas as they represent new globally recognised money-spinning ventures. The only difference is that while others identify their challenges and frontally work on them, for example Japan and Switzerland with limited territories but amongst the strongest economies of the world, we seem to cover up ours and keep on living with the pretext that they never exist.
Sylvester*
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