The People I Want For Ministerial Positions — President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on July 27 touched upon a currently sensitive issue for Nigerians as he spoke in Abuja on “Good Morning Nigeria” TV programme. The country leader was questioned about the highly anticipated appointment of ministers. Buhari, who has been under criticism over the delay in announcing the senior officials, said that only patriotic, decent and experienced people would form the cabinet, NAN reports. He also claimed that politicians and technocrats would make the list of nominees. It should be recalled that since Buhari’s inauguration on May 29, the talks about the ministerial list have continued without a break. Media have been reporting about the possible and likely candidates. The president, however, explained he did not want to hurry with such an important decision. In a recent development President Buhari wrote for the US Washington Post stating that the ministers would be appointed in September. Now number one politician discloses more about the personalities of the ministers-to-be-appointed. READ ALSO: How Nigeria Benefited From Buhari’s US Trip “From what I have seen so far, we need really patriotic Nigerians – Nigerians that can work very hard, knowledgeable, experienced, committed Nigerians – to be in charge of ministries. “A lot of the institutions of Nigeria – important institutions – were compromised. Everybody was for himself and God for all of us; its most unfortunate. “We have the people, educated people, experienced people but everybody seemed to be working for himself – how much he could get as much and as quick as possible. “We have to look for technocrats and we have to look for politicians and certainly we have to look for decent people in this class to give them the responsibility of being in charge of ministries and important parastatals (agencies).” Regarding the under-dealings in the oil and gas sector, Buhari vowed to find and punish those involved in illegal schemes. “The search continues; up to the third of this month, our crude was still being illegally lifted by people who are in government. We are trying to get these documents. We are getting the cooperation of the international community.

How To Be A Successful Entrepreneur

Jim McKelvey, an American computer science engineer and entrepreneur is the co-founder of Square, a mobile payments company. During his maiden visit to Nigeria, the world-acclaimed businessman was a guest speaker at Tech Plus Conference & Expo facilitated by MTN Nigeria and a host of other companies. In a media chat, he spoke with Femi Ayodele of Naija.com and other newsmen on how entrepreneurs can smell opportunity and how they can be more innovative What is your impression about Tech Plus Conference & Expo? This is a catalyst for change and improvement. We have a community of people that are supporting each other in the aspect of technological advancement so for Nigeria to build a similar community will be important and this is a good start. Jim McKelvey What should be the focus of a young entrepreneur seeking opportunities in technology? It is a big question. Your question is being particular about young entrepreneurs in Nigeria. I don’t know much about the young in Nigeria but in United States for instance, a 20-year-old have been raised with a lot of praise given the background. There is a lot of positive reinforcement through school and some of these people can start a company with immediate success. One of the important things as a young entrepreneur seeking to maximise opportunities in technology in Nigeria or any other part of the world is to learn not to accept defeat at the early stage. When I see a lot of people do that, they seem to focus on the current state: the unsuccessful state of technology. Most products that are innovative and are really world changing are meant for the future, built for something to come. They never worked like a big deal at the beginning. For instance, in the United States, everyone thought Square was going to fail. When we started people thought we would not get there. They dismissing the idea but It turned out that all these companies turned tremendously successful in spite of the fact it didn’t look like anything form the beginning. One of the things to remember as an entrepreneur is that you are not going to get feedback early. From your success story, what do you think is required to be a successful entrepreneur? The most critical thing is stubbornness, plain perseverance. Most of the time as an entrepreneur you are dealing with things that are not working. As a matter of fact, this is what you do as an engineer.