Loser and poverty mentality of the typical Nigerian…SMH

First, there is (and would be) NO monopoly in steel production in Nigeria, as Nigeria currently has over 30 steel manufacturers. However, these companies can only produce 2.2 million tons a year with scraps and billets imported mainly from China, leaving Nigeria to import over $3 billion worth of steel products yearly – and frankly NIGERIA SHOULD HAVE NO BUSINESS IMPORTING STEEL!

If Dangote Group can bridge (or completely eliminate) this gap, kudos to them. In a nation where many established and/or respectable foreign investors are joining the “japa” STAMPEDE, it’s bemusing to see some Nigerians turn up their noses at anyone ‘crazy’ enough to want to invest money (they could easily squirrel away in the US, UK or Dubai) into this increasingly TRAIN WRECK of a nation!

Sadly, in a nation where it has become the culture of so many to reward and praise failure and failures while punishing and denigrating success, it’s no longer shocking to witness the attempt at demonizing someone who has actually created TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR NIGERIANS IN NIGERIA (and hundreds of thousands more indirect jobs and livelihoods). Poverty Pastors!