Ogiri John Ogiri

By Ogiri John Ogiri  Quite often, in our quest for credible leadership, we mistake popularity for capacity. Sometimes, our emotional attachment to an intending leader who is relatively popular, usually denies us the golden opportunity to scrutinise the individual and what he or she claims to represent. What are his intentions and interests? What are his credentials? What has he done before? What can he do? These are obvious questions we need to ask. However, we often do not interrogate these variables in the individual. We think his popularity is enough to help him or her win but forget to also think and remember that only capacity can keep him in power for long. When it comes to the issue of leadership, there is a huge difference between popularity and capacity. A leader can be popular without being capable. If he has the capacity, popularity will follow but capacity won't follow popularity. Our leadership predicament both as a people and as a country stems from our inability to c...

By Ogiri John Ogiri. If you believe that you can die an untimely death, you are right because you will.  But, if you believe that you will live longer, you are equally right because you will. If you believe you will fail, you are right because you will.  But, if you believe you can succeed, you are equally right because you can. If you believe that someone is controlling or can control your destiny, you are right because they are.  But If you believe that your destiny is in your hands, you are right too because it is in your hands. If you believe that someone can kill you because of your success, you are right because he/she can. But, if you believe that no one can hurt you, you are right too because no one can do that. If you believe that you will never make it out of poverty, you are right because you will remain poor. But, if you believe that you will prosper, you are right too because you will. If you believe that your village people are responsible for all your pre...