TDA Multimedia (owners of Tush Awards, De Pearl Magazine and TDA Printz): The Rantings of a frustrated Nigerian Youth

Its not like I can see tomorrow

Its not like I can see visions

Its not like I know what will happen in the next minute

But I know one thing; there is a bright future for our dear nation

A nation where Young Souls will never be thinking of what the country will give to them,

A nation where Young Souls will not be waiting for white collar jobs before they can survive,

A nation where the youths wouldn’t look for a quick alternative to success with the Males being Musicians, Entertainers etc and the Females being Models etc waiting for the time to “BLOW”,

A nation where young souls will be preoccupied with good morals and decent way of living,

A nation where you can invest N10M into making a movie and you will have more than N100M as profits gotten without piracy as a headache,

A nation where "Up NEPA" would be a thing of the past,

A nation where good roads would be a normal occurrence,

A nation where there would be functional social amenities,

A nation where you would not be afraid to speak your mind for fear of intimidation by the ruling class,

A nation where you wouldn’t need to sleep with Recruitment officers and HR Directors before securing that appointment,

A nation where the poor would live a normal live not in fear of what to eat the next day,

A nation where the less privileged can live peacefully in their country without the fear of Boko Haram or other insecurities,

A nation where investors abroad can come into the country after legal means satisfied without the fear of being kidnapped or paying of ransoms,

A nation where we can proudly label our Alma Maters as not being only amongst the Best in Africa, but also amongst the Best in the world not even in Human Resources alone, but also the infrastructural development of each terrain,

A nation where students from all over the world come to study in our peaceful, serene and enabling environment,

A nation where ASUU will not be synonymous with the Traditional Holidays given to University Students at periodic Intervals to be at home doing nothing (Strike),

A nation where there wont be any academic difference between the N5Million-paying Institutions and the N20Thousand-paying institutions,

A nation where the rich would be willing to send their children to the OAUs, the UIs, the Uniziks, the UNN, the KSUs etc,

A nation where our health system and delivery will be sustaining and excellent,

A nation where we will be proud to visit any country in the world without the fear of inferiority complex or the fear of visa neglect,

A nation where we wont be labeled as a fraud country,

A nation where we wouldn’t be labeled as a Third World Country but a First Class Country in all ramifications,

A nation where everything works not necessarily perfectly, but works well ,

I see this and many more, I don’t know if you do also.

If you do, do you realize the bulk of the work falls in the hands of today’s Youths?

What ever foundation we lay today is what will be the realistic mansion tomorrow

Like my Dad (Dr. J.O. Oyeniran) would always say, there are 4 categories of people acquiring wealth...

The difference amongst them is not what they presently have material-wise, but in the power of their knowledge.

The Employee, The Self Employed, The Business Owner, The Investor

The Employee is the normal worker of 8am – 4pm or 9am – 5pm who doesn’t have a plan to be independent and move beyond the cadre of being a very useful asset for another person’s wealth accumulation.

The Self Employed is the business owner who does everything by himself; that person whose business dies when he is dead or not available to run the business anymore due to a reason.

The Business Owner is that person that has a structure and owns a business which makes money work for him or her even if he/she is not there. He/She might not be there even for a year, and fortunately, he makes more money everyday.

The Investor is that high risk taker that puts his/her money and resources down for other people’s ideas and inventions. He takes the highest risk, so you can expect him to have the Biggest/Highest Profit.

It is true all these 4 Categories of People is needed in a normal society, but which level are U in and which level do you see yourself to be in, in a few years…

The Good news is that, those cadres of life are attached and can be said to The Steps towards living a Fulfilled Life.

Its never too late to start a new course,

Its never too late to have a new beginning,

Its better late than NEVER.