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The height of a nation’s greatness clings on
two critical structures. Taking a clue from
the United States of America’s profound
entrepreneur’s building blocks for greatness
from the 19th century as she joined the
committee of the World powers with huge
impact from business magnate and tycoons;
the American Dream was deeply rooted
in a conscious awakening of industrial
and enterprising spirit led by notable
personalities such as; Cornelius Vanderbilt,
John D Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Harry Ford,
And the Carnegie at the aftermath of the
American Civil war in 1840s-, 50s and 60s
which apparently collapsed the thriving
Americans economy.

No great/serious nation attains critical
development based on entertainment.
The impact of entertainment on a nation’s
national power and prestige only short-lived
as it lacks the propensity and viability to
sustain productivity and mass employability
for a state to attain the seat of national
power/prestige. However, entertainment
could be a critical tool for promoting both For the case of Nigeria, the purported
industrial and entrepreneurial structures Nigerian dream will be; everyone has to
of development. While entertainment make it; anyhow or somehow. And as the
speaks to the conscious mind, industrial and case of Nigeria, anyone who is ruthless,
entrepreneurship speaks about expertise dubious, reckless, heartless, a political
and the know-how of the population within thief, bewitchment and immoral, lifts him/
a country. herself quick to the ladder of success, and
to a large extent, this might speak for other
Since the past two decades, Africa has African countries. However, sooner or later By Samuel Dare-Soyinka.
witnessed an influx of the greater population we would know that, this is just a road to Contact Details:
into entertainment, thereby, giving more national destruction and confusion, hence, a +2348111519527
credence to entertainment/entertaining misplaced priority. Samuel Dare-Soyinka is a
activities than developmental structures. An prolific writer, Historian,
average Nigerian is somewhat entertaining Africa needs a re-focus and a re-strategy on International Relations
either in music or sport section. Only a minor the structures that will endure greatness Expert, Think-tank,
percentage of the population is thinking and not obscure greatness. There is a price Social Engineer and
industrialization and entrepreneurship. for every step to greatness, and we must be Corporate Leader. The
willing to pay the price by either increasing Founder and CEO at The
A nation with the potential of/for greatness our industrialization capacity or technics and IntelligentsiaOrb Limited.
will lack greatness as much as there is the enterprising spirit over entertainment. Or, LinkedIn Account: Samuel
absence of a conscious strive towards the ignore the aforementioned to face the brutal Dare-Soyinka
building blocks for greatness. reality.

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