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1-There's something i usually say - "Any successful business model already exists in some crude form"
Before Cowbell caught on that it was a viable biz model(& subsequently Peak), ordinary people were tying little quantities of powdered milk in nylon bags & selling in Lagos
Before Cowbell caught on that it was a viable biz model(& subsequently Peak), ordinary people were tying little quantities of powdered milk in nylon bags & selling in Lagos
2-Before TELCOs caught on it was a value added service for people to be able to share credit, people were scratching cards & sending the numbers (some used it as crude banking to send money to loved ones)
Most of the time, "innovators" just refine what already exists
Most of the time, "innovators" just refine what already exists
3-Men will always find a way to solve their problems - and given the motivating factors of self-interest & cost-benefit analyses, it is likely to be the most efficient solution given available resources
That is why many big businesses just co-opt & not try to reinvent the wheel
That is why many big businesses just co-opt & not try to reinvent the wheel
4-The same paradigm is playing out in the matter of Nigeria's internal security architecture
Feudalists have bombastically expressed opposition & outrage at the notion of state police - But as with most efficient problem solving models, it is already happening in crude form
Feudalists have bombastically expressed opposition & outrage at the notion of state police - But as with most efficient problem solving models, it is already happening in crude form
5-If you look carefully, community policing is already happening - From Bakassi boys, to OPC to civilian JTF in the NE to the 1,000s of armed vigilante forces spread across communities
And with the recent involvement of state governors/governments like Fayose, it is intensifying
And with the recent involvement of state governors/governments like Fayose, it is intensifying
6-With recent developments of widespread bloodshed and the presumably unstoppable herdsmen, other states will look at Ekiti & follow suit
Men, as usual, will find the most efficient model to solve their problem - Regardless of fancy political rhetoric
Men, as usual, will find the most efficient model to solve their problem - Regardless of fancy political rhetoric
