Why am I not in Politics?

Why am I not in politics?
 I was in a conference few days ago, more like a discussion workshop. The theme of the talk was ‘why are you not in politics?’ ...

While I was growing up, my dad is a very interesting young man. You can never be bored around him. At one time he lost a lot from his business; he deals on oil and petroleum. I can’t remember clearly but it should be one of the first unbelievable oil inflation in Nigeria (from the time I was born actually). The price of petroleum sky rocketed from #0.11kobo to #50.00, it was massive. It got so bad we had to drop out of school for a whole term so we all stayed at home together with dad. Every morning after little or no house chores, what else, sit around dad and get the lectures of our lives. My dad is a specialist in the history of Nigeria. I still can’t figure out how without being taught or learned from any current affairs, my dad has genealogy of events with their accurate dates accompanying them, sometimes ‘time’ when crucial at his finger tips. My dad told us with emotional demonstrations every striking event that has ever happened in Nigeria some of which even pre-dates his birth. The most interesting stories were that of the wars and the political tussles. My dad told us stories of every leader/president that Nigeria has ever had, how they got to power and how the left either by hook or crook, dead or alive. ...
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