LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE TO NIGERIANS
After reading the book, "From third world to First" one of the questions I asked myself was: how did Singapore succeed? The answer to the question above is the ten lessons I will be discussing below. Lesson # 1: Selflessness and Dedication to the people I believe very strongly that unlike Nigeria, Singapore was blessed with good founding fathers, such as Lee Kuan Yew, S. Rajaratnam, and Goh Keng Swee. These trios were amazingly wonderful men who dedicated their lives for the development of Singapore. According to LKY in the book, these men were amazingly incredible. They were all very brilliant. They were totally dedicated to improving the lives of Singaporeans. This trio were good learners. For example, Goh Keng Swee learned from the Meiji reformers in Japan. Hence, they formulated policies which benefited Singaporeans. It has also been blessed with good founding fathers, such as Xanana Gusmão, Mari Alkatiri, and Jose Ramos Horta. If Nigeria had men like ...