Given our current economic challenges, I am surprised that a group of Nigerians have not thought of cashing in on the Christmas bonanza

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria should have the world's largest Xmas tree plantation. Imagine how much we would generate in foreign exchange if we were exporting trees all over the world

[2] By now, we should have patented a special red ankara Father Christmas suit. Our ankara in particular is actually well suited to sewing Father Christmas suits

[3] Every Christmas, the poor should get a special Xmas hamper with Nigerian palliatives. Maybe call it the Naija Hamper

[4] By now, there should be a readymade special Jollof Rice Christmas meal available in all the world's retail stores

[5] Why do we not have a special Xmas palm wine drink that compares with Champagne?

[6] Our Fulani cattle herdsmen should be breeding a special kind of antelope to be used as reindeers. We should be exporting these all over the world

[7] Given our penchant for religion, we should have a company that manufactures a special white luminous angelic garment made from adire or guinea brocade. Sales should boom at Christmas

[8] By now, we should be the world’s largest manufacturer of Christmas lights and export them everywhere

[9] Why is no poultry farmer in Nigeria breeding a special large genetically modified Xmas turkey bigger than any existing species, with a higher meat content and much cheaper? It would provide jobs for all those unemployed Fulani herdsmen with expertise in the meat trade

[10] We should also manufacture a special motorised vehicle that gets adopted worldwide as the official Father Christmas sledge

As a people we have to start thinking like this. It can no longer be business as usual, waiting for the government to bail us out. Nigerians need to elevate their level of thinking!

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