It's the kind of life experiences that breed resilience, muses Indosuez Asia CEO Omar Shokur about his years in strife-torn Kabul. He tells Ravi Velloor how the boutique bank, with its roots in Europe, find its raison d’etre in Asia's crowded wealth management space.
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A friend and associate returned from the UK over the weekend after over 2 half months away. He's an Investment Banker and one of the silent captains in the industry. He called and said Tunji, I feel like running back to the UK. His complain isn't insecurity, traffic or the usual. It is the high cost of things in general. And so I wonder what it is like for the Nigerian Naira to possibly have more value in the UK in comparison to Nigeria. Note that the high cost of things in Nigeria aren't relative to inflation. And so I play back exactly a year ago when I visited the UK. Then, things were damn too expensive. But today, value for Naira in the UK is at par or better in comparison to Nigeria. Little things that we should have done very well and taken a firm hold on in Nigeria weren't. Nigeria has so far (until Tinubu's Government)been run as a polygamous father's estate whereby responsibility and distribution of wealth is with Equity and Fairness in each mother's camp as a pillar. This was/ is done irrespective of impact (positive/negative) to the wealth of the collective family. All initiatives are motivated primarily by region, tribe or religion. And so today, all the regions, tribes & religious bodies are affected by our collective poor choices. And guess who takes the blame as usual, the government. We are fast going through a realisation of self awareness and assessment. Our beliefs have failed us. Our practices have failed us. Our religion, some say have failed as well. God is not mocked. What is going to change or what needs to change? Collective reorientation of Nigerians about governance or, business as usual? My speech last weeknon leadership (Classromm to Boardroom) to University of Lagos during the Investment Society Colloquium, I emphasised discipline and Street wisdom. With discipline, you make choices devoid of emotions and sensitivities. With Street wisdom, you learn and master the Art of Survival in a highly competitive world. All these irrespective of region, tribe or religion. The next generation of Nigerians must be properly educated. It is a sin that we don't have a food supply chain that we can control for the maximum benefit of Nigerians. To date, we can't point to one thing that is working well for Nigerians. We must begin to do better immediately to save this country. Very easily, we can end up like many failed countries. It is possible and it is indeed staring us in the face. And so, I enjoin you all to listen to the President of the African Development Bank Group He never ceases to amaze. He never delivers below par. We can have the Africa we want in 10 years. The building has commenced in earnest, do not hesitate to join the Change Team. https://lnkd.in/dF37VWxX
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