1. The people in government are mainly politicians, manufacturing requires years of experience in the area of manufacturing
2. Democratic governments run by majority rule; manufacturing plants do not
3. Government employees and politicians do not depend on the success or output of a manufacturing concern to survive; manufacturers have personal interest in the business they are engaged in.
4. Governments' operatives will hire cronies or party members to run facilities, manufacturing plants need experienced, trained personnel
5. Governments do things according to what the budget permits, manufacturing plants need repairs as at when due; they cannot wait for budgets
6. Governments sell products at a price that will make their constituents happy; manufacturers sell products to make profits.
7. Governments hire employees that can neither be fired nor laid off; manufacturers hire and fire as needed to make money.
8. Government employees create super unions that demand pay raise either they produce or not; manufacturers cannot afford to have disruptions in production.
9. Governments pay heavy salaries that are never sustained by income from productive services, manufacturers can only pay from the income from production
10. Governments can promise its customers and really not deliver; manufacturers cannot afford to make fake promises.
11. The management of government production facilities change with new governments; manufacturers cannot afford to replace experienced managers for patronage
12. In a government's facility, more customers are blamed on the lack of ability to supply, the salaries do not necessarily rise or fall because they service more people; manufacturers rejoice when they have more customers, it is an opportunity to make more money.
For the reasons stated above and many more, I can bet with a reasonable measure of assurance that no government will ever give Nigerians adequate petrol, electricity, water, transportation, etc, for another fifty years – or forever. The issue is never new refineries, more megawatts, more money form government. The issue is that government is NOT EUIPPED to run manufacturing facilities. The role of government is to REGULATE and not to produce
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