Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- In Nigeria, post-retirement career progression, especially for notable figures, is often highly predictable. A man leaves office on Friday and, by Monday he is justling around the corridors of power; for a ministerial list, a party ticket or a quiet corner of the state machinery where he can stay indefinitely.

It is actually not a crime as they can bring a wealth of unique experience and skills, but when it has become so common that there seems to be no hope for fulfilment outside government, then it lays a worrying precedent for thousands, if not millions of capable Nigerians in different sectors of the country.

So it is worth stopping to say well done when someone says no to the trend and does it differently.

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