LEARNED HELPLESSNESS. | Dr. Jekwu Ozoemene | TEDxPortHarcourt

“E go better” is a phrase that reveals the depth of our helplessness in Nigeria. Learned helplessness has become our reality, we have relinquished control over outcomes and have retired ourselves to “fate” even when there is hope for a solution. The terror of what our past has done to us (frustrated expectations and sociological disorder), has so distorted our view of the future that anytime we find anything remotely normal, we become paranoid and apprehensive. Hope has become dangerous to our existence because we no longer make efforts to define the future we aspire towards.
An African finance specialist, amateur economist, an author of short stories, poet, playwright and a banker, he is currently the MD/CEO of Lyceum Alliance Limited (a pre-eminent management consulting firm) and a Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) Nominee Director on the board of Business Partners International East Africa LLC (BPI EA), a risk finance company that supports SME growth.
He has over 20 years’ experience in banking and finance within,he has held various strategic positions such as; Senior Investment Officer at the FMO in The Hague; MD/CEO of Access Bank Zambia, Deputy MD of Access Bank Rwanda.
He holds a B.A from the University of Lagos, an MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester, a Chartered Banker MBA from Bangor University, and a DBA in Banking and Finance from Binary University College Malaysia; a Board member of Jalada Africa Trust, a Pan-African Collective to promote Writers and Creatives of African origin. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@bigchiefgolibe]

A typical reply to this video would have been "It is well oo" but I have learnt a lot. Brilliant video 👑

[@godwinudom2531]

I have learnt alot there. Excellent presentation, well delivered in the language of Nigerians. With Oasis of excellence everywhere, "life don better"

[@stanis8431]

A well thought out solution to a deep pernicious Nigerian problem which incidentally is in keeping with Plato's quote on the conquest of oneself.

[@folabiakin1]

Excellent diagnosis and exposition on our collective problem. Waiting for the next one doctor. Kudos.

[@stani101]

Excellent discuss. Very well articulated. Perhaps, more talks such as this would gradually begin to get us to think more of our abilities, help us to realise that our inabilities are mere illusions: we can be so much more!

[@watchforlife]

Dr.Jeks, good speech and very descriptive of present day Nigeria in a nutshell. Not much needed to be added to this piece. Jisike nwanne. By the way,na Osuagwu be this,in case you are curious about the unknown tag that commented on your video.

[@27jackiet]

Great insights. An awesome mentor.

[@emmanuelabraham5932]

Insightful!