I watched @SteveNdukwu's walkthrough video with a couple of friends that are in the construction industry on Sunday and it was an embarrassing experience. I have seen the discourse on X over the past few days and I don't understand the confidence some construction folks have with getting upset that some of our work over here is borderline poor. Let's start with telling ourselves the truth. I have had my fair share of poor workmanship on projects and it was always easy to cast the blame on the artisans and their lack of expertise. But a few years back I walked into an Elalan construction site and the tiler and mason guys don't look that much different from the ones that work on other sites, yet they created near perfect work. Do you know what was different? The supervisors. They were foreigners; Syrians, Lebanese, Indians. This is not to cast all the blame on Nigerian supervisors; we have very solid experts but they are few and far between. Anyone that has worked with the biggest construction or furniture companies with excellent work can tell the same story; most of their supervisors (not artisans) are foreigners. Their approach to work is different. They are quick to reject poorly done work and ask for a rework. One too many times, they will return the goods back to their factory for a rework before returning to site for installation. Whereas the average Nigerian supervisor had more interest in 'managing it like that'. I'll also be honest and say they typically charge more than your average Nigerian vendor. Yet most of the vendors I work with today that give me peace of mind while delivering excellent work have foreign supervisors. There and then, I understood and started taking responsibility for the work that happens on my projects. Yes, I can blame an artisan but the artisan is only as good as what the supervisor permits. To my fellow Nigerian supervisors in construction, manufacturing and furniture/joinery works, familiarize yourself with the work; know the tools, know the processes, accept nothing less than perfection even if it means the artisan has to redo the work multiple times. In the end, it's your reputation on the line. Las las, everyone will still say 'Nigerian artisans are rubbish' but the client that's paying with their hard-earned money will blame you, not the artisans. These are my thoughts on this matter.

There's the way your team will start a season; you'll know its a year to lock-in and focus on your work. Thank you for the motivation @ManUtd.