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if we must use it, we must produce it

As a country, we need to come to a point where our mindset becomes "if we must use it, we must produce it". Taking a look at China, most of the products they use are made in the country, they don't even use Facebook like that because they have their own local social media network.
Until we become radical a nation in our mindset and thinking, where most of what we use are produced from among us, we may not be numbered among the committee of industrialized nations. This is a wake up call to everyone seeking to reduce the rate of unemployment in Nigeria, seeking jobs and seeking to increase productivity of  this country. We must grow, sell and buy Nigeria foods, wear Nigerian clothes, use Nigerian products etc.

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