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| GEJ&Sambo with national population commissioners after their swearing in yesterday |
There are indications he might sponsor a bill on birth control as a way of curtailing unrestrained population explosion in Nigeria. Continue reading...
President Goodluck Jonathan gave the hint yesterday June 26th at the Presidential Villa while administering oath of office to the newly appointed chairman and members of the National Population Commission (NPC). He said:
“For us to plan properly, we must manage our population, but it is extremely sensitive because we are extremely religious people, either as Christians or Muslims. Both Christians and Moslems and even traditionalists and all the other religions believe that children are God’s gifts to man, so it is difficult for you to tell any Nigerian to number their children because they are gifts of God and it is not expected to reject God’s gifts.
The key thing is how you will, through your advocacy, come up with plans and programmes that encourage Nigerians to have the number of children they can manage, before government comes up with clear policies and guidelines. First and foremost is the personal consciousness that people should get the family they can manage.
“Sometimes you get to the house of somebody living in a well-furnished duplex. There is the husband and wife and maybe two, three or four children. But the guard at the gate may have nine children. That is the scenario you have. So, first and foremost, before government comes up with regulations, guidelines or laws, Nigerians must be made to know that we cannot continue to procreate and procreate even though we know children are God's gifts." President Jonathan Goodluck
“Sometimes you get to the house of somebody living in a well-furnished duplex. There is the husband and wife and maybe two, three or four children. But the guard at the gate may have nine children. That is the scenario you have. So, first and foremost, before government comes up with regulations, guidelines or laws, Nigerians must be made to know that we cannot continue to procreate and procreate even though we know children are God's gifts." President Jonathan Goodluck
105 comments:
Better late than never *sarcasm*
Sounds funny, I fink there A̶̲̥̅̊rε̲̣̣̣̥ more important issues †̥ b looked into, order dan T̶̲̥̅̊H̶̲̥̅̊I̶̲̥̅̊S̶̲̥̅̊ , GEJ
No need! Boko haram has got that in control
*bleh*
Jonathan and his many 'Bills' can like to have several seats abeg! Another bill another yawn.
( ˘˘̯) *strolls off to next story*
I dnt knw wat 2 say,na America wan teach am o.
Misplaced priorities
Is dat d main prob d country has now? People are dying everyday, 4rm bomb blast, tanker explotions, shock 4rm high tension wires and he is talking of birth control. Dis man shld pls place d priority of d country rite
Well, let's give the man a chance
Oh well, i support the president on this one. and lol @ d example wiv security having nine children. dats s strong point cos dese days its usually the poor ones dat have more children and at the end of the day,dey can't cater adequately for them whereas the rich ones who can cater for as much as 10kids have btwn 2-4. as for me, i'm gonna have 2 or 3 so i can gv dem d best of wat i have. hope my future hubby will agree tho.lol
There is a time and a season for everything on earth. Right now, there are other pressing issues that need urgent attention, not birth control bill please. I wonder if our leaders consult widely, thoroughly and deeply before making some decisions - and once the decision is taken, no matter how much the people scream and shout, nothing will be done. God help us in this country
i totally agree wid u on dis 1.. Maximum of 4kids.. Buh dis is gonna b hard,considerin d fact dat muslims dnt take contraceptives... But birth control itself as its own disadvantages Oº° .. Anyway God wil c us tru sha..
There is already a law that you shouldn't have more than 4 children. People don't follow that. Also, some marry many wives and have many children.
Why is that? It's a good thing. He should really enforce the law. We're getting overpopulated. That is why there's so much 419, Boko Haram and other vices. Let this be the start of things to come.
Jonathan does not need the national population commission to control nigerian's population when Boko Haram and other Nigerian made disasters are already helping him out in that regard.
Am in support of the bill.
I hope dis would be a welcome development cos some Nigerians seem to on a "borning spree".
what an iiot! The things he should focus on, he ignores and the one that doesnt concern him, he pushes! Are we turning into China? What's next, forced abortions?! What a moron!
Mr no shoe... sey u dey madt ni??? na d solution of light, water, bad road and co b diz? I just dey wonder how jona brain even dey think sef.
Abeg wise up!
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THIS IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. BUT AS IS WITH GEJ, WRONG TIMING AND APPROACH! WHY NOT EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN THE PEOPLE ON THE SAID ISSUE, BEFORE 'ENFORCING' IT AS A POLICY. I DO REMEMBER A MILITARY LEADER TRIED THIS ONE TIME, IT DIDN'T WORK, LET'S SEE HOW THIS ONE TURNS OUT. AS FOR ME, NEVER HAVE I BEEN A FAN OF MORE THAN 4 CHILDREN NO MATTER ONE'S STATUS FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE.
i find myself agreeing with him 100%. the poorest neighborhoods procreate like rabbits without knowing how they are going to provide for the kids. These kids then end up on the streets as touts area-boys, armed robbers etc. 4 children MAX per family.all ye in favour say aii!
Linda, nothing wrong in it... Na all these malams wey dey born shidren like cattle dey wey go come become almajiri, na dem dey cause all the wahala for north...
hmn.. I hope he can tell the Northerners to there face... Abeg bros Jonah please find remedy to the chaos in the economy o... dis one na long tin
ONOME says.........
Children are gifts from God no doubt about it but every living thing has the ability to procreate.Therefore hamsters,grasshoppers,fish,snails,monkeys also have this ability.What separates us from them is our ability to think!
Having 9 children etc just because you can or because you can afford it shows a serious lack of common sense.Population explosion is real and the attendant problems of pollution,inflation,widespread diseases,accoodation challenges,job insecurities etc etc are also real.
So am I in favour of some sort of law that would curtail the reproductive capacity of people?OH YES.
And Johnathan while you are at it could you address the other pressing issues Nigeria has???I know you know them so no need sounding like a broken record.
SMH...dis man confuse pass color blocking ohh!! Is dis d solution 2 our security n unemployment problems?? hiaan!!
Just cos he can't hv children doesn't mean others shouldn't
I agrEe with him 100%!! Nigerians have way too many children and then taking care of d kids becomes a problem. This problem is more common with the poor people. ThEy know they r poor and r just managing, then they have like 10kids. All squashed up in a room or two! How would u take care of them kids?? They then send them off to become people's maids or to sell things on d street thereby putting the kids in danger (in both cases). Also, the rich Alhaji's produce kids like there's no tomorrow. Like having kids is going out of fashion soon so they have to keep up b4 it does. They marry countless wives then produce numerous kids. Its absurd! Soon, our numba would get to that of india or china
CHI
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Na wa o...
Dis Jona sef sha..tackle Boko haram and lite issue and stop doing irrelevant tinnzzzz ooooo...u change name of skool e no do u na 2 come tell me hw many kids I go born na him b ur Problem now abi...Ubanka!!!
@afamdeluxo
Ok na d problem of nigeria b dat abi?hisssss
s this guy for real the country is on fire with boko haram killing daily why wont uncle jona handle Boko Haram issue abi bcos im born only 3 kids. Abeg jare handle serious issues. soon he will blame Nigerians economic woes on our population.semen scamn how far, otedola and farouk how far elumele rural electrification scam how far subsidy scam how far im dey yarn population control are we china
The best thing I have heard from a Nigerian President. This issue is our number 1 problem in this country and the main reason for poverty and illiteracy. God Bless GEJ for that!
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Lindaaaa,this new bill is not good for you walahi.....you for don get @least 10 children b4 the coming up of this bill,but anyway shaaaa make u start now b4 2015 when the bill will be in place.You might have gotten up to 8 kids b4 then lol.
Am totally positing this bill am so sick and tired of young girls of Nigeria nowadays as young as 16 having babies and no job that's just insane...smh
Oh so because some people cannot have the number of kids they desire or they can't have at all,other nigerians should be forced to do same! We are africans and this is stupid esp when we have BH crisis everywhere!this mans priorities are so misplaced. Where is it heard of that u will tell an african to cut down on the number of kids they want to have. Some bastards in dat photo have 9 kids
a bill is not a law untill passed by the lawmakers. If they deem it ok, so be it.
However, befor fools misunderstand the president, his speech is jst political. He says its a sensitive tin and needs critical handling. Therefore, it may neva ne passed.
However, d commissioners need to be gingered to do their work.
Lets wait and see.
I think its a very good development albeit not a priority. I also think the notherners especially the muslims won't welcome it.
Hmmn!.....Boko Haram..., ...Corruption,..Stabilizing Electricity supply,Security Employment rate.....................Doesn't that sound more important..........Hmn Mr GEJ!
Dis man shud go deal with important issues... Mtcheeew. So jobless
So president GEJ this is nigeria's next problem? Pls cut al these.
Dis our president is just so dumb...like his parent conrolled birth in dere family
Wat a laugh...evn d man livin in d gheto wil b told hw many children he wil hav? Me sef like KOBOKO. I dnt evn trust myself wen it comes 2d number of kids i wnt.
good move
This man is just plain daft(May God forgive me). Is this the most pressing issue we have on ground????
I have absolutely nothing against it! Good idea!
Hehehe! China no 2! Abeg d bill is needed jare! 9ja peeps can like to born! I'm surrounded by pple who live in a one room face-me-I-slap-u and they have not less than 4 kids! Its crazy!!!! Another one I know just had her 6th baby;a boy. She's been trying to have a girl. I'm sooooo in support of d bill! At least if these adults fail to reason properly,let there be a bill compelling them to do so!
Instead of jona n co to talk pressing issues @ hand eg boko n d rest, they are busying talking bout birth control pills. SMH for is country
I've been wondering when this would happen. Good move...if you want more kids and ur rich enough pls adopt and God will bless you amen!
He didn't wear his jango hat today.
If this Bill is passed, it will be the one sensible thing Jonathan has ever done! Our major problem is over-population! We have too many kids than we can afford to take care of, that's why Jobs are scare, our class rooms are full, we don't have enough doctors to attend to the many sick! We really need to check our population! As a future parent, I totally support this!
Is that the solution, we have a lot of resources to carter for our growing population.
The Government should address issues of insecurity and unemployment
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Is this the problem facing the country, Jona should face pressing issues like lack electricity and non-enabling environment for business.
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Nasty German Immigrant says...
GEJ is the dumbest Tool that ever ruled a community.FACT!!!
No direction whatsoever controlled by the invisible hand that seeks to depopulate the Nigeria with war, famine and sectarian violence. Plan's working un-opposed so far, first subsidy removal and now this. Even in communist China this is slowly being repealed. Blind Captain sails boatfull of millions should be the headline. Douchebag!!! Watch this space...says Nasty German Immigrant
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For God's sake! there r more important issues to deal with lyk u know...y does GEJ alwayz think backward?
where is paepae, cnt find her in dis pics, abi she no dey? pls he shd go on to do whteva he wnts 2 do cos dis pple all dey kw is 2 procreate as mny bt cnt tke care of dem esp d ones dt dier religion permit dem 2 marry more dn 3 wives...at d end dey wil turn 2 become BOKO HARAM
Talking abt misplaced priority. Dis man gets dumber by d day,SMH
Idiotic pervert, the bastard is thinking about what people do in their bedrooms. These man is the most useless president in the world. Shit! This ain't China or India. Fix the motherfucking problems in Nigeria! Then people will take the initiative to produce less children. Look at countries like America, Canada, etc people have a lot of things going on for them that having more kids will take most of their time and money. How will you tell a country with so much poverty and low level of education, and many jobless people to stop producing children at whatever rate.
This man is doing the right thing at the wrong time.
He is just jealous because he has no child OF HIS OWN. It's my womb. It's my pussy. i have the right to shit of as many babies i want. Goodluck, handle BokoHaram first. FAILED, WEAK ASS ruler!
Wow!! The guy actually made sense!
Children are gifts from god but they are also results of an action taken, if u have unprotected sex at a certain time of the month,then guess what? A baby happens. People should learn to have the number of children they can manage and not use god as an excuse.
If they did it years ago, he won't be here today to make this ridiculous bill. I think they are better ways of going about it, such as more awareness, free condoms, education, free/discounted contraceptive pills, and most importantly Naija people should stop pretending as if they don't straff ...(47vids.com Ante natal something)
I laff in Chinese......
What u talking about Linda! He OS encouraging family planning, how odd telling u how many kids to have. U just supple like an illiterate and an exposed person.
If u like don't post my comment.
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Will those smelly mallams in the North know the importance of this or those idiots with two or more wives?
Kevin
UK
haha....!
haha
I supoort him oooo! I knw a family living in 1 bedroom wif 6kids all under 12yrs!!! Please this ppl need 2 be educated!!!
Chichi
i think this is a very good idea!!! I have been going on for a while now that if nigerians refuse to implement family planning on their own it should be enforced. Look at China!!! if you can't afford that one extra child, then don't have that one extra child.
On the other hand, birth control has it's down sides and some serious side effects, and putting a quota on the number of children one can have is a complicated endeavour which might increase the abortion rate.
So with all the problems of Nigeria this is what GEJ wants to focus on. Our population is already very depleted by bokoharam, hunger, poverty, corruption. Combat those first and then you can talk about population that is if we still have any left by then. Mtcheeeeeeewwwwww
Moreover population is best combated by education because populatio control without education results to this: http://www.turtlebayandbeyond.org/2012/abortion/as-u-s-officials-call-on-chinese-government-to-protect-one-woman-from-forced-abortion-reports-of-second-womans-unborn-baby-forcefully-aborted-at-7-months-graphic-photo-warning/
Viv
So with all the problems of Nigeria this is what GEJ wants to focus on. Our population is already very depleted by bokoharam, hunger, poverty, corruption. Combat those first and then you can talk about population that is if we still have any left by then. Mtcheeeeeeewwwwww
Moreover population is best combated by education because populatio control without education results to this:
Viv
Somebody shout AMEN!
I love kids but this is very much welcome. The Nigerian population is spiraling out of control.
In this day and age, why do people still insist on more than 2 or 3?!
hehehehehe................Catholic shursh fit no support dis wan ohhh
Hisssssss.... When he can't even control boko haram from bombing people, he wants to control a whole nation from having kids!! Set your freaking priorities right mr. Bad luck!!!!
like seriously...are u kidding me????wow
And about time too.... U go to some peeps house n they have 9-13 children, whaaaaaaaaat?, are u trying to create an autonomous comunity??.. This is one of nigerias problem, birth control measures should be encouraged.... #IMO.
Dumbo jumbo couldn't bring peace, food and prosperity into the country. Now, he is thinking of decimating us by birth control.
Nitwit!
@Viv and Toni: Over population is one of the biggest problems we have in Nigeria. The population of Lagos alone is more than that of some countries. If the population can be controlled to a manageable amount, things will definitely start getting better. But then, controlling the population will probably take centuries so......
This president is so jobless...abeg make una find bricklayer job give am....
See the kain thing our mumu president is dealing with instead of real issues kmt!! He shd start by passing a law allowing for only one wife mchew!! I am so fed up with this man. Everyday one new rubbish after the other. Yet his voltrons will keep supporting him and attack those who oppose him. How is this a problem right now in Nigeria? My oh my.....I am so losing my patience with this mistake for a president.
@Anonymous 4.10pm I totally disagree with you, what of Nations like China,Brazil that have more people than us are they not progressing. Nigeria's problem is just open greed and corruption.
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The issue in Nigeria is not lack of population control, but rather politicians that refuse to use public funds to develop the country and that is why the masses are suffering. Barely anything works in that country other than corruption. Jona needs to do us all a favor and throw himself in front of a danfo bus.
BEST DECISION EVER TO B MADE BY THIS GOVT..
They shud put mothers on birth control...IDIOTS!!!
The best thing that might be happening to NIGERIA since we switched to 'democracy' which am still not sure we are....
sigh..
finally.. no 10kids and expecting rich uncle to pay tuition when rich uncle decided on 2 that he could afford... mchewwwww
finally. i hope this big goes to high places....AMEN
So many illiterates on this blog... smh
By the way, please how many children does Jona have?
Right, good on paper but I wonder how GEJ plans to implement it in a society as disorganised as ours. Abeg, Onyeka and Sunny Ade should remix that their Choices song.
I'D RATHER HAVE ICE PRINCE AS PRESIDENT, WHY BECAUSE AT LEAST HE'S A PRINCE...THIS JONAH GUY SUCKS RAT BALLS
im in support of this in toto. boko haram is the result of multiple wives and children especially in the north. i did my nysc over there so i know better.children get married soooo young just to ve children without plans for their future. no time is better than bow to address this
I support. But not to be your main focus. Sign the bill and leave to health team to sort out and then face presidential issues.
U r a fool!!!
The govt shuld worry abi procreation when they start paying benefits.mschew.
From my thuraya frm undergrounf
I wish all of these politician's parents had used birth control pill
sometimes where there are no jobs u look for other things to do like procreate, but if u are busy, u will have other things on your mind. So i think GEJ should solve the most important issues and other problems will take care of themselves
way to go Mr. President. It's about time. But I hope that effective agencies and instruments for implementation and enforcement of the law are being taken into cognissance, so it doesn't end up like one of the numerous failed policies we have...for those of you wondering how this is going to help us now, well, it's a step in the right direction because it ensures the future is taken care of while tackling the present problems. The family is the smallest unit as well as an integral part of any society. If we can have peace and order at the family level, then our problem is almost solved! If parents have children within their capacities,then they can play their role role effectively. Like the president rightly pointed out, it is those of them who do not have the 'means' that keep procreating! For instance, a labourer and a hawker hook up, start living together in a batcher, start bearing kids in that batcher, can barely eat or clothe the children not to mention education. These kids grow up in the parks and get involved in all sorts of petty crime even at a tender age! They graduate to bigger crime, become thieves, liars, heartless criminals who did not even know the difference between good and evil from birth, touts, societal misfits instead of contributing positively to the society. Then also, there is the other scenario of rich, wealthy and influential parents who spare the rod and spoil their kids. The point I've been trying to make is that if the family is tackled, we ll make progress. The birth control policy is one measure, ensuring that the kids are taught the right values are another. As for peer pressure, if we all have wonderful families, then, we wouldn't worry about bad kids corrupting our kids!
ahahahahaha..... this one no go work o, u want make hausa man start riot ba, this people no want school na to dey born boko dey full nigeria, control them then ur law go work. Yoruba people take style join, na y i like Igbo people dem fit born wetin dey fit train.
This is absolutely ridiculous. If the government had done its job of not stealing from the people, and instead provided basic amenities for growth then maybe, just maybe the people could AFFORD to care for their children. It's not that we have too many people, it's that we do not have economic growth or the environment for economic growth for people to be able to take care of their children. It is because we have greedy people in government and in society. A growing nation is a healthy nation as long as the government isn't selfish and greedy. But our government is selfish and greedy and that's the problem, not the fact that people have children. My grandparents had 9 children and all of them went to school, granddad was in the military and grandmum was a market woman, yet they put their children through school, they could afford to take care of their children because they weren't selfish people.
Maybe just maybe if you guys in the government stopped stealing and cheating the people the people would have enough to eat. Stopping people from having children isn't he solution, no providing them with the infrastructure to cater for their children is the solution.
I hate comparing Nigeria to the U.S. but seriously a comparison is needed here. Nigerians that couldn't take care of their children in Nigeria were able to take care of their children in the U.S. why? Because they stopped having children? Mba nu o, it's because they had the infrastructure to be PRODUCTIVE members of society and therefore were able to care for their offspring. Give us the infrastructure and you will see that we are not over populated. You will even see that we have room for growth. We're overpopulated and yet people are dropping like flies thanks to high maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate, bad roads leading to fatal accidents, electrocutions from PHCN wires, and the ALMIGHTY BOKO HARAM. It's not that we have too many mouths to feed, it's that we have parasites in government that feed only themselves. Bloody blokes.
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But if we are to teach women proper birth control, we shouldn't enforce a financial burden on them and on the state and the environment. But instead should teach women how to properly observe their fertility through the different methods available, fertility awareness method, ovulation method, etc, and these are proven to be 99.99% effective. They can learn it for free and the best part is once they learn it, they've learned it, no need to keep spending money on it, so poor women as well as rich women can learn it. The woman also doesn't have to ingest chemicals (birth control pills) that are known to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer even to the point that the World Health Organization lists them as a Group 1 carcinogen, which means causes cancer in humans.
The woman learning her fertility has no risk of cancer, heart attack or stroke. Let's do better than our brothers in the West, now they have to pay health care costs of these ailments and they refuse to acknowledge that BC causes these ailments.
We are the biggest human exporter, so the bill has no meaning, the EU and USA will help block it in NASS, the western coutries need our men and women toi work in their factories, hospitals and other service companies. Checking population is already been done by Boko Haram, Kidnappings, Gas burning in Niger Delta, Road accident, plane crash, lack opf health insurance and facilities, building collapse, death as a result of poverty induced by our politicians from corruptions etc
Leave us alone to have many kids, it is our human right, that is the only thing that make us happy, afterall, we dont have anything from the government.
Is Jonathan not ding that already? Or what do you think he is doing with BokoHaram?
That has always been on my mind for ages. The way Nigeria's population continues to grow unchecked might lead us to anarchy someday. Most of the problems we have today in Nigeria could be indirectly traced to overpopulation. Take crime for example. When u hv too many sheeps there is the tendency for some to go astray bcos u've got only two eyes to look out for them, and even when one goes astray u get to notice when its already too late.
Why does the black man like to appear daft. Somethn wey other pple don de reverse na nw we wan carry am for head. See all of you screaming Yes! yes! because years of brainwashing and convincing by first world countries have convinced you that we need our population trimmed. Meanwhile every sensible person who can walk & chewgum knows that population equals economic power. Population is not the problem people, corruption is. Why do you think we (Nigeria)stand out in Africa? Every investor knows that our population is about the only thing we still have going for us. Nigeria is the 7th most populous country in the world guess who is the 3rd? Yea u guessed right and not only is US the 3rd populous they are looking to expand it with loose immigration laws & plans to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. Guess why they beef China, ehen ooo because those ones are population no1 and they are not exporting human resources like we can like to do, instead every company & its neighbour outsources to China.
Another point to note we are not the most densely populated country as i'm sure one faffer go soon talk we are the 71st most densely populated way behind Netherlands(28th)where they are stupidly rich, UK(53rd) with its strongest currency in Europe and Germany(56th) who is the current saviour in the Euro crisis
A gateman has 5children more than his employer, yes educate him or better still his children and they will know the advantage of being able to educate all one's children but for goodness sake the number of children to have or to not have is not a government mandate no matter how worried you are
Viv
Gosh..beggars belief..talk about bad timing..with Boko Haram steadily decreasing the numbers..how insensitive of Jona again!!
Errrhhhmmm i hope u knw bloglord is female??
Being "mrs bloglord" is kinda weird
Linda ooooooooo where my comment? wia d epistle wey i suffer to write?
Viv
why does the black man like to appear daft. Somethn wey other people don de abandon na nw we wan carry am for head. Countries that implemented population control policies are overturning it and trying to encourage people to have children because any serious person who can walk & chew gum knows that population equals economic power. Population is not the problem people corruption is. All of you screaming yes, yes because years of brainwashing has convinced many of u dt we need our population trimmed. Naija is d 7th most populous country in d world. Guess who is no3? U guessed right. Not only is d US d 3rd most populous country in d world but its going to keep growing due to its loose immigration laws & in addition d debate is whether they shld make Puerto Rico d 51st state. We are d most populous black nation, why do u thnk we stand out because every sensible investor knws dt our population is about d only thn we still have going for us. We are not evn among d 1st ten most densely populated countries in d world, we are d 73rd way behind Netherlands(28th) where they are stupidly rich, the UK(53dr) with its strongest currency in Europe, and Germany(56th) who is the voltron in the current Euro crisis.
The answer people is education, educate people & u don't need to control population. If d mallam has 9children educate the 9 of them and you have 9people who know that you have to provide the children you bring into the world all the basic needs and training they require to excel. If you educate them they will educate their own in turn whether they have 1 or 12
Linda I see u are a ZPGer, dont post my comment u hear
Viv
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