As a Nigerian living in Nigeria, you should be certain of two things. One: If you have light for three consecutive days, look for NEPA鈥檚 office and beg them to take the light. There鈥檚 a problem somewhere.
Two: Typical Nigerian bosses are never wrong. Like, never.聽
The key to winning every argument is by using Nigerian boss tactics, and this article will teach you how.
Make a decision
For top points, pick the most unreasonable decision or opinion possible. For example, of course, one person should be able to do the work of five people without complaining. Are you asking for too much, or are they just not putting in the effort?
Stand by it
Channel your inner mountain and absolutely refuse to change your stance. It doesn鈥檛 matter if everyone around you is crying. You鈥檝e made your decision, and changing it means you lose the argument. We don鈥檛 want that.
Never accept defeat
Even if the points against your argument are as bright as the Kaduna sun, refuse to be defeated. If they do too much, tell them, 鈥淚鈥檝e been an expert in this field since before you were born鈥. That鈥檒l show them.
Intimidate others into silence
Directly or indirectly threaten to show them shege if they dare question your authority. They鈥檒l accept your every word as law.
Play the boss card
If it looks like you鈥檙e losing, just say, 鈥淒o you know more than me?鈥 but don鈥檛 even give them the space to answer. Just keep repeating that question.
It鈥檚 like you know more than me, abi?
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Tell them you鈥檒l consider it
If the person has coconut head and still insists on making their opinions heard, tell them you鈥檒l consider it. Then proceed to never think about it again.
Say, 鈥淚t鈥檚 against policy鈥
And don鈥檛 bother to explain what policy you鈥檙e talking about. The point is, you know more than them, and they need to shut their face.
Or just sack them
How dare they question your irrational ways? If you can鈥檛 sack them because you鈥檙e not a Nigerian boss in real life, sack them from your life and keep it moving.
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