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The Poor Man and the Illiterate

Prof. Brouhaha is a renowned academic don but a poor man - how about we complicate things by declaring Adamu, a Tea vendor earning less than N20,000 a very rich man? For us to go down this short journey, we must review our understanding of being Poor and being an Illiterate. The context of "Poor" here is not limited to poverty, but having insufficient resources to meet a need; meanwhile "Illiterate" transcends academia, but extends to the inability to advance and stay on a bleeding edge. There are two questions I always throw at people when I deal with the issues of creativity. The questions will be answered with respect to this article, but before then, here are the questions: If you suddenly wake up today and find yourself in one of the poorest villages in the World, what do you have to offer?  If you suddenly wake up today and find yourself in one of the most technologically advanced (or literate) city in the World, what do you have to offer? Before procee...