Nimi Wariboko

Nimi Wariboko (born April 4, 1962) is an academic and Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, United States.He was born in Abonnema, Rivers State, Nigeria. With a background in economics he worked as a banker in Lagos and as a strategy consultant to some of the top investment banks on Wall Street. Previously he also worked as a journalist in Lagos. He is today primarily known as an academic and ethicist but also continues to act as a management consultant to governments and corporations. Professor Wariboko has published extensively in the fields of Christian ethics and economics including God and Money: A Theology of Money in a Globalizing World which argues for a denationalized global currency Quotes "I am only impossibly hopeful. Nigeria is a possible impossibility. We have to hold to that. Wariboko was discussing Nigeria's historical problems, missed opportunities and the possibility of national renewal. I believe a new seed of Nigerians will arise to initiate the turnaround of the angel of history that represents Nigeria. He expressed the hope that a new generation of Nigerians would help redirect the country toward the future. The quest for the truth, the quest to engage Africa’s problems, whether at the theoretical level, at the abstract level, or the concrete level that is responsible for my working in many fields. Wariboko was explaining why his scholarship crosses several disciplines. He said his work in economics, philosophy, history, political theory and other fields is connected by a search for truth and an effort to engage African problems. I let my passion decide what I have to do. Wariboko was explaining how he chooses subjects for his research and books. The urgent task is this: How do we create a system that will flow out of our inherited wisdom or indigenous systems? Wariboko was discussing how Nigeria could reconcile indigenous knowledge and inherited African values with colonialism, modernity and globalization. We need revolutionaries, people who are ready to change the system. Wariboko was discussing Nigeria's political and administrative problems. He argued that changing the country's condition requires people committed to transforming the existing system rather than simply blaming foreign influences. If you set up a structure and is not working for the country, and has become an obstacle to human flourishing, it needs to be amended. Wariboko was responding to a question about restructuring Nigeria. He said that he was not opposed to restructuring when existing political structures obstruct human flourishing. But there is the second part called the soul-craft (moral formation): the virtues and morality for human flourishing. He argued that restructuring Nigeria requires attention to both institutional arrangements and moral values. ,You cannot create a good society if you just tinker with the administrative structures alone. Wariboko was explaining why political restructuring by itself is insufficient , saying that institutional reform must be accompanied by moral formation and changes in the values guiding citizens and leaders. We have been sleeping for a long time, and it doesn’t matter how long that has been. Our day will begin when we wake up. He argued that the country's past failures do not prevent it from changing direction if Nigerians collectively “wake up” to their possibilities. External links Category:Academics from Nigeria Category:Educators from Nigeria Category:1962 births Category:Living people