When I read this news extract below (Guardian Newspaper), I was a bit saddened because it further reveals some of our serious hurdles in our journey to greatness as a nation.

"While U.S. and Nigerian government sources say Nigeria is among those countries from where Obama has received congratulatory messages and that Obama is looking forward to calling President Jonathan by phone, Nigerian Foreign Affairs officials are also said to be bringing a hard copy of President Jonathan’s congratulatory message to Obama to Washington DC by weekend..."

The effectiveness of a president is revealed by the quality of the team that works with him and this is always the case from ancient times when even a king could be 10 years old but he is surrounded by wise individuals. Whilst a quality education is critical component for that role, what is more important is exposure and ability to learn quickly or transpose ideas from other sources to make the work exceptionally brilliant is essential

I remember vividly my encounter with Prime Minister Tony Blair when I was publisher of The Integrity Magazine at No. 10 Downing at an exclusive press conference. I asked the Prime Minister a question which he dealt with promptly; however, i was really impressed with how quickly the transcript of the press release was posted on their website - 10minutes! Nigeria, you will be lucky if the President's speech appears on their website after 72 hours - http/www.nigeriafirst.org/

I have the greatest respect for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR and it is impossible for him to do all the work alone, that is why he recruited all the Special Advisers etc but he needs to have proper performance indicators for all of them with SMART objectives because they are making his job of governing and connectivity with people extremely difficult. Why is the taxpayer giving The Presidency all the billions of Naria in the budget and yet he is daily losing his touch with the ordinary Nigerians.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said at a roundtable some days ago that it is only in Nigeria that politicians say one thing in their manifesto and do something completely different when elected. Our politicians need to understand that connectivity with the people is the first evidence of true democracy. During President Obama visit to Ghana he said Africa is experiencing sprinkle democracy and lacks strong institutions because public officers fail to do their jobs properly. One lesson from the Obama and Rommey election saga, is their personal connectivity with the people; they both talked passionately about the people they met and that is vital.

When President GEJ was to be elected, he talked about walking with bare foot and able to connect with the people and he is trying but his team needs proper exposure to guarantee is connectivity with the people.

Can someone advise me, how long it takes to get an official letter into a diplomat bag, on the plane and straight to Washington D.C?

If I am unhappy about something quite important to me and my family, I can write to Prime Minister David Cameron or email including send him a fax (http/www.number10.gov.uk/contact-us/). I have done it and I got a response!

It is reported that the US President, Barack Obama, personal replies to 10 letters personally and how you can contact him is available on the White House website - http/www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Even the president of Ghana could be contacted and you will get a response - http/www.presidency.gov.gh/ask-president and it is important to understand that connectivity with the people is essential.

We need a listening president but more importantly we need a president that could feel the pulse of his people