Francis Ogbimi writes that industrialisation is possible if the countryâs population is mobilised for learning This is an open letter to Chief Obasanjo who has expressed his concern over the unemployment of a large number of Nigerian youths, calling it a timed-bomb, many times. This time, he is concerned with managing Nigeriaâs large population and development of the next wave of innovative leadership through entrepreneurship. Sir, I write to you with respect to the report, headlined, âObasanjo disturbed, says Nigeria risks being third most populated by 2050.â Under that heading, it was explained that you made the remark while addressing a mentoring session of students, selected from schools across the nation tagged, âRaising the next wave of innovative leaders through entrepreneurship,â in Abeokuta. I happily write to tell you that our research revealed that we can mobilize the entire population of Nigeria for learning (education, training, employment and research) and achieve industrialization in a few decades. That way, our large population would be demonstrated to be the most important resource that positions Nigeria as a regional power like Japan and China demonstrated 1886-1905 and 1949-now, respectively.