Nigeria, April 17 -- To spoil a ship for a ha'porth of tar is an English idiomatic expression that talks about destroying something big by not spending small amount to maintain it. That typifies the lifestyle of average Nigerian. We simply lack maintenance culture. We buy a car but fail to adhere to the manual's instructions for regular and periodic maintenance. Check out some car tyres, windscreen, wipers, car doors and you'll be shocked at how a car that is not up to five years old has become jalopy. We build houses and lackadaisical attitude to maintenance makes the house become dilapidated in next to no time. The door handles, the plumbing, the fittings, the electrical appliances, the tiles, the water closet, the water tanks, the furn...