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What future for Nigeria

March 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Nigeriana

I have read people articulate and explain in great details the ills that have fallen upon this nation. I have heard very knowledgeable, and sometimes loud and ignorant people tell us the things that are wrong with Nigeria. They tell us how bad things are and how the people ruling have done so much wrong.
I have heard very few people tell me or explain what new Nigeria they want. the military boys who seized power from the civilian governments told us, for instance, how hospitals had been turned to “mere consulting clinics”…..Now for God’s sake, because they did not tell us where they were taking us, Nigerian found themselves in a forest where the clinic shave disappeared….. and no longer exist.
With the type of military incited carnage and genocide in Jos (Pray they columnists calling for vengeance and blood have seen some now) we must begin to stand up and SAY NO to the military.
I pray Goodluck Jonathan would wake up and tell us where he is taking us. With Obasanjo appearing to be peeping down his shoulders all those who cherish democracy and the sanctity of life as well as good governance and even application of the law must be very wary

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All Hail Acting President Jonathan

February 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Nigeriana, Politics

At long last there calm in the Nigerian presidency. GoodLuck , true to his name is now acting President and his supporters are hoping that he would become president. Again, within four years replacing his unfortunate bosses.
There is however nothing to celebrate. Jonathan has simply been saddled with responsibilities that are historic. He has both the challenge and opportunity to change the face of this nation, challenges, his godfather, General Olusegun Obasanjo bungled.
There is the pressing need to keep the nation going, infuse confidence in the Nigerian project, set on course the good governance, ensure credible elections and tackle corruption which has pervaded every area of the Nigerian society. He has the chance to prove wrong the predictions of western security agencies that Nigeria will fizzle out.
Everything he needs to succeed are available to him. He has sympathetic public, a national Assembly that needs his leadership and direction, and of course, the oil money can be turned from being a curse to blessing. The international community has pledged its co operation and the service chiefs have pledged loyalty to him.
What is left is his individual resolve. He alone can decide whether to succeed or fail.
I pray he chooses to succeed. For him to succeed he must choose to step on the toes of the godfathers who do not want change and are comfortable with the way things are done in Nigeria. The arbitrariness in government manifesting in extra judicial killings and uneven application of the law must be addressed. The neglect of key infrastructural sectors such as education must be addressed immediately.
Our prayers are with Jonathan. He , however, must work hard to ensure that our prayers are answered.

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Good news, court jails Bode George, five others

October 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Economy, Nigeriana, Politics

What good news!!! Finally the courts have come up with something good. A Lagos High Court, presided over by Justice Joseph Oyewole has found Chief Olabode George, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, guilty of fraud during his tenure as chairman of the board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). George and five of his cohorts were found guilty on 40-count charge and sentenced to two and a half years each in prison without an option of fine.
This is the must cheering news in this era of institutionalised corruption that has besieged this nation
those of us that thought that the military was corrupt have been shamed by the brazen thievery that has characterised the last ten years of democracy in Nigeria. Governors have made no distinction between their private accounts and the accounts of the state governments. They stole and stole till they left office. The Governors that replace them have not been any better.
The theft that is going is simply impossible to manage.
The people of the country have been left impoverished and traumatised. The poverty level is so high that almost every sector of the polity is oozing out some terrible stench. Governors and government officials have simply acted as 410 scammers.
But what did we really expect? If these people could steal the right of the people to vote what other property of the people would they not steal?

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Now that the militants are back home

October 13th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Nigeriana, Social

Finally the amnesty deadline has passed. The militants have handed over their weapons (or those they cannot hide) President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua must be having some sound sleep.
Let’s hope that in two months time, the power situation in Nigeria will improve; no more Nigerians and foreigners will be taken hostage.
Of course the oil export numbers should improve and the money available to spend should also increase very considerably.
For the militants? They can now move freely; chase the most beautiful girls on the streets of Abuja; but the most fashionable cars around and avail themselves of the choicest properties around. Of course for those who know they can have the best economic advisers to help them wash the money they stashed up blowing oil fields, extorting from oil companies, conniving with thieves of oil and largesse from government agents.
For us, the wretched of the earth, let us hope that the militants have truly repented and will no longer abduct people, even innocent kids. Let us pray that they will no longer have a reason to take up some of the arms they have hidden and let us pray that those arms don’t blow up in the face of innocent people. Above all, we need to pray that this handshake across the creeks does not encourage other dispossessed youths in other parts of the country to take up arms also. For they may just imagine that militancy maybe the easiest route to a presidential handshake.
However, it would be greatly appreciated if the repented militants would be given a facility tour of Nigeria to see how their oil has enriched places like Taraba, Jigawa, Sokoto, Plateau, Gombe, Adamawa and Borno states. When they go round and see that all parts of Nigeria are in dire need of development, they may just consider joining the fight for electoral reforms. For it is only when the people can select, discipline or remove their leaders that we can begin to consider issues of development.
Of course President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua knows very well that if the current state of anomie continues and the poverty sinks its teeth deeper into the skin of Nigerians, militancy will outlive his amnesty. In any case, militancy simply put is lawlessness, as defined by government. How lawful is the current government and its official… not simply about elections? Militants in a state that is failing like Nigeria, simply do by other means what government officials and even security agencies are doing. Thank God, at least Yar’Adua does not have the excuse not to give us 600 megawatts of power by December.

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When the Heavens are closed

October 1st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in How to win

Everybody on this planet earth goes through trying moments. There is no uniformity in the nature of the trials that we face. It is also obvious that no one person faces a situation that other people are not facing. The experiences are often unique. Our reactions to them are also unique.
For some it is the end of a relationship, rejection by a spouse or lover, the death of a beloved person, demotion in the office or stagnation. For others it may be the spurning or rejection of love. The experiences are usually heart rendering and only the persons going through them would really appreciate and understand.
Reactions to such trials can either lead to the strengthening of a person or weakening. The pressure building lead to depression or even death. Much as we would like to, no one can really stop trying moments from knocking on his or her door. If you have passed through them, it is time to prepare for more to come. If in the improbable situation that you have successful avoided them, then it is time to begin to prepare, the next knock on your door may be such a pleasant surprise.
1. Be like the ant
The bible speaks of the wisdom of the ant- especially of its skill in gathering up its food in summer. Winter for those who live in the climate will surely come. What do people do when winter begins to knock. They heat up their houses; change their clothing, long dark and damp nights. We prepare for know that trails will come. People will betray us. The sizzling love affair will wane and the excitement will reduce. We should build up our emotions for these untoward events.
2. Spring will come again
Winter never lasts forever. Every problem has an expiry time boldly imprinted on it. As surely as the sun will rise tomorrow, and the dark ominous clouds above us will disappear, be settled in your mind that, though the beloved person has died, you will have joy again, laughter will come to your mouth again. The better, if you are a born again Christian! Your promotion will come; they will be great and mighty in the land! Your poverty will develop wings and fly away. Are you in captivity or prison, why not sing with the children of Israel “when the Lord took away our captivity, we were like them that dream dreams”
3. Dream
See the light at the end of the mind. It is good to see a head not psychic. You will reach where you see. So what are you dreaming about? Are you focussed on the dark damp winter? Or the spring that is ahead? Don’t you know that, if you just fly a little bit higher you rise above the clouds. The clouds are low flying objects. They don’t reach up so high. They are more frightful than real. Dream victory! Dream success! Dream joy! Wake up with a smile on your face and say it is well.
4. Consider other people
Often times when people are going through trials, they get too focused on themselves. Instead of looking at yourself and your situation, you may consider thinking kindly about other people going through your situation. You just discover that you are neither alone nor the first person going through such situation. If you can pray, pray for people in such similar situation; you can lend a helping hand. This will help to bring healing faster than you think.

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