Labour leaders |
31 October, 2018
Nigeria Labour Union and Matters Arising
Nigeria Labour Union and Matters Arising
Labour leaders |
22 September, 2018
NYSC-gate, Certificates and lack of due diligence
06 September, 2018
The Octogenarian and the Nation
A Prof retires before 76 years while a civil servant must retire by 60 years. Why is this so? For the simple reason that humans are not wood. They get old and get tired both physically and mentally.
By next year our President would be 76 officially. So why are some still rooting for him to continue making hard decisions for them. It s a wonder to see that some youths are calling for the octogenarian to continue ruling them. The president may be willing to do great things for the nation but his health clearly is in the way. He continues to go for medical care every so often, leaving decisions untaken and costing a huge amount of money.
The nation should allow the old man to rest. He has done his shift and should be allowed to enjoy his life in blissful retirement. An energetic person should be saddled with taking Nigeria to the next level. The electorates should look for someone across party platforms to lead the nation. The nation must match in sync with the rest of the world.
07 June, 2018
Democracy Day: Buhari's Greek Gift
Democracy Day: Buhari's Greek Gift
04 May, 2018
Of Institutions and Men
25 April, 2018
Question time per Dino Melaye
23 February, 2018
Dapchi Girls and Government lethargy
Yobe state Governor Ibrahim Gaidam |
“We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible.
The Yobe State Government apologises for that."
The thunder has struck in the same place twice. And to think of all the money allocated to our security agencies. Impunity is striding over the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It beats one how some terrorists can enter into Nigeria, force some girls on buses and stroll out across the nation's border into another country. Are our borders this porous? This is sad. Why is it that Nigeria never learns from history. One would have expected that all schools - boys' and girls'- would be under heavy security vigilance since the tragic kidnap of the Chibok girls. This is symptomatic of shithole countries of which Nigeria claims not to be one.
Some of the damaged cars |
Dapchi Girls and Government lethargy
Yobe state Governor Ibrahim Gaidam |
“We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible.
The Yobe State Government apologises for that."
The thunder has struck in the same place twice. And to think of all the money allocated to our security agencies. Impunity is striding over the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It beats one how some terrorists can enter into Nigeria, force some girls on buses and stroll out across the nation's border into another country. Are our borders this porous? This is sad. Why is it that Nigeria never learns from history. One would have expected that all schools - boys' and girls'- would be under heavy security vigilance since the tragic kidnap of the Chibok girls. This is symptomatic of shithole countries of which Nigeria claims not to be one.
Some of the damaged cars |
26 January, 2018
Of Gov. Yahaya Bello and the Herdsmen
Of Gov. Yahaya Bello and the Herdsmen
A Minister's Careless Talk
26 December, 2017
Karma is a bitch
Karma is a bitch. APC and their supporters gave Jonathan hell for daring to increase fuel price but with power they seem to be as powerless as they can be. A lot of deadlines to NNPC has come and passed but scarcity remains. The President is incidentally the Petroleum Minister but could not manage the situation. The situation will unfortunately persist as we practice a mutant form of Federalism unlike any in this world. A Federalism where the federating units go to the center every month, cap in hand, to collect handouts from a powerful center (the big brother). It aches my heart to see my nation doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to have a different result. It is very unfortunate that our leaders can not exhibit the traits of leaders. Leaders must take hard decisions for their nations to move forward.
A situation where the President can not address the nation on the cause and government efforts to stem the scarcity of this all important resource, calls to question the leadership qualities of the President.A case where France, for example, is hit by a terrorist and our President would be the first to send condolences but the same man would not address his own people in a time of need if dubious and suspect. The president's handlers are not helping matters. They believe laundering the President image by way of a documentary is what Nigerians are interested in at this time. The little fuel in my generator is what I poured in my car to take me to the office. Without NEPA and bereft of fuel in my gen how would Nigerians watch a documentary? Very ill-timed and needless at this time. Unless it was a grand plan to deflect public attention from the crippling fuel scarcity. The regime has proven itself adept at the dark art of misdirection time and time again.
The nation must be restructured and government involvement in the economy must be at a minimum. Unnecessary subsidies must be removed. The price of fuel can't be the same across the length and breadth of Nigeria. Let each state buy and sell according to the dictates of economics. Our 5 or so refineries must be made to work. Iran, under years of economic sanctions, was still able to refine its oil. It's a pity that we can not refine our Petroleum at peace time. We cannot even distribute at peace time. What are we turning to as a nation? A nation of nampy pambies? Always looking for the quick fix. When the price differential of tomatoes up north and down south is so wide, condemning costs etc, why should anyone expect the cost of petrol to be the same up north and down south? Government picking the price equalization bill can not work forever. We all thought the era of subsidy was over until we learnt government IS still subsidizing by about #26. This blind leading the blind must stop. Nigeria is very blessed and we deserve the best. Alas, with Buhari it is not yet Uhuru.