Pst. Fatoyinbo of COZA And the Rest of Us

     How I hope people would carry placards against Ruga settlement. Which is an existential threat to a lot of people. If Pst. Fatoyinbo is a rapist, the "victim" should go to court and seek redress. If some people believe he should still be their Pastor, so be it. All these  energy should be directed at the real threat facing the nation.  This is simply diversionary. It is what the powers that be want.  A diversion.  When did the incident happened? When Fulani cattle rearers are busy taking over territories in the Middle belt and Southern Nigeria,  some people are not concerned but would rather go out to demonstrate against an accused Pastor.     

                                            

      Ordinarily, the courts are in a better position to abjudicate is on this kind of issues, if the alleged victim(s) so desires. It would have been all well and good if the nation is not beset with so many existential threats.  People should get their priorities right and not be busy twiddling their fingers while their houses are on fire. You don't have a fire on your rooftop and go to sleep. That people are so organized as to come out for a demonstration and protest, complete with placards in such short notice,  is a new one on me. Get me right,  I am not in support of any of the parties but that the Fatoyinbo saga is in danger of eclipsing issues like the Fulani herdsmen Ruga settlement bill. The energies of the people should be geared towards emancipating themselves from their collective oppressor.

The late Prof. Pius Adesanmi

   Professor Pius Adesanmi, a writer, literary critic, satirist, columnist and Professor at Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada is among those that died this morning on the ill fated Ethiopia airline. He was on  his way to attend the AU ECOSOCC committee meeting.
 

Recall that he had an accident on the Oyo-Ogbomosho road July 17, 2018. He told  friends then that “It was a miracle I survived... I nearly bled to death. No help for over four hours.” He injured his left leg but the driver was not so lucky as he was admitted to the hospital  in that incident. He was on his way to Lagos from Ilorin to board a flight to Dakar for a meeting,  that time. The Prof unfortunately didn't make it this time. About 149 passengers and 8 crew members. None survived.   
He was an uncommon promoter of the Nigeria project.  He wanted things to work for the nation. Above all,  he had hope that things would be better for the people. He was an erudite fellow of unusual insight. Nigeria has,  indeed, lost a shining light in Prof.  Pius Adesanmi.  His contribution to our nation building will be sorely missed,  especially, at this trying political time.
   The Prof.  was an alumni of the University of Ilorin,  in Kwara state, Nigeria.  He was the Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Canada until his death. May his soul rest in peace.

The late Prof. Pius Adesanmi

   Professor Pius Adesanmi, a writer, literary critic, satirist, columnist and Professor at Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada is among those that died this morning on the ill fated Ethiopia airline. He was on  his way to attend the AU ECOSOCC committee meeting.
 

Recall that he had an accident on the Oyo-Ogbomosho road July 17, 2018. He told  friends then that “It was a miracle I survived... I nearly bled to death. No help for over four hours.” He injured his left leg but the driver was not so lucky as he was admitted to the hospital  in that incident. He was on his way to Lagos from Ilorin to board a flight to Dakar for a meeting,  that time. The Prof unfortunately didn't make it this time. About 149 passengers and 8 crew members. None survived.   
He was an uncommon promoter of the Nigeria project.  He wanted things to work for the nation. Above all,  he had hope that things would be better for the people. He was an erudite fellow of unusual insight. Nigeria has,  indeed, lost a shining light in Prof.  Pius Adesanmi.  His contribution to our nation building will be sorely missed,  especially, at this trying political time.
   The Prof.  was an alumni of the University of Ilorin,  in Kwara state, Nigeria.  He was the Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Canada until his death. May his soul rest in peace.

On the General Elections

Low turnout of voters across the nation----News

  In Yagba West and Ijumu LGs of Kogi state and others,  there were reported violence. Hope the state Government headed by Gov.  Yahaya Bello will do the needful and give the necessary leadership so that those on the losing side would accept defeat and move on. Elections should not be a do or die affair. If Nigeria would be good, it would start from the ruling class. A fish begins to go bad from the head. The political leadership should be up and doing in order to chart a viable and forward looking direction for the country. We simply can not afford to continue doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result. This is tantamount to  classical madness according to  Albert Einstein. At my polling unit today,  one could see bags of money and wads of naira being freely distributed to voters. This is a subversion of the peoples' will through monetary inducement. After this election cycle,  Nigerians would do well to take a collective step back and decide if we want to continue along this sorry lane. How can a nation spend so much in order to  achieve so little? Enough of this violence called election.

Elections IS a waste of time in Nigeria. The election schedule also didn't help matters. The Presidential election should have come last. Maybe we should look into letting incumbents continue next elections. We should just share the election budget per capita. Better in the long run. That way, no ballot snatching, maiming, killing, kidnappings, etc, etc. The charade must stop. And to what end?  Ballot snatching here and there. We either want democracy or not. The violence across the nation is just not worth it.
 In Yagba West and Ijumu LGs of Kogi state and others,  there were reported violence. Hope the state Government headed by Gov.  Yahaya Bello will do the needful and give the necessary leadership so that those on the losing side would accept defeat and move on. Elections should not be a do or die affair. If Nigeria would be good, it would start from the ruling class. A fish begins to go bad from the head. The political leadership should be up and doing in order to chart a viable and forward looking direction for the country. We simply can not afford to continue doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result. This is tantamount to  classical madness according to  Albert Einstein. At my polling unit today,  one could see bags of money and wads of naira being freely distributed to voters. This is a subversion of the peoples' will through monetary inducement. After this election cycle,  Nigerians would do well to take a collective step back and decide if we want to continue along this sorry lane. How can a nation spend so much in order to  achieve so little? Enough of this violence called election.
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On INEC Election Postponement

      I closed my business since yesterday, only for one incompetent,  clueless, INEC (PMB's appointee) to cancel the election. He should know that INEC operation is all about logistics. A week postponement would not solve the issue of "logistics". If the Chairman of INEC,  Mahmood Yakubu,  couldn't overcome "logistics issues for 3yrs I doubt he would overcome it in a week time. And don't tell me it happened during Jonathan time. Postponement  5 hours to the start of polling is beyond the pale.
   
Anyway,  I believe there is more to it than meets the eye. I refuse to believe there is nothing sinister afoot. It is either that or it is a gross display of incompetence and cluelessness.

Schools closed, Unilorin exams rescheduled, businesses closed,  all because of an election which ended up being postponed. Weddings  would have to be rescheduled and another round of losses for businesses and the nation just around the corner next week again. Youth corpers are already at their places of election duties.  A lot of them slept rough till the early hours of the election morning of 16 Saturday 2019, only to hear of the postponement.  All due to incompetence and cluelessness of PMB and his appointed at INEC.  A huge loss to the nation time and economic costs. In Kogi state,  the governor Yahaya Bello closed the schools from Wednesday till Monday only to have them closed for nothing at the end of the day.
       

A lot of losses of time and economy have occurred at the micro level across the nation. Appointments have been disrupted, travel and business plans will have to be rescheduled. This Postponement is a crime against the nation. Someone who has 3 years to prepare for an election should not be  postponing by a week. A week would not be enough for whatever logistic the INEC chairman,  Mahmood Yakubu,  is talking about.