The eight weeks into Buhari's government have attracted differing opinions as to where we are now at, or put it another way, where we are not at. The initial, and earlier, consensus was that he was slow-pacing and many Nigerians found this almost unnerving and disconcerting. I was one of them! Not that I'm completely bowled over by recent developments, but I have become a lot more understanding of the ascribed slowness of Buhari. We rightly expected him to hit the ground running but many of us forgot to evoke the age-old adage: "Bi omode ba subu, a wo iwaju; bi agbalagba ba subu, a wo ehin wo." I'm sorry if you're not of the Yoruba extraction, but it literally means inexperience causes the young to focus ahead and ignore the cause of a heavy fall; but wisdom enables the experienced to look back and analyze the cause of the fall in order to avoid the same fate in the future. I am of the humble opinion that Buhari is being very deliberate in his approach to the myriad of problems he inherited, and he doesn't want to be seen to be witch-hunting (as some in the opposition are already claiming), neither does he wish to be seen as undemocratic in his dealings with the affairs of State. The rule of law must take precedence if he is to be seen to be fair to all, and have no fear of none. The decadence in our political system is beyond compare; diligent application of the law and religious observation of the dictates of the Constitution have to come to the fore in order that we may unravel the misdeeds of errant politicians and officials.
Indeed, the patience and the dogged pursuit of incriminating information are beginning to pay off. Only yesterday, news emerged that the Police had concluded that the Senate Standing Rules were falsified prior to the elections that produced Saraki and Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. Several indictments may well likely follow and Salisu Maikasuwa, the Clerk to the National Assembly, has a lot to answer for. Saraki and Ekweremadu flammed their ways into office, and in doing so committed a serious act of felony against the Nigerian State and its people. These deliberate acts of buffoonery should not go unpunished, and Buhari has a perfect opportunity to redress the injustice, and where better to start than from the Senate? These clowns think they are above the law and they can rewrite our Constitution from the comfort of their sofas! Saraki, Ekweremadu and others that played a part in this most ignoble of acts should be made to face the music if the mantra of change is to have any credibility; there should be slam for flam and they should be made to realize that flam is not glam. Swift action in this regard would send a chill down the spines of thieving politicians, officials and their collaborators up and down the land.
In another development, words reached us that Diezani Allison-Madueke, our erstwhile Petroleum Minister, is currently undergoing a treatment of chemotherapy somewhere in London. While I hesitate to doubt her misfortune at being diagnosed with breast cancer (and mind you, I take no pleasure in learning of her fate), I find the timing a wee bit curious. One question that immediately came to mind was if Jonathan had still been President, would she and her family be volunteering this information? It's so often the case that when the gloves of justice are about to deliver a decisive blow to our thieving politicians, they, all of a sudden, develop ailments that need to be treated abroad. When Diezani was busy destroying the Nigerian edifice with her 'I-am-untouchable' attitude towards the blind looting of our commonwealth, she didn't think of her mortality for one minute. Now that the pendulum has swung in the favour of the deprived, cancer is consuming her. How the greedy and the unkind fool themselves! I, for one, pray for her quick recovery so that she may be able to give account of her treacherous stewardship to the nation when the time comes.
The s*it is beginning to hit the fan and we must brace ourselves for the avalanche of revelations about the ravenous consumption of our commonwealth that has left the suffering majority of Nigerians scavenging for crumbs. The hands of history are tapping on Buhari's shoulders and he must embrace this unique opportunity to right the wrongs that have been meted out to Nigerians and deliver on the promises he made. The tide has most certainly turned.
Indeed, the patience and the dogged pursuit of incriminating information are beginning to pay off. Only yesterday, news emerged that the Police had concluded that the Senate Standing Rules were falsified prior to the elections that produced Saraki and Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy Senate President respectively. Several indictments may well likely follow and Salisu Maikasuwa, the Clerk to the National Assembly, has a lot to answer for. Saraki and Ekweremadu flammed their ways into office, and in doing so committed a serious act of felony against the Nigerian State and its people. These deliberate acts of buffoonery should not go unpunished, and Buhari has a perfect opportunity to redress the injustice, and where better to start than from the Senate? These clowns think they are above the law and they can rewrite our Constitution from the comfort of their sofas! Saraki, Ekweremadu and others that played a part in this most ignoble of acts should be made to face the music if the mantra of change is to have any credibility; there should be slam for flam and they should be made to realize that flam is not glam. Swift action in this regard would send a chill down the spines of thieving politicians, officials and their collaborators up and down the land.
In another development, words reached us that Diezani Allison-Madueke, our erstwhile Petroleum Minister, is currently undergoing a treatment of chemotherapy somewhere in London. While I hesitate to doubt her misfortune at being diagnosed with breast cancer (and mind you, I take no pleasure in learning of her fate), I find the timing a wee bit curious. One question that immediately came to mind was if Jonathan had still been President, would she and her family be volunteering this information? It's so often the case that when the gloves of justice are about to deliver a decisive blow to our thieving politicians, they, all of a sudden, develop ailments that need to be treated abroad. When Diezani was busy destroying the Nigerian edifice with her 'I-am-untouchable' attitude towards the blind looting of our commonwealth, she didn't think of her mortality for one minute. Now that the pendulum has swung in the favour of the deprived, cancer is consuming her. How the greedy and the unkind fool themselves! I, for one, pray for her quick recovery so that she may be able to give account of her treacherous stewardship to the nation when the time comes.
The s*it is beginning to hit the fan and we must brace ourselves for the avalanche of revelations about the ravenous consumption of our commonwealth that has left the suffering majority of Nigerians scavenging for crumbs. The hands of history are tapping on Buhari's shoulders and he must embrace this unique opportunity to right the wrongs that have been meted out to Nigerians and deliver on the promises he made. The tide has most certainly turned.
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