Alas, the much anticipated change has come, the man who survived the axe of many leaders, and never cared about who was rallying for his removal, the man who is responsible for the election of many of the unwanted politicians in Nigeria, well I only stop to wonder why this guy would not leave in the midst of cries from the public. Prof. Maurice Iwu, was yesterday sent on disengagement leave by the federal Government. For me it wasn’t a shocking news as the acting President had dropped a hint after he returned from the U.S recently. The development came as politicians and some other Nigerians again identified obstacles to free and fair elections and national political stability.
Before now there has been high profiled lobbying and campaign for the re-election of the man but everything was doused yesterday when the man was kicked off the seat…ooppsss where are my manners? Immediately his removal was announced, his international passport was seized by the State Secret Service. He would not be allowed to travel until the commission’s accounts are audited. But I heard he has a dual citizenship..This for me is a move in the right direction, removing this man makes it another plus for Jonathan, the most essential thing any president with focus should do is to surround himself with the right people, because only right decisions would come out from them. This is what helped our former president Obasanjo.
Last week was another week of controversy for Nigeria as BBC aired a documentary on Nigeria which showed the deep poverty faced by the citizens, and in the midst of all the wealth and riches, there is no money, no food, no jobs, no roads, no water…..no President…ohhh sorry they had to fight before Goodluck was sworn in. Tears rushed down my eyes as I watched it, but then I knew that our leaders are wicked,…well this is a fact I had known for long, we need to spread the documentary round and pray the politicians who steal this money would see it and maybe…just maybe change. Continue reading