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Soludo appoints Odinkalu Pro-Chancellor Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Renowned Professor of Law and ex-Chair of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has been appointed Pro Chancellor/ Chairman of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State.

The appointment which was announced Tuesday in a press release signed by Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to the Governor governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo also named Chief (Mrs) Ifeoma Ekwueme, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu and others as members of the University governing council.

Below is full text of the statement.

GOVERNOR SOLUDO APPOINTS GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY

Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has approved the appointment of a Governing Council for Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State.

The new Council, assembled with a focus on excellence, integrity and strategic leadership, will provide guidance and oversight for the continued growth and development of the state-owned university.

The members of the new Council include the following:

1) Professor Chidi ODINKALU (Pro-Chancellor/Chairman)

Other members are:

2) Chief (Mrs) Ifeoma EKWUEME

3) Amb. Bianca ODUMEGWU-OJUKWU

4) Chief Christopher NDUBUISI

5) HRH Oranu Chris CHIDUME

Signed,

Christian Aburime
Press Secretary to the Governor

June 4, 2024

[Video] Welcome to Asa, Ogun community where women travel to next-door Benin Republic for water

PUNCH Interview

Asa is a community in Ogun State Nigeria. Its residents are plagued by a perpetual struggle to access potable water.

In an exclusive interview with PUNCH Healthwise, members of the community revealed their dire circumstances, including the absence of boreholes and reliable wells.

This has led to a desperate search for water, with residents forced to fetch contaminated water from nearby streams and rivers or embark on arduous journeys across the border to the Benin Republic in search of clean water.

An investigation by PUNCH Healthwise has uncovered the devastating consequences of this water scarcity, including numerous deaths and health problems suffered by the residents

We also need independent electoral bodies at the federal and state levels — Joy Ezeilo, SAN

  • Congratulates Mexico’s first female president

It is election season worldwide in 2024, with roughly half of the world’s nations and populations having already voted or expected to vote this year.

Notable elections are taking place in Africa (e.g., South Africa), Asia (including India), the Americas (Mexico has already held its election, and the USA is scheduled for November 2024), and Europe (the United Kingdom will have its election in July 2024).

In this year’s harvest of elections, I am excited about the outcome of the recent election in Mexico, with the election of the first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. She is a 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City and a climate scientist.

Congratulations to the people of Mexico! We hope she will not be influenced by the outgoing president or anyone else, as the Mexican people have high expectations for her.

When will it be the women’s turn in Nigeria and elsewhere in the West African sub-region? Since Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the former President of Liberia, shattered the glass ceiling, women in West Africa have been waiting for their opportunity.

When will it be women’s turn? During the just concluded election in South Africa, the ANC lost its majority in parliament, showcasing democracy in action. The South African electorate reduced support for the ANC from 57.5% in 2019 to 40.2%. South African voters showed dissatisfaction with unemployment, inequality, and power outages.

Their votes indicated a rejection of the government and political party (ANC) ‘s indifference to citizens’ needs. I observed as President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted the results and commended the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for conducting a free and fair election while calling for unity. I also listened to the impactful speech by the Chairperson of the IEC, which instilled hope about the effectiveness of strong institutions.

Did you notice how the election results were displayed on the electronic board in South Africa? This contrasts to Nigeria, where we tend to announce one local government area result for hours on national television instead of utilizing technology more effectively, especially at the state and national levels collation centres.

There are important lessons for Nigeria’s democracy that must be imbibed. It’s time for Nigerians to embrace democratic values, ensure that our votes are meaningful, and oppose election manipulation, as well as the buying and selling of votes. We also need independent electoral bodies at the federal and state levels. In addition, it’s crucial to focus on inclusion, allowing women, young people, and other marginalized groups to exercise their right to participate in their country’s governance.

Did you know that Mexico’s first female president is also its first Jewish president?

Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t just make history when she was elected Mexico’s first female president.

She will also be the first Jewish president in a country with one of the largest Catholic populations in the world. Though she’s not religiously observant, Sheinbaum identifies as culturally Jewish and has spoken about her heritage in the past.

“I grew up without religion. That’s how my parents raised me,” Sheinbaum, 61, said in 2018 at gathering hosted by a Jewish organization in Mexico City. “But obviously the culture, that’s in your blood.”

Her maternal grandparents were Jews who immigrated to Mexico from Bulgaria before the Holocaust, while her paternal grandparents had fled from Lithuania in the 1920s. Sheinbaum’s parents were born in Mexico.

While campaigning, Sheinbaum said she considers herself a woman of faith but is not religiously affiliated; perhaps that’s why there has been relatively little discussion about her becoming Mexico’s first Jewish president.

Tessy Schlosser, a historian and director of the Mexican Jewish Documentation and Research Center in Mexico City, said that for Mexicans of Jewish heritage, approval and expectations of Sheinbaum’s government seem to align more with “her personal political preferences than with her Jewish ancestry.”

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Melinda French Gates is making power play to change the course of women’s rights

This Friday, Melinda French Gates will officially end her tenure as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (which will subsequently be changing its name to the Gates Foundation). According to a statement the philanthropist released on X last month, her next venture will be a $12.5 billion commitment to work on behalf of women and families. In the world of philanthropy, this is a big move; for the future course of women’s rights, it’s potentially seismic.

In an email to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation employees (later posted on LinkedIn), CEO Mark Suzman shared that “after a difficult few years watching women’s rights rolled back in the U.S. and around the world, she wants to use this next chapter to focus specifically on altering that trajectory.” French Gates is widely regarded as the most powerful woman in philanthropy, and rightfully so. She co-founded and built one of the largest charitable organizations in the world, wielding an endowment in the tens of billions and serving as co-chair for the past 24 years. According to the foundation, its endowment exceeded $75 billion at the end of last year.

Economic power is social power is political power. In that regard, French Gates holds immense power, and with a laser focus on shaping the future of women’s rights, the implications are profound. In her statement, French Gates made clear where she’s set her sights, stating, “This is a critical moment for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world—and those fighting to protect and advance equality are in urgent need of support.” Indeed, women’s rights are at a precarious juncture that will likely reverberate for decades to come. Around the world, women’s rights have been set back, like in Afghanistan, where decades of progress was undone in a matter of days when the Taliban returned to power and abruptly banned women and girls from getting an education, working outside of the home and public life altogether….

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[Video]Judges are overwhelmed because of systemic failure —Prof R.A.C.E Achara

Many reasons have been given as the cause of Nigerian judges being overwhelmed. But Prof R.A.C.E Achara, a professor of Law and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Fellow of the Five College African Scholars Program insists that systemic failure is main culprit.

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Intimate Affairs: ‘You can’t get pregnant without my consent’

By Funke Egbemode

Koko: Why would a man accuse a woman of trapping him with pregnancy?

Kaka: Well if the woman decided to get pregnant without the man’s consent…

Koko: Is that even possible? How can a woman get pregnant without her man’s consent? Will she impregnate herself?

Kaka: You know some women are mean. They will just wake you up one day and say they have missed their period.

Koko: If a woman has missed her period, she should tell her man.

Kaka: Not when the man had told her to ensure that her period does not get missing.

Koko: Are you being serious right now? You cannot legislate on a woman’s missing period. We all know there is a process through which a woman’s period gets missing.

Kaka: A good woman should not get pregnant when her man is not ready. If she does, it is a trap.

Koko: Unbelievable. So, it is okay for a man to do the do as many times as he wants in a month, month in month out and expect no result? When he’s not firing blanks?

Kaka: She is his girlfriend, right? It’s part of the deal.

Koko: This deal allows him to drill for 30 days without expecting to find oil or water?

Kaka: Yes now. I can drill non-stop but that does not mean I’m looking for water. Men drill for fun.

Koko: Well, women are not like that. Sometimes they enjoy the dry drilling but a man who drills carelessly continuously will one day find himself in a hole he cannot get out of. You must choose carefully the site of your drilling.

Kaka: I don’t understand. If a woman is willing and the chemistry is right, what else is needed?

Koko: If you are in a relationship with a teenager, both of you most likely want the same thing- endless dry drilling. In other words, you don’t want her to get pregnant and she doesn’t want to get pregnant. Her period will always surface one way or the other. If your drilling partner is an old layer (50 and above or has reached menopause), there is little or no risk. All things being equal, the period will neither mess up the drilling nor lead to pregnancy. However, some men have been known to ruthlessly drill until they turn back the hands of the clock.

Kaka: Yeah, I’ve heard of those late-hour or retirement babies. Women will put you in trouble all the time, whether they are young or old.

Koko: Why do you keep blaming women in this matter? This thing is a joint venture. It is like clapping, you need both hands to do it.

Kaka: For crying out loud, every smart woman should know how to protect herself against unwanted pregnancy!

Koko: While the man is allowed to put his nozzle in every tank?

Kaka: Well, am I expected to take the daily pill or install IUCD?

Koko: There is condom and abstinence too.

Kaka: Oh, come off it. What kind of evil thought is that?

Koko: Exposed manhood will lead to fatherhood, trust me.

Kaka: It’s still not fair to allow women to get away with trapping us with pregnancy.

Koko: What is unfair is for a man to cultivate his farm, plant corn during the raining season and still express shock when his efforts yield plenty of corn. It’s not just unfair but incredibly foolish.

Kaka: What kind of analogy is that?

Koko: The one that says that whatever a man sows he will reap. If you are allergic to harvest, don’t sow.

Kaka: That is draconian. A man is built to sow.

Koko: And women are built to bring forth unless they are sneaky teens or old layers. But there is a group of women that will almost always end up making a father out of you, with or without your consent.

Kaka: What group is that?

Koko: My pastor calls them mature singles. They are in their late 30s to mid 40s or even older. They are single, successful and have no children. Their hearts have been broken more than a few times. Their biological clocks are ticking so loudly they can hear it in their sleep. They have all the ducks of their lives in a neat row. All except the children and marriage ducks. They are worried about how fast the days are flying them towards menopause. A relationship with a woman in this group will most likely make you a father.

Kaka: Without my consent?

Koko: What do you mean? You gave your consent when you deposited your seeds in her soil.

Kaka: I didn’t tell her to get pregnant.

Koko: You also didn’t withhold your assent.

Kaka: It’s entrapment.

Koko: No, it’s common sense. A woman looking for a child meets a guy who’s bright, good looking and sexy. She picks him as the father of her child or children…

Kaka: Children?

Koko: Yeah, she just might have twins, you know.

Kaka: Without my consent?

Koko: You really should stop using that phrase. You dived into her pool naked, in ecstatic abandonment. Both of you thoroughly enjoyed each other. Both of you said wow, but for different reasons. She knew it was her raining season. You didn’t. That’s how careless men become fathers.

Kaka: See why it’s entrapment? She lured the man into the rain.

Koko: And the man foolishly ran into the rain without umbrella.

Kaka: If any woman traps me like that, I will deny the paternity of the child. I’ll cut both mother and child off.

Koko: The problem is those babies always arrive the labour room armed with their DNA results. If you have a birthmark on your pecker, that’s exactly where the little boy will have his. If I were the mother, I’d make a postcard of the intimate evidence, send it to you, copy your Mum, (who will know what it means) and dare you to order a DNA test.

Kaka: You think this is a joke?

Koko: No, I think men should stop fooling around and blaming women for unplanned pregnancies. They should stop allowing a few minutes of enjoyment deprive them of rational judgment. A female friend once said when a man unzips his trousers, his brains fall out.

Kaka: Nonsense. Is it his brain that is in his pants?

Koko: Some men take leave of their reasoning once they get an erection. They embrace temptation frontally.

Kaka: Well, it is easier to embrace temptation than to resist it.

Koko: This noise of entrapment is only heard when a player has been outplayed. A man who does not want his seeds to be watered and nurtured should not allow a farmer in need get those seeds in the raining season. A successful woman racing against her biological clock knows how to turn a seed into a tree. Fortunately for her, the seed cannot be taken out as smoothly as it was planted. So, my dear friend, if your seed is growing somewhere, own up, claim your baby. The Yoruba say a man should not get angry when the gods double his blessing.

Re- Women who shared their men

I had the opportunity to read the piece because it was shared to a WhatsApp group that I am a member of.

I have always found myself conducting a personal evaluation of different marriages practised throughout the world and the various surrounding facts and instances involved whenever I encounter articles or stories about the topic. The way you organised your thoughts and raised the three polygamy-based examples is really impressive.

I just felt like reaching out to a senior colleague to recognise her prowess. You get readers thinking and that is an accomplishment of the very purpose for writing. Well done ma.

-Phebean Ibizugbe

Re – For marriages that are still standing

I enjoy your human angle articles and always look forward to reading them. I couldn’t resist emailing you today as I chuckled at some of your phrases: Joke was the witch who wanted Jamal for dinner; his production line seemed only capable of churning out only female babies; Tunji strolled back home from his sabbatical…

You write about serious issues in a humorous way.

You’re simply the best in this genre.

Keep it up.

-Muda Ganiyu.

-Muda Ganiyu.

I came across your post about forgiveness in marriage and as well read the whole story related to it. That was bad and also something to learn from.

Personally and honestly, I would forgive her only if she owns up or take responsibility for the crime, as well as she being honest.

-Kesey Hendrix

Egbemode can be reached on [email protected].

‘I’m deeply humbled’, Meghan writes thank-you letter to Oluwo for grand reception and hospitality

Pressing on in spite a barrage of undue biased reports after their visit to Nigeria, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has written the traditional Ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, expressing her gratitude over the hospitality and grand royal reception accorded her and her husband, Prince Harry, during their 3-day working visit to the country last month.

The Duchess in the letter not only acknowledged the Yoruba name “Adetokunbo” given to her by His Majesty during the visit but added : ” I’m deeply humbled by your blessing of the traditional Yoruba name Adetokunbo. I treasure the name and appreciate your trust in me to carry it with grace and dignity.”

Continuing, she said: ““Our visit to Nigeria was important for many reasons, but not least because it gave us an opportunity to explore and understand my heritage, which extends to our children. We look forward to coming back home one day soon.”

While hosting them to a royal reception at Delborough Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos , the Oluwo gave Meghan a Yoruba name, and presented gifts of Aso ofi (traditional woven fabrics) and Royal beads. 

Giving his royal remarks during the visit, Oba Akanbi commended the Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, for bringing sanity to the Nigerian army through multifarious activities including honouring the veterans, wounded and injured soldiers with Harry’s visit.

Oluwo equally expressed assurance the visit will re-engineer the kinship of Meghan ancestral connection with Nigeria, widening the chance of Nigeria to host Invictus game 2027 and enhance the proposal to site the game centre in Nigeria in support of the soldiers.

“I’m elated to be that of this event. I’m impressed with the current leadership of the Nigerian army. They are improving the tempo of our security architecture and boosting the morale of veterans, wounded and injured soldiers”

“The visit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, respectively, facilitated by the Defense Headquarters is heroic. It will cement the security partnership and enhance Nigeria’s chance to host the 2027 Invictus game. I’m honouring Meghan with a Yoruba name “Adetokunbo” meaning “Crown has come home from abroad.”

NDIC lists how depositors can recover funds from Heritage Bank

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation said it has commenced the liquidation of Heritage Bank Plc.

NDIC assured all that it would pay depositors of the failed bank N5 million insured deposits.

The corporation’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Bashir Nuhu in a statement on Monday, said the liquidation is in accordance with Section 55 Sub-sections 1 & 2 of the NDIC Act 2023.

The statement reads, “Following the revocation of the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today, June 3, 2024, and the appointment of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) as the liquidator, pursuant to Section 12(2) of BOFIA, 2020, the corporation wishes to announce to depositors of the bank in particular and the banking public in general, as follows:

The NDIC has commenced the liquidation of Heritage Bank Plc: In accordance with Section 55 sub-section 1 & 2 of the NDIC Act 2023, the corporation has commenced the liquidation process of the failed bank with immediate verification and payment of insured deposits to the bank depositors.

“Depositors of the bank that have alternate accounts within the industry will be paid up to the insured amount of N5 million per depositor using their Bank Verification Number (BVN) to locate their alternate account. While depositors with funds in excess of N5 million will be paid liquidation dividends upon realisation of the bank’s assets and recovery of debts owed to the bank.”

Nuhu advised depositors without an alternate bank account in the industry to visit the nearest branch of the bank with proof of account ownership and verifiable means of identification.

“Verification and payment of depositors without alternate bank account: All depositors of the defunct bank without an alternate bank account in the industry are advised as follows:

Visit the nearest branch of the bank with proof of account ownership, verifiable means of identification such as driver’s license, permanent voter’s card, National Identity Card, together with their alternate account and Bank Verification Number (BVN) for the verification of their deposits and subsequent payment of insured sums or file online claim by visiting the NDIC website claims page on www.ndic.gov.ng/claims/claims, download and fill the claims forms and upload the required documentation.

“Verification and Payment of Creditors: Creditors are also advised to visit the nearest branch of the bank to file their claims or via the online platform. Please note that the process of payment of creditors will commence immediately after all depositors have been paid. Debtors’ Repayment of Loans: Debtors who are yet to complete the repayment of loans are advised to contact the Corporation’s Asset Management Department (AMD). Visit the NDIC website for more details,” the statement added.

The corporation assured depositors of the safety of their funds, saying, “The NDIC wishes to assure the entire banking public of its commitment to the continued safety of depositors’ funds in all licensed banks. As such, depositors are urged to continue their banking businesses without fear as banks whose licenses have not been revoked remain safe and sound.”

Earlier, the Central Bank of Nigeria revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank with immediate effect.

The development followed the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability.

CBN said the bank’s management has been unable to stem the decline despite various supervisory steps taken by the regulator. With no reasonable prospects of recovery, the CBN has taken this action to protect the financial system and maintain public confidence.

NDIC oversees banks to protect depositors, ensure monetary stability, promote an efficient payment system and encourage competition and innovation in the banking sector.

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One year of Tinubu: The man, the myth and the mediocrity

By Abimbola Adelakun

This week last year, two things were enthroned in the Nigerian political space. One was the man, Bola Tinubu, who was sworn in as the president. The other was the myth of the man as a headhunter endowed with a unique instinct for sourcing the right talent and an astute administrator. So much was this idea of Tinubu as administrative capacity believed that his supporters were sure he would—to use the language of former Abia state governor Orji Kalu—forward Nigeria to all forwardness. Well, it is one year now, and we might as well start asking how that myth has fared.

Let me digress here to point out that two kinds of people propagated the myth of Tinubu’s governing capacity. In one category are those you might call the Know-No-Betters. These are those who have never seen—let alone lived in—a properly functioning city and therefore have no frame of comparison when they were told Tinubu would build Nigeria as he built Lagos. They could be beguiled by the travesty of Lagos, a city where property value costs a fortune but cannot even boast of something as basic as potable water because that is the height of their experience. Even when they see the seedy sides of Lagos, their desperation for an idol to worship pushes them to willingly blind themselves to reality by eagerly gorging on glossy photoshopped images of Eko Atlantic. When you can self-soothe with the visuals of utopia, dystopia becomes livable.

Then there are the Dishonest-Know-Betters—the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on peddling lies, distortions, sentiments, and blatantly voiced falsehoods. They have experienced functional societies so they know what we have is subpar but they still tell you it is sufficient. Nigeria’s future does not concern them because they have built a safe house elsewhere where they and their children will forever be untainted by the rottenness of the country.

So, how has the myth of Tinubu as a savvy administrator held up? Well, two separate policies might best illustrate how they have conducted themselves in office so far. On May 29, 2023, Tinubu pronounced the three words that immediately unleashed hardship on Nigerians who had already endured hell under the Muhammadu Buhari administration: subsidy is gone. Now, the issue is not that he removed the subsidy—that was already expected—but he was haphazard about such a significant step.

Here is why: about a month after that pronouncement, he announced that he could announce the decision because he was under the influence of some “spirits.” Please think about that for a moment. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made a decision that would affect the lives and livelihood of millions of people, not because he had sat down and worked out a policy agenda with an economic team, but because he was pushed by some voices in his head? Wow!

If it was some “spirits” that took possession of him and forced the words out of his mouth, it means there was no thorough planning to see how the fuel subsidy removal would work, how to mitigate the resultant suffering, and how to assess if their programme was working. Even worse, it means he cannot fully take responsibility for the fallouts of such a programme since it originated from some forces. Whatever pain and hardship you will experience due to his policy decision is not for him to bear. After all, he only acted under some supernatural influence when he pronounced the policy into effect. That too is worth ruminating over: the man some people convinced themselves would turn Nigeria into a Dubai does not plan.

Then came this year when the same administration that told us that the fuel subsidy that helped to attenuate the economic reality was a waste also approved a whopping N90bn to subsidise the hajj pilgrimage. Again, this is worth a reflection: the man saw Nigerians groan in pain from his fuel subsidy removal and grovelled for help, but looked away. They insisted on delivering the hard shocks because the subsidies were supposedly a waste of resources. They offered “palliatives” instead. Their efforts in this direction were so poorly thought-out and poorly organised that they reversed the plan. So, while they had no answer for the pain of the generality of Nigerians and resolutely watched people suffer, they had no qualms catering to a tiny segment of the population embarking on something as privileged as a religious pilgrimage.

What is worse than Tinubu paying N90bn on the hajj this year is that he has to pay it next year, and the year after, and continue like that, especially as his second term election approaches. If he fails to sustain it, the Muslim population whose vote he is targeting through the humongous expense will not forgive him. Worse still, they would have forgotten what he paid in 2024. He has to keep up the spending. Given the Nigerian penchant to turn virtually any initiative into an avenue to siphon public funds, do not be any surprised if that N90bn starts ballooning yearly. You assess the situation he got himself and long-suffering Nigerians into, and wonder how a man who was so mythicized could unravel that quickly. When it came to administering pain and shock, Tinubu was possessed with the spirits of “courage” and “freedom” as he gayly put it. When it came to standing up to religious and ethnic sentiments, his pandering revealed those spirits as “cowardice” and “economic bondage.”

But that is not only where the legion spirits of indecisiveness have possessed the man. First, he took forever to assemble a cabinet even though he won the election in March. He had enough time to decide on a team; he just took it for granted. By the time he unfolded his team, there was initially some confusion over who had made the list. When the final list was unfolded, it was anything but inspiring. Even some of his supporters who had boasted that he knows how to look for the best people were disappointed by how many of those nominated were recycled from the garbage cans of the past administration. To think they even expanded the cabinet just to take some clowns on board.

He signed the Student Loan Act into law, but they later withdrew it with the promise to return. Till now, they are still fumbling through the launch. He recalled ambassadors from their posts, but it turned out that he had no plans in place to replace them. He also proposed the Green Tax but had to reverse it when the introduction turned out to be ill-timed. Then there were the Import Tax Adjustment Levy, Expatriate Tax, and the Cybersecurity Levy that were introduced but needed to be reversed. He will probably go down in history as the president with the most reversed policies in the history of governance at the rate he is going. Even the construction Lagos-Calabar highway, announced with fanfare, had not been fully thought through. Then the blatant and needless lies such as the UAE visa ban and the Maersk affair suggest that they lack any integrity. If they cannot be honest with even the simple things, why should you trust them on the big things?

Plot all of these together, and you come up with a solid picture of a man whose administration lacks coordination and takes decisions based on what their hormones (and some spirits, of course) dictate. Tinubu’s myth as an efficient administrator that has always been propped up with media propaganda and self-serving intellectuals has severely unravelled, revealing an unpleasant picture of the man, the myth, and the mediocrity. To think we are going through this after “16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party” and “eight years of Buhari.” Add the past one year, and you see 25 directionless years. God help somebody!

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