We shall concentrate on the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) because, apart from being a member of that very union; I think that over the years the other two unions, SSANU and NASU, look up to ASUU on strike as a viable strategy for compelling the government, both state and federal, to enhance the welfare of their members.

In spite of massive collusive efforts to deny the fact, through what we have done to the process of choosing our leaders, the people of Nigeria retain sovereignty. Section 14 (2)(a) of the Constitution is unambiguous in making it loud and clear. It says sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria. Whatever powers are exercised by organs of government – legislative, executive or judicial – must be locatable in the constitution.

IN the first part of this series, I have pointed out that the disagreement between Attah and Akpabio is mostly technical and quite a great deal of it can be verified. Let me start with the 2009 Democracy Day broadcast by Governor Akpabio, in which, among others, he made the claim above.

When I eventually had time to talk to Dunni’s mum, she told me he employed Fareedah because she was a go-getter. “She had ways of weeding late payments from difficult customers. I didn’t ask questions as to how she did it so successfully, but your guess is as good as mine. Now she has her claws into my son. She knows how much the business is worth and she’s happy helping him spend the money.

I suggest that there should be a help-line that consumers can call for advice at their local S.O.N. when they have complaints about products. If the manufacturer is on their list, S.O.N should be able to investigate the complaints, and then advise and caution.