THE most unusual political figures of this era include Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State. His uniqueness is not surprising, considering his political background, the Mallam Aminu Kano model which not many outside the old Kano axis really understood.

Nigerians may rightly feel shortchanged by the shenanigans in the banking sub sector in the last two years or so. In the wake of the global meltdown, the eloquent Professor at the helm of our Central Bank assured Nigerians, including the Federal Legislature, over and over again that Nigerian banks were insulated from the global crisis as a result of astute regulation of the commercial banks and adoption of best practices in monetary policy and management.

Former Vice-President, Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has declared very recently that he paid $1 million monthly to the “American lecturers” at his university, and that it was investment made, and without return yet.

He must avoid the usual mistakes of Nigerian politicians who feel that they must change immediately all the appointments made, and uproot all the structures created, by their predecessors, thereby wasting valuable resources and time.

A couple of years ago, I lis-tened to a friend of mine complain about her mother, they just could not seem to get along and since we had grown up together, I had told her she was being the unreasonable party. Her mother like all moms was particularly fond of raking up past issues to buttress her point at any and every opportunity.