“In spite of the effusive enthusiasm of this Administration, some Nigerians refuse to celebrate the recent debt relief conditions granted by our major creditors of the Paris club. “Under the terms of the Paris club deal, Nigeria will see $18bn of its total debt of $30bn cancelled on condition that it pays the remaining $12.4bn between now and March 2006.

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Who would blame those Nigerians who are fed up with governance in this nation and have lost hope that any change of batons can bring about the sort of governance which will impact positively on the lives of Nigerians?

They say you cannot eat your cake and have it. This is what some people up North are trying to do, and I warn Acting President Goodluck Jonathan not to be trapped into a scapegoat position. He must stand his ground that our President is ill and that as Acting President, he calls the shots, brooking no instructions or intrusions from anyone or quarters.

“Politics is the madness of the many for the benefit of the few”.
As this lengthy series progresses, we shall read here the responses of the fanatical supporters of one candidate or another. The greatest sin a columnist can commit is to point out that Babangida, Buhari, Atiku, Shekarau or whoever is not perfect.