When Sanusi made his move, those who believed in this line of thought claimed that their prediction was coming true. Sanusi and his team now have no choice but to be mindful of the fact that every bit of their action is being watched for the supposed ethnic blinkers.

In the event that no charge has been formally brought against the Governor pending the conclusion of police investigations, it may not be appropriate to begin to pass judgment on the violation of any criminal or ethical codes by the currently beleaguered Governor who has nonetheless been restrained to London until a date in November, in spite of the diplomatic immunity he would normally enjoy as an accredited public servant of his country.

Hi readers! I was amazed on my return from Ghana to hear the gals cooing over how handsome, cuddly, adorable and intelligent Tayo’s grandson is. Becky, Boma and Liz had come to welcome me back to the country. I was so touched by their kind gesture. Nanny, bless her dutiful heart, hurried down to our local market, then dived into the kitchen and in no time, we were at table feasting on amala, ewedu and okro.

Oh yes, I can understand the great outing of presenting four books and being hosted by my colleagues in the media. I have said how happy and grateful to them and to God I am. But I am told that I should equally be grateful and happy that someone died! I know we came and we must go, whether we like it or not. But that going has its pains, its pangs.

Military governors sent to the East, including those who were Igbo military officers, often thought their assignments to the East was a continuation of the civil war by other means. Their mandates, it seemed, was not to develop the East, but to slow it down.