It has become customary with different countries, or even communities, to remark on the first few days of newly elected or appointed citizens in office.

Integrity – principled consistency, is a cherished value but it has a high price tag.
Some situations come to test the moral positions of people. A most unwanted pregnancy in a raped and psychologically shattered young teenage girl will test the conviction of many who consider abortion of the fetus at all stages to be murder.

Three years ago in far-away America, a General like our General Buhari who found himself in politics at the highest level, wrote an interesting book on leadership. His name is Colin Powel, a four-star general of the US army, a former Secretary of State and a one-time aspirant to the world’s most coveted seat. Titled: ‘It Worked for Me’, this best seller is a compilation of the experiences and lessons learnt during his illustrious public life, especially the ‘The thirteen Rules’ which had shaped his life and career.

I missed the presidential inauguration two Fridays ago. On that day and at that time I was with a group of about 150 youths (Catholic Youths Organisation of Nigeria in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos) rubbing minds on how to take advantage of the new dawn. I told them:”Today, we celebrate the reality of a new dawn; today, for the first time in the history of Nigeria, a civilian president is peacefully handing over to another civilian president of a different political party.

Buhari is now the Head Honcho and his party, APC, is ruling the roost federally. But all of the key Niger Delta states remain firmly under PDP control.