Children regularly write to Santa asking for presents which, according to tradition, elves help him to manufacture in his headquarters at the North Pole.

Christmas is here again, an indication of the cyclic nature of time.
The fever has gripped all the nooks and crannies of the globe. In the major cities of Nigeria, Santa Claus’s cheery face is emblazoned at shop entrances and windows.

Going by the abysmal performance of PDP at the federal level and in most PDP-controlled states since 1999, it would really be advantageous for our democratic evolution if the party loses the presidency and majority in both chambers of the National Assembly. But that is easier said than done.

The ruling party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been humiliated once again by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

Previously, political office holders stole thousands or millions of naira, dollars and pounds sterling; these days they embezzle hundreds of millions and billions which they use to finance absurdly ostentatious lifestyles and buy expensive property both in Nigeria and overseas, while ordinary Nigerians they are supposed to serve wallow in avoidable abject poverty.

Having clarified the concepts of morality and politics, it is now time to look closely at the role of morality in Nigerian politics.

There is no human group known in history that did not have a system of morality, that is, a set of rules and principles that stipulate conducts which are considered right, good and praiseworthy and those that are deemed to be wrong, bad and blameworthy.

Having discussed in previous essays some pertinent issues arising from recent conflicting judgments of different courts with respect to corruption charges and electoral fraud preferred against some prominent Nigerians, I think it is appropriate to investigate the role of morality (if any) in Nigerian politics.

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.

We shall also discuss the fairness or unfairness of resorting to plea bargain which offers undeserved soft-landing to prominent Nigerians who were found guilty of elephantine corruption and financial crimes, whereas ordinary citizens convicted for stealing pittance would face up to ten years imprisonment.