PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has a lot of time to waste contrary to speculations that running the country was a demanding affair that left the President with hardly any time to spare.

Yuguda promptly picked the Speaker of the House, Hon Babayo Garba Gamawa, supervisor of Gadi’s impeachment as Deputy Governor.
Gadi sought legal protection. Justice Garba Tsamani of the Bauchi High Court on 25 June ordered that Gadi should be reinstated. On 28 June, Gadi returned to work.

IT would be in character for us to ignore the intense World Cup that is going on in Warsaw, Poland. The world is imagining, looking at the future, exhibiting skills that would improve the world through technological breaks.

THE post amnesty programme of the Federal Government should run on better steam than the hitches that are rising over management of the 2,000 who are in camp for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, inadequate preparations were made for the camping of the ex_militants.

YEARS ago it was said people would enjoy the fruit of their labour. Based on this belief, so many people invested their youth in the future of Nigeria. They shunned corruption.

THE Senate Committee on Aviation wants to probe last May’s black-out at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. It lasted over four hours. The Senate considers the situation an embarrassment.

The fear of being a victim of crime is far higher than the possibility of being a victim. People who are afraid of crime are virtually incapacitated.

MOST Nigerians focus on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, particularly its Chairman, when discussing reforming of our electoral system. The truth, however, is that every election involves a cross section of stakeholders, who play roles in its success or failure.

LAST August the Central Bank of Nigeria sacked the management of five banks for running their banks aground. They were charged to court for various offences. The cases are still being prosecuted.

MINISTER for Information and Communications Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili cannot ask anyone to investigate the non_delivery of equipment the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, ordered for the 2009 FIFA U/17 World Cup, which Nigeria hosted.

NOT many Nigerians would be surprised about their wasted optimism in the Eagles at the 2010 World Cup. All that they took to the World Cup was baseless hope and deceit of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA that the coach would deliver a semi-final ticket.

THE House of Representatives has distinguished itself with the regular resort to the fist in resolving matters. This has become more regular since the life of the present assemblage in June 2007.

AT the anniversary of the 1100th day in office of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos, diplomats who were part of the occasion brought up the deplorable condition of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Ikeja, Lagos.

Criminals know these are empty threats. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, Emmanuel Ayoola, a retired Supreme Court Justice, while flagging off what he called “one million-man rally” of the National Anti-Corruption Volunteers Corps in Owerri contributed to the empty words.

FOR the second year running, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which recognises and celebrates excellence in African leadership, has announced no winner for the Mo Ibrahim Prize.