It is deeply saddening that the South East of the country has become a theatre of ravaging brigandage, in terms of crime of kidnap and armed robbery, all violent crimes. Out of these, the crime of kidnap is more ravaging and juicier followed by crime of armed robbery, which mostly thrives on the altar of banking industry.

The world cup has come again as it does every four years. I am a sports fan, particularly of football, tennis and basketball, in that order. Without doubt, the world cup provides opportunities in several directions including the opportunity to observe humanity in close proximity or from television or other media.

After amnesty comes employment, rehabilitation and redress. We challenge government to declare its proposals for employment, feeding, welfare, housing and education of the people granted amnesty.

Two controversies issued from the recent Appeal Court decision which upturned Mrs. Joy Emodi’s election as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and replaced her with Mr. Alphonsus Igbeke as the duly elected senator for the Anambra North Senatorial District. While we keep these controversies on queue for the moment, let us briefly look at another problem that should concern us but which appears to have been placed in the back burner.

On June 3, this year, a five member panel of the Supreme Court fixed October 10 for definite hearing in two separate appeals challenging the verdict of an Abuja Federal high court which declared Mr Emmanuel Obot as the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2007 poll into the Uyo constituency seat of the National Assembly.