We need to engage political parties and the government because generally there came the national gender policy declaring 35% affirmative action for women. But since then, nothing has happened. We also need to engage them (political parties and govt.) from the middle point of view; we need to sue them and do a whole lot of multifaceted things to bring out our voice.

A last minute move by those considered to be members of the kitchen cabinet of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua , to mount intense pressureon and lobby key members of the Governors’ Forum, made up of the 36 governors of the federation was all that was needed to save Yar’Adua from a looming and imminent resignation and impeachment saga.

Going by recent development in the polity,there is no doubt that the on- going power play at Aso rock over the plight of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has angered the Northern elite who were convinced of ‘hi_tech conspiracy’ to rig the Hausa/Fulani dominated conservative region out of power through the back door.

To say that Nigeria has descended to the abyss of nations referred to as banana republics is a very obvious fact. To also say that Nigeria is threading a path of very dangerous and disintegrative precipice is another obvious fact.

The coincidence is striking, very striking indeed: The President departed Saudi Arabia, his abode for three months, unscheduled, arriving home in the dead of the night, on a day Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was about taking far-reaching decisions.