Prayers for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa are necessary because from experience factors that hinder political leaders are usually around them. Sycophants and political bed bugs equate leaders to immortal gods. This is where decay starts and a people’s leader becomes a prisoner of characters around him.

Months after Sen. Bala Mohammed left office successfully as FCT Minister, a few critics or do I call them dissidents still haul insults at him. Though Bala is not a saint but many people will certainly not agree with the desperate attempt by his opponents and perceived enemies to disparage him.

IN sane climes, Chief Timipre Sylva, self- acclaimed opposition leader in Bayelsa State would bury his head in shame for putting Bayelsa, the glory of all lands in reverse gear for about five years.

Nigerians woke up Tuesday, July 21, 2015, after what some would have been termed a peaceful Sallah celebration, to read in some newspapers a 21-day ultimatum had been issued by the leadership of the Petrol Station Workers (PSW) Branch of NUPENG to petrol station owners in the downstream sector, NNPC retail outlet (mega stations), major marketers filling stations and independent marketers filling stations (PEDAN, MOMAN, IPMAN, NNPC, RETAIL OUTLET, LTD) to accede to its demands or have its members working in all filling stations nationwide withdrawn from work. One of such publications appeared as a paid advertorial at page 44 of Vanguard Newspaper of Tuesday, July 21, and signed by Comrades Roland Abu and Abass Adegoke; Branch Chairman and Secretary of PSW of NUPENG respectively

Yesterday: “I must say that this historic development (Tambuwal’s defection to APC with Speakership) means that our democracy is growing by the day and it is dynamic…. We think that having the head of the legislature from the opposition party makes for a balanced setting in government and it’s good for democracy” APC National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed (Thisday, October 29, 2014)