He adopted the famous aphorism that the revolution consumes her own to argue that “Revolution is exceedingly costly. It is a very costly means of transformation. I am an optimist as far as our country is concerned. I believe one man in position of authority can transform our country. Only that we have not been lucky to have such a man”. A very simple and attractive thesis: just get the special one and everything will be new again.

ON Friday July 2 this year, a history of ground-shaking proportion was enacted when the enemy held territory of Umuahia, Abia State, fell into the hands of the progressives’ army commanded by the General himself, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

FOR me, my interest in environmental pollution was long kindled
by my intimate interaction with the environment as a little boy in a riverine community and the tragic change that had occurred since its unbridled devastation began some years ago.

THE largest gathering of road safety and road equipment exhibition tagged International Road Safety and Equipment Exhibition took place in Spain between October 27 and 30, 2009. This traffic trade fair was organised by IFEMA and was promoted by the Spanish Traffic Department and Highway Agency.

If such a thing can be instigated to blackmail Orji’s government today in Abia, who knows the next person it can be used to blackmail, including Akomas who is allegedly warming up to challenge his boss. Enough of this subterfuge and scheming of Akomas and alleged backers.

There can be no bigger lie. FIFA is a body that parasites on government and will always talk sense when they notice the government has a good case. If we have found the NFF Board to be corrupt, there are appropriate government agencies to handle those fingered. Moreso, how can Lulu pocket the State Football Associations that are appendages of the state governments?

I am not also aware of any politician who appoints his cabinet on the basis of the individual’s opposition, as against loyalty to him. And elect to his party executive persons opposed to his re-election, if he desires it, and then waits for some imaginary loyalist to pressurize him to fire them.

Where there is paucity of in formation, rumours flourish. This appears to be the situation currently playing out in Lagos State . Early this year papers were flooded with alleged face-off between the former and incumbent governors of the state – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Raji Babatunde Fashola. Like every tainted tale, the rumoured fight between Tinubu and Fashola withered away like flower which lifespan has expired.

After Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ first match against Argentina in the on-going football World Cup (SA 2010), some writers and analysts were quick to impress it on enthusiasts that they saw significant impact of coaching on our boys. Personally, I saw much less of that. What I saw was much more the impact of some marginal shift in attitude. Imagine a Super Eagles team playing with the same zeal, commitment, uncompromising attitude and dogged spirit as our politicians and rulers deploy in election rigging and treasury looting!

Jonathan currently enjoys an unprecedented goodwill among Nigerians. His political maturity and magnanimity reflects the much desired statesmanship that is craved by well meaning Nigerians who are fed up with the version of “do or die” politics that have characterized the Nigerian political landscape in the last decade.