October of 2013, on the 15th of the month to be precise,
Nigeria was lit up with the Stella Oduah scandal. The so-
named #OduahGate. Our then minister of Aviation under
the Jonathan administration was hounded and eventually
forced out of office for a "scandal" SaharaReporters
broke of her purchasing for N255 million two bullet proof
BMW's that according to PremiumTimes should cost tops,
N128 million. In effect Stella fleeced Nigeria of about
N100 million; that's about $625,000!

We saw all holier than thou activists, newspapers,
bloggers and the like screaming to the high heavens about
Stella's misappropriation. She was called all sorts of
names and eventually she was rightfully kicked out of the
government by a reluctant Jonathan. Indeed this scandal
was one of the main factors that fueled angst against the
Jonathan administration and sent it packing.

Fast forward to now, 15th of October, precisely two years
later. A newly nominated and now confirmed minister, the
former governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola
was accused of misappropriating N139 million ($870,000)
for the dredging of two boreholes , according to Lagos
state government and as contained in all main media
outlets.

The cost of a borehole around the world is
about $1000 [PDF] .

In essence, new minister Fashola's government spent
what could drill give or take, 800 boreholes to drill just
two. Or we may say, his government misappropriated/
looted/coveted $868,000! Over $230,000 more than we
stoned Stella for.

And we just supervised his nomination, confirmation and
as we all observed, those same "activists," those same
media...we have reviewed comments by all the many
names of 100k+ fans and likes popular activists, the same
people that cast the stones at Stella and the common
reaction is, "Fashola slammed it." PremiumTimes gave
him an 8 or 9/10 for performance despite recognizing and
criticizing his lackadaisical response to serious queries of
the gross abuse of the funds by his administration which
in their words he gave an "obfuscated" response to.

Fashola's response to the tribunal was a slight to the
panel and Nigeria as a whole. He put his finger up the
"Change" act's nose. He said, "I am a Lawyer and so I
should not be expected to do the numbers." This was the
height of recklessness and political office-holder
insolence. He further said, "I do not personally sign the
cheques."

Well Stella Oduah does not sign the cheques either.
Diezani never signs the cheques. The response Fashola
gave was elitist, condescending, averse and insultingly
perverse. "I hope my loyalty will not be questioned," he
further said in honesty.

Is this what we are? A nation of hypocrites? Is it about
"loyalty" for all the activists and media that hounded on
Stella but praise and positively appraise Fashola?

Of course the Senate loves him and confirmed him. They
need the likes of him to protect them and their extravagant
ways as well as his and their coterie of cabal: cement,
phone and oil monopolist bed-mates.

So aloof and unabashed of his grievous crime as
executive governor of the state whose reckless spending
was under review, does this not mean that as a new
Minister, millions of dollars / billions of Naira will likewise
be formally looted and a straight-back, raised chin
political-position-dependent Fashola will again tell us
that he does not sign the cheques under his ministry?

I am lost for words. I hope I got something wrong here.
Perhaps he did not spend the acclaimed sum on just two
boreholes. Perhaps it was ultra-efficient, acres cooling
water fountains and farm rigging systems. Perhaps this is
why he brazenly slighted us in response. Hopefully he
knows it is semi illegal for his government to be drilling
boreholes when it should be providing pipe-borne water. I
must be wrong. Of course, If I was wrong, he would/
should have told us the correct thing at the
screening...no? Please correct me if I am right [RO].

$12,500 beds, $450,000 boreholes and $400,000 personal
websites?

I have said enough. 2019 cometh.

Nigeria will make it!

sources:m.news24.com/Nigeria/MyNews24/Is-Nigeria-a-nation-of-hypocrites-or-a-hypocrite-nation-20151016

Honorably both

Am still baffled how Nigerians still wish and pray for the country to become better. I have read world history and religious books, there was no nation that got it right through wishes and prayers without attendant social actions.

God will pay nija back with buhari.................... he is the right punishment for naija after which biafra will come....... just watch

$1000 bore hole?
I can do with one.
Is this guy confusing a well for a borehole.

no Nigeria is full of IBOcrites.