From the Olympics to Jubrin/Dogara debacle down to the International Youth Day celebrations, the week ended with the news of the video released by the dreaded Boko Haram sects, It was quite an eventful but mostly sad week on the polity. FocusNaijaa run down the major talking points and what we learned from them.


It's Official! Buhari's Corruption Fight Is Selective

A 'misunderstanding' between Jubrin and Dogara led to the formal coming out with mind boggling revelation reminiscent of the treat we got during the #Dasukigate and it was since Ben seen from so many quarters as a acid test to determine whether the Buhari led anti- corruption fight is just and sincere.

But from what we are seeing, the government failed that test woefully. This was after the Presidency came out on Tuesday to say emphatically that the budget it signed into law is not padded.

Why would the Presidency take such a stand without allowing the agencies under its control finish it's investigation.

Just like he case of the Chief of Staff and the minister for defence went, it's looking like the APC are trying to shield It's party members involved in the budget padding from the law. After the party claimed none of its member is corrupt, The EFCC is suddenly going after Jubrin for a crime committed in 2012, thus confirming the fear that the fight against corruption is only geared towards some 'perceived enemies".

The Presidency must know that act like this will make people start asking whether there is a fight against corruption to begin with.


Nigeria Sports Is Dead And Buried

For some reason best known to him, The president urged Team Nigeria to being back 10 gold medals from the Olympics. And that gave us hope, maybe there is something theteam have been doing that the president is privileged to know that we don't.

But after the showing of the team so far, not even the president can deny the fact that our sports is dead.

The sight of our athletes being dumped out of their various events is just too sad evenmore so by the fact that we all know we can do better with adequate preparation and funding.

For a government that rod to power on the change mantra, the APC should cover it's face in shame because right they are are not just doing the same thing, they are perfecting the act.

This Olympic will go down as our worst outing judging by our preparation on out off the field and more of the blame will fall on the table of the sports minister Solomon Dalung who is putting up. Show of pure incompetence.


Nigeria Military Has No Intelligence Department

On Sunday 14th of August, Boko Haram released a video showing the Chibok girls with one of them pleading with the government to release the detained fighters of the dreaded sect so they too can regain their freedom.

It's more that two years since the girls where taken from their sleep but still we are nowhere close to finding them.

And since then we've been hearing of series of arrest being made the the military, how come not one has given a clue as to the whereabouts of the girls. It's either the arrested boko haram members are staunch devotees or the department responsible for information gathering ain't doing enough. And judging from the precedent of the military, the later is obviously the case.

One thing is certain, if the government doesn't agree to the negotiations of the sect, it's only through a sound intelligence gathering that can guarantee the release of the innocent girls and it's high time the government does something about that because whatever the military claims to have right now is not working.


This Government Does Not Tolerate Criticism And That Is Bad For Democracy

Outrage was was greeted the cyberspace on Monday August the 8th when news filtered in that a popular political blogger Mr. Abubakar Sidiqu Usan was arrested in his home by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) purportedly over a recent critical report he published against the Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.

The actions of the commission has dealt a major blow on the rule of law and democracy and should be condemned by all but since the Presidency kept quiet on the issue, one can conclude that it is in support of the action taken by the EFCC and that is bad for democracy.

That has added to an already growing trend to show this government is not comfortable with criticism which makes one begin to wonder what we are in for when the next election draws nearer.


We (Youth) Already Have The Power , We Just Don't Know How To Use It

Last week Saturday was the International Youth Day celebrations and just like always, the Nigerian youth wailed. Why they are true, just like I said in my article to mark that day, we the youth have a realise that we just need to come together as a force and we can decide who governs us and who shouldn't. Which other power beats that?

http://focusnaijaa..com.ng/2016/08/what-we-learned-last-week-8-14-august.html?m=1

This minister of sports and the Nigerian Olympic committee need to step aside
However let's not make it look as if it was beautiful before now.....

At the last world cup with all the money our players still protested and their match allowances and bonuses were not paid
At the last Olympics it was the same story nothing different from what happened this Olympics

Leave sentiments aside we are all unhappy with the situation of things in the economy but bloggers wether in support of pdp or apc should stop false information peddling just to gain traffic....

Jubrin and DogarA and all national assembly members can rot in he'll for all I care it is what they have been doing and now it has been exposed,