THERE IS ONLY ONE THIEF IN NIGERIA AND HIS NAME IS JONATHAN BY BAYO ADEYINKA
A nation is as transparent as its media. A nation is also as corrupt as its media . The more corrupt a
nation' s media is , the more corrupt that nation is
also . In fact , the corruption of a nation is directly
proportional to the corruption of its media . You
can also replace the word ' media ' with 'social
critics ' and the import of the sentence is still the
same .
Why am I reflecting on the media and social critics
today? A few weeks ago, we were regaled with
news of allegations of Babatunde Fashola 's corrupt
acts - the 2 boreholes that cost N 139m , the
untraceable construction project in Onikan that
cost N 1. 2b, the personal website he upgraded with
N 78 m and the several choice plots of land he
hurriedly allocated at the end of his tenure which
Ambode has reversed. When ' they ' saw that not
only will Fashola be demystified but even their
own Ashiwaju may win the battle but he may never
win the war , Ashiwaju released a statement to bury
the case. How many people remember the case of
the 2 beds in Ekiti Government House purchased at
N 50 m each by Fayemi ? How about the N 3. 3b Ekiti
Government House ? How about the role being
reversed and Ayo Fayose were to be the one who
purchased the beds or built the mansion? Where
was the outrage when the news broke that
Aregbesola purchased a helicopter? Does anyone
know the cost of the helicopter? And this same
Ogbeni will be shouting about transparency and
accountability? Can you imagine how the heavens
will fall if Ayo Fayose purchases a helicopter ? Or if
he tries to build an airport in Ekiti like Ogbeni is
doing in Osun ?
Now, not even a single media outfit has carried the
news in the past one week . The case has been
buried and we are back to feasting on Jonathan
and his ' goons' . Sahara Reporters ? Ha , don' t
mention . Premium Times ? One day , they will just
wake up from their self- induced slumber and do
FACT CHECK. Vocal social media critics like Pius
Adesanmi and others released updates of
convenience . Their words were carefully crafted-
no bile , no disgust, no angst. They refused to even
mobilize their social media followers like they did
against other politicians not in their good books .
Curiously , Femi Falana was also quiet. Did you
hear any word from Festus Keyamo on
" Fasholagate" while it lasted? Did the revered Prof
Itse Sagay say anything? What of even the most
respected Wole Soyinka ? Does it mean corruption
is corruption only when it is carried out by Diezani
and the likes but the definition changes when
' poster boy' Fashola is involved ? Social activism
died and was buried with Gani Fawehinmi . That is
why I can ' t be bothered if Femi Falana is made the
Attorney General of the nation today. The man in
him worships at Ashiwaju' s temple . The real Femi
Falana died a long time ago.
Read on after the cut. . .
Fashola is back on the speaking circuit. His sins
have been forgiven since Ashiwaju has said so . No
one has investigated further. No questions asked.
The list of contract awards has disappeared from
Lagos State ' s website . Case is closed since the
quarrel has been settled . Let ' s all start calling
Jonathan a thief again . Yes, we only have one thief
in Nigeria . And his name is Jonathan.
That is one of the reasons I don 't believe this
government ( FG ) will fight corruption successfully.
Let Buhari commit a faux pas and the media will
be used against him to bring him down - just the
same way the media was used against Jonathan.
And for the social activists? They are waiting for
Ashiwaju' s whistle.

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