*EKWEREMADU AS A METAPHOR FOR THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DISASTER OF GOVERNANCE BY THE CORRUPT IN NIGERIA.*

During the trial of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Justice at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), was shocked to hear that Ekweremadu has over 40 houses across the world.

40 houses! And I think that was a modest estimate. Go to New Haven in Enugu, Ikeoha owns probably half of the properties there.

The Justice also found out that in less than half a year about 400,000 British Pounds went through Ikeoha's bank account; that's over 233 Million Naira at Buhari's Exchange Rate. Wouldn't that money build a good hospital in his home state of Enugu?

Do you know how Ikeoha acquired such a stupendous wealth? Politics. Yes, politics. He made all that money participating in the resource-allocating tasks that fall within the roles of those saddled with the responsibility of looking after our collective interests, and pilfering from our commonwealth!

Before becoming a politician, Ekweremadu was a poor and struggling classroom teacher. I read that much from Prof Okey Ndibe - just like the Rt. Hon M.A. Nanga, in Chinụa Achebe's A Man of The People!

A man entrusted with power by his people went to the seat of power and forgot those who sent him.

By the way, Achebe wrote 'A Man of The People' in 1966 as his reflection of the caliber of politicians Nigeria had in the First Republic.

57 years after in the Fourth Republic, M. A. Nanga still lives with us.

What a sad tale!

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