₦airaland Forum

At last, President Muhammadu Buhari bowed to public pressure by sending some names to the Senate for confirmation as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; though his party has cautioned Nigerians to be wary of the names available in public domain and wait for the final list to be announced by the Senate. If the current names being churned out in by the news media are correct, we might need to wait for another era to witness the change we’ve waited so long for.

Our problem as a country includes the flaws in our administrative system and the endemic corruption of public officials. Convicting former public officials has become cumbersome due to administrative bottleneck and lapses in our judicial system. Former minsters and governors across the country have been accused on daily basis for wrong doings and bare-face corruption but only few, if any have so far been convicted. Meanwhile, corruption remains at the core of our development and good governance. It must be gotten rid of. Both the government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national objective.

As it stands, if the names circulating on the social media actually translate to the authentic list of ministers, then the journey has hardly begun. The list we have so far seen comprises politicians who have used thier money to fund the elections and who believe that this indeed is payback time. I am afraid, that less will be achieved in the developmental agenda of the presidency if men and women of honour and intergrity are not brought on board as ministers to assist President Buhari to effect the necessary change that we all desire as a nation.

In the end, the price we pay will be well worth holding on to our dignity. The president should be able to stand tall in confronting his cabinet members whenever they are accused of corrupt practices and ready to show them the way out if need be.

It is now obvious that nothing much has changed; the names we have seen so far do not include the much touted technocrats; this is another deviation from the presidency.

The major concern today bothers so much on the success of this administration. If this government should fail, this country might need to travel another terrain before we can get it right. The Senate leadership is already enmeshed in allegation of corruption. For President Buhari to come out successfully will depend on the action of the general populace and the media to stand up against misdoings in our polity. Of course, what we need is not recycling of these politicians but since President Buhari has opted for the old practice, the expectations of breeding a new set of vibrant youths under his leadership has been evaporated. The new blood we are envisaging might need to wait till eternity. Of course, will this government succeed? It depends on the body language of the president himself.

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Leading to the same old story. Onechance.com.