₦airaland Forum

Personalising offices is now beginning to be entrenched in Nigeria's polity. There is no clear cut separation between public offices and partisan or individual businesses. You can't be playing politics with the office you are occupying. If Nigeria is not a joke why would the Senate postpone sitting and screening and Nigerians are not asking them question just because the Senate President CCT trial?
Why do we have deputies and vices to heads of offices. It is because functions or work can go on when the head is not around. Couldn't Senator Ekweremadu have continued the screening of ministerial nominees today that Saraki would be at the CCT? Or is Saraki afraid of his own Deputy, Ekweremadu? Politicians and by extension, political parties hold the Nation to ransom. Some Senators left their business at the NASS to accompany Senate President to CCT.
In Nigeria today, we are being thrilled with needless political events which do not have any impact whatsoever on the lives of the common man. Today, it is Amaechi, tomorrow, it is Saraki. Amaechi can be a minister but not a must. I understand perfectly well that those who flooded Senate committee floor with petitions against Amaechi didn't do it in the interest of Nigerians, but to settle political scores. However, to overlook it because it was ill-motivated is not also in the interest of the masses. We all know why Amaechi screening keeps pending. Were it not for Amaechi and Saraki, the Senate would have been through with ministerial screening. As if the takes of the masses do not matter, the later wants to know his fate before the former's fate can be determined. That's why Saraki who sees Senate Presidency as his life could not allow Ekweremadu to continue the screening in his absence. Hence, the ministerial nominees screening was put off till thursday. Amaechi must not be minister and Saraki must not remain the Senate President willy nilly. Politicians should stop taking the masses for a joke. They should Separate personal and party functions from their official functions. If Saraki has a case to answer at CCT, why drag the NASS into it.
Why would a majority of the Senators accompany Saraki to the CCT? Would their presence save him if he is found guilty. Who would have thought that the theatrical noise about Saraki's trial at CCT would be losing momentum as the day passes by. At the onset, some said Saraki would not last through September but now he is still there. What has Nigerians gained so far from the hullabaloo. Let us task our leaders to do what we elected them for. Needless distractions, polarisation, interference, and intimidation of one arm, group, office, etc by another should be shunned. Our leaders should disagree to agree when it is unavoidable in the interest of the masses. Sad enough, there has never been any disagreement, disaffection, and altercation among our leaders that is in the interest of the masses. It has always been power and supremacy tussle. To worsen it all, we take sides with them and watch them settle scores at our own detriment. Our ministers would have since been assigned their portfolios but for this politically motivated Saraki's trial. All these unnecessary distractions reduce the pace at which we are advancing. More than anything else, Nigeria needs her ministerial nominees confirmed as soon as possible so they can start work.

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SirWere:
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