O Godwin, with your cheap green tie, fading suit and wry smile you poked your greedy, grubby little fingers into Nigeria’s eye
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“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men.” This is what the Bible says in Proverbs 22:29 (New king James Version) concerning men or women who are excellent planners, who produce excellent work, who push through obstacles, who are self-motivated and who show persistent and hardworking effort in doing something. The King James Version uses the word diligence in that chapter. Read it: “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” The word diligence, aptly regarded as a combination of both hard work and patience, equally, perfectly approximates the major character trait of Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, the pacesetting Group Chairman of Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OICL).
It was a legal, traditional and solemn community affair on Saturday at Tukur-Tukur, Zaria when lawyers, the intelligentsia, community leaders, students as well as the business community and every significant member of Zazzau society converged to celebrate the turbanning of Barrister Saifullah I. U. Bello as the Ciroman Tukur-Tukur.
It was Sir Hubert Henderson, the British economist and Liberal Party politician that said, there is a merit in being unimportant, which he paraphrased in a book under the caption, “The Importance of Being Unimportant.” Sir Henderson expressed the idea that, under the right conditions, it is desirable to be a very small part of something big. One needs not be an expert in English language to understand that Sir Henderson was talking about the goodness or distinction of modesty, particularly with respect to the righteousness of rectitude and the enviable quality of being moderate in behaviour. And precisely that is the quality that I think is missing in the displayed attitude of the now suspended Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Chief, Godwin Emefiele.
The news of the appointment of the former governor of Benue state, three terms Senator and the immediate past Minister of special duties as the new Secretary to government of the Federation came as a big surprise to many albeit a surprise as delightful as an unexpected Christmas present. The appointment was a masterly performance by President Tinubu, a political tactician whose adroitness always stands him out as a politician and an administrator. Beside being a round peg in a round hole, SGF Akume is a ready answer to the age long question of balancing the ethno-religious and regional hegemony of Nigeria, perhaps, the most delicate aspect of the schedule of a Nigerian president.
Menstrual taboo refers to the social stigma and shame surrounding periods, including discussing periods in public and not caring for needs of someone menstruating, according to When Your Period Called, a pro-gender publication.
In the wake of the clamor for appointments, the President has stated categorically that he is out to constitute a government of national competence, which he said would form the basis for his appointments.
The debate on the removal of fuel subsidies should go beyond rhetoric on the pages of newspapers and WhatsApp groups. Personally, I’m concerned about the salary review that the President has allegedly proposed as part of the palliatives to the fuel subsidy removal. To be honest, this will only worsen Nigeria’s current precarious fiscal situation. Any wage increase will swallow up any “savings” that may result from the removal of subsidies and even lead to higher inflation and it’s attendant socioeconomic consequences.v
Instinct, conscience, and morals have asked me to search for a good Man who can be trusted at all times and be a faithful, loyal, and honest steward that has a touch of credibility. I searched all through, and I have found one in existence. I found this silent achiever in the history of Nigeria, a country with seemingly good leaders in the anals of leadership.
Undoubtable too is that the growth of the revenue generation in the country is reliant on the strategies introduced by the man adjudged as one of the global best income-generators, Muhammad Nami.