If S. Kadiri, according to you, is Lord of Knowledge, are you suggesting that Chidi Anthony Opara is Lord of Esi Ewu? I have not joined this forum with the hope of myself, being bullied, or bullying others. Rather, I believe in cross-fertilization of ideas among forum members that might lead to the emergence of better governments in Africa.
Change from bad to good government in Nigeria is the theme of this discussion and I associate myself with others who hold the opinion that for a change to occur in Nigeria all hands must be on the deck. Buhari under a democratic system cannot dictate change. This is even more so as public servants in Nigeria have never seen governance as opportunity to serve but to steal appropriated funds in spite of having been heavily remunerated. Holding public office, appointed, elected, selected or employed, is seen by Nigerians as equivalent of winning lottery and a means of transforming a public servant from a pauper to a Prince. That was the behaviour perpetrated by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, when he received into his Company's (Destra Investments Limited) account No. 0040437573 with Diamond Bank Plc, the sum of N400 million naira in November 2014, from the Office of the National Security Adviser's account in the Central Bank of Nigeria. He changed part of the money to dollars with which he bought an estate in Dubai. However, he was charged to court for fraudulently receiving the 400 million naira from ONSA and the prosecution closed its case in February 2016, after calling eight witnesses. Instead of opening their defence, Metuh and his firm made a no-case submission. On March 9, 2016, Justice Abang rejected the no-case submission on the ground that the prosecution has established a case against Metuh and his Company, requiring them to enter defence. Rather than opening his defence, on March 11, Metuh petitioned the Chief Judge, asking him to transfer his case to a new judge because he Metuh did not trust that he could get fair trial from Justice Abang. If Metuh hade raised his objection against the Judge before the prosecution called its witnesses, he would have made sense but not after. In civilised societies, Metuh's petition against the judge would have been dismissed immediately because the onus of proof is on him to tell whatever judge is presiding over the case, what contract, job and services he executed or rendered for/to ONSA that caused the account of his company of which he is the sole operated to be credited with N 400 million.
Since 1999 to May 29, 2015, the National Assembly has been used to passing padded budgets after getting their shares of the padded budget from Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Thanks to Buhari who shouted that his budget had been padded and dealt with the paddlers, the various committee of the National Assembly passed a new budget without getting a Kobo as bribe for the first time in sixteen years. That is a great change, but the greatest change would have been the flushing out of corrupt judicial elements that are making the speedy recovery of trillions of looted naira impossible.
S.Kadiri
Change from bad to good government in Nigeria is the theme of this discussion and I associate myself with others who hold the opinion that for a change to occur in Nigeria all hands must be on the deck. Buhari under a democratic system cannot dictate change. This is even more so as public servants in Nigeria have never seen governance as opportunity to serve but to steal appropriated funds in spite of having been heavily remunerated. Holding public office, appointed, elected, selected or employed, is seen by Nigerians as equivalent of winning lottery and a means of transforming a public servant from a pauper to a Prince. That was the behaviour perpetrated by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, when he received into his Company's (Destra Investments Limited) account No. 0040437573 with Diamond Bank Plc, the sum of N400 million naira in November 2014, from the Office of the National Security Adviser's account in the Central Bank of Nigeria. He changed part of the money to dollars with which he bought an estate in Dubai. However, he was charged to court for fraudulently receiving the 400 million naira from ONSA and the prosecution closed its case in February 2016, after calling eight witnesses. Instead of opening their defence, Metuh and his firm made a no-case submission. On March 9, 2016, Justice Abang rejected the no-case submission on the ground that the prosecution has established a case against Metuh and his Company, requiring them to enter defence. Rather than opening his defence, on March 11, Metuh petitioned the Chief Judge, asking him to transfer his case to a new judge because he Metuh did not trust that he could get fair trial from Justice Abang. If Metuh hade raised his objection against the Judge before the prosecution called its witnesses, he would have made sense but not after. In civilised societies, Metuh's petition against the judge would have been dismissed immediately because the onus of proof is on him to tell whatever judge is presiding over the case, what contract, job and services he executed or rendered for/to ONSA that caused the account of his company of which he is the sole operated to be credited with N 400 million.
Since 1999 to May 29, 2015, the National Assembly has been used to passing padded budgets after getting their shares of the padded budget from Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Thanks to Buhari who shouted that his budget had been padded and dealt with the paddlers, the various committee of the National Assembly passed a new budget without getting a Kobo as bribe for the first time in sixteen years. That is a great change, but the greatest change would have been the flushing out of corrupt judicial elements that are making the speedy recovery of trillions of looted naira impossible.
S.Kadiri
> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:51:24 -0700
> From: chidi.opara@gmail.com
> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Change is supposed to have come, so, what the hell is going on?
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> Lord of Knowledge S.Kadiri,
> The problem with ignoring your twisted logic and unnecessary name-calling is that it gives you the false impression that you have intellectually bullied everybody into submission.
>
> I tried last time to point out the contradictions in your viewpoints, but that post was not allowed.
>
> CAO.
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> From: chidi.opara@gmail.com
> To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Change is supposed to have come, so, what the hell is going on?
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> Lord of Knowledge S.Kadiri,
> The problem with ignoring your twisted logic and unnecessary name-calling is that it gives you the false impression that you have intellectually bullied everybody into submission.
>
> I tried last time to point out the contradictions in your viewpoints, but that post was not allowed.
>
> CAO.
>
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