by Hemenester Butu

This is not an attempt to prove our current administration’s incompetence. It is known…..it is known. This is a reminder, of how dangerous incompetence truly is. See how far we’ve come yet, how low we’ve continually sunk. US Marines on Nigerian soil? I never thought I’d see the day. But for the sake of those innocent girls, I would have opposed that offer with all I’ve got.

In some ways this is a sequel to Ayo Sogunro’s “Everything in Nigeria is Going to Kill You”. Forget HIV, forget cancer, forget terrorism, forget unemployment, forget armed robbery, forget fake drugs . The real killer is incompetence.

It started when President Yar’Adua was flown into Nigeria, at midnight with heavily armed military guards. Goodluck Jonathan then Acting President starkly unaware of unfolding events. Many suggested making him substantial President would give him total control and elicit action. Well, we all know the story. He in fact became the president, heads didn’t roll, no one resigned. And on that note began the reign of King Ebele the incompetent.

After the independence day bombing, GEJ “knew” possibly might still “know” those responsible. But we are yet to see anyone arraigned in Nigeria for the crime. Henry Okah, however has been tried and convicted for the said bombing which the serving President of Nigeria said publicly was not committed by him or his group.

Soon followed the offer to release a list of boko haram sponsors. If the list was inscribed on human head like the depiction in “Rush Hour3” it would be a whole lot easier to come by, as the said list will most likely never surface and for acceptable reasons. So why did the president offer to make the list public in the first place? Which one of his numerous overpaid advisers sanctioned it? I’d say the incompetent one but we already know they all are, including late entrant Reuben Abati.

It got to a point an unknown vehicle reportedly followed the Police IG’s convoy, gained entrance into Louis Edet House and detonated a bomb. Soldiers had to be sent to man the gates at the force HQ. We got a new IG, who started on a fiery note, but it’s all cooled down now. He’s been PDPfied, so now’s it’s just smiling and waving like the penguins of madagascar.

For alleged involvement in defalcating N195 billion of pension funds, Abdulrasheed Maina the Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, was invited to appear before the Nigerian Senate. He vehemently refused to honour this invitation and still kept his job. Up until February 14th 2013, when Senate President David Mark had to publicly strong arm his executive counterpart who sacked Maina on March 8th of the same year after several months of inaction. The senate themselves aren’t exactly devoid of blame on this issue. They are reported to have “left Maina to God”. The police on their not so effective part were issued an arrest warrant by the Senate but none of the over 30 policemen on Maina’s entourage could arrest him before he mysteriously went into hiding. So today he walks a free man as though we live in a lawless state.

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, remains sacked as much as he remains a renowned banker, economist, and award winning central bank Governor. Shortly after appointment by the Umaru Yar’Adua government, he vocally objected the possibility of any government’s ability to pursue a seven point agenda. Stressing his decision to focus on two. That statement wasn’t taken as an “insult” it only drew people to the need to aggressively pursue fewer and more direct goals in governing Nigeria. Enter Goodluck Jonathan’s administration of chronic incompetence and Sanusi moved from celebrated hero to a whistle-blower who had to be laid off.

Severally, the President has been found displaying nonchalance after a heart breaking national disaster. Three weeks after Mr President is yet to visit Chibok or Borno. His Defence Minister hasn’t either. No, the Senate President and Speaker of the House haven’t visited. Blaming the opposition remains the government’s earliest and most potent response to terrorism.

This is not an attempt to prove our current administration’s incompetence. It is known…..it is known. This is a reminder, of how dangerous incompetence truly is. See how far we’ve come yet, how low we’ve continually sunk. US Marines on Nigerian soil? I never thought I’d see the day. But for the sake of those innocent girls, I would have opposed that offer with all I’ve got.

Truth is we didn’t know the Otuekean Zoologist was unfit to keep a Zoo, let alone preside over a nation as robust and diverse as Nigeria. We bought his shoeless story and made him President at the polls. The real story was coyly masqueraded. The man lacked all requisite criteria to become President, save his appalling desire to push corruption to new heights.

Effectively what this administration has succeeded in achieving is it’s milestone in putting together the worst aggregate of cretins, basilisks and knaves as advisers, mnisters etc. I do them no justice when I say in that aspect, this administration is more than excellent. How else would you judge an administration that has/had Arunma Oteh, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Stella Oduah, Abdulrasheed Maina, John Yusuf, got Alemeyeseigha pardoned and Sanusi sacked? You tell me

We are at the point where the international community can’t even stand our incompetence anymore. The US is sending marines to Sambisa to conquer boko haram and #BringBackOurGirl. Because they can. Because they were born ready. Because they are………wait for it……. competent. People count on them daily, and they deliver more often than not. It begs the question, why isn’t the Nigerian army cum government ready to show the same? It is simple. This is a government of incompetency and no they aren’t going to kill you. They’ve been killing you for months.

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Hemenester Butu tweets from @Hembuts

 

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