by Cheta Nwanze
There’s a history lesson in today’s ThisDay paper about how back in the 1990s, a bank suit made a decision to, for just one day become a teller. Sadly, this history lesson comes to a rather erroneous conclusion as it did not identify the underlying causes of said suit’s decision to handle the cash. You see, Mr. Adeola’s becoming a teller for one day in 1991, was made to alert customers about a new kid on the block, not because his tellers were not on duty. Which is why the IG’s PR stunt made yesterday complete with a traffic warden’s gear, is most unwelcome. The traffic warden who allegedly abandoned his post, has, to my knowledge, not been punished for dereliction of duty.
But then being that the IG appears more interested in directing traffic rather than fighting crime, maybe, just maybe, the head of our police force should be redeployed to Lagos where the gridlock is positively overwhelming. I’m being serious here: the jam on what is probably Nigeria’s most important road is such that even the normally upbeat fila in charge of Lagos affairs has thrown his hands up, and resorted to shifting the blame.
Much like the suit at the Interior Ministry. However luckily for him, and that errant traffic warden in Abuja, people don’t get punished around these parts. So months after 19 young Nigerians were stampeded from the mortal coil, the man who’s head should have been on the block for that monumental tragedy, is still beating drums about promises that have clearly been forgotten.
Love life, live healthy
Bits and Bobs
Quick history lesson here; in 1980, Nigeria’s underfunded athletes went to Moscow for the Olypmic games, and returned with no medals, but with camp tales of sex and sleaze. In 2014, Nigeria’s underfunded athletes are headed to Glasgow, in rags.
What is a bit of a problem is that when these athletes return with STDs, the people who may treat them will still be in court.
But even if by some miracle, Nigeria’s legal system evolves from being a tortoise to being a rabbit, the operation(s) may still fail as there will be no light.
But the lack of power is not much to worry about as we will finally be able to eat home grown rice. Praise be!
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Joy Owomhanre wrote,
With the introduction of this ridiculous Monsantos’s genetically engineered seeds, our food future would really be a disaster. This terrible engineered seeds and meat tamper with peoples food processing. Diseases and obesity becomes the order of the day (ask the US/K ), organic foods like the ones we are used to become terribly expensive and our local delicacies loose their earthy delicious flavours. Talk about the dreaded CAPITALISM finally in Naija. SMH
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