THY WILL SHALL NOT BE DONE

To the wicked, the voice of reason is inane; to the kindhearted, it is soothing. Doing what is right isn't an option, but a duty, for the kindhearted; for the wicked, it is a onerous and an undesirable endeavour. Wrongdoing is an unjustifiable and inexcusable engagement and it is even the more galling if a perpetrator of such has been put in a position of trust. I'm not preaching to the converted, but appealing to the false-hearted. For how much longer can we, as Nigerians, afford to make combating corruption and graft in government the biggest talking point? When do we actually begin to take our welfare, and wellbeing, into proper consideration? Why do we keep attacking each other while our common enemy has a field day at the expense of our immature attitude to the affairs of state? Where is the alternative route to progress when the so-called elite are just a bunch of sycophants and pretentious experts at everything? A case in point was when Nigeria entered into a currency swap deal with China and some so-called educated people went berserk! Many of them don't even have the vaguest idea of what a currency swap deal is all about. Do they know how many highly industrialized countries have similar deals with China? The United Kingdom, South Korea, and Singapore are just a few examples. Have they given our situation and circumstances the due care and attention they deserve? With the utmost respect, I'll refer them to the following:

http://www.reuters.com/article/china-uzbekistan-swap-idUSB9E7EN02P20110419

http://uzpedia.blogspot.com/2011/04/uzbekistan-signs-currency-swap-deal.html

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/31/content_7635007.htm

If only people could stop being lazy armchair critics and know-all-experts, there's a fountain of knowledge available out there to educate themselves with, and have informed ideas about what they say and think. It's only when we are adequately knowledgeable about what we're talking about could we give constructive criticisms and suggest alternatives. Must we just try to pull down those trying their very best to do the right thing by all of us? Why is our collective mind so beclouded with prejudice and intolerance? These questions, and more, should be occupying our thoughts so as to create a pathway to social justice, collective progress, peace and unity.

I keep on saying that I don't have time for people who criticize just for the sake of it when they don't have anything positive to contribute in facing up to the challenges that face our country's survival as a viable entity. What exactly is the problem with trying to right the wrongs that have been done to us? Is it really an issue trying to haul back the hundreds of billions of dollars that have been stolen from us over the years? Is it unjust to punish the guilty according to the law, and deter others? It is beyond my understanding why, with the incontrovertible evidence of mass pilferage of our resources, some people still take umbrage at attempts to do the right and just thing. If anything, Buhari is too slow and docile in confronting the biggest threat that we face, and that is corruption. How long would it take before the judiciary is reformed to prevent the abuse of court processes? Venal justices and judges are in situ and prolong the dispensation of justice. Lawyers whose pecuniary interests are at odds with their conscience dominate the legal system and have become a clog in the wheel of national progress. Yet, in the eyes of Buhari's detractors, Nigeria is going back to the Iron Age! What a load of codswallop! Yes, Buhari hasn't done many things right and we have a collective right to take him to task on those; but what is our justification for crucifying him when he attempts to do the right thing? We can't eat our cake and have it. Would it be beneficial to return to the old days of free-for-all stealing? I'm sure that is not what the suffering people of our country desire. Some may wish that, but I can assure those that do that thy will shall not be done.

I'm sick and tired of having to waste time on Saraki and his ilk. Saraki's humiliation must be total and complete, for he has taken us for a ride for far too long. Every single one of the thieves must be equally humiliated, I don't give a rat's ar*e which political party they belong to. In addition, every single name contained in the Mossack Fonseca revelatory list must be probed. I don't care about the APC, nor do I give a monkey's about the PDP. A thief is a thief and the law must be equally applied to each and everyone of them if the fight against corruption is to be total. Nigerians get sicker by the day with revelation after revelation of new fraudulent cases and indictments. We need to know what monies have been recovered and how, where and when they are going to be utilized. We need to know how many of these thieves are being banged up in prison for their treasonous exploits. It is only when these begin to happen that Nigerians would have confidence in the direction the government is taking. Hope would be restored and despair would recede. This life of incessant power outage and lack of petroleum products must have an end point. No jobs, no money, no power, no petrol, no hope! Why? The suffering is now intolerable.

On another note, the Fulani herdsmen rampaging through communities all over the country must be dealt with promptly and most severely. Enough of the killing and maiming of residents and landowners. Why are they being treated differently from Boko Haram or those blowing up oil pipelines? They are all terrorists. If those herdsmen are left to continue with their killing spree, Buhari would have a lot to answer for and he would justifiably be regarded as being complicit in the wanton destruction of lives and properties. It cannot be one rule for some and another for others. Peaceful coexistence should not be jeopardized by a few bloodthirsty herdsmen who think they own Nigeria.

On a final note, I have serious concerns about the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed. If he hasn't been compromised, he really has to put his skates on and begin the much needed reform of the Justice system. Enough of these endless adjournments of corruption cases, and the flagrant abuse of court processes being perpetrated by the so-called learned profession. Enough said.