Why Buhari may not be elected President

February 13, 2013 by Sabella Abidde (sabidde@yahoo.com) 

Why Buhari may not be elected President

From 1973 until his death in 1987, I was an ‘Awolowo-man’. I still am! In some ways, Chief Obafemi Awolowo had equals; but in many other ways, the mountain and the oceans were his and his alone.

 To me, he was the greatest Nigerian who ever lived. You may debate my assertion, but really, what’s there to debate? Verifiable data are there to support my claim. But beyond the data are the everyday realities that attest to the superior accomplishments of Awolowo.

 Ask yourself this simple question: “Who was on the stage before Awolowo; and what’s the political stage and space been like since his death?” In another  time and place, he’d be philosophised and declared a statesman extraordinaire.  He was that good. He was that great a human being.

But amongst the current crop of high-level politicians, ideologically and philosophically, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) stands closest to Awolowo. He is a clear disciple of the sage. He himself may not say it; but the characteristics are apparent for sharp minds to see. Thousands of politicians run around the country claiming to be Awoists, but really, the vast majority are counterfeits. I tell you this: If Buhari had not been a military man, he most likely would have been an “Awolowo-man”. And so too would have been Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (retd.).

Buhari has missed out on the Presidency because of several calculating forces. There are some Nigerians who hold his military background against him. They seem to forget that he came to the rescue at a time when the country needed to be rescued. How soon they forget the mind-numbing extravagances that characterised the Second Republic (1979-1983), as represented by the then National Party of Nigeria. 

How soon they forget that the Shehu Shagari regime was mortgaging their future. How soon they forget the excesses of Umaru Dikko and others. If Murtala Muhammed were alive, they most likely would have crucified him, too.

 

Second, the Nigerian media allowed itself to be manipulated by repeating lies and damaging myths that his opponents spread about him. Wings of the media publish without verifying the facts; they publish gossip as the gospel truth. They want you to believe nasty things about the man. Don’t! He is not the ethnic and religious extremist they paint him to be. Third, the stealing-fleecing elite know that their wrong doings will come to an end the day we have a President Buhari!  The fact that Awolowo was going to stop the rot, and perhaps, probe them, was one of the reasons they denied him the Presidency. Today, when they think of Buhari, they think of Awolowo. This scares them.

On the other spectrum are the elite who are afraid of the long arm of justice; afraid that the key to the “Central Bank” will be taken away from them; and afraid of the sanity and progress that will follow. This was a man who, in the very short period that he was in power, gave us sunny days and hopeful nights. He enthroned sanity and orderliness and progress and a sense of purpose and accountability.

Especially since 1999, instead of economic growth, we have regression. Instead of political progress, we have stagnation. Instead of Buhari, they forced Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, and Jonathan down our throat. What’s more, colonising forces opposed to our country’s complete liberation seem to be against his ascension. Buhari, unlike many others, is not a man that will genuflect sheepishly before the imperialists. And Buhari, like Awolowo before him, is not a saint. But this is a decent, pious, able and capable humane human being. He is a credit to our republic!

Since 1999 there have been no fewer than 200 men (and women) who made their ambition known in terms of contesting the presidential election.  Some were not serious candidates, and even if they were, they had no chance of winning their own electoral ward. A few others were so bad they couldn’t have won their household even though they were the master and leader of their household. And of course there were the jokers. The dreamers. The pretenders. The masqueraders. The marionettes. The zombies. The charlatans. And the thoroughly unqualified.

To be sure, Prof. Pat Utomi and a few others were/are qualified to lead and turn the country around; but Buhari has been the most qualified, and the most patriotic of all. This was true in 1999, 2003, and 2007 and in 2011. He lost the election four times. He lost because of the reasons I stated earlier; and also because of other forces that ganged against him: the vote counters, and the courts.  They all conspired to cheat him, and by extension, cheated posterity. The forces that ganged up against Awolowo, are today working against Buhari.

Some pundits have advised that “Buhari should leave the electoral stage for the younger generations.” Why should he? In the first place, he is a relatively young man. Second, his reasoning and decision faculties are still in order, and in fact, his mind is sharper than many men half his age. Third, his ideas and worldview are still relevant and is a man who is open to other people’s contrary assessments.

He is a man with a steady voice, steady hands and legs and with an intellect to match. Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, and Jonathan do not have advantage over him. And none of his other rivals have advantage over him. What’s more, his standing, in and outside of the country, is an added benefit.

Another set of analysts opined that Buhari – though capable and qualified to lead the nation – cannot win a presidential election. This is not only false, it is a defeatist argument. He is electable! In a level playing field, he will win. He will win across all the geographic zones. If all eligible voters are allowed to vote, and if all votes are truly counted, Buhari will win. He will win because Nigerians know him. 

They know and understand that he will not use his office to enrich himself; they know that he will fight corruption and nepotism and political stupidity; and they know that he will help to actualise our collective dream and aspiration. With President Muhammadu Buhari, there will be order and a new national culture.

The study of Ifa in Osun school

By DOYIN ODEBOWALE
One feels compelled to write this piece on the recent announcement by the Osun State Government on the introduction of the study of Ifa religion in all its schools. While no time should be wasted in congratulating the government led by the visionary Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on this courageous and needful step, a conscious attempt must also be made to educate those who may be genuinely regarded as ignorant on the socio-legal imperative of permitting a pan-Yoruba ethos play a pivotal role in the development of the society.

All efforts made at raising the level of development must be anchored on this all-embracing substratum. As for hypocrites, commercial religionists with vast business empires which thrive on the very objects of deceptive public excoriation, we must hasten to allay their fears that this novel but necessary introduction will not affect the enterprise of “miraculous healing” and the promise of prosperity in a land already devastated by political locusts.

A multi-cultural milieu, such as Nigeria, must recognise and accept the reality of ethno-religious pluralism and the attendant divergence to promote equity, fairness and justice among the ethnic nationalities and groups, the necessary conditions for amity, peaceful co-existence and realistic aspirations towards growth.

This is the irreducible minimum below which no group should be subjected. The omniscient posture adopted by the adherents of prominent religions, Christianity and Islam, exposes abysmal ignorance on the essence of other indigenous religions and explains why intolerance adorns an official garb in various shades. This combative attitude is also symptomatic of a post-colonial society still reeling from the debilitating effects of foreign subjugation in all ramifications.

The dubious and ostentatious display of piety by these men of God, on one hand, and their obscene materialistic disposition, is more than sufficient to cause a serious study into the misfortune of a society in decline. We leave this interesting topic for another time. For now, it suffices to assert that this present move by the government is the most significant since independence.

If development is about the people, then it should be taken as given that understanding the ways of life of all who live in the society is a sine qua non to planning. The challenges faced by various categories of people compel introspection and determination, which will ultimately lead to progress.

Professional politicians, deprived of patronage for two years now in Osun State, considered the source of the people of the South western part of the country, will also stop at nothing to confuse the people who have been dispossessed over the years.

If our children are made to study foreign religions and some even get higher degrees, including PhDs, knowing other peoples’ cultures, then it is rather salutary that a government is considering making the study of Ifa religion an option in the school curriculum in Osun, albeit belatedly. Nigeria is a place where the elite take pride on being proficient in speaking and writing other people’s languages.

We crave advancement depending solely on the cultural ethos of other lands. Our claims to decency are often predicated on the fact of our adherence to the precepts of either of these foreign religions. We are nurtured to imbibe the customs and traditions of those who treated our ancestors with utter contempt.
We grew to hate what is truly ours. We receive awards aping the ways of life of other lands.

What belongs to us is despised and treated with unimaginable derision. Our cultures are subjected to foreign prisms in determining their acceptability. It is expected that deluded beings, who either believe genuinely in the myth of superiority of these imposed sub-sets, products of the perceptions of other peoples on natural phenomena observable within their societies, will join issues with this truly progressive leader of the people.

 What we must, however, eschew is silence which suggests connivance at the unwarranted attacks on the dynamic governor who has turned the fortunes of the state around positively with the little resources at his disposal. Nuhu Ribadu, a man not known to suffer fools gladly, just attested to the sterling qualities of this exceptional character.

Several other people have been commenting on this ascetic being whose energy belies his physical stature. Religion was central to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization. The challenges faced by the Egyptians compelled them to look for solutions in the spiritual realm. Disasters, prominent among which was the constant inundation of the Nile, were considered as sanctions from the celestial beings.

These ancient people used their belief in life after life and the existence of a supernatural being, Ra, whose decisions were unquestionable, to interact with their natural environment. The modern world is the direct beneficiary of the legacies of their fecund minds. Their children were nurtured on the nuggets of beliefs, which propelled keen observation of natural phenomena.

This attitude gave provenance to the unparalleled scientific discoveries for which the Egyptians are still widely acknowledged. The originality of the thought process ensured that all nations in the ancient world looked up to it. Greece became the greatest beneficiary of this unique ancient civilization and, by necessary implication, the western world in the modern sense of the expression.

What the average hypocritical and ignorant Nigerian will regard as superstitious and sinful formed the basis upon which his faith predicated on this imported religion is established. The judicial system of the ancient Egyptians was an aggregate of their socio-cultural values.

These were contained in the curricula of the schools at various levels of learning. The Chinese also developed their civilization independent of other existing ones, relying heavily on their cultural values. China today is an exemplar in advancement because it has never allowed any undue influence on her socio-political system built on oriental values.

This country stands out today as a bulwark of inspiration when most western nations are grappling with issues of survival occasioned by debilitating economic circumstances. A Chinese child will never look up to the West for socio-economic redemption. The child believes that his/her language is the best and only learns other foreign languages to derive advantage in a competitive world. He/she does not in any way feel inferior to the western child.

The state has no official religion, yet the Chinese child is not precluded from studying any subject of interest. American students now come to Nigeria to study specific aspects of our much- despised culture. They speak impeccable Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo, among other Nigerian languages.

That is not a challenge to them at all. They are keen researchers on the mysteries of our ancestral past. They come to study Egungun cult, the talking drum and its significance in information dissemination, cultural values as encapsulated in the Odu Ifa corpus, among others.

They become initiates of the Ifa religion, which ignorant and ill-educated Africans denigrate. The tragedy of the whole scenario is that they are now in a position to educate us on our past. While we struggle to ape the Europeans, Americans and Arabs, we have become alienated from our origin. Nothing from us is good except it is subjected to western approval.

 So deracinated and uprooted from our origin have they become that fanatical members of some families openly destroy artefacts and other valuable vestiges of the glorious epoch when crass mercantilism had no impact on the psyche of the people.

Traditional rulers are the most pitiable characters of these tragic-comic elements. Some of them employed all manner of underhand methods to subvert the process of selection to become deluded kings in a republic. Once they ascend the so-called throne of their forefathers, they soon discover that their past was sinful.
In their hypocritical exhibition of vacuous devotion, they destroy shrines and shun religious rites, which justify their anachronistic existence in the first place. They invite commercial pastors to come and preach to their so-called subjects to do away with the traditional ways.

These religious businessmen in turn flaunt these clowns as trophies won in the battle to civilise the natives. They denigrate the very essence of their sustenance as custodians of the people’s customs and tradition. They cherish the flowing three-piece traditional attire and the complementary ponytail, veritable emblems of indulgence and vanity.

And just as their forbears collaborated with slave traders, commercial precursors of the proselytising hypocrites to raid villages and hamlets for slaves, they too are willing participants in the pillaging of the resources of the state at the local government level. Very few of them deserve attention in the midst of decent people.

Granted that the retrogressive position held on indigenous religions is correct, does it not make sense that our children are trained to know why their ancestral past must be condemned? We have fed generations of Nigerians, nay Africans, on foreign diets before independence through post-colonial period to the present time.

The ultimate ambition of an average child is to be white in everything. Is it not ironic that at a time when the western world looks towards Africa for cultural renaissance, our people strive unabashedly to cast aside everything which reminds them of their beginnings? Adherents of African traditional religions have been discriminated against over the years.

The Nigerian experience has been heart corroding. Supposedly educated religionists jettison family names, which remind them of “pagan” practices. They adopt scriptural names of other cultures alien to the continent without understanding their significance.

Thus we see funny names such as “Olugbemi” in place of “Fagbemi.” What ignorance! The new policy on education in the State of Osun will afford our children the opportunity to know that the difference you find in all religions of the world is in the practice.

Doctrinal issues have now subsumed the didactic and edifying aspects of religion. In Nigeria, economic consideration far out-weighs the sincere quest for spiritual regeneration. The Osun example has exposed the lie peddled by people who exploit religion for selfish purposes. Our children must be allowed to know something about what they are called upon to hate.

They should be able to decide if there is any remarkable difference between the promoted religions and the message in the Ifa corpus. Students whose parents are adherents of Ifa religion must also be allowed to study their faith in an ambience devoid of discrimination and intolerance.

Virtues such as continence, loyalty, honesty, piety, civic responsibility, devotion to parents and elders, humility, among others, are embedded in Ifa. Any child who has the good fortune of being nurtured on this unadulterated teaching will be useful to himself and the community at large. The hypocritical posture of politicians on this policy must be condemned.

Our children must be allowed to understand, for instance, that Esu, the perfect trickster with a dual personality is not Satan or Lucifer, the archangel in the Christian pantheon of the gods. When our children hear names such as Esubiyi, Esugbayi or Esuronmbi, the ready connotation in their minds is the devil of the Bible or the Quran. They cannot fathom why anyone who is not insane will bear such names in the society. Beyond names, certain virtues are considered the exclusive preserve of the established religions.

Experience has, however, shown that there is a wide gulf between mere avowal and the actual deeds of those who profess piety. The very first lesson to the Ifa devotees is on contentment as against complacency. “Ohun enu ri ni enu nje, adifa fun igbin ti o je erupe la”. (The mouth is satisfied with whatever comes as food just as the snail relishes in the nutrients of the soil).

There are fables of the adventures of Orunmila or Obatala, which are also didactic. The treacherous deeds of the bush rat, Okete and Osanyin, are replete in the Ifa corpus. The consequences of unfaithful deeds are taught with the fables of these mythical characters. Temperance is a virtue of the gods and any mortal lucky enough to be endowed with this special gift will experience peace, which is beyond the understanding of man. A man’s character determines how successful he will be on earth.

The story of “Iwa” teaches us that one of the greatest gifts bequeathed by the gods to man is the ability to do what is right. I had the rare privilege of listening to Prof. Olu Longe who informed most of us who were ignorant of the invaluable contribution of the Ifa religion to the Yoruba accounting system. The basis of the computer is the Odu.

The first 8 in 2 places making 16 multiplied by 16 making 256 to infinity is the principle upon which the operation of the computer is based. Whoever insists that our children do not deserve to know this fact is not only ignorant but wicked. I enthusiastically recommend the eminent professor’s lecture, “Irapada Onka Isembaye wa ni ile Yoruba”, to those who may not know that such as the ancient Egyptian religion, the Ifa corpus contains aspects of science, mathematics, accounting, medicine and ethics. It is most unlikely that any child properly nurtured on these pristine values can ever grow to become a burden to the society.

The government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is among the very few that can be regarded as focused. All good people must come together to encourage this exceptional leader who has displayed rare administrative acumen amidst the daunting challenges faced by him since he assumed office as the governor. Other ACN governors should follow the good example of this man who has taken giant strides in ensuring real development in a state once ravaged by locusts.

Odebowale, a lawyer, teaches in the Department of Classics, University of Ibadan

Meet the judge who gave the “ridiculous” judgment in the N33bn pension fraud case

Ben Ezeamalu

Barely four days after his 53rd birthday, Justice Abubakar Talba shocked the nation, and the entire world, when he delivered a judgement that, in the same breath, convicted and freed a criminal.

Mr. Talba handed John Yakubu Yusuf, a former Assistant Director in the Federal Civil Service, a two year jail term, with a N250, 000 fine option after the latter admitted to taking part in the stealing of N32.8 billion Police Pension fund.

Mr. Yusuf is also to forfeit property worth N325 million to the government.

CONTROVERSIAL JUDGMENTS

The ‘handshake’ ruling, as described by human rights activist, Olanrewaju Suraj, was as shocking to Nigerians as it was infuriating; but that was not the first time the Kano State born judge delivered a controversial judgment.

In 2009, late President Umaru Yar’Adua, sued the Leadership Newspaper, after the latter ran a ‘defamation’ story on the late president’s ill health.

A two-man panel of judges led by Mr. Talba, acting in an appellate capacity, held that President Yar’Adua lacked the power to maintain the legal action against the respondents because of Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution which gives him immunity.

The ruling effectively reversed an earlier judgment by an Abuja Magistrate court which had ruled to the contrary.

However, the Supreme Court later laid to rest the question of whether a President or Governor cannot sue while in office.

The apex court held that there is no provision that prohibits a person holding the offices stated in Section 308 from instituting or continuing action instituted against any other person during his period of office.

In January, last year, Mr. Talba, granted bail to one Hadiza Abutu, who was facing a homicide charge for allegedly killing her husband, by gun, for taking another wife.
Mr. Talba exercised his judicial discretion even without the defendant filing a bail application. 

Meet the judge

Born Abubakar Mahmud Talba in Fagge, Kano, on January 24, 1960; Mr. Talba hails from Yola North in Adamawa State.

He bagged a Diploma in Law in 1981, and was called to the bar in 1985, in Lagos, after obtaining his Law degree.

In December 17, 2003, he was appointed Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.

He obtained a Masters Degree in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice in 2009.
Mr. Talba is married with 11 children.

Source: Premium Times

Massive Vacancies At First Foundation, Nigeria

  | January 25, 2013 | 

1) BUSINESS MANAGER (Engineering

Requirement

• B.Sc. Electrical/Electronics (Elect. /Elect.)
• Must have experience in Diagnostic/Radiological Equipment
•  Management capability of Clients and Staff
•  Must be a good Sales person with a good performance record in Sales.
•  Must have a good knowledge of the whole country.
•  Age: Not more than 45 years

2) BUSINESS MANAGER (General Hospital Equipment/Accessories)

Requirement

• B. Sc. in Business Administration or any other Discipline
• A good knowledge of all Hospital Equipments including Diagnostic facilities
• Age: 32-40years

3) SALES EXECUTIVE (General Hospital Equipment)

 Requirement

• For the two positions: Degree/Professional qualification in the sales of Diagnostic equipment and general Hospital Equipment
•  Must have experience in the marketing and sales of the equipments.
• Age: 32-40years.

4) SALES EXECUTIVE (Diagnostics)

 Requirement

• For the two positions: Degree/Professional qualification in the sales of Diagnostic equipment and general Hospital Equipment
•  Must have experience in the marketing and sales of the equipments.
• Age: 32-40years.

5) ENGINEERS (Radiological, CT., MRI, Ultrasound, X-ray) 

Requirement

• B.Sc. Electrical/Electronic Engineering & Certificate in PC Operating System
•  Vast experience installation and maintenance of high-end equipment, X-ray and Ultrasound
• .Age: 32-40 years

6) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS

 Requirements

• B.Sc. or HND Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
•  Proficiency in repairs, service and maintenance of general medical equipment, laboratory equipment, intensive care equipment and CSSD.
• Age; 32 -40 years

7) GROUP COMMERCE MANAGER

Requirements

• B.Sc. or HND in Accounting
• Large scale experience in business enterprise including Costing, Pricing, Importation, Clearing etc.
• Age: 32-40years

8) GROUP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Requirement

• First degree in Business Administration
• Qualification in Accounting is an added advantage 3.Large scale experience in organising and developing business models including E-marketing and other E-services.

9) BUSINESS MANAGER (Telecoms)

Requirements

• MBA/ MSc in Telecommunications /Business Administration
• 5 – 7 years working experience
• Must have basic knowledge of global Telecom Industry
• Age: 35 -45 years

10) OPERATING THEATRES (Sales Executives)

• To develop the structure and functions of operating Theatres at all levels of surgery and also determine infrastructure and equipment needs.
• Degree/professional qualification in healthcare or experience in theatre.
•  Age: 32years and above.

11) TERRITORIAL SALES REPRESENTATIVES

• In Theatre and Surgical Accessories including Sutures for the following Geopolitical Zones Abuja:
• South East, North East, North Central, Federal Capital Territory

Requirement

• Must be resident in: Enugu, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Kano, Abuja

Qualification

• Bsc. or HND in relevant subjects (Degree in Medical Sciences is an advantage)
• Must be interested in the sales of Theatre and Surgical Accessories including Sutures.
•  Must have contacts in each Geo-political zone
• Must be capable of selling Surgical and Medical Accessories.
• Age: Not more than 35years.
• ON THE JOB TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED

12) HOSPITALITY SERVICES (Females Preferable)

Requirement

• BSc. / HND Degree
• Must have experience in hospitality services within corporate organization
•  Age: 25years

Method of Application
Applications to be submitted on line through the following email:  firstfoundationg@gmail.com

Deadline: 05/02/2013

Unemployed Youths at the Mercy of Job Racketeers: Who Will Save them?

Babalola Yusuf Abiola

On Tuesday, 15th of January 2013, it was all over the internet, social media and news that the controller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Rose Chinyere Uzoma has been relieved of her duty by President Goodluck Jonathan, though no reason was given when the news was first broken to member of the public but before the end of the day reason was made known.

According to the reason given for her dismissal, it was believed that the president was embarrassed by the latest recruitment done by the service where the process was on the basis of the highest bidder without taking into cognizance due process and federal character as entrenched in the constitution hence her sack was imminent.

Though, the stance was hailed by Nigerians especially the youths that are mostly affected by this injustice, but will this be the end of job racketeering in the country? A situation where somebody who doesn’t know people in the corridor of power or who cannot afford to pay is denied employment in the country civil service or agencies.

In the Nigeria of today getting a federal, state or even local government civil service job depends on who you or your parents know in government, I could remember when I just finished my youth service and was searching for job my dad who could do little or nothing asked me to see one of his friends who was working in the Lagos State Ministry Of Information and Orientation to help me get job in the Lagos state civil service, but on getting there what he asked me was more than I could handle.

He said, “My brother, employment into the civil service is mainly based on politics and who you know in the political circle, your daddy told me you are from Ogun State, so if your dad can get a letter from Chief Segun Osoba or from the Governor of the state then you will be employed,” he said.

I thanked him for his advise and said to myself, my father has never in his life participated in politics neither does he have flair for politics so how would this man want me to get this contact he supposedly think will get me a job in the ministry.

I left and since then I never called him and he never also bothered calling me, later I conducted a background check on the way recruitment are done into the Nigerian civil service and I realised that recruitment was never done on merit rather it is through high powered connection with people in the corridor of power.

Whenever there is recruitment slots (opportunities) are given to party members, friends, senior staff in the various ministries while a relatively little space are left for the children of the poor in the society or for those whose father can afford the exorbitant fee demanded from them to get the employment.

How else can we explain a situation whereby a graduate who is either unemployed or that just finish from the polytechnic or university was asked to pay as much as N200, 000 to get a job then we need to know that we are heading for doom in this country.

In the word of a senator Ali Ndume, from Bornu state, when this issue was discussed on the floor of the senate yesterday, he explained how a constituent comes to him to plead for money saying he wants to get a job in the civil service.

His words, “A constituent came to me that he needed N200, 000 to secure employment in one parastatal. When I refused to give him the money, he said that was the only requirement needed and if I didn’t give him the money, the job was as good as gone.

“After much pleading, I caved in and gave him the N200,000 only for him to come back to me days later that the price was no longer N200,000 but N400,000. This person was a graduate of Geography who had stayed at home for four years without a job.”

Then if a senator could say this in the hallowed chamber what hope is left for the children of the poor in the country or people who don’t have access to a senator that will give him the money to pay those who ask for bribe from them.

I would not forget in a hurry how my sister and four of her friends were asked to part away with N30, 000 in other to get a job with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) back then in 2009 when she just finish her youth service, then all the money she made in her service year from Personal Practice (PP) she engaged in was collected.

But to this present moment she is still expecting call-up or appointment letter from the officer they paid money to, though the man told them later that it has gotten to a stage where he could not do anything again because the chairman of the Agency, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade has involved himself in the recruitment for a reason best known to him that was how her money entered a bottomless pit till today.

What about the recent replacement by The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) where it is the highest bidder that win the race, a lot of people both qualified and unqualified youths were employed based on how much you can offer or who submit your name to the corps authority.

Lot of my friends who are based in Abuja that can afford the N200,000 price tag was given the job or people who got letter from either a senator or house of representative member was also given employment while we who knew nobody or couldn’t pay the money demanded were left in the cold.

Now, what parents do is to either join politics in other to be able to get employment for their children when they are out of school or to go for loan whenever there is recruitment in government parastatal because truth be told, EMPLOYMENT INTO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES or parastatals IS FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDERS OR LOYAL PARTY MEMBERS CHILDREN.

 Also, personally I have closed my mind away from any government job because my father is not a politician neither is he a money bag that can afford those outrageous money job racketeers are asking from job seekers, so the better I concentrate on the private sector for a better job the good for me and my family.