As the saying goes in Hausa: "Juma'ar da za ta yi kyau, tun daga Laraba ake ganeta" ( the signs of a bright Friday are perceivable right from Wednesday). Putting aside the controversies, and some may say, the horse- trading, that characterized the last ministerial screening and confirmation, it can be
asserted that, at the end of it all, everything had ended up well. Everything had ended up well not because all the nominees were screened and confirmed but because, so far, and really, so good, there
has not been any allegation or accusation of money exchanging hands.
The usual thing is that , the season of ministerial screening, for the senators, is a moment where some of them reap where they do not sow. Previously, the period of ministerial screening is usually a moment in which the nation is inundated with news about bribes and gratifications to some of the members of the red chamber for the purpose of clearing a nominee. This is not a mere allegation but a statement of fact. It may be recalled that,it was this kind of scandal that swept away an erstwhile senate president, Chief Adolphus Wabara during the Obasanjo presidency.
We are happy that with the way the ministerial screening and confirmation took place a huge proportion of corruption in governance would have been stamped out.
When bribery and corruption take place during ministerial screening and confirmation, a vicious circle of fraud and corruption in governance would already have been created. This is because, everybody, the captain, the prefect, and the arbiter are already compromised. There would be no checks and balances.
Now that these scandals never took place, we may not see senators loitering around, roaming about and scampering here and there in ministries scavengering for contracts and abandoning their primary
duties and responsibilities of legislation and prefect-ship over the executives. By the same token, we are fully hopeful that bribes will not have to be offered by ministries for their budgets to be approved. In that regard, therefore, we are similarly hopeful that the national legislators will then be able to ensure that the budget is effectively and significantly implemented.
ALHAMDULILLAH. Positive change is gaining ground gradually. As for those who are impatient, as for those who may be rather mischievous and malicious, we would say, please let us all keep on praying for better days ahead, Nigeria is the only country that we can call our own. The matter is not about
PMB, and indeed it is beyond him. It is about our collective destiny. We must, therefore, even with mere goodwill, pray together and work together to salvage Our country. While not loosing hope in any way, and with great optimism and a great sense of patriotism, we must accept the fact that construction is
more difficult than destruction. And damage, or one may say, monumental destructions made over a period of nearly two decades cannot be reconstructed through a magic wand. Let us just be prayerful, we will, by the Grace of a God, succeed and prosper as a people and as a nation. So help us God.
- Salisu Shehu wrote from Bayero University, Kano - Nigeria.
Shehu is an Associate Professor, Psychologist, Educationist, Public and Current Affairs Commentator.
asserted that, at the end of it all, everything had ended up well. Everything had ended up well not because all the nominees were screened and confirmed but because, so far, and really, so good, there
has not been any allegation or accusation of money exchanging hands.
The usual thing is that , the season of ministerial screening, for the senators, is a moment where some of them reap where they do not sow. Previously, the period of ministerial screening is usually a moment in which the nation is inundated with news about bribes and gratifications to some of the members of the red chamber for the purpose of clearing a nominee. This is not a mere allegation but a statement of fact. It may be recalled that,it was this kind of scandal that swept away an erstwhile senate president, Chief Adolphus Wabara during the Obasanjo presidency.
We are happy that with the way the ministerial screening and confirmation took place a huge proportion of corruption in governance would have been stamped out.
When bribery and corruption take place during ministerial screening and confirmation, a vicious circle of fraud and corruption in governance would already have been created. This is because, everybody, the captain, the prefect, and the arbiter are already compromised. There would be no checks and balances.
Now that these scandals never took place, we may not see senators loitering around, roaming about and scampering here and there in ministries scavengering for contracts and abandoning their primary
duties and responsibilities of legislation and prefect-ship over the executives. By the same token, we are fully hopeful that bribes will not have to be offered by ministries for their budgets to be approved. In that regard, therefore, we are similarly hopeful that the national legislators will then be able to ensure that the budget is effectively and significantly implemented.
ALHAMDULILLAH. Positive change is gaining ground gradually. As for those who are impatient, as for those who may be rather mischievous and malicious, we would say, please let us all keep on praying for better days ahead, Nigeria is the only country that we can call our own. The matter is not about
PMB, and indeed it is beyond him. It is about our collective destiny. We must, therefore, even with mere goodwill, pray together and work together to salvage Our country. While not loosing hope in any way, and with great optimism and a great sense of patriotism, we must accept the fact that construction is
more difficult than destruction. And damage, or one may say, monumental destructions made over a period of nearly two decades cannot be reconstructed through a magic wand. Let us just be prayerful, we will, by the Grace of a God, succeed and prosper as a people and as a nation. So help us God.
- Salisu Shehu wrote from Bayero University, Kano - Nigeria.
Shehu is an Associate Professor, Psychologist, Educationist, Public and Current Affairs Commentator.
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