The rift between OBJ and Atiku ( the guys at the helm of affairs in Nigeria) is no secret. OBJ wants to nail Atiku so bad with corruption charges and Atiku claims OBJ is a dirty politician too. The soap opera took a new dimension with the shooting and death of one Victor Okonkwo, a SSS officer attached to the VP (Atiku) by the police. There are several versions of the incident that led to the death of this young man. I will not even try to determine the veracity of the stories because it does not really matter. Bottom line, another young man cut short in his prime. Was he a pawn in the chess board of the powerful and untouchable or is this just a freak accident? If he was murdered as some are claiming, would the culprits face a just and fair judicial process?

This is not totally surprising given the fact the attorney general (Bola Ige) of Nigeria was brutally murdered in his house and that remains an unsolved case. Funsho Williams was murdered, Dr. Daramola was murdered and the list goes on. I hope it gets better because it is really bad now.

Babangida in the race for president come 2007. Isn't that depressing? This man institutionalized corruption in Nigeria and he wants to rule again? This is sad. IBB has a bunch of praise singers claiming he is the man for the job. Alex Akinyele was quoted as saying IBB should get the job because he is just as qualified for the job as all other kleptocrats that are jostling for the job. I beg to disagree with Chief Akinyele. Governor Donald Duke was recently cleared by the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes commission) for not being a looting governor and given how he is operating in his state, I believe he will make a good president if he decides to run. To IBB I say, go back to your 60 room mansion or whatever it is in Minna and enjoy your ill-gotten wealth. I think you should be grateful that OBJ does not have the will power to prosecute you for plundering and pillaging the national purse. Nigerians will resist you and your thieving cronies. Seriously.

The president, come 2007 should be a detribalized, well informed, educated and politically savvy man or woman that can work across party lines for the betterment of the nation. He could be from the south, east, west, north, north west, north east, middle belt, south east, south west, south south or even a returnee from the disputed Bakassi region. As long as he has the qualities of a good leader and a proven track record, nobody should care about his ethnicity. I don't. Rotational presidency is not democratic in my opinion.