Wey the ice block? - Bola Agboola

When few weeks after Pa. Buhari assumed office as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria we experienced improved electricity supply in Ado Ekiti and by extension Nigeria, I thought within myself that this dudes who purchased PHCN had succeeded in sabotaging former President Jonathan's effort at giving Nigerians stable power supply since it was so obvious that Pa. Buhari hadn't done anything significant to warrant the improvement we experienced within those few weeks after he assumed office. I could remember I discussed the power improvement with The Special Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose on New Media and Communications, Lere Olayinka back then and he attributed the improvement to the rainfall we experienced at that time, he said that is the norm when we have much water at the dams, I disagreed with him. I told him the improvement was borne out of the fear that licences granted this electricity coys may be withdrawn by the new administration if what we experienced in the past continued. Days later, the social media space was designed with iced blocks, beers that broke its bottle and so on, obviously, those on Bubu's side were happy, they made jest of the Wailers even when Bubu's government has yet to add a Megawatt to whatever GEJ left behind. Today is the 30th day of October, it's still raining, in fact, it rained so heavily two days back that am still mopping the rug but electricity supply in Ado Ekiti has gone bad, bad beyond what we used to have before Bubu came in. I know there is water in the dam, more water than we had in June. Those thoughts that ran through my mind are here again... Is it that those in charge of electricity has discovered that Pa. Buhari can only bark and not bite or that a compromise has been reached to continue to protect this people's interest to our detriment? The decline is nationwide, not just in my hood. I sincerely hope Bubu will do something, and quickly too for as it is, nothing seem to have changed 5 months after. No one has been jailed for corruption, only PDP stalwarts are being interrogated by the EFCC while Timipre Sylva, Amaechi and Fashola moves freely, confirmed penrobbers now confirmed ministers, FERMA no longer working, our roads has remained where GEJ left it, petrol has become #100/litre, those who know about the economy said we are in trouble, Ajaokuta steel factory not yet working, unemployment has not abated, Boko Haram still killing people in the north, politics apart, nothing has changed. Na beg I for just beg Bubu, anyhow wey e be, re enacting that "body language" that stabilised electricity won't be a bad idea even though language don become odour, any which way, just give us the block. The iced block!

Agrochemical Giant Celebrates Super Governor Fayose

In recognition of Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose's unflinching support for cocoa growth and production in Ekiti, FITSCO NIG LTD; an agrochemical company with over twenty years agricultural technical experience has deemed it fit to celebrate the Farmers' Governor by presenting to him through the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Hon. Kehinde Odebunmi a branded Knapsack Sprayer. Ekiti state is outstanding in cocoa growth and production amongst other southwest states in Nigeria. A workshop/seminar for cocoa growth and production recently held in Ghana attest to the fact that Ekiti State has the highest quality cocoa beans. This achievement would not have been possible without the support of Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose for cocoa production in the state.

The Nigeria Economic Metamorphosis By Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye

Unarguably, ever since the current administration in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria got the insignia of power, the economy of the country has never remained the same. The economy which was hitherto on a state of semi-periphery has been retrogressing under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the torrent of change and progressive developments promised to corner the votes of Nigerians during the March 28th Presidential election that ushered in Muhamadu Buhari as the country’s 15th President. Today, the manufacturing firms are disquieting and dangerously frightening. Instead of the wrinkled firms to be reopening production, more companies are shutting down. Oil and Gas giants like Addax Petroleum, Chevron, Exxon Mobile and Shell etc have placed embargo on employment till further notice. Small scale businesses and sales are falling due to lack of cash in circulation. There’s bankruptcy everywhere. States without crude oil and bumpy IGR are unable to pay workers salaries as at when due. Multinational Corporations such as Cadbury, Coca-Cola, Tom-tom, Guinness and insurance firms and auditing and tax consulting firms like Philips Consulting, KPMG, May and Bakers etc are retrenching on daily basis. What Nigerians are anxiously expecting at present is reduction of fuel price due to the crash of crude oil in the international market from $96 to $48 per barrel; however, instead of such happening, queue is back to our filling stations, leading to oil marketers increasing the price of PMS from the official N87 to N97/N110. The banking industry is internally bleeding at the moment. Treasury Single Account (TSA) initiated by Buhari has sent many bankers back to labour market. The industry has been down-sizing abysmally. As smaller Unity Bank PLC is, 320 of her employees have been sacked. Reports have it that Zenith Bank has sacked over 1000. Access Bank has sacked close to a thousand of her employees ditto, Skye and Heritage Banks PLC. Also, Diamond Bank PLC has been sacking consistently since July without the knowledge of the media. According to some impeccable sources, over 300 have been given sacked letters in Diamond Bank within the last two months. The capital market is currently wailing as Nigeria remained deleted from JP Morgan Index. According to Financial Times of London, stocks Investors have lost over two trillion naira under Buhari. As the economy bleeds, poverty, starvation and hunger takes over the grassroots. The Millennium Development Goals’ war against hunger and poverty is now gloomy. Local investors who have invested heavily on rice plantation are presently in tears of disappointment in protest against the decision of President Buhari’s man in charge of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hamid Alli to lift the ban slammed on importation of rice by the previous administration. Today, trade has been liberalized in our country, apparently to please some foreign masters to the detriment of Nigerian farmers and investors, making our nation a dumping ground. I urge Nigerians across party interest(s) to patriotically rise-up and demand explanation(s) from Buhari on why the nation of Nigeria rated on March 2015 by the World Bank and United Nations as the number one destination of investors in Africa is now missing amongst the first ten destinations of investors on the continent of Africa. President Buhari should tell Nigerians why the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) of 6.5% handed over to him on May 29 crashes horrendously to 2.5% within five months. Nigerians want to know why the nation’s Excess Crude Oil Account (ECA) is now empty and why foreign reserve crashes by 21%. Despite President's Buhari's gargantuan vow during the electioneering campaign to stabilize Nigeria currency, today, the value of naira is shamelessly falling in the international financial market. A dollar is now traded for N236 at parallel market while a pounds sterling goes for N333. President Buhari urged Nigerians to wait for five months to know the people of impeccable character who would fix the failing economy of their country only to be blessed with same people who ruined the economy and emptied the patrimony. Today, the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram has institutionalized killings and bombings in the Northern Nigeria. The hitherto peaceful Abuja is now a bomb den. Sorrowfully, all these are happening under the watchful eyes of a retired military officer. Buhari who rode to political stardom under the catchphrase of integrity and for being a modest man and an epitome of virtues has been doing what are antithesis of modesty, integrity and positive change. Nigerians were promised a war against sleaze but frankly and sincerely speaking, what we have today is war against opposition. Today, thieves who allegedly stole their states dry and used part of the stolen funds to oil the acclamation of Buhari are now being compensated with ministerial appointments. Those not made ministers are in National assembly making laws for our nation while some are silently dictating the tune of things in Abuja. When asked to give account of his steadwarship when he was saddled with executive powers in his state, a member of Buhari’s clan claimed he doesn’t sign cheques, hence, he should be absorbed of corruption allegations slammed against him by his people. Also, a saint nominated by Buhari for Minister outrageously boasted that he built a house for himself with N3.2bn because he wasn’t comfortable living in the house his predecessor lives. Same saint also constructed 2km of roads with N2.350bn on a dry land without building a bridge. On the other hand, opposition men and women who didn’t support the presidential aspiration of Buhari are presently being hounded and intimidated by security agencies. Buhari preached virtues but sadly, he has been practicing vices. The much celebrated increment in power supply witnessed since June (thanks to Presidential Body Movement), has started derailing. Epileptic power supply is gradually retuning to Nigeria. Sadly and most unfortunately, Instead of facing the reality on ground that that the economy of the nation of Nigeria is profusely bleeding and hemorrhaging, the ruling party and its supporters have been celebrating presidential itineraries, oversea trips and speeches as achievements using the already compromised media industry to coax, wheedle and camouflage Nigerians audaciously. Adeleye writes from Magodo, Lagos Maxwell_adeleye@yahoo.com @maxwelladeleye on twitter

Ekiti Govt Begins 2015/2016 Free JAMB Programme

Ekiti State Government has concluded arrangements to procure free Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for indigenes of the State seeking admission into University, Polytechnic and College of Education. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Jide Egunjobi, said in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Thursday that over N10 million will be spent on the programme. He said 1,300 students will benefit in the free JAMB programme, which will include one-week e-training. The commissioner said; “Interested and qualified candidates are expected to have a minimum of six (6) credits in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), including Mathematics and English Language at one sitting. “All interested and qualified candidates are to visit the Area Mass Literacy Officers in the Area Education Offices located in all the 16 Local Government Areas of Ekiti State for registration. “Interested and qualified candidates should contact the Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education, Phase 4, State Secretariat, Ado-Ekiti for more information.” Egunjobi, who said the Governor Ayodele Fayose led government in the State was determined to reclaim the State’s lost glories in education, added that no effort will be spared by the government to revive the sector.

PDP proud of Fayose’s criticism of Buhari, others should speak up – Metuh

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday said that the leadership of the party appreciates comments by Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose on actions and policies of President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor is known for issuing statements even before the PDP makes its official position known. Newsmen caught up with National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, yesterday and asked if he feels the governor may take over his job. Responding, Metuh said: “Governor Fayose is doing a fantastic job and we are proud of him and his comments. “We are proud of his achievements as governor just as we are proud of the achievements of the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Olusegun Mimiko and his statements”. “We like the fact that our elected representatives are speaking on behalf of our great party. As a leader of the party, there is nothing wrong to make comments on key issues which governor Fayose is doing. ”So, we are enjoying Fayose’s comments and we need more from him and other governors as well. I don’t feel threatened by his comments at all”, he added.

APC As Judiciary’s New Friend ~ Lere Olayinka

While growing up in Okemesi-Ekiti, one of the stories my grandfather told me was that of a certain bird. This bird, according to grandfather will sing “hun o kuo ngbo yi” (I must leave this forest) whenever it was hungry and could not find anything to eat. However, the moment it was able to feed sufficiently, it will sing “Igbo yi dun pupo” (this forest is very sweet). The story of this double-speak bird came to my mind when I read a statement by the APC, accusing the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of launching out on large-scale smear campaign on the Nigerian judiciary. The APC went on to say that the PDP was “casting aspersions on the integrity of respected members of the bench whose only offence is that their meticulous and balanced judgments have exposed PDP’s fraudulent and violent escapades during the 2015 general elections.” This, coming from a party that once accused judges of collecting N3 billion bribe to give judgment in favour of PDP cannot but be laughable. On December 19, 2014, the APC in Ekiti State, while rejecting the tribunal judgment validating the election of Governor Ayodele Fayose and casting aspersion on the integrity of the judiciary, said; "It is worrisome that the judiciary appears not ready to tackle the flagrant abuse of the courts by desperate politicians.” In the double-faced political dictionary of the APC, saying that the judiciary was not ready to tackle flagrant abuse of the courts would be complimentary while the PDP complaints about miscarriage of justice on Rivers and Akwa Ibom States would be derogatory. In the past, APC in its desperation for power, did not only threaten war against the judiciary, the party also threatened to turn Nigerians to refugees in their own country with possible return of Operation wetie witnessed in the Western Region in the mid-sixties. A day to the June 21, 2014 Ekiti State Governorship election, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, at a press conference in Lagos threatened war if the election was rigged and of course, the only election that is not rigged is the one in which the APC emerges the winner. At the press conference attended by APC chieftains such as Rotimi Amaechi, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Senator Osita Izunaso (National Organising Secretary), Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson (APC Women Leader), Alhaji Lai Mohammed (the party’s spokesperson), among others, the party openly called for war against the people of Ekiti State. Chief Oyegun warned that the road being charted by the Federal Government in handling today’s Ekiti State governorship poll, among others, can lead to a repeat of Operation wetie in the Western Region and would make every Nigerian a refugee if care is not taken. When APC was known as Action Congress (AC) and later Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the judiciary was openly blackmailed, ridiculed and some cases compromised by the party in the Southwest. For instance, when the Justice Hamma Barka-led tribunal in Ekiti State gave its majority judgment in favour of the PDP in 2010, the ACN used one of its agents of media terrorism, Sahara Reporters to accuse the judges of receiving N3 billion bribe. The N3 billion cash was claimed to have been transported to Ogere Toll Gate, Lagos-Ibadan expressway where it was changed to dollars! On May 5, 2010, Prof Itse Sagay, a notable apologist of the APC described the judgment of the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as a disgrace. He said; “The verdict is a disgrace. I watched part of the tribunal’s proceedings on television, when I saw the way the judge was going, puncturing the case of the petitioner, it was clear to me that the Action Congress would not get justice.” In June 2010, Sunday Akere, who was then the Osun State ACN Director of Research and Strategy reacted to the State governorship election tribunal judgment saying; “We, the Osun AC, came to seek equity at the tribunal with clean hands. But what we got is a shame and a blot on the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary. It is shameful that a panel of five judges could sit down and write such an incoherent judgment.” In his own reaction to the judgment, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who was the ACN governorship candidate said; “The judgment is dubious,” meaning that the tribunal judges were themselves dubious because only dubious judges could give dubious judgments. Instead of robbing themselves in the garment of sainthood and presenting themselves as defenders of the judiciary, the APC and its multiple-mouth leaders should rather concentrate on their dubious use of a section of the judiciary to manipulate themselves to power as they have done before; and leave posterity to judge who the real friend of our judiciary is. Olayinka is the Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Ekiti State Governor.

SKILL ACQUISITION; PARAMOUNT TO NATIONAL SECURITY - By 'Deji Adesogan

Guthrie (1952) defines skills as the ability to bring about some end result with maximum certainty and minimum outlays of energy or of time and energy. Such abilities can be only be made possible through practice, it is the process of developing such abilities through consistent practice that is referred to as skill acquisition. In fact, skill acquisition is often a complementary knowledge but for some a source of livelihood. Common skills withing the Nigerian environment include Fashion Designing, Farming, Soap Making, Shoe-Making, Welding, Painting, Information Technology etc. The widening gap between the demand and supply of jobs in the labour market has made the acquisition of skills necessary in the 21st century especially in developing countries like Nigeria. To create balance between the growing needs for jobs and the availability of it. There is indeed a need for an intervention plan. So far, skill acquisition has proven to be a panacea for National Security and a sure guarantee for sustainable development particularly for youths as they constitute the larger force within the society that is at the receiving end of the drought in jobs in Nigeria. Skill Acquisition is a capital intensive, there is urgent need for our governments (local, state and FG) to channel more resources into skill acquisition programmes so as to make loans readily available and easily accessible for many that are interested in developing and making livelihood through an acquired skill instead of depending on a "white collar" job that is not even available enough. The Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari must create more Technical and Vocational Schools because I believe firmly that they will serve as an effective medium in encouraging the acquisition of skills among our teeming jobless youths, and also to create a sustainable youth development, government must consider to give her youths Vocational and Technical education that can equally provide formal education for them. It is often said that an idle hand is the devil's workshop, Nigerian youths must on their on part seize every possible opportunity available to develop themselves in one skill or another because everyone can or should rely on prospects of western education whether in the arts, science or humanities. Skill acquisition could actually be a money spinning venture for future dream actualization. Nigerian Youths must learn to imbibe the virtue of patience and avoid being ruled by the "get quickly and anyhow" syndrome because there is dignity in labour. Skill acquisition guarantees self empowerment which of course is a great mark of true freedom, they should not rely on certificates but acquired a skills. White collar jobs are no longer what they used to be so, it is high time for each Nigerian youth to fold his/her sleeves and acquired skill(s) aside formal education. 'Deji Adesogan, a Security Expert and Media Consultant, writes from Abuja. Tweets via @DejiAdesogan

Fayose congratulates Ogunwusi on selection as Ooni‎

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated the Ooni-elect, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on his selection and appointment as the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Osun State, and prayed that his reign will witness tremendous development and peace in the ancient town. In a message in Ado-Ekiti yesterday through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said the new Ooni should be courageous, firm and see his appointment as a call to service and to unite the Yoruba race. According to him," Yoruba traditional institutions are sacred and under no circumstance should they be denigrated and I am delighted that the people of Ile-Ife have shown a great example by the peaceful manner the new Ooni emerged. "Though our new Kabiyesi Ooni Ogunwusi is a young man, I pray that God will give him the wisdom of Solomon to pilot the affairs of Ile-Ife well and that the town will live up to expectations as the source of the Yoruba race. "When the late Ooni Adesoji Aderemi passed on, it was as if it would take centuries before Ile-Ife would get another great monarch. But the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade came and took the town to a higher level, it is my belief and prayer that God will help Ooni Ogunwusi to further raised the bar of growth and development in Ile-Ife. Oba Ogunwusi, may your reign be long and peaceful," the governor said.

THE PAINS IN THE HEART

The sufferings in the foreign land Early hour rush in the name of lectures The noon hunger owing to financial crash The civil disturbances and the battle for freedom The late hour sleep in the name of exams The camp enslavement, the call to serve ones fatherland The street wandering in the name of job searching The financial wastage in the name of applications The stresses in the name of aptitude test The plea and lobbying in the name of favor …just the pains in the hearts I mean the pains in the bone Just the worries in the heart I mean, hunger in the belly The dying ideas in the memories Cometh the favors, where? Come the manner as it was in the old? Where comes the pleasure of the jobless scholars? Hope, still in hanging Peace in the grave… Behold, there comes a moment in life Such a moment un-known I mean the time far from reality but definitely It shall come no matter how long it may be Hope alive! Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi Ekiti

ACROSS THE CROSSABLE PATH

The shove for a living Little moment necessarily un-avoidable Some visions among many Rough still, un-avoidable The journeys’ unmarked The days aren’t known The hours un-calculative The challenges far and near, yet Joy still invisible amidst pains Craggy uncertain ending Lo; we shall, only if, Egos set aside; all for the good For the beautiful moment in waiting A quitter, the lazy, seems Hope abide in the uncertainty Blissful moment is near Only the inner sight view right Across the crossable path; the hope Work the walk Pick up the crown meant for the brave Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi Ekiti

THE ‘MYOWNIZATION’ SYNDROME IN OUR SOCIETY

By Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Let’s take a queue from Jesus Christ. Reading through Mark 10:35-45 "...at that time: James and John the son of Zebedee came forward to Jesus and said: teacher we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you. And he said to them: what do you want me to do for you? And said to him, grant us to sit at your right hand and one at your left in your glory. But Jesus said to them, you do not know what you are asking.... But, whoever would be great among you shall be your servant and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all, for the son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." QUESTION TIME: Why did they asked for just the two of them and not for the ten who were with him? Is it that they were not sure of their faith? Is it fair to presume that, Jesus hasn't done the needful? It’s more of greediness than sceptic .it is more of egotistic interest than genueity. There arise among many questions is, would Jesus have done the way of the flesh? Would Jesus have allowed favoritism to take even-distribution in his judgment? No! The simple view of rivalry so to say, has long being part of us. Take for instance; there is this report of GEJ been humiliated even by the low rank politicians while serving as Deputy Governor under Alamco. He never reacted but, maintains his humble fit. Maybe, years after someone from far away saw that quality in him and elevated him to the highest position in the land. Those who greedily run after positions in our society are doing so to curry favour for themselves. The situation in our society today is far from being real as the same as Jesus Christ. We have been forced to adopt Bishop Kukah theory of 'MYOWNIZATION'. The simple reason why we have to agree that, what we have today is eyes service to the people or oneself. Haven’t those who are to serve us only interested in their pockets? Have they not being throwing banters at us to dazzle with as we keep the blind-folded-ness while they have their ways? If truly lobby is the rightful, must the perceived or marked evil ones scale through at the expense of the downtrodden? The recent Ministerial screening is one of the biggest jokes of the century. The time to ask meaningful question(s) is now. We must all stand against the dreaded evil in our society. The favoritism must stop. The battle against ‘selectivisim’ corruption fight must stop now in our society. THE AFTERMATH: The rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. The ordinary men on the street can't afford to feed on $2 per day while some are eating abundantly. The children of the poor are being shut out of schools because of the unbearable admission charges, acceptance and school fees and hostels accommodation (if any). Then, the less paid-unmotivated lecturers are being forced to force text book on the neck of the students. Then years after graduation and successful youth Corp services, many among the teeming populace still wander about the street. Still, they visit the newspaper stands. Still, browsing the net looking for the jobs that are not there. Those job that might have been shared among the who is who while the sons of the poor men keep writing, applying and attending 'ARANGEE' interviews. Oh, shit! Then, the civil servants who are privy to disappear billions from the government cover through their superiors are being forced to engage in illicit act. They are been subjected to indecent acts even at the expense of their subordinates since the hope of living better after 35years of meritorious services has been dashed. Their predecessor who served whole heartedly is passing through hell. Still, the question time isn't that important in our agenda since we seemed get fit with myownization syndrome. Unless something better is done, the society may remain the same years after now. So far, what we have is eyes service, myownization and who cares syndrome! Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi Ekiti

KAYODE FAYEMI AND HIS OUTSTANDING ARTICULACY; YET, SHOULD ELOQUENCE OR ACADEMIC FERVOUR BE USED AS BENCHMARK FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IN LEADERSHIP?

By Deji Oso

I have dispassionately read with keen interest the diverse opinions rocking the postmortem of Kayode Fayemi’s grill as a Ministerial Nominee at the Senate floor yesterday and I must incontrovertibly admit to his fantastic presentation; although garnished with amplifications of improbable information such as the figures (N30Billion) left behind by Engr. Segun Oni, the Procurement of super-bed worth of N1.5million and so on. Even when history has taught us that leadership sagacity is not a garrulous asperity but a symbolical jingoism; yet, like the Ekiti instructional proverb “omo eni pa buru, omo eni pa suan; omo eni lomo eniise”; therefore, on this note, I think we must give it to JKF, he is our brother and indeed, he did us proud yesterday. Nevertheless, I consider the summary of the revelations being divulged at the instance of Fayemi’s appearance at the Senate floor as very paradoxical upon the queries that had followed hitherto, such as probing into Fayemi’s CV: as a Consultant to many countries/ bodies of reputable organizations, as a prolific researcher and as the architect and chief operator of the illegal radio kudirat that was supposedly operated from an undisclosed burial ground to fight the tyranny of military junta under the Military Interregnum in contrast to a picture of out-of-context policies and vision statements that were pursued by the Jkf-led administration between October 2010 and October 2014 as the Governor of Ekiti State, resulting into high-handedness, misplacement of priorities, wanton wastages at the expense of the common populace; which therefore resulted into his outright rejection by his own people and his consequent failure as palpable in the all round 16-0 defeat at the poll in June, 2014. More importantly, whilst the foregoing had continued to bother my mind, let me ask: - What use is it when you have a Fayemi as Consultant to countries and other international/corporate organizations, yet, fails in his own state as a Governor? - Why should a revered Academic like Dr. Fayemi, who specializes and seemed very versed in Governance, Democratic Studies, Domestic and International Relations fails in adopting suitable, workable and most desirable policies for his people? - What has taken Fayemi this long to tell us about the sum of 30 Billion Naira debt inherited from Segun Oni-led administration and how genuine is this information? - What commonsense or logic does it portend when a Ph.D holder justifies buying a bed worth of N1.5million naira to furnish a cash-embroidered Government House worth of over 30billion Naira when his people languish in abject impoverishment simply because he saw a covetous Government House in Akwa-Ibom and wanted same in his state even when Ekiti and Akwa-Ibom are as far as heaven and earth in terms of proportional income with respect to the Federal Revenue Allocation and IGR; thereby nailing his state to a crucifixion of huge debt of over N86billion? - Do all of these make any sense at all? Without any fear or favour, it would suffice to admit that Dr. John Kayode Fayemi is highly cerebral as a researcher and an Academic Scholar who could have been more efficient and productive in the four walls of the Classroom. Ironically, those singing encomiums for Fayemi on his outing yesterday forgot to note that academic excellence or over-sophistication of eloquence is not a yardstick or precondition for good governance and effective/appreciable performance in Leadership position! I strongly doubt if they realize that there exists a wild margin between theory and practice or between Power and Legitimacy? Nonetheless, I wish Dr. John Kayode Fayemi the very best on his proposed portfolio as the Minister Representing Ekiti State. I wish him and his teeming supporters best of luck! A very good morning to you all. Deji Oso (Mr.) (A Social Crusader and Public Policy Analyst) @adedejioso on twitter

LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY

By Abraham Olusegun Adeleye There lived in a village called Ayanmon,a very young boy TEEJEJE. He was from a poor background with rare opportunity of two square meal per day. He wasn't the last in the family but,the one in the middle. He was a toast of friendship due to his ways of life and mixed up. He was duly loved by many. Meanwhile,after his post primary education, all his attempt to further failed. Nonetheless, he never gave up. He eventually found a means of livelihood in a firm where he was earning little though, away from idleness. Many used to make jest of him,owing to his state of being. Still,he remain un- perturbed but, focused.  After a few years in this organization, he took his search further while business in the so called firm wasn't as groove as thought. He almost turned back to the minimum level of daily plea. God willing,Teejeje met a helper afterward. He was enrolled in government payroll through a pensionable job. Fortune suddenly smiled on him. Remember,what life is? He suddenly became toast of the town again. People started seeing him as one of them coz,he now have source of living. Those that abandoned him in the cause of his trial found their way back into his fold.  Lo and behold! Who never can tell what pride means when you suddenly found yourself above board. He started mis-behaving probably unknown to him. Efforts to get him back on his feet by many failed. He was using his new status to oppress some people at every available opportunity. Painful! As time went by. He was to attend an event in Enikan- omeyin(ENIKAN O MEYIN OLA) town. It was such an invitation of necessity. To fulfil all righteousness, he did so along with his friends namely: ORIYOMI,ENI-OLORUN OPA,OLAINUKAN, AND TANIMOLA. All went well. While the party was about being brought to a close,they left. It was a safe sail near their destination before things went otherwise. Fraaa...froooo...gburuuuu....gbuaaa...gbam! That was the exact drama or the car accident that almost turned fatal. Break failure or over-speeding? Not duly ascertained! Narrowly,all on board cheated death though not without wounds. People came to their rescue though,TEEJEJE sustained the highest degree of all. Months down the drain in agony and serious suffering. He lived between life-death before the end call. Before he submited to the cold will of death. He had been abandoned by all. Friends turned to foes. Families were far-miles away. His heart- rob turned to heart-run. The least adjective meant to quantify his experience is dissertation. Between heaven and earth; lessons were learnt not,only by him but,many among the people around him who witnessed all his misadventure and painful end. Its indeed,a pointer note that,we all must live a life worthy of emulation. A life full of passion to loving God. A life full of humility and sense of decorum. Saheed Osupa once sings"TOBAYO KO PANU,KO MA RANKU BONBON,TORI PAYE GBEGE". Whenever fortune smiles on you,maintain some level of decency and decorum in order to live to fight another day. Life is war! Abraham Olusegun Adeleye Writes from Okemesi