Short&Sharp
My worries for Adamawa As an indigene of Adamawa State, it causes me much concern to see the condition of my state worsening, faced with phenomenal security challenges. My fellow indigenes and patriotic citizens, it is important we strictly adhere to the advice given by the security agents, be security-conscious and report any suspicious person(s) […]
My worries for Adamawa
As an indigene of Adamawa State, it causes me much concern to see the condition of my state worsening, faced with phenomenal security challenges. My fellow indigenes and patriotic citizens, it is important we strictly adhere to the advice given by the security agents, be security-conscious and report any suspicious person(s) and object(s) around that you are not comfortable with in good time to the nearest police station or security agency. I will use this medium to commend the efforts of the federal government, states, and the Nigerian Army for the bold steps and measures taken to ensure safety and peace in the North-Eeast within the shortest possible time. I also want to clearly state Nigerian soldiers are my heroes and I am proud of them. All they need from us are prayers and encouragement.
Tukur A. Sahabo ([email protected])
#BringBackOurMoney as the next social media campaign
A lot of Nigeria’s money remains in the hands of corrupt government officials, in private onshore or offshore bank accounts, trading and investment accounts, landed property portfolios, business investments and much more, all stolen by men and women who cut across all ethnic and religious labels. This is still so at a time when almost all our national institutions are in near-comatose state and all tiers of government are also in deep financial mess with some of them being unable to meet up with their financial obligations and budgetary requirements. President Muhammadu Buhari, I hope you haven’t forgotten that some of us chose to ignore ethnic and religious sentiments to vote for you because we believe you can sort this conundrum out. We are waiting, sir, while corrupt officials #BringBackOurMoney.
Jimi Bamidele-Smith, Ikeja, Lagos.
Nigerians are getting impatient with Diezani imbroglio
Former petroleum minister Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke is in the news, negatively, and deserves it. If things go like they look so far, jail might be her next destination. Maybe I have been eager to see her being probed, that’s why I’m feeling like the current speed with which the case is being handled is simply too slow. I’ve written about this before, there should be special courts for government officials like her, hence speeding up the process and delivering justice in a timely manner. After all, Nigerian government officials of the last administration wasted no time looting this nation, so the system should waste none nabbing them.
Aisha Mukhtar-Suleiman, Garki, Abuja.
Those policemen who never get tired
I must commend the Inspector-General of Police on doing what previous ones couldn’t do – and should’ve done anyways, the abolition of police check-points, popularly called ‘road blocks’. However, there are still some bad eggs, particularly a check-point at the Police College Kaduna round-about, who insist on manning their banned endeavour. I’ve written about them before and they are still there every night, practically begging motorists for money. I would be happy if ‘Oga IG’ kindly looks into that. Like I have put it in the past, as long as the naughty policemen don’t get tired of mounting check-points, I won’t get tired of writing to newspapers.
Aishatu Liman, Ungwan Sarki, Kaduna.