FG CANNOT MEET ASUU DEMANDS - OKONJO IWEALA.

Truth be told, It was of little or no shock to me when the minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala yesterday stated categorically that the Federal government did not have enough resources to meet the demands of the Academic staff union of Nigerian universities (ASUU) who has been on strike for well over a month now.
As i have already stated, i had this news coming from the outset, not because the country's robust resources are not enough to float our affairs, not because the demands of ASUU are too outrageous and illogical, but because historical precedence has taught us that the Nigeria government is always reluctant to spend the country's wealth on the masses. The Nigerian government spends billions on payment of public officials, while they pay civil servants peanuts, yet they are not even interested in paying these meagre sums, if it were possible, the Nigerian government would make people work for free.
Since the inception of the on-going ASUU strike, i am yet to hear any statement from the president with regards to this issue. Does this imply that the presidency does not bother about the future of the hundreds of thousands of students lying waste at home? O yes, He doesn't! The 2015 elections is by the corner, and surely a president who has lost the confidence of the people on many counts including the fuel scarcity saga, arbitrary change of university names and the current ASUU strike is therefore not expecting them to vote for him again in the up-coming elections.
Therefore if he emerges as a contestant in the 2015 elections, then he obviously have something fishy up his sleeves, considering the fact that elections could either be won through voting or rigging, i beg to ask this rhetorical question, how does he intend to win?
The current ASUU strike is a very serious issue in contemporary Nigerian state, and it's high time the presidency who has been trading words with the opposition party APC faced his official duties and make speeches where one is needed, not that childish exchange of words with the APC which he never seems to get tired of doing.
You know how funny our government is, let us hope that Okonjo-Iweala's statement is just a joke, and that the government would soon make a real statement.
NIGERIA IS A RICH STATE, LET THE GOVERNMENT ANSWER ASUU NOW!

A POEM DEDICATED TO RIVERS STATE LAWMAKERS.

SHAME HAS LOST IT'S CHARM. 

punches have flew like paper kites,
Slaps well delivered and orchestrated.
Screams, angry shouts, and wild anger,
Grunts and moans from the infirmed victims of these atrocities.

Things fall apart, the center no more holds,
The things in which we trusted have failed.
Like a herd of animals without a shepherd
We are scattered, divided into camps by
The things which should have held us together.

Power, position, authority, force.
Coercion, cohesion, conflict, cooperation.
Democracy, authority, legitimacy, anarchy.
Violence has adorned a cape, disguised as ambience,
It has grabbed the mace, and in a spectacular show of shame
Shattered it on their heads.
Our lawmakers have stooped too low,
And supposed Elders now parade conducts akin to toddlers.

I watched tragedy impart a comic message,
He made an instrument of law a weapon of ruination,
He maced them without fear or pity.
Barbarians adorned as elites in the society.

MORE ON THE LAGOS STATE DEPORTATION EXEERISE.

Wonders they say never end, this may have been the case in the ongoing deportation of 'Nigerians' by their fellow Nigerian.
stupid though it may seem, but the Fashola led Lagos state government has enbarked on a mission of 'deporting' indigenes of other states who are residing in Lagos. The unfortunate 'destitutes' as the  Lagos state government tagged them have seen themselves being sent out of the state to their states of Origin. Anambra state have heard a number of it's indigenes deported, the latest victim of this segregation has however been the Osun state government which as of yesterday, received some 46 'destitutes' from the Lagos state government.
What baffles me however is that people could be deported from one state of their country to another. This bold step towards the promotion of segregation based on state of Origin by the Lagos state government could actually prove itself very vital to the replication of the act by other states. If a citizen of the country cannot be free to reside in any part of it  and receive the same equal treatment as other members of that community, then our democracy and constitution is just a mere formality and clearly indicates how far we still have to go before attaining the stage of national integeration neccesary for our proper development.

MORE ON THE REGISTRATION OF A.P.C BY I.N.E.C.

The opposition has cried foul, claiming that the popular acronym APC (armoured personnel carrier) would give the new party undue advantage at the polls come 2015, the correlation between that and it's real meaning (all progressives congress) still eludes me,  this however is none of my business.
My concern however stems from the fact that far beneath all the criticisms and finger-pointing, both political parties are just the same, a change of name does in no way imply a different personality. The same crop of 'selfless, sacrificial' politicians who have led this country into this abyss of poverty and impoverishment are still the captains of this new APC gunship. I heard over the weekend about four northern governors from the PDP who are now in talks with the APC in respect of their interest to decamp. My question therefore remains, does an old wine in a new bottle make the wine new?

MORE ON THE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY FRACAS.

Much has been said about this compellingly historic incident, therefore my unqualified self would not attempt an analysis of this already over-analysed occurrence. In my own view however, i would state that 'there is nothing really bad if a group of adult, matured lawmakers decides to have a little extreme bloody-fun with a mace and other dangerous implements to go by, come on, life is all about originality, so what's wrong if a bunch of lawmakers decides to keep it real? I really do not see anything bad in it, and if there is anything to criticise at all, it should be the weaklings among them who could not even defend themselves from their 'peers'. How then do you expect such a man to defend the interests of his constituency? Let us laugh it out hoping that the light at the end of the tunnel is not just a candle light.

ASUU vs FG

Five weeks into the total abstinence of Federal Universities Staffs from work, yet all we have is just a sack-full of rumours. Over a month of wasted time and idleness among students of the highest tier of education in the country, and all we have to show for it is a trade-off of words between the presidency and Gov. Amechi, a verbal battle for political supremacy between the aged PDP and the old man in childish outfits called APC and a tirade of several other inconsequential issues.

FALL-OUTS OF THE CONTINUED ASUU STRIKE.
1. Waste of time; for both staffs and students. The unemployment situation and the years of experience required for employment would prove themselves veritable barriers to the few students who have come to the harsh reality of having to work instead of studying.
2. Economic loses for the Universities, business ventures in the affected schools and the students who have lost a month worth of their cherished allowance.
3. Increased crime rate. This stems from the fact that these unemployed, broke and exuberant youths have to invest their energy into everything idleness has to offer, this includes, alcohol, drugs, and some other jobs that may not be too legal.
4. Loss of faith in the government. A government which cannot afford to educate it's young ones without regular unwarranted pauses in each academic session, is surely not worth believing in.
5. Loss of votes in 2015, the current division in the ruling party, coupled with this strike could mean a serious threat to their bid to retain power in 2015, lets imagine them losing the votes of all the qualified aggrieved students in the next elections.
6. A bleak future for the Nation. We are all products of our past, and if death is inevitable, then sooner than later, this current crop of politicians would be inexistent, and the products of these incessant strikes would be at the helm of affairs. I love to be optimistic, but history has proven how easily bad tends to grow into worse.

MORE ON THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE.

About a month back, the world was greeted by the news of the acquisition of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot and wounded a black minor by the name Trayvon Martin on the 26th of February last year.
Judging from the police transcript of Zimmerman's call, i think he should have 1. Heeded the police warning not to pursue the 'suspicious looking fellow' he was reporting.
2. He should not have continued to stalk that innocent boy like a predator does it's prey.
3. Having trespassed that direct police instruction however, i think he should have properly identified himself as a Neighbourhood watch instead of engaging him in a racing contest which ended with the minor being deceased.
4. Furthermore, i think it was rather spectacular that this encounter occurred on a foggy day, when the nearest thing to the truth was Zimmerman's account of the whole event.
5. Last of all, i think Zimmerman should have judged Trayvon by several other measures except his colour.

They said a Jury convicted Zimmerman of self defence. I think the horn-less, clawless Zebra should be defending itself from a poaching Lion, not the other way round.
R.I.P TRAYVON. 'Justice' is nothing without the 'Just'.