Nigeria is a diverse country just like the United States of America. Democracy appears to work for the USA but tends to pull us back here in Nigeria. We choose our leaders based on either tribal or religious sentiments. Corruption has become so infectious that people hardly trust one another anymore. In fact, it is now a general belief that everyone has a price. The more honest and upright you prove to be, the more money they bring forth to buy you.
The case of (dis)honourable Farouk Lawan and the business mogul Femi Otedola is one perfect example of the sorry case that Nigeria has become over the years.
Why has the presidency kept quiet on this issue?
Where is the supposedly marked money given to Farouk?
Where is the Judiciary in this case?
This single case should have been the one utilised by Aso Rock to win back the hearts of Nigerians to show them that the fight against corruption is huge and knows no one by prosecuting the 'holier than thou' (dis)honourable and Mr Femi if he is found culpable too. Then you remember that the agency that tackles corruption is owned by the ruling party, the men involved belong to the same party, Aso rock belongs to this party and the Judiciary belong to them too. This party cares less about its members' kleptomania, it just wants to arrest and prosecute as many of the poor on the streets as possible.
I am even disappointed in myself for believing that the same Aso Rock that has refused to declare its assets as stipulated by the constitution whose rules they all swore to uphold by the Bible and the Qur'an can tackle corruption. The same Aso Rock that doesn't 'give a damn' about what we say about it. We should all start asking questions, we can't keep smiling until they mete out injustice on us too before we rise up and make them accountable to us. We are Nigerians and Aso Rock is nothing without us.
really?
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