How could a country that wants to turn from the culture of wastefulness and brigandage have forty-five (45) Directors in a single Ministry? That is the simple question this write-up wants to ask. During Shagari’s supposed profligate presidency (1979 – 1984), I knew a “federal” ministry – a major one – that had a single Director; what has changed?
First, a little reminder:
Professor Viola Onwuliri, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the same person who had a so-called “Town Meeting” all over North America a couple of years back to meet Nigerians without ever really attempting to meet them because she did not want protests during the gas hike protests. What to do? She had a few to feast at a tiny Nigerian eatery and while you can check out a report this blog presented back then, here are some words on marble by the same minister now caught in another web – oh yeah, along with the perennially quoted among Nigeria’s most corrupt officers:
“it [the gas price hike] was not half as bad as the media portrayed it” … We have one hundred and sixty million people. If two million are on the streets, then that means one hundred and fifty-eight million are in their homes.”
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The problem this time is a reported collusion between the minister – yes, she’s still there – and Nigeria’s Attorney General Adoke, a guy who’s been reported many times as being in the midst of corrupt practices. At one point, he had to run out of the U.K. where he had been at a hotel concerning Ibori’s matter, a hotel that had its phones flooded when a UK-based NGO gave it out!
The subject of this essay is very much in view but the principals surrounding it need to be brought into view.
To be promoted to Director level, a “federal” civil servant – to borrow a description from WAZOBIA for those named to be ministers – joined “Nigeria’s millionaires”.
How could a country that wants to turn from the culture of wastefulness and brigandage have forty-five (45) Directors in a single Ministry? That is the simple question this write-up wants to ask. During Shagari’s supposed profligate presidency (1979 – 1984), I knew a “federal” ministry – a major one – that had a single Director; what has changed?
The story of Onwuliri and Adoke can be found at the link below:
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http://emotanafricana.com/2012/01/24/still-on-minister-onwuliri/
http://emotanafricana.com/2012/01/20/words-on-marble-from-nigerias-foreign-minister-viola-onwuliri/
And to read the 45-Director scandal, please check out Sahara Reporters‘ story at:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014
emotanafricana.com 
February 19, 2014 at 11:59 pm
This Attorney General Adokie is another powerful corrupt Minister in the regime of President Jonathan. Oduah left in disgrace. His cup will overflow one of these days. It’s a matter of time.
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February 20, 2014 at 1:26 am
Thanks, Dear Fatai.
You’re right but one just wonders how long this must go on and if leaving in disgrace is just dessert for what Oduah did. The least that these people deserve is to be handed over to be prosecuted. That’s what Nigeria and Nigerians deserve.
Sincere regards,
TOLA.
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