GBENGA: THE WONDER BOY

This is strictly about OGD, the all time dare devil magician.
Let's not take this too seriously; these guys as they were don't deserve any such seriousness. So let's catch the fun while it lasts.
This is not to say we won’t think or make our opinions known; we sure would. The only difference is we shouldn't lose our sleep anymore. They are not just going to change for any good.

When I heard that just nine lawmakers sat at about 6:30am to remove the Speaker and then suspend 15 lawmakers having elected a new speaker, I knew the hand manning the wheels and the voices singing the chorus was from different quarters.

What naturally should have annoyed is the impunity with which these acts are committed but the million dollar question is: is it worth it? To this I say, no.
No because, they don't care and they also won't change; not even in a country where law and order is a reserved right for the rich who are not on the wrong side of the President and his godfathers.
Yar'Adua, of blessed memory, slow as his ways were, would have at least commented on such heinous moves that to Jonathan mean nothing, judging by his silence or siddon look approach.

I have always wondered who these their ''The people of Ogun State'' whose interests and welfare they claim to be protecting are. Could it be our teachers, who are yet to be paid, doctors who are already on strike, unpaid civil servants or their spoilt children and prostitutes who have not the faintest idea of what public fund is; they just dip in their blood stained hands and spend lavishly.

Without paying attention to the insensitivity of the cult-like gathering held in the chambers, I am shocked the IGP, Mr. Onovo has not summoned the state commissioner of police to explain the involvement of the police. This in any case might amount to asking a blind man to check one's time piece; to expect a man with such sensitive position to flagrantly disregard court orders over and over again. An IG that would readily parade estranged petty criminals to substitute for the police ineffectiveness.

Had the lawmakers being so committed to their electoral promises so much so that they'd get to the house of assembly complex even before the cleaners, we would have today had good roads, stable academic calendar, well motivated civil servants and functional amenities. What we instead get is an oath driven, ritual seeking commitment to personal aggrandizement and continuous outright betrayal of a stolen mandate.

Of a fact, these 9 guys and their godfathers are desperate and unrepentant but much of their activities have been further encouraged by the fearful and back foot approach of the remaining 15 lawmakers. It is one of the times when you can't blame a stubborn minority considering the attitudes of an unwilling majority.

While I am committed to property writing another piece on poverty sometime soon, it's worthy to state in here that the specie of poverty we are battling in Nigeria extends from the bank accounts and pockets up to our thinking.
People in whom great hope and responsibility reside have continuously jettisoned their principles for morsels. When we finally adopted enthroning schooled individuals as kings and heads of communities, I, like a million and one Nigerians thought we have finally got to a point where Royal fathers would be able to critically read into governance and offer morally upright advices. We all have been proven wrong by the visit of the Yewa Committee of Obas led by Olu of Imashayi to congratulate these culprits. One can now understand why every big thief in Nigeria who have or are currently battling with EFCC and ICPC has series of chieftaincy titles in their kitty. Monarchs are so hungry that they don't mind feeding on the blood of their subjects. These are times I feel ashamed I have to chide our rulers as dutiful subjects. Where hath thy morals, Oh Rulers?!

My brief discussion with legal minds has further confirmed that it's a mere political craze that has deliberately disregarded the tenets of the main pillar that is meant to hold it in place; The Rule of Law.

Pained as we are, curiously as we seek help from wherever now, I pray we remain calm and watch the turn of events. Every episode definitely must have an end.