It took the spirited efforts of majority of the electorates to dislodge the iron fists of PDP led Federal Government and installed the faces of bright hope of good governance in Nigeria but suddenly a dim hope surfaced from internal scuffles among the faces of bright hope and we must salvage the situation to prevent a shattered hope. Hope comes with trust and attestation of good antecedents where the masses are clear-headed and decisive, but the spate of misdemeanours along party lines at variance with patriotism threatens the formulation and implementation of productive policies, programmes and actions by the Federal Government.When genuine intentions of few leaders combat with dubious actions of the majority, good actions becomes wanting or probably wanton as shown in the persecution of the Presidency against the decision to recover looted resources, block financial leakages, revive the economy and make life bearable for all Nigerians. The Presidency must derive means of sensitizing the masses to align with the strategies and plans of government to alleviate their sufferings and bring forth mass oriented programmes and policies.
The hunt is our stolen resources which is responsible for the recession of our economy and failure of government to boost the economy expectedly, what we hunt is still in possession of the hunted who are the culprits fingered in shady deals and massive looting under the last administration. The hunted are scattered across political and business lanes, they are major in the opposition and minor in the ruling party. The hunted are ready to checkmate the antics of the hunters to evade trials and prosecution, the hunted are gaining upper hand over the hunters, while the hunter seems lost on best strategies to nail the hunted within the ambits of law.
The hunters are the government agencies vested with authorities to retrieve the hunt from the hunted, while the headhunter, which is Mr President seems suppressed by the machinations of the hunted as clearly manifested in the tacit support of PDP Leaders for any action that will portray the headhunter in bad light, as noted in series of blackmail of the Presidency on the travails and trials of the Senate President, Former National Security Adviser and others. The Biafra agitators are having a free ride in PDP controlled States and the PDP Senators from the South East Region are mute in their desperation to box Presidency into corner of ineffectual leadership and dismal performance – a PDP machination to ensure the Country record no significance success under the headhunter, not only for their political gains but to pervert the cause of justice and calmly enjoy the looted resources.
With all the instruments of government under the control of the headhunter, one expects the speedy recovery of all stolen funds but really contrasting to note the contrary, which cast aspersions on the competence and credibility of the hunters to act expediently. What we have witnessed are financial policies to block financial leakages and fraudulent practices such as the Bank Verification Number and the Treasury Single Account which brought temporary sufferings to the masses affected by the policies.
An average bank customer suffered one fate or the order in the process of getting BVN linked to their accounts, many were deprived access to their accounts, many have to effect changes in compliance with the directives of ensuring that biometrics and identities of account owners and genuinely verifiable with truism, while the TSA delayed payments by government agencies to indebted contractors and staffs. Weighing the overall benefits of both the BVN and TSA to the economic growth and blockage of financial leakages, the sufferings of the masses at the moment will translate to their prosperity at the long run, but it will amount to grave injustice if our looted commonwealth is not retrieved with immediate alacrity
There is no point twisting the facts of the restrains of the Presidency to act in isolation of the National Assembly and the Judiciary as the synergy of the three arms of government is an impetus towards economic revitalization and recovery of stolen funds. When the uprightness and integrity of any of the arrowheads is questionable, the businesses of government get enmeshed in jeopardy and double standard, which might deny the masses the good governance they seriously yearn.
The Presidency has a covenant with the entire people of this Country and no excuse will be sufficient enough to explain any impediment towards the fulfillment of that covenant. The covenant is good governance and any lawful means must be engaged to dislodge all impediments, obstacles and albatross blocking the fulfillment of that covenant.
Mr President must be bold enough to ignore all contretemps among his allies over the leadership of the National Assembly and other Political Appointments in the discharge of his responsibilities to the Country, Mr President hold the aces and they should be used productively to achieve a greater Nigeria where even the Biafra agitators will celebrate him as a hero. The headhunter should be assemble the best think tank and intelligence network to suppress all obstacles endangering his perform and ensure positive result to the benefits of the masses. With clear conscience, reputable team and clear headedness, Mr President must come out of his shells to solve the numerous problems of Nigeria.
Credit: Comrade AbdulRahman Agboola