I am of the frank opinion that religious leaders in Nigeria generally set out to exploit the masses in the same way as the politicians do, save the fact that they then promise their congregation a reward in Heaven for later and thereby avoid possible recriminations and expectations from their followers who may or may not be disappointed at the end of the day, after all there is no return ticket from the dead, so there is no comeback!

Nigeria cannot afford to hang around for Yar’Adua who is ailing at the worst of times and ineffective at the best of times. Nigerians need to see his present ailment as an act of providence; the same way the demise of the goggle-eyed one restored our hopes and allayed our worst fears. If people are inclined towards praying, then let them pray for the removal of the yoke that the Yar’Adua presidency has become to the nation; let them also pray for the quick demise and passing of all those whose conscience were mortgaged to bring us to this impasse.

When I come to the NVS, as a veritable watering hole of Nigerians from all corners of the earth, I amuse myself by reading the tribalistic, myopic and oftentimes, ignorant comments made about Nigerians by other Nigerians!

Of course, these only prompted me to think about the sustainability of the Fashola drive. Guess what, if the modest accomplishments of Jakande that were aimed at building for the mental and physical future of Lagosians could go to ruins while the man is alive, what we can say for the legacy or otherwise of Guv. Fash? It would take only days or weeks of cessation for the environmental achievements to be reversed to its erstwhile status quo. And this is a fact!

 Nigerians, let us use Monday December 29, 2008 to demand our freedom from poverty, ignorance and hunger. It is our inalienable human right. Let us show our support for Ribadu and our hunger for a just future for ALL NIGERIANS by acting now. Please pass this message to as many people as you can.

 “Yar’Adua spoke softly, slowly and made no facial expressions when he observed that Nigeria would have to make hard but necessary steps to reform the system."