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THE CHANGE ERA AND ITS NUMEROUS CHANGES

THE CHANGE ERA AND ITS NUMEROUS CHANGES

"Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds, can't change anything" George Bernard Shaw We have all agreed that change is constant and we have also all agreed that we need to switch swiftly to ensure that we do not dance alone to the rhythm of the past. As a nation; we are moving forward, as a group of people, we are getting stronger and individually, as much as we can (not minding the wailing wailers who are not responding well to treatment) we are changing to the changes around us. This change that we won't stop talking about won't go away from us, at least, we are assured we will keep talking about it till the end of our dear Baba Go-Slow tenure. In this era of change, I have asked earlier where you do belong. Is it in the train of those that believe this change we preach is not about Buhari but every Nigerian who desire to see a great nation or you belong to the myopic few who see change as a vehicle for "self actualisation" through "famzing" people in power and political pilgrimage to gods of men? Where ever you belong in this dispensation, you won't deny the rude shock that greeted the news of a 78 million naira website and the attendant response of Nigerians who care about this country genuinely. It was amazing to see Mr Ogundamisi, a renowned voice against impunity, injustice and political immorality question the sanity of our amiable SAN and Ex governor. To see that the people who have always called on other governors to emulate BRF led the charge in questioning him gladdens one's heart. This is not to say that the hypocrites who canonised the likes of Aunty Ngozi and Sister Alison can not question Fashola. Yes, they can but do they have the moral ground? Just like I tweeted, I still want to give the former Lagos State's SSG benefit of doubt though his letter to the public which had a right balance of arrogance and self confidence is making it hard to stand in stead for our holy barrister. If Fashola can't explain to us in simple and clear terms the worth of his personal website, I hope an anti-graft agency and/or any related body will do so for us. Until proven otherwise, Fashola should continue to enjoy the rest he said he is deservedly taking. It is in this same era of change characterised by not saving the sacred cows from bashing that a tweep directed a tweet at the action governor of Kaduna State about driving through a one-way with his convoy. If you are a keen user of Twitter, since the inauguration of the new government in Nigeria, you will think El Rufai is the only governor in Nigeria. His cutting cost of governance through cancellation of government sponsored hajj trips, reduction of political appointees, hosting of town hall meetings to get the feedback of the people has won the applause of Twitter Nigeria and beyond. Yet, he was called out for doing wrong. If you still believe that this era of change will continue like the time we couldn't differentiate stealing from corruption, then you are still in the dark ages. Most recently, a group of elder state-men made up of complete gentlemen who have paid their dues at different levels visited PMB. It is a thing of joy to see the elders visit the head of the country, since the Yorubas do say "agba kin wa lo'ja kori omo tuntun wo". This was our initial thought as we believed they went to tell our president on how to garner more speed and travel at the pace of light. Instead, we got the shocker of a lifetime. The national peace committee headed by General Abubakar (RTD) seems to have a different agendum parallel to what believe every one should have at this time. Or could we argue that it is part of the change? How do we describe the message and body language of the spokesperson of the committee, Bishop Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto? How? How do we explain our ever brilliant and outspoken Bishop's point of view when he said "Again, our committee is not to intimidate or fight anybody, the former president's contribution and what he did still remains spectacular, and I think that President Buhari himself appreciates that?" It saddens the heart to hear people talk about conceding defeat like it's a feat no one has ever achieved on planet earth. It is shameful and preposterous to say "if Buhari insists in his (Jonathan's) probe, who is to say he won't be the victim of a probe himself when he leaves office? When will the cycle of probes end and that of governance begin?" How do we clear our system of corruption when everyone, including those assumed to be morally upright wear the toga of "nobody is a saint? In the middle of all these weird changes, it is comforting to note that our wonderful yet-to-be-changed-to-evil Arch Bishop John Onaiyekan still maintains his fearless and objective stance. His cautionary advise to PMB is timely as he reminded him that his fight against corruption is good yet it won't get us out of this pooh alone. John Onaiyekan said without mincing world that "all we hear is probe! probe!! probe!!! Probe is not the only thing we are looking for. It is good; it is part of the cleaning but it is not one tenth of the cleaning that should be done. Look at the country, it is still dirty. Nothing seems to be working. You are a Nigerian; I am a Nigerian, we cannot see it." As concerned Nigerians, we hope PMB will not relent in his fight against corruption and also hope he gets working on every other thing he promised us. Your duty, just like I have too, is to remind others of the words of Alan Watts: "the only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance".

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