I put a piece where I praised the Nigerian government and the leaders in the petroleum ministry after the boss of NNPCL promised to get Port Harcourt Oil Refinery going within two weeks. Many of our community members here were not happy, positing that the promise was fake, vague and nonsensical. Some accused me of being naive to believe the government and its agencies.
But note this: these are the same people who believe when we write on data-based critical analysis or challenge some of government policies. But here, using the same government data or source or worker, they now do not believe.
Good People, we need to look at things from the big picture. If a president appoints someone for a zoned office, and partisan senators push against that person, the issue here is not tribalism, since no matter what happens, only someone from the zone will occupy that position. To help Nigeria, you do not focus on tribalism, rather, you push the government to go above petty politics, to attract competent people over hiring party-yes-people, as tribe is not a factor, as it is already zoned to the region. Those commenting over the Ruby Onwudiwe issue, and tribalizing it, have limited understanding that only a Southeasterner can hold that spot!
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Indeed, let us order a bigger telescope and microscope for our political economy course here. My feed is apolitical and non-partisan. When I write, I do not see Tinubu, Buhari, Jonathan, Obaanjo, etc; I see only policies and decisions. I have no agenda other than to let Nigeria work. Nigeria worked for me as a young man, and I am hoping it works for others.
So, if you want to enjoy this feed, please come with an open mind as I am not interested in partisan politics. But if your mind is closed, seeing only darkness even when there is a ray of sunlight, you would feel bad. Unfortunately, I am not licensed to help you in such conditions. If the federal government does well, we will praise it. If it does bad, we will challenge it. The people working there are not enemies to us; they’re fellow citizens and some are doing those jobs at enormous sacrifices.
I put a piece where I praised the Nigerian government and the leaders in the petroleum ministry after the boss of NNPCL promised to get Port Harcourt Oil Refinery going within two weeks. Many of our community members here were not happy, positing that the promise was fake, vague… pic.twitter.com/LGRIP4F1aI
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Your reports and analysis are also subject to critical reviews, to ascertain their veracity. That a government source says something does not make it true, especially when it runs contrary to facts on ground. There are lots of historical precedence, so anyone questioning what government officials say also has a solid point. Governments by their very nature remain the most sophisticated criminal enterprise globally, so at what point in human history did government become purveyors of truth and paragon of virtues? We do not need to get these things twisted, else practical reason will be under serious threat.
With regards to Onwudiwe’s appointment, on principle, I do not see how accepting such appointment makes sense, except for a sole purpose of ‘rescue mission’, and in which case she needs to be begged to accept!. The vast majority of competent and qualified people from southeast backed Obi’s candidature, so if the APC is looking for competent people from southeast, it will be uphill task, because most will decline. In matters of principles, there is no dancing around.
Again, Nigeria might or might not have worked greatly for everyone, but she’s worth rescuing. What some of us won’t tolerate is to see anyone desecrating her.