Which Way Nigeria? We have never had it this bad, corruption and the northern antidote.

How did we get in this mess, was the first thing i asked myself before writing this article. Did I really raise my voice to campaign for this man called president of Nigeria, did I really ask friends and foes alike to vote President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015?. I had spoken glowing tribute about the uprightness of the former military head of state and told all I came in contact with that this man was without blemish and was the right man to boot out corruption which was a major factor in the failed system of Nigeria. PMB was presented to us as the long awaited Messiah to rescue the sinking ship called Nigeria.

Fast forward to reality, President Muhammadu Buhari can be labelled the worst democratically elected president Nigeria has ever had, and still retains the tag of the most tribal and religious fanatic to have been in the helm of affairs in this country. How did we get here? 

The president won on the pretense of wanting to fight corruption, install rule of law and stop financial embezzlement but sincerely the opposite is the case. PMB has failed to even purge his own allies of the epidermic of corruption, he has shown that only those that opposes his leadership style can be tagged corrupt, and  been in his political party is a cleansing rites and a shelter from persecution.

First it was the then secretary to the federation that was indicted of corruption under the president's nose, it took public outcry and outrage to get the so called anti corrupt president to sack his northern brother after over six months. Mr Lawal was left as the SGF even after the panel presided over by the vice president indicted Mr Babachir Lawal of corrupt practice, and bogus contract he gave to himself for cutting of grass at IDP camps. I remember Mr Lawal asking reporters " who is the government? " when he was told he has been removed, and months after Babachir Lawal is yet to be persecuted and imprisoned.

Then Maina gate was open, the former director of pension was sacked and declared wanted by EFCC and the Interpol, but to the surprise of most Nigerians Mr Maina was reinstated into the civil service and was promoted. Nigerians again had to complain and ridicule the anti corruption stance of Mr president for Mr Maina to be removed. The Attorney General who is also a northern was involved in the whole process of reinstating Mr Maina, meeting the fugitive Maina in Dubai and yet Mr president couldn't sanction the attorney general, neither did he sanction the other northern cronies who had a hand in the reinstatement of their northern brother Mr Maina who stole billions of Naira from the pension fund.

Suddenly again! The anti corrupt president reinstate another indicted northerner who was suspended by the minister of health for scammed training in the tune of about N919m in the national health insurances scheme. Mr Usman Yusuf who was/is the executive secretary of the national health insurance scheme was dully suspended by the minister of health prof Isaac Adewole after he was indicted of corrupt practice, and training scam to the tune of almost a billion Naira by ministerial panel set to investigate the allegations. While on suspension EFCC reportedly called to ask Mr Usman about the allegations and he replied f*ck you and f*ck the minister, and yet the saint anti corrupt president reinstates same man because he is a northerner or what other reason is been given. 

The chief of staff, Mr Abba Kyari has been accused of wanting to extort the removed director general of the national intelligence agency to the tune of $2m, and as usual he wouldn't be sacked because he is a northerner. 

We continue to watch as this detail unfolds President Muhammadu Buhari has proven to be a sectional leader, an ethic bigot and a religious fanatic who lives on pretense, lies and dictatorship. 

This administration is undoubtedly the most corrupt government where only opposition members are tagged corrupt.

Written by

Udu "Celle" Bright.