They Saved the Union

Justice John Roberts: Three times, Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court stopped him from killing the Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Once, he actually wrote the majority decision, keeping the healthcare act intact as if he had a premonition that the man who wants to kill the Act doesn't understand the rudimentary nature of the act and has nothing in the making to replace it. In the process, the Chief Justice saved thousands of Americans from untimely death due to a lack of healthcare coverage. 

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: She was David and he was the Goliath. He called her unprintable names and treated her as a commoner, unworthy of her seat in Congress. But she stood her ground, gallantly defiant of his unceasing bullying and resolute on her mission to mobilise the laws at her disposal to do the needy. And twice she succeeded. But for her toughness and preparedness to 

Vice President Mike Spence: He is quintessentially Vepee personified - everything a President could expect of his deputy. Mr. Pence was more than loyal, faithful, and subservient. He was everything Mr. President wanted. Until the 6th day of January 2021. He looks forward to Mr. Pence capitulating to his subversive manoeuvring by refusing to proceed to Congress as constitutionally required and preside over the counting of the electoral votes and declaring Joe Biden the President-elect. He was wrong. Vice President Pence declined to subscribe to his challenges and demurred. The rule of law prevails. And Mr. Joe Biden was officially declared the President-elect, thus neutralising his last card.

Capitol Police Officer Eugen Goodman: Today, Vice President Mike Pence is alive. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is live. House Majority Whip James Clyburn is alive. And hundreds of other lawmakers are alive, contrary to the plan of all the President Men. Goodman saved the day, saved the Congress, and saved American Democracy. No one can say for sure what would have happened if the mob had gained entrance to the joint session while Vice President Mike Pence was presiding. We would rather not dwell on what would have happened. It didn't happen, thanks to a Goodman at the door.

 Why the Nigerian Diaspora Won't Stop Crying For Nigeria.

For instance, American Universities are already mobilising their Admission counsellors and Alumni members to contact and interview prospective students or applicants for the 2021/2022 academic year, which is set to begin classes in August or September 2021. In fact, most Universities have started dispatching admission letters to students who are starting classes in August 2021. 

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, students in the 2019/2020 academic year have not taken their final exam. In other words, if you were in 100 Level for the 2019/2020 academic year, you are still in 100 Level today, January 13, 2021. Also, the candidates or applicants for the 2020/2021 academic year who should have started classes in August or September of 2020 and round up in May or June of 2021, have yet to be notified or issued an acceptance letter. 

This is just one example of why we cry and lament for our Father's Land. So, the much-overhyped leadership ambition on our part has nothing to do with our concerns and spirited engagement on Nigeria wahala. It is hard to stand by and watch helplessly as neophytes are taking Nigeria down the path of lawlessness and mediocrity. 

They cherish quality education, and they appreciate the values of quality education. And they leave no stone unturned in ensuring that they send their children overseas to take advantage of the orderliness of the Western culture and educational system. Why must you continue to allow them to Lord it over us and our resources at Abuja, squandering our riches, destroying our educational system, and sponsoring their children overseas with public funds? That's not cool. Nigerians should be ready to rally around those who know the essence of power and responsibilities and vote them into public office. 

Debating Wheelbarrow and Cutlass as Empowerment Tools in Niger Delta.

"The Honourable Minister of State, Labour & Employment and Former Min of State, Niger-Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has launched the Special Public Works Programme (774,000) jobs in my own Local Government Area (Uvwie LGA) in Delta State. Festus Keyamo commenced the programme by empowering the Youth with a Cutlass and wheelbarrow, promoting agriculture."

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/social-media-reactions-keyamo-launches-774000-jobs-in-grand-style. 

Please, those of you who have access to Mr Keyamo should start contacting him immediately. Delta State is an oil-producing state. To think that distributing wheelbarrows and Cutlass is the best way to kickstart career empowerment in your community is an unmitigated human error. With this resume, can Festus go to Effurun tomorrow and ask for a vote to go to the Senate? I don't think so. He has to find ways to undo the damage. The first step is to bring into his inner circle,  smart and independent-minded Advisers who will not be afraid to confront him with the truth and what he doesn't want to hear. Wheelbarrow and cutlass are no longer good enough for "Abokis," talkless of the sophisticated Niger Delta folks. Come on, friends!

President Bill Clinton is the most educated and best-prepared American President of our time. He graduated from Georgetown with a Bachelor's degree. Went to Oxford, England as a Rhodes Scholar for a two-year master's program, before proceeding to Yale Law School for his Law degree. You cannot be smarter than that, not even Barack Obama. With all that visible intellectual prowess, you would have thought that President Bill Clinton would likely emerge as an intellectual snob, not at all. Of all his kitchen cabinets, only George Stephanopoulos graduated from an Ivy League institution - Columbia. All the other guys were just street smart and well-grounded in public policy. And they were never afraid to confront Bill Clinton with the best options in any debate. 

I am publishing this protest piece here because of the respect I have for every one of you as friends and as alumni colleagues. Otherwise, I would have published it on my Facebook page. I love Festus, and I want him to succeed. He should go and hire new Advisers as soon as possible. The Federal Government will pay their wages, not him. Is it too much for Festus to go to the Department of Political Science at Uniben, AAU, or DELSU to hire a Lecturer as an Adviser? That's what Northerners do. Festus is a smart lawyer, that's it. He doesn't know much about public policy or political economy. Whatever position he holds next in Delta State will depend substantially on the use he made of this present position for the people of the Niger Delta. As at now, wheelbarrow and cutlass do not cut it.