OPINION: For his acquittal at the CCB, I say congratulations. By Sheriff Olanrewaju.

Date: 2017-06-24

Oftentimes, I feel I have no reason to celebrate or take side with Nigerian politicians, and I have always restricted myself from doing so except in situations where I could convince Bob Dylan who urged men not to criticize what they can't understand, that I may not make the imbecilic mistake to tag all at the helm of affairs as mere monsters.

While many condemned my solidarity article for the Senate President when he was arraigned years back, I felt compelled to also condemn him like a few other writers did, but I hardly get madden by media propaganda until I had taken time to measure their tendentious views by inches; that I may not later end up swallowing my unjust and rash condemnation.

Some social critics have played as consequential a role in the politically motivated case as dragging the name of the Senate President through the mire, mainly to massage the ego of the powers that be. In Freudian terms, they remained trapped in their 'Oedipus complex', never giving up in their blindness and hate-inspired allegations.

Mind you, this is not to exonerate the Senate President on the charges levelled against him; but it is absolutely unfair to nail a man without substantial prove that he is indeed guilty.

Another thing I found completely discomforting was the timing of the said case; only an ardent hater would refuse to admit that it indeed had a raucous political undertone; and it can be deduced as a reaction to the political dissatisfaction that trailed the inauguration of the 8th National Assembly.

Though, discrepancies or embezzlement suspicion should be considered pivotal in the fight against corruption but the place of rights and fairness must never be trampled upon provided the real issue is not shrouded with the garb of cherry-picking and witch-hunting.

I hereby extend my warm congratulations to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki for his acquittal at the CCB.

Ramadan Mubarak to all Muslims.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shururat Olatinwo     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Zara Umar     Owu Fall     KWACOBPA     Dunmade     April 11     GAMA     Ballah     Gbenga Adebayo     Saidu Yaro Musa     Tosho Yaqub     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Ajikobi     Babatunde Idiagbon     Kannike     Kwara State Government     Maigida     Share     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Olabode Towoju     Busari Alabi Alausa     Abatemi-Usman     Sadiq Umar     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Ebola     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Sabi     Isapa     Gamji Members Association     Aliyu Sabi     Dankaka     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     NITDA     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Ubandawaki     Tunde Yusuf     Oke-opin     Cassava Growers\' Association     Ijagbo     Unilorin     Abdulkarim Adisa     Babaita     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Mahee Abdulkadir     Roheemat Hammed     Plat Technologies Limited     Stephen Fasakin     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Iponrin     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Saliu Oluwole     Medview Airlines     Bukola Saraki     Bilikisu Gambari     Marafan Shonga     Yomi Ogunsola     Bond     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Sola Saraki University     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Saraki     Musa Abdullahi     Simon Sayomi     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Chief Imam Of Offa     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Olomu     Hassan Oyeleke     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Onilu     Belgore     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oba Sulaiman Asude     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Umar Saro     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Ahmed \'Lateef     John Dara     Aliyu Salihu     Abdullahi Biffo     Al-Hikmah Radio     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Moshood Bakare     Aminat Omodara     Oya State     Sadiq Umar     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Share-Tsaragi     Yahaya Dumoye     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Eruku     Chief Imam Of Offa     Yetunde Balogun     Saba Mamman Daniel     Esinrogunjo     Voices Of Tomorrow     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Sarakite     Olusola Saraki     Alabere     Biliaminu Aliu     Jumoke F. Ajao     KW-GIS     Sanitation Exercise     Bisi Oyeleke     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Dan Masanin     Yomi Ogunsola     Hussein Oloyede     Sayomi     Ajia-Bako     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Oye Tinuoye     Busari Alabi Alausa     Aliyu Sabi     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Durosinlohun Atiku     Ibrahim Abiodun     Tunji Arosanyin     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     High Court     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Charcoal     Overland     George Innih     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Ahmed     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Lanre Jimoh     NaAllah     Aliyu Muyideen     Vasolar     Kwara State Government     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Ayo Salami     Agbarere     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Yusuf Mubarak     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Hausa     TVC Female National Debate     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     KFA     Iyiola Oyedepo     Baba Isale     Mazars Consulting