LETTERS
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Arms Deal: House Panel in N2.5b Bribery Scam
The extent Niger dock went to deny federal lawmakers ample opportunity to do their work is amazing. They even got a court injunction, restraining the legislators’ entry into their premises. If they have nothing to hide, why must they fight so hard to shut the door at the lawmakers? The security agencies have a task of getting to the bottom of the matter.
Hamsat Mohammed,
Kaduna.
The fact that the House Committee on Privatisation and Commer-cialisation insisted on probing Niger Dock after the whole House had rejected the motion shows that they have something personal they wanted to gain from their investigation that is not of national interest. They are behaving like other leaders we have in the country who are all out for their personal enrichment.
Somebody should please remind the legislators to concentrate on their duties of making laws and leave investigation of crime to the security agents if they are not pursuing personal interest.
Kudos to Newswatch for exposing the personal enrichment tactics by our leaders.
Victoria Ikwebe,
Makurdi.
Scandals will continue to rock our public institutions until we learn how to punish fraudulent and corrupt public officers severely. If Bankole and other principal officers of the house are guilty of the alleged scam, they should be impeached without delay. Impeachment should be carried out as long as those at the helm of affairs continue to soil their hands until the system is rid of kleptomaniacs.
Emman Onyebuchi Uja,
Surulere,
Lagos.
Nigeria is yet to find its bearing as a nation capable of fulfilling the purpose of its existence to its citizenry. There is no bond or attachment holding the leadership class and the average Nigerians. The trend can only be reversed if through good governance, citizens of Nigeria begin to feel a sense of belonging. By so doing, the citizenry will be easily galvanised into supporting every well meaning initiative of the government towards making the system to work. Otherwise, there may be no hope of getting to the end of the tunnel. The present state of affairs where the welfare of the citizenry count for nothing to the leadership class will only help to create a sense of detachment from the system.
Chris Edache,
Port Harcourt.
The Trigger Men of Niger Delta
The story of Prince Igodo, the militant leader, who was eliminated for deviating from the spirit of Niger Delta struggle, makes an interesting reading. However, as one of the key players in the struggle for the emancipation of the Niger Delta, I wish to state that General Ogunboss, my humble self and Prince Igodo lived like one. But Igodo later broke the unity and turned the trigger against innocent men and women of the Niger Delta. In the process, many heads rolled, hence Ogunboss and I decided to eliminate him. So, he was never consumed in the battle for supremacy among militant camps but paid the price for turning the trigger against fellow Ijaw men and women.
General Ogunboss,
Opuama,
Bayelsa State.
Nddc Chairman Squanders 1 Billion Naira On Juju
For a former diplomat like Sam Edem who later became the chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to spend about one billion naira on a native doctor makes it imperative to examine him.
This is among the many problems begging for solutions in the Niger Delta region. The person whose responsibility it is to improve the lot of people has squandered their money on a native doctor. He should be thoroughly investigated to find out how he made the huge amount he squandered on Juju.
Emeka Floyd Nwosu,
Owerri.
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