Author: Umar Saad Hassan

At the very least, the Jonathan administration pretended to care. Where it didn’t want to replace an official under fire, it staged a probe that either withered away or ended in the exoneration of the accused. No matter their shortcomings, they at least respected Nigerians enough to want to be seen doing right. In search of what they truly deserved, Nigerians ditched that administration for one that is a hundred times worse. One that doesn’t even bother to put up a show and pretend to be righteous. With this administration, transparency and accountability have been thrown to the dogs. I…

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When the House of Representatives summoned President Buhari over the recent killing of over 100 farmers in Zabarmari, Borno state by Boko Haram, no one fully aware of what is happening in this country expected him to appear. The President’s handlers will not allow him to take unscripted questions except it is absolutely necessary. Asides the fact that this administration’s inability to protect Nigerians is irrefutable and that the President’s ability to intelligently weave through questions is doubtful, Buhari has displayed a high propensity whether as a result of mental infirmity or not, to digress from questions he is being…

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Let the facts speak for themselves- Was President Buhari aware of a DSS report indicting embattled EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu of hobnobbing with criminals and even living in a N20M per annum house they paid 2 years for? Yes, he was. Was he also aware that the Police Service Commission found Magu guilty in 2010 of offences including withholding and unlawful removal of EFCC files? Yes, he was. The DSS at that time was headed by a kinsman he brought out of retirement, Lawal Daura and their findings were made known to the senate when Magu’s name was brought for…

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