MAINA'S CASE

MAINA'S CASE.

The more you try to make sense of Maina's effrontery in sneaking back into the country unnoticed, the more I see everything wrong with Nigeria. Here was a man, reportedly at large having been declared wanted by the EFCC, and as was believed stowed away. How could the same man have returned without the prying eyes of the DSS not detecting him?. That he conveniently left the country was bad enough, but to have returned back in same fashion speaks volume of our Security apparatus. The entire episode, reeks of anarchy and although, no one has claimed responsibility for the subversion of the rule of law, it is safe to say that the powerful forces of the Cabal, are at work. I still wonder who these cabals are and why they seem to exist in every government?

The President, Mohammadu Buhari, did not prevaricate on this as he used to, he promptly directed Maina's sack and instituted a probe. I wish he becomes this swift in many other national issues. By his action, Buhari may have accepted responsibility for the embarrassment since, the buck stops at his desk. But I pray it doesn't end like this. Everyone remotely involved in the show of shame and infamy, must be brought to justice.

The unprecedented outcry in denouncing Maina's debacle cut across party lines, which is the way to go to demand good governance. However, it points to the general malaise that ails us as a people, corruption. While, I wish that Buhari, becomes more ruthless in the fight against corruption without favouring any one side, he still needs overwhelming support to achieve the desired results.

All other pending corruption cases, should be speedily addressed to win back the credibility that is vanishing by the day.