My experience with homosexuals — Mr. Ibu

Popular comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr.
Ibu is one man that knows how to make his audience
laugh with his antics onscreen. Known for his imbecilic
roles, he says his fans sometimes mistake his movie
personality for his real character, and in this exclusive
chat with Showtime Celebrity, he speaks about his career
and clears the air on some misconceptions about his
person. Excerpts…
 How do you prepare yourself before going on set?
There is no preparation; it’s an in-built thing. I love acting,
and interpretation of characters given to me doesn’t really
take me time to do. Straight ahead, I read and interpret
my characters and I enjoy it so much. Acting is so sweet.
How did you really come about the name Ibu?
Ibu has been my
name from
childhood. My
grandfather
bore the name
too and I took
after him
because as I was
growing up, they
used to call me
all his names.
On how I got the
name in a
movie,
somebody was
actually writing
a script that I was going to act in. He was using my name
as a character in it and at the end of the day, they titled
the film ‘John Ibu Okafor.’ It took me time to change it
from Mr. John Ibu to John Okafor; later I left it as Mr. Ibu.
What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Not really on stage, but on the road when I drive into my
fans and they demand I should come down from the
vehicle which I normally do. But the irony is that some
people hate me. One day, I came down from the vehicle
acknowledging cheers from my fans and shaking hands
with them. Meanwhile, somebody was busy knocking my
head from the back and whenever I look back to see who
it was, I will see everybody smiling and laughing with me.
Before I know it, another person will hit me with another
heavy knock again. I felt a lot of pains but I decided
to bear it because they are my fans. However, I don’t
blame them because I caused it with the way I interpret
my roles in films; It overwhelms them, so they feel the
only way to appreciate me is to hit me and to keep liking
me.
You’ve worked with a lot of actors; which of them do you
have the best chemistry with?
A whole lot of them, because each time I have anyone of
them on set with me, I see it like a challenge because I
bring people up and parley with them. I don’t go about
with any airs; everybody is equal to me, so each time
we’re together on set, they act well and I love all of them.
And is there anybody you’d like to act with that you’ve not
had the opportunity of being on set with?
Hmmm, I have worked together with all of them, or let me
say almost all of them.
What are you working on presently?
Now, I’m working on Ibu Runs Mad in America. It’s about
madness all through. I had to go nude completely; I put
off all my cloth and I had to use powder to deceive people
so that they will not know but it was all fun. It’s a very
hilarious movie, but there are some serious lessons
attached to it. There are also lots of big actors in the
movie including white men and women. Part of it was shot
in Dallas, Bronx and Queens in New York, and
Philadelphia all in the United States of America.
You have often played romantic roles which may entail
kissing and smooching female actors. How does your wife
react to this?
She is an artiste too; if people kiss her, will I kill her? If she
kisses, I kiss, so we both kiss.
Is any of your children taking after you?
Yes, my first son is showing interest in acting but I’m trying
to push him away though he is insisting he’s going to act.
He is married now with two kids, so I am a grandfather.
You don’t look like a grandfather, what’s the secret of your
looks?
I’m always happy. I believe that you should leave behind
whatever problem that is hanging you up; enjoy yourself,
and smile with people. Laughter is the solution to lots of
problems; enjoy yourself and feel free.
Can you recall your saddest moment?
The only time I felt bad was watching my mum die. I was
standing watching her leave us; that moment was so tough
for me because I loved her so much. She left me with a lot
of orientation like beating a woman is a sin; and that any
man who beats a woman will go to hell. I held on to that
word until I got mature and that orientation is still in me
and my siblings; I’ve never raised my hands on a woman.
What will you consider the high point of your career?
Do I really have a high point? Everything is a high point for
me; the sky is my limit. In fact, the sky is the beginning
because I want to go higher and train so many people,
and carry them along; both boys and girls. That is what I
enjoy doing.
What about the lowest point of your career?
The lowest moment in my career is going for an award
and nothing was given to me. Sometimes, they gave me
plaque and no money is attached to it. I’m tired of packing
‘sticks’ at home with nothing attached to it. It pains me a
lot, so I’ve decided to only go for awards that are really
worth it. But if it is just any award, I can send my manager
or anybody else to go and collect the stick on my behalf.
Does acting pay all your bills?
Yes, definitely; acting pays all my bills. I love acting so
much; it has made me who I am today and I thank God.
Do you have any regrets?
Sometimes, people think I am not lettered because of the
kind of language I speak, the way I dress, and my reaction
to things in films. They see me as a mumu (fool), and I say
yes to it, that I’m a mumu. But I attended elementary
school; I didn’t attend primary school because in my time,
there were no primary schools. From elementary school
which stopped in 1974, I went to secondary school in
Sapele. After that, I went to Institute of Management and
Technology (IMT), Enugu for my tertiary education. I did
part-time there because my father died early so there was
nobody to train us. We were all feeding from hand to
mouth. Having known that education is a priority; and that
one cannot do anything without education, I was bent on
making sure that I was educated to a level that was at
least equal to my mates. But at a time, I stopped and then
picked up again. That was how I actually trained myself.
Have you ever faced sexual harassment?
If you go to my page on Facebook, I fight vehemently
against homosexuals; both gays and lesbians because
these are viruses in the industry that kill the spirit. It is not
good at all. There is no harassment as I speak to you; the
harassment is within same sexes. Men harass themselves,
and women harass themselves, so they are
wonderfully preparing themselves for the devil, and I tell
you, they will all go to hell.
Have you ever been wooed by a homesexual?
(Shouts). Several times, and the man that approached me
will never come close to me again in his life because I
humiliated him publicly. I called him out, and shouted his
name everywhere. Besides, if it was by looks, nobody
would approach me because I’m not fine.
What would you like to say to your fans?
What I’m trying to tell my fans is, if you know what is your
destiny, follow it up. Do not go into things because people
are doing it; ask questions before you do anything. Don’t
delve into any business you don’t know anything about;
acting is so sweet but if you don’t know anything about it,
just leave it. I hate it when people pay money to be given
roles in movies. Why should you pay money to be given
what you don’t know how to do, then people who can do it
are not working; that is stealing.

wande coal finally broken his silence--I miss Don Jazzy, Wande Coal cries out

Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe a.k.a Wande Coal is one youngster who was
instrumental in encouraging the likes of Davido and Wizkid to pursue
their passion for music. The social media went agog earlier this month
when he announced the release of his sophomore album. Fondly called
Black diamond, the former Mohits/Mavin artiste opens up on why it
took him six years to release another album, why he avoided the media,
missing Don Jazzy and the joy of fatherhood.
It took you six
years to release
another album;
What happened?
I was with Mohits
and the company
dissolved in 2011,
then, I was left
alone to choose
where to go. Either
to go with Dbanj or Don Jazzy. I just moved with Don Jazzy because
we had bonded, It’s not that I didn’t like Dbanj but I just had to move
with Don Jazzy because he is a producer and I am a singer. I moved
with Don Jazzy without no contract . It was based on love and I had no
contract. At some point I wanted to be in charge of my own creativity
and have my own personal growth .I have been working with Don Jazzy
for a while and I wanted to give other people the opportunity to produce
my music. It takes time. I left Don Jazzy in 2013 and we were already
working on my second album, which was almost done. But at the end of
the day with business, you disagree and agree. It just didn’t work out
.That is why I had to start all over again .Songs like Rotate are no
longer on the album. I had to start all over again creating new songs,
getting a new producer that is why it took this long.
How was it for you transitioning from a known record label to
becoming an independent artiste?
Nothing good comes easy; we have to keep working. A lot of people
said my career has declined. All these things motivate me. I like good
criticisms. I met Don Jazzy in 2006; they didn’t sign me until 2010. I
have been working all that time, writing songs. It wasn’t too hard, but I
just needed sometime to create my own sound. New producers are
coming up and I decided to give them a chance. The song I did in
Ghana with R2bees became a hit, but it wasn’t Don Jazzy that produced
it. Don Jazzy doesn’t have a problem with that. People like Wizkid and
Davido, I practically influenced them, telling them this is how to go
about it. People must grow, table must turn, and people must change. I
don’t want to be stereotyped with my sound. I don’t want people to feel
that if I don’t have Don Jazzy, I cannot make it.
Why should everyone get this album?
I feel like the album covers all demographics. My last album covers
songs for mamas, papas and young people. This album is just my own
creativity and personal growth from over the years. I think it’s a must-
get album. I spoke about different things. I spoke in my dialect, I spoke
in pidgin, I spoke in English. I focused on different topics for each song
in the album. It’s going to be a great album. I have been planning to
work with 2face for a while now and everybody has been expecting
Wande Coal and 2face to work together. I have always been putting out
good music everybody knows me for that. Eight producers worked on
this album and unfortunately Don Jazzy wasn’t one of them.
Why didn’t you work with any of your former label mates in the new
album?
First of all, I will have to say that Dbanj, Don Jazzy, Wande Coal,
D’Prince and Dr Sid are one big family. We are all brothers. I am sure
that you have brothers at home that at some point you argue over
things. We are still family because of the training and the hardwork we
have been through and all the time we have shared together. I just felt
like I have worked with them a lot of times so it’s better to give other
people chances. In the future we can do something by the grace of God.
Why are you avoiding the media?
I am not running away from the media, I just felt that at that time, I
needed to create my own self again. This is me right now, Black
Diamond. I had to give myself some time. Like I said earlier, we had
already done the album and I had to start all over again. Every time I
am called to grant interviews I would say : “What do you want me to
say, If I get there now and I am asked where is your album”? That is
why I took my time to work on the album, got a good team, got
everything structured and now I am here. I am not running away from
the media anymore.
What inspired the title of the album Wanted?
Everywhere I go people ask me for the album in spite of the fact that I
have released a couple of singles. Even my mum asked for the album.
She wants to listen to songs that will motivate her and motivate her
friends. So I just got the title Wanted just like that
Do you think your sophomore album will surpass Mushin to Mohits?
I will say all glory to God for getting me out there. It’s a case of two
magical people coming out to create a magical sound. It’s not by one
man, it’s by God. A lot of people expect a lot from me because of the
standard of the previous album. I created the new album just like the
old one, the difference is that my fans will get to see the better me. The
debut album was all about the young Wande. My new album is focused
on experiences I have gathered from that time of Mushin to Mohits, to
this time
When last did you visit Mushin?
Mushin will always be my home. From 12 in the midnight I can just
drive to Mushin. My grandma always opens the door. All I need do is
just to call my friends that I am around. It’s something I do regularly.
My grandma is from Mushin; my mum lives in Mushin. My maternal
family is from Mushin. I grew up with my grandma. She practically
paid my school fees. I owe it to her,without her, I won’t be able to
associate with Mushin
Do you charge for collabos?
You have to be good. I don’t charge for collabos. Why I featured in My
woman My everything is because it’s a good song.
A lot of people believe that though the song belongs to Patoraking, you
have promoted it more?
I didn’t make the song my own, that is why I dropped Ashimapeyin.
Ashimapeyin is my own song. Collabos help you get into new
dimensions as an artiste
Many people would argue that you got the concept from KWAM 1…..
(Cuts in) That is our father. He is our legend. It’s allowed once in a
while to go back in time and look into the future.
Do you miss Don Jazzy?
There are no two ways about it, I miss Don Jazzy. When we are in the
studio we make ourselves laugh that is what people hardly know.
Hopefully, we can work together sometime in the future. There is no
beef
Are you open to having collabos with your former label mates?
I am open to having collabos with them. There is no ‘beef’ between us.
It’s about having a common ground to make good music.
Are you ever envious of the likes of Korede Bello, Reekado Banks and
Dija?
I said you have to give people chances. I have been in their shoes. I am
not envious of them, I have been Korede Bello, Dija , Reekado Banks
and I have grown past that. I have grown to a level where I need to
create my own thing. I feel like they are with the best producer and we
should learn from it.
A lot of artistes are resorting to skin bleaching, would you do that
anytime soon?
I don’t want to bleach, trust me I like my colour like this
What is your opinion about nudity in music videos?
I don’t think you have to be nude to do a music video. I don’t think
nudity should define a music video
What will you say about fatherhood?
Fatherhood has been good to me. My child is seven years old. It was
part of the reasons why I had to be out of circulation. I had to take care
of my child.
Do you still intend to get married?
By the grace of God
Are you considering getting married to your baby mama?
If God says so; I am leaving that in God’s hands. I am a single dad for
now. I love my son, he is smart and brilliant. I am happy. It has taught
me to be responsible basically.
How many tracks do you have in your new album?
I have 18 tracks.
Don’t you think that will make you sound monotonous?
I didn’t repeat any beat, sound or lyrics in all the 18 tracks. It won’t
sound monotonous.
What do you wish you had done differently?
I wish I had done the things I know now. I did everything based on love
back in the days which I think I shouldn’t have done . I didn’t separate
business from friendship. Every little thing in life teaches you a lesson
What has music not done for you?
Music is everything to me. I won’t say it hasn’t done anything for me. I
won’t be here without my music. The press won’t be here if I have no
music. Music brought me out there.
How long did it take you to work on this album?
It took me two years. I had to start all over again.
What is your take on the beef between Wizkid and Davido?
I have been blessed by their music. The only person I can say we have
been through a lot together will be Wizkid. Nobody can blame Wizkid
for who he is. He has learnt and I think he is a great kid. I love him to
death. He is my brother. We bonded .With Davido; I think he is a great
artiste and doing his own thing
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victor osimhen is about to make history

Golden Eaglets striker, Victor Osimhen is gradually inching
his way into the tournament’s history books.
According to statistics, the striker’s
four goals and one assist make
him the highest scoring player in
the group stages. If he does go on
to collect the adidas Golden Boot,
he will become the third Nigerian to
be named top goalscorer at a FIFA
U-17 World Cup after Macauley
Chrisantus in 2007 and Wilson
Oruma back in 1993 if he does,
bringing the Golden Eaglets level
with Spain’s tally of three previous
Golden Boot winners in this competition (Borja in 2009,
Cesc Fabregas in 2003 and David in 1997).

Corruption is the fundamental root of unemployment, insecurity – Agbaje

Mr. Fred Agbaje is a lawyer with over 30 years at the Bar.

In this interview, he spoke on the need to amend the 1999

Constitution. He also expressed his view on why the

present administration cannot implement the outcome of

the national conference convoked by the administration

of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Besides, he

stated the reasons why graft offences should attract

capital punishment among other issues. Excerpts:

By Abdulwahab Abdulah

Some Nigerians, including Lawyers, have been calling for

further amendment of the constitution especially on issue

of corruption. Do you think president Mohammadu

Buhari should rely on the report of the national

conference convoked by else president Goodluck

Jonathan?

In the first place, I am not

comfortable with the set up

of the confab and its

outcome. I want to believe

that some honourable

Nigerians were railroaded

into the conference

because they ought to have

known that there is no way

the government that had less than five months to vacate

the sit would be able to implement the report of the

National Conference they were invited to participate. We

all know that one of the major fundamental philosophies

of law is jurisprudence.

No government can buy its successor and if such cannot

happen, the members of the conference, particular

lawyers should have asked themselves how do we expect

incoming government after Jonathan to implement the

report? Would they not say they are not party to the

confab? Would they not say that the outcome of the

conference was not part of their manifestoes?

These are the fundamental questions the participants

ought to have asked themselves but because of some

personal interest, that was why 70 and 80 years old men

were clamoring to become members of the conference.

My take is, what is the essence of the National

Conference, if the government that constituted it could not

implement the report; how do they expect the incumbent

government to inherit another man’s liability? I am not

holding brief for the president and how would he

juxtapose the outcome of the conference with his political

manifestoes no matter how laudable they are.

If he decides to implement the report of the national

conference, are they not going to say that he did not

mention such during his manifestoes? I don’t blame the

president if he distances himself from the report of the

national conference because he was not part of the

conjugal rites that gave birth to the national conference

reports; how do we expect him to inherit a bastard child?

The whistle blowers’ bill has not been passed into law, if it

is passed, is it capable of assisting in waging war against

corruption?

For effective fight against corruption we need to make

Freedom of Information Act which is already in force

available in all the states of the federation. All the states

must adopt it instead of leaving it at the federal level. I

could remember that some human rights organizations

early this year asked the immediate past government of

Lagos State to render account on certain expenditures,

Fashola’s regime refused to oblige the organizations, they

when to court and their defence was that they are not

bound by the law.

In other words, we need effective implementation of

Freedom of Information Act. Another issue is the

amendment of the constitution especially section 15

dealing with all organs of government to join hands

together to fight corruption and also section 36 of the

constitution dealing with fair hearing should be

amended. Cases relating to graft offences, presumption of

innocence should not apply because a grade level 17

official who has several houses, fleet of cars and all his

children went to school abroad should defend himself or

proof his innocence.

Are there other issues that demand immediate attention

now?

Another issue is to amend the administration of Criminal

Justice system in the states. Where they operate criminal

code should be amended as well so as to renew the new

mentality of incorporating anti-graft law. The constitution

should stipulate it that any graft offence is a capital

offence through which the presiding judge will grant bail

only on health ground from renowned public hospitals. I

am an insider and I have been defending criminals and I

know how the like of some past governors who have

allowed anti-graft cases to hang on their neck and they are

now senators.

Meanwhile their cases had been on for more than six to

seven years. In other words, the society has recycled

them to become lawmakers instead of being in prison. To

make the graft more socially- oriented, we must amend

the administration of criminal justice law, the evidence

law, section 36 of the constitution particularly making

graft offences a capital offence. Declaration of asset is a

mere cosmetic approach of fighting corruption and it is

not fundamental.

The fight against corruption should start from the state

governors and be extended to the civil service and the

legislature. The present National Assembly is constituted

of mainly some state governors who had stolen money

and became law makers, they cannot make good law

when they know that arraignment is hanging on their neck

and they would be the first victim. Nigeria is at the cross

road to fight corruption because those who are supposed

to give direction to the Mr. President’s approach to fight

corruption will not do it.

The state governors who are eyeing the Senate seat will

never support move to amend the constitution to make

graft offenders bagged life imprisonment because some

of them know they will soon be arraigned. Those who

think the condition is so stringent should also realize that

corruption has deprived Nigeria of developmental

progress, corruption is the fundamental root of

unemployment and insecurity we are witnessing in the

country today.

We need to address corruption seriously and

fundamentally through the instrumentality of law and

constitution and government must be serious with the

institutions that are fighting corruption instead of

celebrating individuals so that when the president finish

his regime the institutions will continue in fighting the

corruption.

What are the legislative reforms you want the lawmakers

to address urgently in the National Assembly?

The primary functions of the National Assembly is to make

good laws for the governance of the country. Why doing

so, they must not push their selfish interests rather the

interest of the Nigerians to ensure that the unborn

children do not inherit empty treasury, liability,

unemployment and many other problems the country is

currently facing. Laws must be made to ensure that

Nigeria is a better society; laws must be made to ensure

that graft is reducing to the barest minimum.

Senate queries approval of N63.5bn for Abuja Airport’s 2nd runway contract

ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, queried the N63.5 billion
approved for the construction of the second Runway for
the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying it
was an attempt to ‘steal and rape’ Nigerians of the
country’s common patrimony.
It, however,
called on the
government to
urgently
construct a
second runway
at the airport
and urged it to
ensure that due
process and
diligence was
followed in the
award of
contracts for the
construction.
These resolutions were sequel to a motion by Senator
Dino Melaye, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi West,
titled, The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja,
Second Runway Contract.
The Senate, while calling on the federal government to
drastically reduce what it termed the unrealistic cost, said
the government must monitor the contract award process.
Presenting the motion, Senator Melaye noted that the
contract for the construction of the runway was cancelled
by the last administration after allegation of over inflation
of contracts was established.
Melaye, who noted that the contract was awarded by the
Federal Executive Council, FEC, at N64 billion after
ratification by the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP,
contended that there was also the need for the
construction of a second runway since, according to him,
“the existing one is not only bad but inadequate.”
According to him, the entire Gombe Airport, with 3.6km
runaway cost N8.2 billion; Jigawa Airport cost a total of
N11 billion, Bauchi, N12 billion; Enugu Airport,
reconstructed and expanded at N13 billion and Akwa
Ibom Airport was constructed at N18.05 billion.
He expressed worry that the proposed cost of constructing
just a runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, was
astronomical, insisting that the amount was four times the
cost of constructing a brand new runway in the country.
Melaye argued that the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow
Airport, with four lanes of 4km runway cost less than N22
billion, saying constructing a 3. 8km one-line runway for
N63.5 billion would be a waste of fund considering
Nigeria’s present economic situation.
He said: “The publication that the contract is already
undergoing review and to be awarded at N63.5 billion as
published by newspapers is another attempt to steal and
rape Nigerians of our common patrimony. Further
convinced by the fact that the entire Gombe Airport with
36km runway cost of N8.2 billion; Jigawa Airport cost N12
billion, Enugu Airport was constructed and expanded at 13
billion naira and Akwa Ibom Airport at N18.05 billion .
“This astronomical amount is about four times the cost of
constructing a brand new airport in Nigeria. As a
representative of the people, we must advise that due
process and strict adherence to Public Procurement Act
be observed in the said contract of the Second Abuja
Airport Runaway. If this not brought to attention of the
government now, there may be another fraud in the
making, given the comparative analysis of cheaper cost
across the country. “
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in his remark, tasked the
government to put in motion necessary machinery to
construct a better runway at the Abuja International
Airport and due process should be followed in awarding
the contract.
According to him, the amount bandied for constructing
the second runway at the airport was unacceptable,
stressing that the Senate would do its best to ensure that
there was probity in award of contracts not only in the
aviation sector, but other sectors of the economy.
The Senate President who noted that there was the need
to stop what he described as the reckless expenditures,
while awarding contracts in the country, said that it was
the responsibility of the senate to perform the oversight
functions in awarding these contracts.
Meanwhile, five bills passed first reading yesterday.
The bills include Prevention and Punishment of Torture
Bill 2015 by Senator Biodun Olujimi, Ekiti South; the
Nigerian Biodiversity bill 2015 and Counterfeit Goods Bill
2015 by Senator Isah Misau, Bauchi Central; National
ecological agency Bill 2015 by Senator Obinna Ogba,
Ebonyi Central and and Fire arms act CAP F28 LFN 2004
(repeal and re-enactment) Bill 2015, Joshua Dariye,
Plateau Central.
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Iheanacho shines as City defeat Palace

Nigerian born striker, Kelechi Iheanacho were among the
goalscorers as Manchester City eased into the Capital One
Cup quarterfinals with a 5-1 win over Crystal Palace.
With Sergio Aguero still injured, the spotlight remains on
City’s other forwards and Bony set them on the way to a
comfortable win at the Etihad Stadium with a fine header.
The lively 19-year-old Iheanacho then got in on the act
after Kevin De Bruyne had maintained his recent scoring
streak with City’s second.
Yaya Toure added a fourth from the penalty spot and
substitute Manu Garcia rounded off a good night’s work
with a fifth in stoppage time after a Damien Delaney
consolation.
Their opening goal came in the 22nd minute as Bony met
a De Bruyne corner with a firm header that Wayne
Hennessey could not keep out.
It was a fine finish and seemingly just the confidence
boost the Ivorian needed as he continues to lead the line
with Aguero out, but he could not follow it up.
With his next chance he sliced high and wide, and he
could then only shoot tamely at Hennessey. There was an
even poorer effort after the break as he completely
miskicked in front of goal.
City doubled the lead just before the interval as
Iheanacho raced onto a Fernando pass and pulled the ball
back for De Bruyne to tuck in from close range.
Palace should have pulled one back immediately but
Ledley blasted over after a cross squirmed out of
Caballero’s grasp.
City upped the tempo to claim a third just before the
hour. De Bruyne, who had himself tested Hennessey just
moments earlier, squared for Iheanacho to bury a low
shot.
Palace’s misfortune continued as Zaha slipped when in on
goal and Patrick Bamford could not beat Caballero. They
then needlessly conceded a penalty as Damien Delaney
bundled over Mangala at a corner. Toure confidently
converted from the spot.
Delaney pulled one back with a superb header with 89
minutes on the clock but 17-year-old Garcia, having been
introduced as a late substitute, showed fine composure to
claim City’s fifth.

Our Economy Has Taken A Nosedive – Ezekwesili

Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of Education, has
compared Nigeria’s current economic situation to that of
1982 during the regime of ex-president, Shehu Shagari-
and trends on that account.
In a speech in Lagos, the former minister stressed that the
situation surrounding the economic, social and political
sectors is precarious, saying that managing such situations
would be really difficult for the government.
Ezekwesili recalled 1981 and 1982 years when Nigeria
witnessed the same economic collapse as it is witnessing
now.
We have found ourselves in a situation where every sector
is in a precarious situation.
We are operating on uncertainty and it is very difficult. Our
economy has taken a nosedive, and I ask how it is possible
for Nigeria to find itself in this embarrassing situation.
Nigerians must study history because people who do not
study history risk repeating all the mistakes made in the
past.
The former minister also states that she was poorer while
serving in government.
In a series of tweets Ezekwesili urged Nigerians to change
their mindset of seeing government portfolios as an
avenue to make money.