EFCC and the Vicious Circle of Deceit

As sad as it is, we live in a society where everything your see in
government is meant to deceive the people. Nothing works. Money is
approved for projects on the pages of newspapers. No one talks: the
politicians because they are the chief beneficiaries of kickbacks and
the people because they are made indolent by peripheral bickerings.

Long after we have complained about the inefficiency of government
agencies supposedly responsible but largely irresponsible in water,
power, transport, and general welfare provisions, we are now being
stared in the face by a new entrant: EFCC.

I used to think that former politicians should be afraid of you, but
now we know better! We don't know what really transpires between you
and those you so dramatically arrest. All we know is that you have
been taking advantage of our collective amnesia.

What happened to Chimaroke Nnamani, Lucky Igbinedion and other former
governors that you so brazenly waylaid in the past to our uninformed
applause? What about the ex-bank chiefs especially Bro Akin? Ehen, and
Bankole? The news is always awash with your arrests but mumb on your
finalising the prosecutions.

Until you answer these questions, I will not be taken by your present
antics. I still remember that some organisation said in the recent
past that you have had just four convictions since your emergence. And
you had a clever rebuttal. Now, let's see what you will do with the
trio in your custody and the fourth "still at large".

For now let me go back to ironing my clothes since your partner in
shoddy business, PHCN, has temporarily restored power.

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