Selfish and Corrupt Leaders at the Helm!!!

SELFISH AND CORRUPT LEADERS ON DECK

A 65 -year old Architect and retired federal Permanent Secretary, Dr.Albert Ikomi and his company, Satellite Town Development Company Limited were on Wednesday,10th June,2009 arraigned before a Lagos High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for offences bordering on obtaining goods and money by false pretences . Hiding full face from the press! A Shame 1 Dr. Albert Ikomi at the court premises on Wednesday. The accused person who holds the national honour of Member of the Federal Republic, MFR was said to have collected several millions of Naira from contractors as upfront in order to be given contract to build models satellite houses across the country. But since he collected the money, nothing was heard about the project again. In the 4-count charge preferred against him by the Government, he was alleged to have obtained the sum of N22 million from one Mr. Darcy Nomba in 2006 by false pretence. He was also alleged to have fraudulently received goods valued at N23million from the complainant. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and was ordered remanded in Ikoyi Prison by Justice Oke- Lawal. The case has been adjourned to 15 June for further hearing. As I caught on to this development, I must say, Nationalism apart; what for God’s sake is wrong with us Nigerians and the people we chose to put on the mantle of power to secure our interests and safe-tour our country towards greatness and development? What sort of disease affects our leaders, that they can’t do without looting, squandering and misappropriation of public funds? I am actually at a loss as to what to say. It is therefore obvious to me, as well as to all logically minded folks out there, that all the MFR’s Nigeria boasts are crooks. Of course Dr Albert Ikomi can’t be the ONLY bad egg. I say whatever goes with him equally goes on with all the others. Nigeria’s honorary meritocracy medal is now a symbol and signage of corruption and looting. Any doubt at all, now, as to why the upright Muhammadu Buhari declined to be conferred such honorary connotations!!! I suppose I should rest my oars for now and send a warm prayers to our Father in Heaven to heed our calls and rescue our dear beloved Nigeria from the throes of these devils: those we know and those that are still lurking from within, in the dark, yet to be uncovered.

Aliyu (still remains my name)

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alinamadu@yahoo.co.uk