Professor Itsa Sagay : ...Yes, You are Making Enemies
My dear Professor, I am sure when you were appointed by my friend, President Muhammadu Buhari, he never had it in mind that he was appointing a verbal pugilist. In our discussions just before your appointment and when your name came up, we were looking for a mature mind with a firm understanding of the laws of our land with a high level of integrity backed with deep capacity to work very closely with the government in fighting corruption through legal means and not eschewing the rule of law. It was me, this same me that recommended you and voted very strongly for your candidacy against all opposition. Today, I must say it here without fear that you may have derailed.Your utterances since your appointment have been quite belittling of Nigerians and the institutions which you should respect and safeguard. Your recent wahala with the Senate in my poor illiterate mind is a major slap on the faces. Joining the litany of people to disrespect the Senate in whatever form or guise is least expected of a man of your status and I must say, I regret voting for you that evening. I am sure it was the kunu I was drinking that must have beclouded my judgment. Sir, with all due respect, let me state it here, YES, YOU ARE MAKING ENEMIES. Please sir, step down on confrontation, toe the line of compromise and most of all, show respect to the Nigerian people by honouring and respecting the Senate. No matter what, even if they are a band of thieves and rapists, we voted them in, they represent us. They are our leaders and we all must show them respect whether we like it or not. I really do not understand why you would choose to belittle the people, the same people you owe your position to. If the President can toe the line of compromise by setting up a committee, why not you who do not even have a cabinet position? My dear Professor, we are watching here from Shomolu and as peace-loving people we beseech you to stop ‘making enemies for the government’ and start building bridges of compromise with a view to achieving whatever goals they set for you when you were appointed. By the way, have you checked your blood pressure recently? Drink a little bit more Kunu. Prof, the prof, great guy.