Uproar as Senate screens Akunyili Vanguard
If honest people become the villains in Nigeria, there is no future. In public poll recently, Dora's action and statements were endorsed by a majority of Nigerians. Any member of Senate who plays in a different direction is unpatriotic. Even when Dora was loyal, she was honest. Living by the National Pledge is a lesson senators must learn and they can't afford to fail Nigerians.
Jonathan must move with clear eyes and goals. Deregulation in the petroleum sector is a scam. The sector must be regulated for meaningful sovereignty and national dignity. If Barkindo has no tenacity of purpose on the side of the people who own oil, he should back out. De-monopolizing the sector can commence and continue, but the policy of government to enforce standards and benchmarks in this sector is what regulation is. We cannot watch the international conglomerates exploit Nigerians in a deregulated regime. Let the laws spell out the deregulated landscape and we will know how deregulation can cater for our interests within the law; that is, when the laws are enforceable. Jonathan must not be goaded into putting the cart before the horse. Where is PIB? Can we know the details? Where are the regulations that will make “deregulation” a boon. I am yet to see them.
