If Egypt could have disallowed child abuse on the pretext of Islamic marriage, then what business is it of Nigeria to have condoned such a criminal act? We cannot be more Arabic than the Arabs.

Dear Mr. President - Goodluck Ebele Jonathan:

It is destiny that has placed you where you are today in this momentous time in our national history. You MUST UNDERSTAND that unlike no other Nigerian leader before, you have the unique opportunity to salvage the Nigerian situation.

The sun rises in the East and sets in the West; Adolf Hitler declared a costly war on the United States on December 11, 1941; Saddam Hussein invaded and annexed Kuwait on August 2, 1990 and sparked off international crises that left his country in ruins; Ibrahim Babangida annulled in June 1993 what is widely regarded as Nigeria's fairest and freest election and plunged his country into needless, disastrous crises that consumed many precious lives and invaluable property.

To a people addicted to the tragic luxury of self-delusion, truth hurts badly. But then, truth always refuses to go away. It lingers around to perpetually taunt and haunt those that loathe and despise its face. Now, the truth we can no longer afford to deny today is that anybody, in fact, any animal can rule Nigeria. I mean that even a baboon can be Nigeria’s president or governor.

The nation has become a lawless jungle where the basic laws of preservation are constantly being violated. Nigerians face dangers daily from many causes, both obvious and obscure. Death lurks behind every Nigerian, in Nigeria, like a Siamese twin that failed the surgeon’s knife. We stare at death in the face, breathe death and live death daily.