True Heroes!

In a country where young people hardly find real people who they could call HERO, but today am glad that we probably have to change our direction and look into different arena away from the so call cabals and elites to found our true heroes who could inspire and mentor us to greatness.

 

At the just concluded London 2012 Olympic Games, millions of Nigerians like myeslf were all disspointed that our athletes did not win any single medal at the outing.

 

I'm proud to be a Nigerian once again with the oustanding performance of one Nigerian which many will have written off but Yakubu Adesokan has proven the doubting Thomases wrong by winning the first gold for Nigeria at the ongoing London 2012 Paralympic games which started yesteray, he also shattered the Olympic's record. Oh, he is a World Record Holder (WRO).

Professor Barth Nnaji in EPOH's hall of fame

Prof. Barth Nnaji, former Nigeria power minister

Professor Barth Nnaji the former power minister has just joined my list of Elite Public Office Holders (EPOH) in Naija.

EPOH might not make any sense to you now but let me analysis it maybe after my explanation it will be clearer.

E pronounce as erh in Yoruba language is used as first person singular YOU. It a word used for an elderly person and to show respect, POH is a street language that has somehow found its way into Yoruba lexicon and it is used to describe people with class and swaggering attitude. EPOH in Yoruba literarily means “You are swaggering”.



Prof. Jaja Wachukwu

Dr. Jaja Wachukwu the then aviation minister was the first minister to resign in Nigeria under Sir Tafawa Balewa after sacking Mr. Blankson who by pass his authority. He was asked to recall Blankson but he tendered his resignation letter.

Dr. Rilwan Lukman also resigned his appointment as petroleum minister under President Jonathan due to his frosty relationship with the president because some quarters believe he was one of  late president Umar Yar'dua loyalists.

Prof. Okonjo Iweala also resigned as a finance minister under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo regime

Dr.Adenike Grange a former health minister also resigned following an allegation of corruption on her in 2008.

Now in 2012, it's Prof Barth .Nnaji. This is the afthermath following the recent crisis that enveloped the ministry of power due to the ongoing privatization of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) which the staff said that their interests were not well protected in  the exercise and it's also ot transparent. Oh, this is could be one of the gains of democracy. Power of freedom of expression and rejection (mywish).

Resignation of public office holders is not a common thing in Nigeria, public officers see public services as stay-till- die attitude until they're pushed out by authorities above or by natural death.

Scandals and public agitations against their policies and ideas are most times not enough reasons for them to toll this path of honour, at least we all saw the former attorney general of the federation Mr. Michael Aondoakaa.

I did not want to put any emphasis on the cause of his resignation but with this new development, this has shown that there is hope for our great nation.

I join our president Mr. Jonathan to thank the former minister for his services to the country and wished him well in his future endeavour.

But if there is any need for the EEFC or ICPC to call him in the future, I hope he will honour them.

 

Happy birthday to my Super GALS

True friends are rear to come by but over the years you both have shown friends are worth having.

"A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity."  -Robert Hall

I remember meeting my girls in APCON class in 2007, will I say it's by chance or God's destiny because I'm sure He knows I will later need you both at all points and curves of my life.

Olabimpe

Olabimpe ore mi owon, your creative mind is second to none, your sincerity to God is what I always admire.

How do I apology for not remembering this special day, August 27. This is a day in every year  that together with other great people we put smiles on over 1000 peoples faces.

Oh baby I'm deeply sorry, I hope I can make it up to you because no busyness  is worth an excuse for forgetting a true HEROIN like you.

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy birthday my wiffy, God bless you!


 Olashile

Olashile omo Adesegun aya Adediran, today August 28 is your special day.

I'm truly bless to have you in my life. You're sunlight and  you brighten all nature that you come across . 

Thank you for chosen me as your friend.

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand." -Henri Nouwen 

Happy birthday my sister from another mother.

Olashile and Olabimpe.........the priceless gifts from God.

Olashile and Olabimpe you both are born with wealth and you have shared the wealth of friendship with me without boundaries , girls I can never trade you for any other precious gems.

"A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeable. " William Penn

UNILAG toilets, oh no this can't be true

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When you are in situation that you're pressed to use the restroom nothing in the world makes any sense to you until you do needful.

“The flush toilet, more than any single invention, has 'civilized' us in a way that religion and law could never accomplish.”  - Thomas Lynch. Now I understand why he said these words.

The usual examination tension or the anxiety of not sure of what questions will come out might be the reason of my being pressed which lead to my visit to the rest room at that just concluded post graduate's entrance examination or it's just nature call in the prestigious University of Lagos.

I do everything within my human capacities to avoid visiting public toilet especially in naija, but how do one explain it when your whole body is total tensed because you've not written any qualifying exams in years.

The class in which this university is place amongst its peers in Nigeria will give anybody the confidence that this public institution will be different from any other in the system, but alas I was dead wrong.

Rest rooms are suppose to be a place to find convenience and freshening up if need be. 

Public toilets in this part of the world are places you don't go except you are ready to visit a gynecologist after using them, the ladies are worse with littered tissues papers, sanitary towels and blood stains which are used to mess it up and it makes you want throw up.

The Unilag toilets especially the one closed to New Hall was well structured from outside, seeing this gave me a relief that it will be different from the normal toilets one is used to, but getting in was a total eyesore.

Reading For this holy month of Ramadan.

Al-Quran for the month of August.

To all my family members, friends and associates that are Muslims I wish you all the very best in this holy month of "Ramadan" and may Allah accept all our prayers and reward us greatly in this world and the hereafter.

In the spirit of the sacred month I've decided to read the holy book Al-Quran Kareem. If you are not a Muslim you might not understand the bond of Muslims reading the Quran at this great moment.

Quran was revealed to Mohammed(saw) in the month of Ramadan. I'm sure you propably do not know about this!  It is the month of Ramadan that the Qur'an was revealed as a guidance for mankind, clear proofs giving guidance, and the Criterion (for distinguishing right and wrong). So whoever of you witnesses this month, let him fast it.” [2:185]

Now I'm sure you know why my attachment with the book I call by many names but my favourite of them are "the constitution and guide of life" is huge.

Reading of Quran is done by most Muslims, it is done quietly and with the best of rhythms and tones. Some people finish reading the whole Quran in few days while some finished it once within the one month of Ramadan. I but I hope I can do it twice considering my busy schedule insha Allah.

But sometime I wonder, do people reflect on what they read? or are they just reading for reading sake? These questions keep bothering me because of the level of violence going on in norther region of Nigeria, the level of corruption at all government levels and our individual lives, the unfriendly manners with which we disrespect our fellow human beings in the name of class, religion and our wealth . But this topic will be for another day insha Allah.

My reason and passion for reading the Quran is that it covers all areas of life like social values and etiquette, marital, economy, health, politics and many more areas of life you can think of.

Some of the areas which keep me on my toes of being good to all I come across in life whether black or white, be it Muslims, Christians, Pagans, Hindus or Jews, short or tall, male or female, young or old are texts which Allah has used to call us to order as believers of faith to treat all men equally.

Respect for Human Life

"Do not kill yourselves, for verily Allah has been to you most merciful" -Quran 4:29

" Take no life which Allah has made sacred" -Quran 6:51

Human Dignity

"Now indeed, we have conferred dignity on all the children of Adam, and borne them over land and sea, and provided for them sustenance out of the good things of life, and favoured them far above most our creation" -Quran 17:70 

Freedom of  Choice and Religion

"There is no compulsion in religion, truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore whoever rejects Satan (and what he calls to) and believes in Allah, he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handhold, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing" -Quran 2:256

Cleanliness

"Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves" -(2:222)

Equity of All

"O men! Behold, We have created you all of a male and a female, and have made you into nations and tribes,

Justice to Orphans

"You shall hand over to the orphans their rightful properties. Do not substitute the bad for the good, and do not consume their properties by combining them with yours. This would be a gross injustice" -4:2

Women's Inheritance Rights

"The men get a share of what the parents and the relatives leave behind. The women too shall get a share of what the parents and relatives leave behind. Whether it is a small or a large inheritance, (the women must get) a definite share" - 4-7

Murder, Suicide, and Illicit Gains Prohibited 

"O you who believe, do not consume each others' properties illicitly— only mutually acceptable transactions are permitted. You shall not kill yourselves. GOD is Merciful towards you" -4:29

Law of Human Existence

You shall worship GOD alone—do not associate anything with Him. You shall regard the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, the related neighbor, the unrelated neighbor, the close associate, the traveling alien, and your servants. GOD does not like the arrogant showoffs.

If one can't reading the Arabic quran, just go for the transliterated, translated or the audio version of it. Enjoy the best of quranic reading this glorious month.

I ask myself if we do these and many others stated law in the Quran, are we going to ever have wars, hunger, injustice and corruption. Allah know best.

As I go back to the reading of my Quran, I encourage you to read it with or without Ramadan.

Ramadan Mubarak!