I woke up early this morning, at about 2 a m, and began to think about where we missed the mark as a people and groups to be held responsible for our misadventure.
Recently, I was speaking to a friend who said that “These protests would have been directed at the judiciary”. I did not need to ask for further clarifications to know exactly what he was talking about.
Over the years, the judiciary that ordinarily should be the last hope and arbiter when seeking for justice has become a major obstacle in seeking for justice due to compromises, miscarriage of justice and refusing to operate above board in critical moments that can reshape our destiny. Indeed the judiciary has made itself very predictable. The judiciary has allowed itself to be used in playing ignoble roles in various miscarriage of justice over the years.
In this respect, many cases have been truncated depending on where government interest lie or the depth of the pockets of the litigants.
The second group is the political class who believe that politics is about ruthlessness, indecency and winner takes all.
They field candidates with low pedigree, lack of character and lacking in experience for political offices.
The political class work hand in hand with the judiciary to achieve their unpatriotic desire.
In a book titled “The power of character in leadership” written by Myles Munroe, he said a man without character should not aspire to be a leader as Character is the bedrock of leadership. Unfortunately, money has become more valuable than character in determining who governs.
What is the way out?
The way out is to reinvent governance and reform our institutions in a way that there will be sincere separation of powers, accountability in public life, total rebirth and total reorientation.
Who will take the lead and when?
– Hon. Dayo Akanmode, a politician, writes from Kogi state.
