@ 55, Lets Praise and Blame Ourselves.

Nigeria is 55 years old today (1/10/15). As Nigeria celebrates her independence anniversary, let us pause, praise and blame ourselves for our fate, as we are the architects of Nigeria’s destiny and woes. Its worthy of note that Nigeria has remained as one till date, even though our foundation appears shaky and wobbly. But thank God, there is no major war,(even though the war against Boko Haram is ongoing). Thank God too, that there are no major natural disasters (even though some of our leaders are worst than natural calamities). But in all, let’s be grateful for the relative peace we enjoy. Countries like Libya, Syria, Somalia, etc are in major wars. Their citizens are worst off as a result. Watching millions of refugees from Syria, and seeing other war torn countries, makes you appreciate Nigeria.

As citizens, we need to work hard for peace and unity of Nigeria. Last line of the second verse of our National Anthem says “To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign”. The government and the citizens have roles to play towards building the Nigerian nation, where peace, fairness, equity and justice shall reign. Singapore has similar clause on their national pledge which says, “We the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation” Though Singapore is small and diverse, yet they are working for the unity of their country.

Nigeria/ns should copy other countries (USA, UK, European Union, India, and China) and build our unity out of our diversity. We are better as one big entity where justice and equity can reign. As we celebrate and reflect today, yours truly suggests, we follow the Chinese examples (massive trading, industrialization, innovations on science and technology, zero tolerance on corruption etc) to model Nigeria. Co-incidentally, Nigeria shares the same Independence Day with China. While China is 66 today, Nigeria is 55 years old. In addition to the above, we have so many similarities. Nigeria is multi cultural country as well as China. Both nations have large multi ethnic groups. The two countries have large population. China is the most populous country in the world, whereas Nigeria is the most populous African country etc.

Remember, that we have to blame ourselves (leaders and followers) for the present situation we have found Nigeria. We should be prepared to accept further blames, if we fail to play our roles in nation building. Failure is unimaginable. Failure is not an option. Fellow citizens, now is the time to give our best to motherland. Kindly accept my warm regards on this anniversary day.

C.V.Akuta.
UK
www.cvakutamedia.com
1/10/15.

Public Information Disclosure.

The Chairman,
Code of Conduct Bureau,
Private Mail Box 155, Garki.
Abuja-Nigeria.
Tel: 08166606606
Email: info@codeofconductbureau.gov.ng

25/09/2015.

Dear Sir/Ma,

Public Information Disclosure.

With reference to the Freedom of Information Act of 2011, and the advice on your website (valid as at the time of writing on 25/09/2015), which states thus, “The public is encouraged to make complaints to the Bureau through personal visits, writing of petitions, telephone calls or e-mails” http://www.codeofconductbureau.gov.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=77 kindly permit me to request that you publish, on your website or any other media, the assets declarations/documents of past public office holders from 1999 till date. This request is in the public interest.

Being that this request is in the public interest, the writer shall be asking Nigerians to join in this request, by endorsing and forwarding this same letter to you, better still, they can write their own requests to you.

Code of Conduct Bureau’s code number three (3) states, “Prohibition of Foreign Accounts- The President, Vice President, Governor, Deputy Governor, Ministers of the Government of the Federation and Commissioners of the Governments of the States, Members of the National Assembly and the Houses of Assembly of the States, and such other public officers or persons as the National Assembly may by law prescribe, shall not maintain or operate a bank account in any country outside Nigeria”. On the strength of the above, Nigerians in Diaspora should kindly consider to approach relevant authorities, or engage c/overt investigators in their respective host countries, for bank account etc disclosures of Nigerian public officials. This could be a way citizens could help the country.

Sincerely Yours
C.V.Akuta.
UK
25/9/15.
www.cvakutamedia.com

cc: Nigerians. Please, if you wish to join/support this petition, kindly copy this mail/message and resend to this email info@codeofconductbureau.gov.ng

Saraki Should Step Aside.

The office of the Senate President is a respected office. The Senate is hallowed chamber. Therefore, in view of (1) the bench warrant issued against the Senate President on (18/09/15) by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, based on some criminal charges, (2) the ongoing investigation about the forgery of the Senate Standing Order, which involved him/his office, (3) his wife’s case with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the most honourable thing for him is to step aside. This is to enable him time to defend himself. No one knows how long these cases would take, before its ending, going by Nigerian judicial standards.

Stepping aside is in the national interest. It would save the nation and the office of the Senate President from distractions, as his cases are most likely going to cause a lot of media attention. His position as the Senate President might likely compromise his cases etc. Senate Presidency is not a birth right, rather an office to serve the people of Nigeria. Therefore, Nigerians should join the call for him to step aside till his cases are over. Remember, power belongs to the people, power belongs to the Nigerian masses. Hoping that some Senators will begin to discuss the issues raised here.

C.V.Akuta.
UK
19/9/15.

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My First Letter to President Buhari.

Dearest President Buhari, yours truly will be writing you series of letters, and where and when necessary, shall seek audience with you. This particular letter is in view of your cabinet, appointees, all top federal civil servants and yet to be appointed ministers etc. Please, ban any person(s) that falls into this category from seeking overseas medical treatments. At best, make it a condition of their service under your government. You and your household should also be included on the ban.

The reasons are very simple. It is national disgrace when our leaders travel to another country in search of medical treatments. Ex President Yar Adua, was rushed to Saudi Arabia for treatment. Prior to that, he used to fly to Germany for treatments. Ex Head of State (IBB), used to fly to France, for medical treatments. Late Stella Obasanjo (former wife of Ex President Obasanjo) died in a Spanish hospital. Patience Jonathan went overseas for medical treatments. Former Governor of Enugu State spent nearly 6 months in a foreign hospital. Just recently Ex Governor of Akwa Ibom State (Akpabio) was rushed to an oversea’s hospital. This list is endless. The worst aspect is that they use state resources for personal/private treatments.

The idea of seeking overseas treatment has made our leaders not to equip the local hospitals. Leadership by example. When leaders abandon the Nigerian hospitals to overseas hospitals, they are simply telling the Nigerian masses to follow suit. Many Nigerians now go to India, South Africa and some other third world countries to seek medical attention. Nigerians must be spending billions on these medical tourisms. Ironically, the sum total of the money spent yearly by Nigerians, can help to furnish at least one hospital to an international standard, and help prevent these capital flights.

State of Emergency:

Please declare a state of emergency on our health sector. Health should be the number one priority of your government. A healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Health is wealth. In order for the suggested ban on overseas treatment to be effective, immediate action is needed on the health sector, this is in order to equip the hospitals and health centres. If your government cannot fund, fix or equip our hospitals, kindly consider to appeal to faith groups, banks, business establishments etc to invest in the heath sector. Your government can give them tax holidays if they decide to invest in the health sector. In India Major corporations like Tata, Max, Wockhardt, Apollo, etc have made significant investments in setting up modern hospitals.

But honestly there is no reason why Nigeria cannot equip her hospitals to international standards. If Cuba, under the worst economic sanctions of over 50 years, could develop their health services, and were able to send out about 30,000 medical doctors to (at some point, while facing sanctions) other developing countries, then Nigeria under you can equip her hospitals.

Reversing Medical Tourism.

Nigeria can actually reverse the medical tourism by Nigerians, by equipping our hospitals to international standards. We can as well attract people to come to Nigeria, for medical reasons. Same way we attracts many Christian tourists, coming for spiritual healing. Remember over one hundred (100) South Africans died at the Synagogue Church, when it collapsed. Nigeria can learn from Pentecostal Churches. According to Forbes India, medical tourism is estimated to the value of about $4 billion dollars yearly. So we can tap into this.

C.V.Akuta.
UK
12/9/15
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