The outing of George Akume and others in Abuja was nothing more than a massage on the ego of the Presidency to curry personal favours. As long as he and his group secure their meal tickets, Benue can go to hell. A media attack on Governor Ortom instantly attracts a package from the Villa.
Perhaps, Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), an American novelist, captured succinctly the goings-on in Nigeria's political space when he said: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft whe
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