BESTs OF 2019

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

In the literal sense,Martin Scorcese's The Irishman would clinch this ahead of Shaft but this has always meant everything for me including tv series.Overall,i would pick the third season of Snowfall as the best thing i watched in 2019.

COUPLE OF THE YEAR

Burna and Steff didn't look like they would last long.Steff is one of the most coveted ladies in the world of music with names as high profile as Drake (who has always been vocal about his love for BBWs (Big Black Women) reaching out publicly for a date.Steff has not only settled for Burna boy,she appears to love the African Giant even more than he does her.It looked like the end when a video leaked of Burna having a video chat and hanging out at the same spot as big a**ed Ghanaian actress,Princess Shyngle but Steff's love for Don Guorgon was strong enough to power the couple through.

Whether or not they go the whole hog,these two are my best couple for 2019.

BEST ARTICLE

Aisha Buhari's criticism of her husband's social investment schemes was an eye opener for a lot of my brothers in the north.The blind support for Buhari and his lopsided appointments now not only meant the open-minded ones among us didn't have to be worried about a Southern President continuing the trend of brazenly favouring his brothers,it also meant the people were being taken for granted; no need to please an already pleased people with tradermoni and other schemes which were perceived by most nigerians as campaign mediums for the 2019 Presidential election.

My article AISHA BUHARI: BUHARI'S APPOINTMENTS & THE NEW REALITY FOR THE NORTH allowed me highlight how the chicken has come home to roost for those blindly rooting for Buhari.

SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Anthony Joshua without a doubt.Deontay Wilder's WBC belt is the only one left for him to scoop and become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and the only reason that hasn't happened yet is because Wilder is dodging a fight with Joshua.AJ fought Andy 'the destroyer' Ruiz Jnr to keep busy and he ended up suffering a knock out.He rose back up and regained his belts in Saudi Arabia 6 months later.The heavyweight category may not have as many good fighters as it used to even in recent years but if there is one thing most people are certain of,it is that AJ is better than anyone in the divison.

Special mention must also be made of Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman who are both UFC champions.

LEADER OF THE YEAR

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state is arguably the most popular politician in the country right now.His strides have been phenomenal.That needs to be said but Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara is who i will hand this to.He travelled to Dubai in the heat of the banditry crisis in the state to meet security experts shortly after being elected.Not that he was going to get the UAE to send men or weapons, he just needed Zamfarans to know he wasn't sitting back doing nothing while they were being slaughtered and that singular move highlighted the type of governance this country had been missing over the past years.One where leaders worried about optics and were ready to go the extra mile to keep the people inspired even though they were truly helpless.When Matawalle months later,decided to negotiate with the bandits to save the lives of his people especially those in rural parts of the state who were being subjected to attacks almost on a daily basis,nobody was heard complaining in Zamfara.He had already earned the trust of his people.

Thankfully, Zamfara is now safe.Only God knows the amount of lives that would have been lost if Matawalle 'did the right thing' by waiting for Buhari and his law enforcement agencies to handle the situation.He is my leader of the year.

BOOK OF THE YEAR

I have had Roger Dawson's The Confident Decision Maker for years now and only just read it.A quite brilliant book.

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

In addition to scooping numerous awards based on his feats in 2018,Burna boy dropped another great album in 2019 titled African Giant and got Grammy nominated for it.Many like myself who have followed Nigerian music keenly over the years will tell you Burna boy's accomplishments are not only well deserved but long overdue.

The Afro-fusionist has for quite some time been the most talented Nigerian artiste and it is an attestation to the saying that 'God does not sleep' that he is now Nigeria's biggest musical export.

BOO OF THE YEAR

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Ibrahim Tanko in his screening at the senate didn't know what legal technicality meant.After taking off his glasses and beating round the bush, he said when the courts are faced with 'technical' issues,it invites an expert to answer questions on that.I had never been more sorry for this country.

MAN OF THE YEAR

Omoyele Sowore without a scintilla of doubt.The Sahara Reporters publisher and Presidential candidate of the AAC in the 2019 election sought to mobilize Nigerians who were frustrated at how Buhari was running the country to protest and demand better.Sowore made his demands public-implementation of the new minimum wage by all state governors, a review of the current billing scheme of the power companies, the unconditional release of all political prisoners & employment for youths among others.He categorically stated that failure to comply by the Buhari government would mean protests would subsist.

But Buhari and his DSS without an iota of shame, conveniently interpreted Sowore's 'Revolution Now' slogan to mean only a forceful change of government.Any dictionary worth a dime also has as the meaning of revolution, a drastic change in how people live and think.That is totally in sync with Sowore's demands.He told the world what would happen if Buhari didn't meet the demands and at no time did he promise to uproot Buhari from Aso Rock.It was very obvious General Buhari wanted to punish anyone willing to rally Nigerians to ask for what they deserve.For his immense love for this country,Sowore abandoned the comfort of America to come home and liberate his people.He was asked to denounce the struggle and be released but he stood firm.I salute his patriotism.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court is handling Sowore's case.Most people see the judiciary as corrupt and eager to do the bidding of government.Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu is a beacon of hope as has been proven by the fearless and impartial discharge of her duties.She granted Sowore bail without caring a hoot who she was offending and when her bail conditions appeared striking a balance between pleasing the masses and making it impossible for Sowore to get out,she judiciously relaxed the conditions.

Her husband Professor Ernest Ojukwu SAN is someone i have always known to be of impeccable ethical standards and it is easy to see why he found his missing rib in such a lady.As a matter of fact, the Prof wrote the Rules of Professional Conduct for Nigerian legal practitioners and also the Legal Practitioners Act.I supported him at the last NBA election based solely on his manifesto which sought to restore pride and integrity to the profession despite being my DDG at the Enugu campus of the Nigerian law school.A lot of people see now what they missed.Justice Ojukwu is my woman of the year.

TOP 20 SONGS & TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2019

1.NON-STOP-TERRI

2.SOAPY-NAIRA MARLEY / MEDUSA-YSRN FEAT UNKNOWN T

3.BABY SITTER-DABABY FEAT OFFSET

4.RANSOM-LIL TECCA

5.HATE ME-ELLIE GOULDING FEAT JUICE WRLD

6.CEASE & ALAMO-ZAYTOVEN FEAT QUAVO & TAKE OFF

7.RICH OFF-KEVIN GATES

8.SMOOVE KRIMINAL-YOUNG M.A

9.DIFFERENT-BURNA BOY FEAT DAMIEN MARLEY & ANGELIQUE KIDJO

10.CHOKO MILO-OLAMIDE

11.GET TO YOU-DAVIDO

12.BLOW MY MIND-DAVIDO

13.FINDING EFE-JOHNNY DRILLE

14.223's-YNW MELLY FEAT 9LOKKNINE

15.NO MERCY-YOUNG M.A

16.UNUSUAL-CRAYON

17.I BEEN WAITIN-BIG KRIT

18.YES-FAT JOE FEAT CARDI B & ANUEL AA

19.OWONIKOKO-MZ KISS

20.WHEN IT COMES TO YOU-SEAN PAUL FEAT YG

TOP 5 ALBUMS

1.HERSTORY IN THE MAKING-YOUNG M.A

2.AFRICAN GIANT-BURNA BOY / ONLY THE GENERALS GON UNDERSTAND-KEVIN GATES

3.HARVERD DROPOUT-LIL PUMP

4.MELLY V MELVIN-YNW MELLY

5.LAUGHTER,TEARS & GOOSEBUMPS-FIREBOY DML

TOP 10 SONGS & TOP 3 ALBUMS OF LAST QUARTER 2019

1.SMOOVE KRIMINAL-YOUNG M.A

2.CHOKO MILO-OLAMIDE

3.GET TO YOU-DAVIDO

4.223's-YNW MELLY FEAT 9LOKKNINE

5.NO MERCY-YOUNG M.A

6.MONEY PLAY-BURNA BOY / YES-FAT JOE FEAT CARDI B AND ANUEL AA 

7.SUNSHINE-PERUZZI FEAT DAVIDO / THE VIPER-MI (LETTER TO VECTOR)

8.TALES BY MOONLIGHT-SHOW DEM CAMP FEAT TEMS / OWONIKOKO-MZ KISS

9.LOVE LIKE THAT-YCEE / / WHEN IT COMES TO YOU-SEAN PAUL FEAT YG

10.WAIT & SEE-FIREBOY DML / I DEY 4 YOU-M.ANIFEST

TOP 3 ALBUMS

1.HERSTORY IN THE MAKING-YOUNG M.A

2.MELLY V. MELVIN-YNW MELLY

3.LAUGHTER,TEARS & GOOSEBUMPS-FIREBOY DML / KIRK-DABABY

ALBUM REVIEW: GREAT SONGS,YES BUT SHOW DEM CAMP'S PALMWINE EXPRESS IS TOO ONE DIMENSIONAL

Show Dem Camp has tried tweaking their sound on a few occasions with the most straining being the comical Happy Weekend Sir in 2014 but nothing has really changed as far as the SDC's modus operandi is concerned-rap verses and a melodious chorus.The duo exude a genuine golden era ambience and are rightly regarded as one of Nigeria's best wordsmiths.

As should be expected,their lyrical game is top notch on Palwine Express but the album more than anything else,highlights a need to deviate from their one dimensional approach.Considering that both Tec and Ghost played pivotal roles in the semi-resurgence hip hop underwent last year with their Headie-nominated verses on Crown; the title track of what is without a doubt the best pure content offering of the last decade, fans had to expect a grittier & less pop driven body of work.

Ghost's verse on MI's Popping off the Playlist album was breath-taking and he is on a lot of current top 5 lists.Quite sadly, SDC didn't see a need to stretch beyond their comfort zone at a time they really should.

Right from their break through hit, Farabale which thrust May D in the spotlight,they have had to share the plaudits for their best tracks with singers who most times,even end up gaining more attention than the duo.Most recent being Funbi on Up To You.Palmwine Express has a quite impressive support cast to provide the singing from Burna boy,B.O.J,Moelogo,Tems,Funbi and Nonso to unheralded names like Fasina,Buju and Toni Thomas.

Ghost and Tec effortlessly drop tight bars on what effectively is a late night rap album but in all honesty,Palmwine Express is agonizingly monotonic.The same format all through with absolutely no attempt to create catchy pre-choruses and the sorts that may or may not involve the rappers themselves.Vast artistry from 2 very talented artistes is what this album lacks.

The closest thing to diversity asides the trappy Alariwo (the only song with no featured artiste) was Ghost opening Incase with a hot verse and Tec, Tales By Moonlight instead of their singing guests as was the case in the other 9 tracks on the album.Not to take anything from the fact however,that every song on Palmwine Express

would stand out as part of a more robust work.

One mitigating factor however to the unidimenisonality of the album is the recognition of individual strengths by both artistes and the effort to always work along those lines.Ghost may be a doper lyricist but Tec has a sicker delivery and a more vocal presence.Flex on You fabulously comes together largely because of the synergy between Moelogo's scintillating opening chorus and Tec's verse right afterwards.Tales By Moonlight is my personal favourite off the album and its largely because of how Tec's lines enthrall you at the start before Tems' does her thing

.Buju kills the hook on Do Me Nice and Tec sits pretty nice with an undertaker flow-"I just focus on the mission and ignore the hype.Babes trying to tap current coz i gat the light.You now rocking with the best out,Show Dem,boy we giving them the next bounce.My guy carried 5 pies to the guest house,I asked why, Egbon said he was stressed out".

A song like Vibrations on the other hand was better suited to a stronger lyrical start than what Tec had and Ghost's verse should have come first.He raps "Body shots with these strokes i'm delivering,from slow and deliberate,to choking and flipping it,the flow is intimate".Overall,Tomi Thomas' chorus didn't get the matching effect it needed.Incase needed Ghost popping off from the jump like he did and Tec yet again,riding BOJ's wave on Different Case.A brilliant opening chorus in most cases and the right verse after that already accounts for half a track.You are either in it or not at that point.

Good time featuring Funbi and Nonso felt over crowded and True Story would have been better off with more intense Burna boy vocals but that is really as far as anyone would fault the quality of Palmwine Express.It is a collection of really great songs that just happened to be made alike.

LET US DISAPPROVE OF THEM FOR THE RIGHT REASONS: A CASE FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND HATE SPEECH BILLS

The disapproval of the social media and hate speech bills by a lot of nigerians is quite understandable.The ignominy with which the Buhari administration has repeatedly made a mockery of the rule of law has made it almost impossible to trust him.But that is really as far as it goes.If you have any other excuse for being sceptical about these bills,then you probably need to find out more about them.

Over the last couple of days,i have seen people i would have never expected to, hop blindly on the bandwagon and say the social media and hate speech bills are unconstitutional.As a matter of fact,nothing could be farther from the truth.Section 39 of the constitution guarantees freedom of speech but it doesn't guarantee the dissemination of falsehood and the making of offensive statements capable of inciting trouble.Both proposed legislations are clear as to intent and it is preposterous for anyone to outrightly tag them anti-free speech.

The honest truth is that what both bills seek to tackle are issues we would have to address at some point and like i have always said,nigerians need to learn to better manage their displeasure with Buhari.That he has failed woefully doesn't mean no good can come out of his administration or the party he represents.We mustn't throw away the baby with the bath water.

Ours is a delicately set society with various tribes and a very strong passion for religion.In as much as a lot of us wish to one day have a Nigeria where citizens will hold placards and demonstrate at the police headquarters for action to be taken against someone disrespecting their religion or tribe,we are a long way from that.

Only God knows what would have happened if a lot of people took Femi Fani Kayode seriously.In criticizing the Buhari government for using an image of a fulani herdsman and his cows in a page he referred to as 'accursed' in the new nigerian passport,he said "fulani herdsmen are symbols of bloodshed, terror, mass murder, ethnic-cleansing, genocide, carnage, torment, trauma and evil".This is just one of several times FFK has come out to say derogatory things about the fulani.The hate speech bill aims to curb comments like this and if people like FFK tell you it is meant to steal away your constitutional right to freedom of expression because they will no longer talk like this and walk scot free,please disregard them.

The more sensational a piece of news sounds,the faster it is likely to spread.Former Senator representing Kaduna North Central, Shehu Sani said he heard rumours N70M belonging to northern senators was carted away by monkeys and till this very moment, most people have come to regard the official position on that matter as 'monkeys stole N70M'.When the Federal Government said the RUGA initiative meant to settle and confine cattle and livestock rearers to a particular space was optional and that only interested state governments could apply for it, mischief makers hit town with the news that Buhari was trying to 'fulanize' the entire country and wanted his people in place to seize every land.There were quite verifiable reports of the Jonathan administration approving what Reno Omokri has gone on to say was as much as N100bn for RUGA ( i re-emphasize the need to better manage our displeasure with Buhari) and when Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state shed some more light on the initiative by saying the RUGA idea originally belonged to our colonial fathers, FFK said he should take 'his accursed cows and do his RUGA there'.

The government had to cancel what would have otherwise benefitted a community like Benue which has a very long history of farmer/herdsmen crisis.Politicians being politicians and knowing they count on the support of the majority, have had to shelve very well-meaning plans because of the shenanigans of a set of people skilled at exploiting public discontent to suit the objectives of their static and myopic minds.The more accepted position of RUGA as things stand is that Buhari's plan to forcefully settle fulanis across Nigeria to 'take over' was fought and defeated.

Like i said earlier,the social media law is something we were always bound to consider; if not now,then some time in the near future.We would be doing ourselves more harm than good in the great words of Benjamin Franklin by putting off until tomorrow what we can do today for obviously wrong reasons.Before anyone forms an opinion on these bills,it is important they read them or at the very least,endeavour to find out what they are really about.

Some commentators have gone on to say the Cyber Crimes Act of 2015 has tackled what the Social Media and Hate speech bills seek to address but it is not so.Section 15 (Cyberstalking) makes mention only of falsehood meant to cause annoyance,needless anxiety and inconvenience to another.Injurious falsehood doesn't have to be targeted at an individual alone.The Social Media bill not only deals with falsehood in a broader sense, it also mentions network providers that defy warnings to shut down such a subscriber and also seeks to punish the sponsors of these fake news.

Section 18 of the Act speaks about racist and Xenophobic offences and it doesn't speak about provocative and divisive statements leading to the death of persons.The one valid controversy the bill generated was the death penalty it sought to put in place for that offence which was widely deemed too harsh.Its sponsor,Senator Sabi Abdullahi has graciously removed that.

I for one was worried about these bills turning out to be legislations President Buhari wanted in place to help achieve a 3rd term plan.But there is nothing in these bills that suggest they want to punish anything other than falsehood and comments capable of stirring trouble or that ample room has been left for them to be manipulated capriciously.

Admittedly,they are coming at the wrong time.Buhari has proven over time to have no respect for the law and even a legislation seeking to control reckless and malicious speech is bound to be interpreted as an attempt to gag nigerians.There are concerns but most aren't valid.What we really ought to be doing is pointing out dubious loopholes that will allow for these bills if they eventually become laws, to be used unjustly and not say they are 'unconstitutional' or an attempt to suppress free speech without making any sense of how they so do.

Buhari may have given us reasons to hate him but we must also learn to keep an open mind regarding policies and weigh them like we truly want what is good for us.

WHY HAVE SOWORE'S SURETIES NOT COME FORWARD?

There was an air of certitude to the DSS' call for Omoyele Sowore's sureties to come and pick him up.The Buhari administration has never hidden its intention to hold onto him and one ordinarily would expect his lawyers,former PDP youth leader and activist,Deji Adeyanju and others that went to pick him up to begrudgingly be told so.But the DSS instead came to the media to relay its 'predicament'.

By the time its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya said they couldn't release him to a mob and asked "What if he got hit by a car?", my suspicions had reached a crescendo.The man appeared to know those sureties won't come forward and was using that to taunt Sowore's people.

Everyone supporting Sowore believes he is being punished for nothing other than wanting the best for his country and it is mind-boggling that when the power to free the man finally leaves Buhari and his DSS,those clamouring for his release duck and refuse to at the very least,urge his sureties to visit the DSS.You can't be screaming 'Free Sowore' when you haven't gotten his sureties to visit the DSS and shut down the one excuse they so confidently put forth.

The first thing the DSS said was that 'no one came to pick him up' and now they have said 'he will only be handed to sureties'.While it is perfectly understood that the Buhari administration has over the last 4 years and 6 months,exhibited an unprecedented disregard for the rule of law,it has never publicly promised to release a person upon the fulfilment of a condition and failed.It at least deserves the benefit of the doubt.

To be realistic,no sane person would insist on fighting the propriety of the authorities insisting he must be handed over to sureties instead of rescuing him from detention.So what really is the problem; are Sowore's sureties high profile politicians or businessmen that wouldn't want to risk offending Buhari?.Well,the odds are he knew their identities from the very moment they presented themselves to the court.Were they threatened?.

As part of Sowore's bail conditions,he was to deposit the sum of N50M to the court.Sowore may not be poor but that is a hefty sum for a man like him.Okay,say he scrapped that up,one also has to consider that for his co-accused,the lesser known and affluent Olawale 'Mandate' Bakare to fulfil his (which he did),he was required to put forth N20M.That is N70M altogether.

Its more probable than not that someone 'important' sympathized with them.Maybe more than one.Could it be that these same sympathizers stood as sureties and were subsequently arm-twisted into abandoning him?.Sowore is up against the government of the federal republic and his adversary is in a position to issue potent threats to just about any politician or businessman in this country rich enough to cough out that much for someone else's bail.

Just one of the sureties being absent would automatically mean they fall short of the DSS' condition of release.

Something is not right and that Sowore's people haven't fixed a date to accompany his sureties to the DSS office amidst much fanfare more than anything suggests the core members of his movement have conceded to the wishes of the surety/sureties and are appreciative enough of their efforts not to publicize their identity/identities.

Sowore's lawyer,Femi Falana has been the most vocal of his camp and in as much as his dedication to fighting injustice is most commendable,right now he should only be heard bemoaning the refusal of the DSS to hand over Sowore despite his sureties making themselves available and not that Justice Ojukwu's order did not specify that he be handed to those that will guarantee his presence in court.

In as much as he is saying the truth,the DSS would sell itself as taking precautionary measures in the name of national security and also ask why if he was such a fan of 'strict sense',he didn't insist on transferring Sowore to either the Suleja or Kuje Prisons from the cozy DSS detention facility he chose to stay when the court ordered him to be moved to either.

Enough of the 'Free Sowore' cries,the needful at the moment is addressing head-on why Sowore's sureties have not come forward to put him out of his misery.That is the right thing to do.

OSINBAJO: BUHARI CAN'T KEEP FRIENDS AND IS MAKING ENEMIES

The old Muhammadu Buhari was very reserved and easy-going.There is no record (factual or speculative) of him initiating political alliances or of him going the extra mile to consolidate his political ties other than attending marriage ceremonies and a few other social events.He was the most loved political figure in northern Nigeria and the politicians jumping over themselves to associate with him badly needed to tap into his clout.Buhari with the leaches aside,is a recluse.

When Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu kick-started the process of building a mega opposition party,it was him who reached out to Buhari and an agreement was reportedly struck for Tinubu to 'lead' the party and for Buhari to get the 2015 Presidential ticket.

Now as President of Nigeria,a deficiency in managing existing relations may eventually turn out the greatest undoing of the new Muhammadu Buhari and sadly enough,he may not even realize till its too late.Goodluck Jonathan may have rallied the right people and gotten them to prevail on President Buhari to grant 'amnesty' to himself and his wife,Dame Patience whose properties and monies the EFCC keeps seizing without charging her to court.Diezani Madueke too,whom EFCC boss,Ibrahim Magu has been promising to extradite for more than 2 years now.I doubt if Buhari can pull that off with a PDP government in 2023.

President Buhari and Vice-President Osinbajo

There are very few people he can bank on to stick their necks out for him if at all he tries to reach out.The only people that have forced themselves on him over the years are those that stand to gain from him politically and at the rate Buhari is going,he may not only lack anyone in his APC  to depend on,he will become a target there too.

At the commencement of President Buhari's 2nd term in office,most political observers said whenever the issue came up, that it wasn't safe to think a Bola Tinubu 2023 bid would resonate with Buhari.He would rather have his loyal Vice-President run instead.

A politically naive Buhari in 2015 set about making the APC more democratic and ensured the Tinubu-installed party chairman,John Odigie Oyegun had a louder say.That essentially meant Tinubu had to shed a large degree of control in the party.When a war erupted between Tinubu and Oyegun his former stooge in the build-up to the Ondo gubernatorial election,Oyegun floored Tinubu hands down by ensuring his preferred choice,Rotimi Akeredolu emerged as the APC's flag bearer over Tinubu's candidate.

It was so bad the word then was that Tinubu was planning to leave with Atiku and a handful of other people to start a new party.Buhari has always hated Tinubu's guts and it is a testament to Asiwaju's patience and political foresight that he has stuck around,sucked it all in and focused on how best to co-exist with his bully 'friend' in power.When his annointed candidate for the APC ticket in Lagos state,Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu won the party primary, a 'committee' was sent from Abuja to Lagos and their first point of duty was spreading the word that the just concluded Lagos primary was not recognized by the party and that a valid one would hold the next day.

Starting a messy war with the people of Lagos a few months to the general elections wasn't a good idea so eventually Sanwo-Olu's victory was allowed to stand.Buhari it was presumed,would rather have his loyal Vice-President Prof.Yomi Osibanjo take over and not Jagaban.At the very least,it will guarantee he sleeps good at night.However,happenings over the last couple of months have strongly suggested otherwise.It is not clear whether Buhari waited till he had gotten a 2nd term or that he suddenly grew disdainful of VP Osinbajo but one thing that is clear is that Osinbajo is currently not in his good books.The least Buhari could do was grant Osinbajo supervisory powers over the recently constituted economic advisory council since he didn't want him heading it after dismantling the old economic management team which he led.The constitution of the council was made to contain a rider that they would report to the President directly.

The Social Investment Programmes were also seized from Osinbajo and after that,he was asked to now seek approval from President Buhari in respect of several government agencies whose governing boards he led as chairman.Most people in the camps of the President and his Vice denying that Buhari was sticking it to Osinbajo totally forget to consider that if it wasn't so,Buhari would soft pedal at least for the optics.

But the President didn't stop there.He went to Saudi Arabia and moved to London from there on a 'private visit' without transmitting a letter to the National Assembly notifying it of Osinbajo's acting capacity as laid down by our constitution.Rather he ensured it was in the public domain that Abba Kyari flew to London with the PSC bill for him to sign and also made sure pictures were taken of him doing so.Then Osinbajo's aides were drastically reduced on the excuse that they were more than the President's.The million naira question is WHAT HAS OSINBAJO DONE WRONG?.Is it that Buhari can't stand the thought of people around him being ambitious or is it that he can't imagine not handing over to a non-northerner?.Its really hard to understand.

If there was a genuine issue,an anonymous story trying to justify Buhari's actions and manage public opinion would have leaked to the press listing the Vice President's sins.The most noteworthy thing Osinbajo has done since Buhari travelled is host the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam.He has gone on a farm visit to Nasarrawa,attended an investment summit in Delta,headlined a prayer breakfast by the National Assembly and as of this moment,is on his way to represent Buhari in Niger Republic.The Emir of Daura, Buhari's home town said last weekend that Osinbajo was the most honest politician Nigeria has had in recent times.It indicates that Buhari will lose a lot of goodwill if the onslaught continues.

Aisha Buhari came out to say before the elections that 'Nigeria was in the hands of 2 or 3 people and that the men should wrestle it back'.None of the '2 or 3' names mentioned as members of Buhari's cabal are non-northerners and secondly, if a President from the South emerges in 2023,none of those names weild enough influence to save him if it gets ugly.

The spokesperson of the Afenifere,Yinka Odumakin has said President Buhari stopped handing over to VP Osinbajo since he sacked and arrested his former DSS chief and townsman,Lawal Daura.The weighty implication of this is that a yoruba President would score a lot of points with his people if he looked into everything Buhari did.There are a number of facts that support arguments of Buhari's ethnic bias.Add that virtually all of the South East and most of the South South along with some of Buhari's fellow northerners would love it and that President would be endearing himself to the entire country.A political leper bad at cultivating and keeping relationships would be helpless and maybe only then would he realize he should at least have made no enemies if he was bad at keeping friends.