My earlier preference as a busy ruling party national secretary was to treat the MDD/MRD challenge wrapped around a non-existent Third Term agenda of the PDP government as a minor irritation from an alliance of failed politicians, largely of failed banks and failed patronage pedigree until it became clear that this was a carefully designed strategy by those intent on wiping out the gains of the Obasanjo Administration towards a reform-driven polity and economy.

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Ask an average Nigerian his perception of Northerners, the Igbo and the Yoruba and he would tell you that the Northerner is a lazy dullard who covets power. For the Igbo, you would be told that he is a greedy person who worships money and is ready to do both the thinkable and unthinkable to acquire it. And the Yoruba? You would hear that he is a frivolous person whose motto is partying from sunrise to sundown. These are stereotypes. It is however, instructive how Nigerians view one another.

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One of our raving reporters, Omo Oloju-kokoro recently sought out the man at the centre of the storm at his palatial home for this rare soul-baring and pocket-baring* interview he gave since his release from the protective custody of the EFCC. This interview was held not too long before he was rough-handled by the Police.

I wish to make a request for a pass to Aso Rock to come and pay my respects and to congratulate you for your recent assault on corruption. But it's not going to be all praises as I intend to seize the opportunity to give you a piece of my mind on the selective nature of your assault and your narrow definition of corruption.

Former Military ruler and gardener, Brigand-General Mower (rtd) at the Garden Party of the Association of Demolishers, Earth Movers and Shakers, Abuja gave a ground-breaking speech about his presidential ambition.

“Abdul, believe me when I inform you that people are angry at what you and your colleagues are doing with their future. They say in the market places that you are self-seeking and that you would want a status quo to remain, a situation when more than 92 per cent of our resources is spent on you and your colleagues at the National Assembly …..”

The super grass of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, Chief Au-for-do Ogbeh in a confidential letter dated December 6, 2004 exclusively obtained by our correspondent (while scouring the pages of Nigerian Punch Newspaper for boring, commonplace or leaked news items), informed his boss President Obasanjo what the Nigerian grassroots are saying about his administration behind his back.

President Obasanjo failed to see the content of Ogbeh's letter to him as undercover work but as an excuse to insult and attack his “integrity” as the president of Nigeria and the leader of the party.
Ogbeh has definitely stirred up a hornet's nest because, unluckily for him, the president is idle and has plenty of time on his hands to engage him hand-to-hand.

“ Shut up! The Fcity minister Mallam El-Ruf-rider doing a good job? What good job? What is good about pulling down people's houses for the simple reason that they were built on drainage and power lines? Why couldn't he divert the drainage and power lines instead of pulling down the houses? ” .

“ I want to ask you, do you think the way you go about projecting the image of our great country is good enough? Don't you think you are making the matter worse? ”