FETISH GOVERNMENT CHASED OUT, GODFATHER HUMILIATED - WOLE SOYINKA!

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has commended the people of Ogun State for taking the path of honor by voting out the government of Olugbenga Daniel which he described as a fetish government. He also applauded the humiliation suffered by Olusegun Obasanjo, whom he described as the master-mafia and political godfather of Olugbenga, in the hands of Ogun State people during this election. It will be recalled that none of Obasanjo's sponsored candidates, including his daughter Iyabo won any of offices they contested.  Icheoku also agrees that this total rejection by the people of Ogun State, of the deity of Otta, is a good omen both for the people of Ogun State as well as the greater Nigerian polity. It has now dawned on the third-termer and master-mafia, 2003 and 2007 election rigger in chief that he is a political leper untouchable, who no body wants nor loves in Ogun State and Nigeria in general. 

On the Imam Muhammadu Buhari's instigated post presidential-election violence in Northern Nigeria, Professor Soyinka said it violated the rules of our mutual existence as a country and called for a code of common behavior, which prescribes distinct punishment for those elements as carried it out and those who engineered it.  While congratulating President Goodluck Jonathan on his election victory, Soyinka said, "despite the hiccups, including under-age voting and improper accreditation of voters, the polls were declared free and fair by domestic and foreign observers. It is my view that the presidential election was won by President Jonathan, based on figures collated." 

The Nobel Laureate also called for downward review of salary and allowance being paid to Nigeria legislators and implored them to consider sitting on part-time basis. Icheoku supports Soyink'a call for Nigeria to have part-time, adhoc and as at need-based legislature like India; composed of people only willing to really serve their fatherland and not who are motivated by the unholy constituency allowances and other incredible take-homes that they collect. This legislators should be paid compensable sitting allowances only when they sit.