Excerpts of Monday Column in Blueprint Newspaper Much ado about nothing; the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is proposing a new city gate for N64 billion to tackle the threats. Two things – the gate either leads to heaven or will equally be bulletproof. Few kilometers after the current city gate is a primary school without lavatory, classes holding in makeshift rooms. Much ado about nothing; how much noise is being made, after all, Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos state purchased three bullet proof cars – Jeeps with bomb detector apparatus and surveillance cameras. The Lagos state brand of bulletproof cars is identified as Toyota Prado Jeep; Oduah’s is BMW – so what? The cost of each jeep including handling, registration, insurance and other fees is N200 million. The three jeeps are valued at N600 million. This is double the amount spent by Ms Stella Oduah in the current bullet-proof jeep scandal. The three automobiles were reportedly bought for Asiwaju Tinubu and Governor Fashola on grounds of ‘security. My Comrade James Ibori bought $250,000 armor-plated Hummer several years ago. When the “Act of God” caught up with him, he was in far away Dubai. The bullet-proof Hummer was thousands of miles away and useless. Lucky bought, Nyame bought, Bafarawa had, Orji Kalu bought, and the earth has not and will not capitulate. We make so much noise, but really we are left drenched like the rat. While the actors dry up and give us the next script. blueprintng/new/2013/10/21/much-ado-about-bulletproof-cars/rs?
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:54:13 +0000
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