KEMI ADEOSUN: Looking Beyond The 'Honourable' Resignation
Very applauding, it was, to hear of the news of the resignation of the minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. It's very commendable because it is one act very rare in this our clime. It just seems that the penchant for relevance and money has denied the vast majority of the people that essential sense of integrity.
That denial is one that has brought about the desire to cling unto power even in the midst of opprobrious criticism to just step down. We've had several instances were public officials formed deaf ears to scathing allegations against their persons and offices until some powers force them out. The case of the erstwhile SGF, Babachir remains atypical.
One can now understand why Kemi's step is such remarkable and verily one that needs to be commended. But the truth is that, as easily obtained in the western world, taking an exit when the heat is on and there's suspicion here and there is but a natural thing.
This is to say, even as much as we could appreciate the gesture by Mrs. Adeosun, that by itself shouldn't be overrated to the high heavens. Instead, the resignation should provide a necessary avenue to prod further and unravel the skirmishes which the allegation raised in the first place. It should bring more questions and demand for more answers. Those collaborators of this forgery, those associates should be fished out.
The letter of the MoF wrote Mr President, aside from indicating her immediate resignation, highlighted some elucidating issues. These are issues that, by themselves, pulled the sense of judgement of Kemi and made her take the honourable path of stepping out. These issues are germane.
From her letter, Kemi exposed the lack of clarity in the process that got her the exemption from mandatory NYSC service she had. It exposed how due process was not followed. It exposed how it was a fake exemption certificate.
The revelation leaves more to be desired. The DSS and the Senate that screened Kemi, on which strength did they rely to get her cleared? As an intelligence agency, the DSS should have been so probing as to have discovered what has been underground, which has now been revealed. This revelation, by itself, has shown how incompetent in intelligence the agency could be.
What, on the other hand, could be said of the Senate? The screening exercise conducted on Mrs Adeosun, if it could not have unravelled this shenanigan, has shown to be wasted effort of political randomness.
If Kemi had presented a fake certificate to both SSS and the Senate as adduced by her letter, she ought to be prosecuted forthwith.
That denial is one that has brought about the desire to cling unto power even in the midst of opprobrious criticism to just step down. We've had several instances were public officials formed deaf ears to scathing allegations against their persons and offices until some powers force them out. The case of the erstwhile SGF, Babachir remains atypical.
One can now understand why Kemi's step is such remarkable and verily one that needs to be commended. But the truth is that, as easily obtained in the western world, taking an exit when the heat is on and there's suspicion here and there is but a natural thing.
This is to say, even as much as we could appreciate the gesture by Mrs. Adeosun, that by itself shouldn't be overrated to the high heavens. Instead, the resignation should provide a necessary avenue to prod further and unravel the skirmishes which the allegation raised in the first place. It should bring more questions and demand for more answers. Those collaborators of this forgery, those associates should be fished out.
The letter of the MoF wrote Mr President, aside from indicating her immediate resignation, highlighted some elucidating issues. These are issues that, by themselves, pulled the sense of judgement of Kemi and made her take the honourable path of stepping out. These issues are germane.
From her letter, Kemi exposed the lack of clarity in the process that got her the exemption from mandatory NYSC service she had. It exposed how due process was not followed. It exposed how it was a fake exemption certificate.
The revelation leaves more to be desired. The DSS and the Senate that screened Kemi, on which strength did they rely to get her cleared? As an intelligence agency, the DSS should have been so probing as to have discovered what has been underground, which has now been revealed. This revelation, by itself, has shown how incompetent in intelligence the agency could be.
What, on the other hand, could be said of the Senate? The screening exercise conducted on Mrs Adeosun, if it could not have unravelled this shenanigan, has shown to be wasted effort of political randomness.
If Kemi had presented a fake certificate to both SSS and the Senate as adduced by her letter, she ought to be prosecuted forthwith.
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