Several years ago, there was this hackneyed hocus pocus of “shelter for all by year 2000”. The “magicians” that made those promises are still with us today. They are witnesses to the fact that the most intractable problem that has continued to taunt urban dwellers in Nigeria over the years is the progressive swindling involving landlords and their associates-in-crime, care takers.
This endless accommodation crisis was the burning point of discourse in an article published in my Concord Laff column on Sunday, August 18, 1985.
As the new Government of President Goodluck Jonathan comes in place, the citizens expect a viable Mortgage policy which will guaranty shelter for all at the nearest possible time.
CARTOON CORNER: CELEBRATING JAJA WACHUKU
One of the most colourful politicians in the 2nd Republic was Jaja Wachuku who served as Senator representing Aba Senatorial Zone. Wachuku was appointed Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee.
He was credited with the statement that the defeat of apartheid in South Africa "shall flow from the barrels of dialogue and contact, not from the barrels of isolation and guns...." That statement sent him out of that committee.
Today’s cartoon, which was commissioned by Times International Magazine for their cover story on that huge controversy, was published on March 17, 1980.
It is worthy of note that when, Nigeria began of diplomatic engagement with South Africa in the 1990s, most sensible politicians called for an apology to Senator Wachuku.
As President Jonathan works on his cabinet list, I wish to humbly recommend the likes of Jaja Wachuku.
Lest we forget…CHANGE IS HERE
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