The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 564 (February 9 - 22 2022)
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Burundi's vicious crackdown never ended
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Page10 <strong>The</strong><strong>Trumpet</strong> FEBRUARY 9-<strong>22</strong> 20<strong>22</strong><br />
Politics<br />
Otunba Adewale Adenaike: I want to<br />
leave a legacy of selfless service<br />
Continued from Page 8<<br />
regulatory instruments must also grow<br />
along with it, otherwise, there will be a<br />
distortion that can slow down our<br />
societal development. Take for instance<br />
the quest for State Police and Local<br />
Government autonomy. I think we have<br />
reached a stage in our nation where this<br />
amendment has to be done. Kudos to the<br />
brains behind Amotekun in Western<br />
Nigeria today. <strong>The</strong>y may not be as<br />
sophisticated as we want that outfit to be<br />
but that notwithstanding, we have used<br />
one stone to kill two birds. One, we have<br />
increased the awareness on security.<br />
Secondly, we have found for some<br />
persons a little source of income that can<br />
keep body and soul together. As my<br />
Ijebu brethren will say – “were were<br />
witititi san ju witiwiti wape” (meaning<br />
“Every little helps.”).<br />
In the course of serving as the Special<br />
Assistant to the Hon. Minister of State<br />
for Education on Projects, I have come<br />
to see that Nigeria is truly large and as<br />
such we need to drop some powers so<br />
that the people can use it to their own<br />
benefit. Do you know how long it will<br />
Continued on Page 13<<br />
STALLIONS AIR<br />
First is to adopt my answer to the last<br />
question as part of the answer to this<br />
question. <strong>The</strong> second point to be made in<br />
response to the question is that society<br />
has become very large and we have not<br />
exploited other natural resources, which<br />
has pleased God, to endow us with.<br />
Instead, we have concentrated all our<br />
attention on just one, which is crude oil<br />
or the black gold as some people<br />
describe it. Unfortunately, because of<br />
error of judgment and associated issues,<br />
we have not taken full advantage of this<br />
black gold, it has now become for us<br />
what scholars have described as the<br />
‘resource curse.’ It is also important to<br />
mention here that we have also allowed<br />
too much of divisive mundane issues to<br />
come to the fore, much more than the<br />
things that unite us. But as I said, all<br />
these are indicative of our growth and<br />
development as a people and as a nation.<br />
Otunba Adewale Adenaike - YESSS<br />
With a little bit of perseverance and<br />
cross-border synergy, all these things<br />
will become part of our history and those<br />
alive then to tell the story will wonder<br />
how we were able to exist as a people<br />
with all the challenges that came our<br />
way. Post-internet and GSM children are<br />
still wondering how we were able to<br />
cope without those facilities. I am still<br />
wondering myself.<br />
Do you think Nigeria needs<br />
constitutional reforms to address the<br />
issues surrounding resource control,<br />
restructuring of the federation, local<br />
governments etc?<br />
I have heard that debate about<br />
Constitutional Amendment so many<br />
times and I align my humble self with<br />
the proposition that the Constitution<br />
requires amendment for the simple<br />
reason that as society grows, the<br />
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