by Gimba Kakanda
The President doubling as Petroleum Minister of an Oil-dependent country at a crossroads must be likened to the rainmaker who summons the rain unaware that his umbrella isn’t handy.
I think the responsibility of a Petroleum Minister ought to have been “delegated” to any of the President’s trustworthy men, just for him to ride on calmer waves in reforming our institutions.
He ought to be a vigilant supervisor instead of this globetrotting man who shares photos of his trips more than the policy directions we hanker to read and critique.
Asking this nation of crumbling economy to be patient while unexplained reforms are being carried out, while our barber couldn’t open shop today because of fuel scarcity, while the workforce of many vital firms spend more time in fuel queues than in their offices, is the wisdom of an uncreative manager.
Gimba Kakanda tweets via @gimbakakanda.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
