IT’S UNFORTUNATE THAT ANYONE THAT IS APPOINTED IN ANY PUBLIC OFFICE IN NIGERIA AUTOMATICALLY PERCEIVES HIMSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL SYCOPHANT FOR THE PERSON THAT HAS GIVEN HIM THE APPOINTMENT, INSTEAD OF SEEING THE APPOINTMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE NATION AND MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENRY AND LEAVING THE REST FOR POSTERITY TO JUDGE. BUHARI HAS VISITED ABOUT THIRTY FOREIGN COUNTRIES SINCE TAKING OFFICE NEARLY ONE YEAR NOW; BUT HOW MANY NIGERIAN STATES HAS HE ENTERED INTO ON A WORKING VISIT TO ENABLE HIM ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY HE CLAIMS TO BE PRESIDING OVER? EVEN SIX MONTHS IS ENOUGH FOR ANY LEADER WHO DESIRES TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF HIS COUNTRY’S CITIZENS FOR THE BETTER. IN THIS CASE, SUCH A LEADER DOES NOT NEED TO SPEND HIS COUNTRY’S MONEY OR DISSIPATE ‘WANING’ ENERGY FOR IMAGE LAUNDERING; RATHER THE CITIZENS WILL BE CONSTRAINED BY THEIR CHANGE OF FORTUNE TO CARRY THE MESSAGE ANY WHERE THEY GO TO OR FIND THEMSELVES IN. EVEN WITH SHOUTING GLOOM AND PAINS ON THE FACES OF OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF NIGERIANS, THIS ONE TIME GOVERNOR AND “LEARNED” MAN OF LAW HAS STILL DESCENDED SO LOW TO JOIN THIS SYCOPHANTIC PROFESSION. SOMEONE SHOULD PLEASE TELL ME WHERE LIES THE HOPE OF NIGERIA AND NIGERIANS!