From all front, Nigeria is battling to confront all her challenges. A noteable fellow Nigerian just died at 64 at a point when the nation needed him more. Obadiah Mailafia was a Nigerian bold enough to come out and possibly name sponsors of terrorist in Nigeria and amongst the Northern Nigeria oligarchy. He was a former deputy governor of the Nigerian Central Bank and also a presidential aspirant who came fourth at the general election. Opinion poll believe that he meant well for the country owning to the presidential debate and his presentations. It's quite sad that he was rushed to the hospital at a time the medical doctors were on strike, he requested for a ventilator and there was none not because other patients were making use of them. Himselve and his family been rich, brought in foreign doctors to attend to him. They battled with his health and life for a week before he surrendered to the coold hands of death. Could he have been poisoned? There are some school of thought out there about that- pointing accusing fingers towards the northern oligarchy and the nation security agencies and by extension the terrorists.
Imagine another compatriot arrested at the point of entry in France for possessing fake Euros. The fellow in turn claimed it was gotten from a Nigerian commercial bank as a BTA. The government is frustrating access to foreign exchange in the country aimed at controlling the spate of deflation and strengthen the local currency. Now, you can only get BTA in the bank after presenting your Visa and airline tickets. Despirate citizen would then go to the bank, meet all their requirements, get the hard currency needed and then go ahead to cancel their tickets and inturn sell off the hard currency at higher prices. These and many more are the challenges of my dear country as we speak.