The
recent outing of the incontrovertible “Super Chickens” at the ongoing FIFA
Confederations Cup leaves no room for doubt as to their unparalleled and
unprecedented quality. The Nigerian team which had at the onstage brimmed with
unquenchable valour made it known to us that anything short of the trophy was a
failure. Happily, they were able to display their unequalled prowess against
the Tahitian side that was no doubt made up of a golden selection of well
experienced mechanics, welders, farmers, and bus conductors who have spent a
great deal of their lifetime on the football pitch.
Not that the Super Chickens should be blamed anyway.
Their political counterparts back at home induce us into believing during their
campaigns that anything short of a utopian state is a failure. But once they
find themselves within the corridors of power, they would gladly build
hospitals, roads, bridges, and unabashedly create jobs on the pages of
newspapers and T.V screens. Hard as it seems, the Super Chickens (sorry,
Eagles) gave us a very good show. They proved their mettle by losing out when
it mattered most after a well displayed beautiful nonsense. However, we do know
that when eggs are broken and omelettes cannot be made from them, such eggs are
as good as stones.
Now, it seems that a contest to outshine the Super Eagles
and its political counterparts has been initiated by the Osagu Innocent- led
LAWSAN government. The new government seems to be very attentive to the
pressing needs of LAWSANs. It is no doubt in exercise of this unique and
exceptional insight that the new executives deem it of paramount and utmost
importance that a visit to MacCarthy beach is what law students need just a few
weeks to the second semester examinations. It has always been my view that most
government officials are indeed highly sensitive and perceptive. I cannot but
hail the oriental wisdom and offer my ‘sincere’ congratulations to the LAWSA executives
for their Solomonic wisdom. As the Igbos would say, “The Ocean eats only the
legs it sees.” MacCarthy beach, as I was told, takes at least one person when
disturbed. So I wonder whose legs MacCarthy beach wants to eat this time
around.
Before we are accused of being spoilsports, I am not
unconvinced that a visit to the Benin High Court or the Court of Appeal would
not prove worthless. I was informed by Secondary School students that the Edo
State House of Assembly has a large gallery for visitors. I know that the
National Assembly is out of the question, let alone the Supreme Court. All
these places would greatly improve our training as lawyers, not some place
where the crazy ones amongst us cannot wait to display their appalling nudity.
I am sure that going by the calibre of people who
represent us in the LAWSA parliament and also in the exco can do exceedingly
greater than this. Their innovative and assiduous leadership should be
channelled in the right direction so as to catapult LAWSA into higher horizons,
for ‘direction is more important than
speed.’
Make una no fall our hand oooo!
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