Minister Umahi: Nigerians desire strong societal institutions, By Tonnie Iredia

Last week Thursday, David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works locked out several workers of his ministry for reportedly resuming late to work. For over 5 hours there was confusion in and around the ministry as the workers in turn locked all entrances into the ministry thereby stopping the minister from getting out of his office. Since his appointment a few months back, Umahi has been one of the few ministers seen in different parts of the country carrying supervision to the point of assignment.

The battle between the minister and his workers which we hear was later resolved brought to the fore several issues affecting Nigeria’s development. First, what gives workers who came late to work the audacity to question their indictment? Are those good workers? This question presupposes that there is a failure on the part of the ministry to provide an enabling environment for the workers to resume work early every day.

In advanced democracies, what keeps society going is strong institutions that are always on hand to ensure the survival of society – that has been the fortune of the United States which our people are used to citing. In a country where a leader becomes ungovernable as Donald Trump sought to be after his defeat at the last American presidential elections, it was the nation’s strong institutions that held him in check.

Umahi was not alone in the business of power monopoly in his days as governor, there were others who locked up critics for allegedly insulting certain leaders. In 2020, the police in Katsina state arrested 3 persons for allegedly using the social media to insult former president Buhari and ex-governor Masari. In other climes, leaders ignored such lowly-placed critics because leaders ought not to have such time for the poor who show anger over their poverty.

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