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Bode has gone further to add a religious dimension to it all. According to him, “what drives the president is probably the fear of God's punishment if he failed to follow the wish of the Almighty on his role in the salvation of Nigeria. Bode’s argument is esoteric and fallacious. Why must we drag God into such an argument? Why must God be called in to carry the cans of our questionable intentions? What type of precedent are we setting? How will an unbiased umpire judge a country that changes the rules of the game when the match has already begun, especially when the change seems to have been inspired by the very people that possess the highest level of political and economic power in a country like ours, with such an exaggerated emphasis on power and money? Does the common person, I mean the poor, voiceless farmers in my village, have any say in all of this?
What is democracy, and in the light of what is happening; are we really serious with democracy, or is ours a Nigerian, culture specific democracy that cannot be judged by a resort to any universal model? Perhaps, the argument of universalism and cultural relativism also applies to assessing democracy.
On a final note, “Justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done”. The EFCC and all other public bodies must bear in mind that as they put others to judgement, they too will also be judged by history. And there is nothing hidden under the sun that must never come to light. When researchers eventually swoop into the archives of the EFCC, will they be able to say, on the weight of evidence gathered, that this outfit discharged its duties to the nation justly? This is the burden of history that the EFCC bears.
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