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According to the critic(s) of the move by the Navy, which they likened Kano to a wilderness without anybody of freshwater and as such, it was ludicrous for the Navy to have a base in Kano, when the basic element (water) required by the Naval forces the world over is lacking.

Insecurity and corruption were staples under the former administration. The Buhari administration rode on a messianic chariot to revise these malefactions. But these problems are still much alive today. In fact, they have been compounded by mass disaffection and ethnic tensions. Nevertheless, the government has raked in some significant dividends in infrastructure development and in whittling down brazen corruption.  

Yeshua, the great Prophet of God, gave His own sermon that shook the world of His time to its very foundation. And here is a glimpse of that most memorable sermon. It is called the Sermon on the Mount. This is the greatest sermon Yeshua preached. The Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes and the golden rule are in this sermon. Yeshua delivered this sermon on a Mountain near Capernaum. Tradition ascribes the site to an extinct volcano named Karne Hittim.

But talk is always cheap. And in a democracy with its full complement of free speech, talk is even cheaper, in some cases, crass. This is the context to situate the recent poorly choreographed verbal attacks on Emefiele and the CBN. Some Nigerians have blamed him even for their personal failings. Others think he has everything to do with the sudden arrival of the coronavirus pandemic since early last year. Emefiele has been blamed for Nigeria’s dwindling economic fortunes. And you would think he and he alone has the magisterial power to determine the price of crude oil in the international market.

Out of all planets in our solar system, only Earth supports life. No proof yet that man has the adaptive features to survive on Mars—the other planet debated to have tendency of supporting life. Saving the Earth from impending doom is our collective obligation. Sustainable development which is the principal solution to climate change is capital-intensive. Consequently, in my own perspective, funds budgeted for missions to Mars should be diverted to projects that would save our planet. At least, our hope of surviving here is guaranteed if we keep up with sustainable development in our socioeconomic activities and urbanization strides, rather than chasing shadows to other planets.

Appearing unconcerned, unpurposed and uninterested, the chief of stealth and the lord of disguise, the chameleon, is the cunning thief embroidering the environment in stolen identity. The chameleon is the motion without movement, the heat without temperature, the echo without sound.