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Just a few days
ago, there was a lot of talk going around about the kidnapping of the mother of
Nigeria’s
Finance Minister, Prof Kamene Okonjo. So much was being said and a lot of
gossip had started making the rounds over the issue.
Talkative folks
like me were not left out of the political imbroglio. I had happened to be
discussing – or should I say – analyzing the issue with my friends as well as
my colleagues. In all of our talk, one person or the other had this or that
conspiracy theory, while a few were either oblivious of the facts or totally
nonchalant.
I remember vividly
my opinion which I shared gladly with my friends, one of whom classified my own
theory as outlandish and an unrealistic figment of my imagination. Taking the
comment in perspective, I held strongly to my view that the kidnap was not unconnected with the recent
demands by Mr President of some “extra” N 161
Billion for fuel subsidy payments, as well as Nigeria’s oil cartel.
Here was my
supposed point:
1.
The
sequence of events–the kidnapping, the demand for extra cash by Mr President,
as well as the sudden(or rather immediate) release of the aged professor
shortly after the approval for the
release of the funds was given–were all too in sync and very very exact! Everything seemed to play out
fantastically like a well scripted Hollywood
movie.
2.
The
ransom which was purportedly demanded by the kidnappers–which the Nigerian
Police Force hastily dismissed–was approximately equivalent to the sum sought
by Mr President and his “oily” friends.
Ransom
Kidnappers allegedly demanded = $1 Billion
Amount requested
by Mr President for extra subsidy payments = N
161 Billion
Prevailing
Dollar Exchange rate at the time:
$1 = N 160 - N
161
Doing the math,
one can arithmetically deduce that the two amounts are strikingly similar and
to a large extent identical.
3. Madam spills the beans! On Monday
evening of December, 2012, I was tuned in to Channels TV news at about 9 pm. I
read the lines on the scroll bar “”. Prior to this time, and before the
kidnapping and subsequent release of madam as well as the funds, Madam Okonjo-Iweala
had earlier mentioned(or rather threatened) as quoted on several news media
that she will not make any further payments for fuel subsidy for the year as
the
I am not by this
opinion justifying Madam Okonjo-Iweala–she had her flaws. I just think that the
game player’s game was rather “too theatrical” and predictable this time. I
recall commenting on a facebook post of one of my friends which I would repost
here. A rather comical and all but factual post which went thus:
“Come and see
American wonder!!!
*Day 1: Ngozi’s mother was kidnapped by gunmen
*Day 2: Kidnappers made contact and requested for $1b
to free her. Police denied the contact.
*Day 3: GEJ requested N 161 Billion for supplementary budget (19 days to end the year)
$1b= N 161b
*Day 4: Senate approves N 161b for GEJ
*Day 5: Kidnappers released Ngozi’s mother ‘without’
ransom. Hmm”
I commented,
“…we know she was kidnapped 2 twist madam’s hand 4 d money 2 b approved 4 GEJ’s oil friendsN161bn Christmas subsidy package! Only God knows what he (GEJ) will announce on 01/01/13. God help 9ja! ”.
I simply laughed and said maybe I saw the future…even when I wasn’t a prophet. 😄😄😄
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