Reasserting the Integrity of Immunization Campaigns

by Eze Eluchie

When the United States announced that it had faked a 'Polio Immunization exercise' to confirm the location of Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, prior to killing the al-Qeaida leader, any discerning observer knew genuine Polio-Immunization workers were being put at risk and that it was only a matter of time before the carnage which took place early this week in Pershawar will erupt.

The integrity of Immunization Campaigns, particularly in volatile regions, including Northern Nigeria, has really taken a bashing. The question now, for the sake of global health, how will these very vital healthcare procedure reassert itself?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20779388

Picture: An immunization session

Jonathan confused as more Christians are murdered in Nigeria

by Eze Eluchie

What a pity.

Where was the loudmouthed Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force when this attack took place on Christmas day right in the vicinity of Potiskum, a major city in Yobe State.

Two days ago when MD Abubakar assured all Nigerians of 'water-tight security', I had posted on FB that his assurance was not worth listening to and that armed guards be at the gates of all Churches.

Now who will console the families of the dead? Will Ruben Abati issue his usual colorless condolences on behalf of Jonathan whilst we wait for the next victims to be bombed into oblivion?

Restructure and Renegotiate the contraption whilst there is yet time!

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/12/2012122514557537669.html

Picture: Church destroyed by Boko Haram bomb in Nigeria

New year Message to Nigerians (and others under kleptocracies)

by Eze Eluchie

As we approach the end of yet another calendar year, (in Nigeria) we are at that period when the religious organizations encourage their adherents to purchase all manners of stickers, which have been 'sanctified' and 'prayed over'. It is common to see cars and doors adorned with multicolored stickers announcing any or all of the following: '2013 - My year to achieve all achievables', 'My year to dominate all demons', ''I Claim It, 2013 is mine', '2013 - My year to .....'

The damning reality, proved by decades of misrule by our kleptocrats is: unless you join the thievery gang, 2013 will be far worse than 2012, just as 2012 was far worse than 2011, and 2011 was even far worse than 2010 and so on...

The economies of countries do not improve by miracles or mere wish or merely by pasting stickers on vehicles or door posts. It takes careful planning to achieve even the least progress. From all the plans and actions of the kleptocrats manning our political offices for now, 2013 will be a disaster of unmitigatable proportions.