To some persons, Nigeria is the giant of Africa, even with the stark realities presently staring the country on the face.Power supply from the almighty NEPA, now renamed Power Holdings Company of Nigeria is still epileptic, water has refused to flow from our pipes, banks have recently sacked more than 10,000 workers, thereby further compounding the unemployment situations in the country, while the security of lives and properties is at the mercy of the poorly funded  and (badly )equipped police, under the command of Ogbonna Onovo, as inspector-general of police.

Without sounding like an incurable pessimist, the giant of Africa status accorded Nigeria certainly has a K-leg, considering the overwhelming evidences of poverty, deprivations, marginalization, insecurity and unemployment presently staring the so-called giant of Africa on it face.

Beyond this preamble however, the recent unfolding drama at the presidency clearly shows that if nothing is urgently done to reverse the process of one woman desperately trying to hold unto power, despite the stark realities on ground, our corporate existence as a country may be threatened. God forbid!

Turai, wife of ailing president Musa Yar Adua by her words and deeds in recent times thinks that the presidency is her birth- right and therefore subjected to her whims and caprices. For about 90 days that her husband and our president was away in Saudi for urgent medical attention, the first lady threw patriotism, national unity and corporate existence to the dustbin and literarily ruled the country as the defacto president, while Goodluck Jonathan, in his usual manner was patiently waiting and praying for the president to get well soon.

As public spirited persons, the media, human rights activists, some bold and daring religious leaders were busy calling on the president to follow due process and temporarily hand over power to Jonathan pending when he comes back from Saudi, the first lady was busy intimidating the incumbent vice president, ministers and other government officials, barking out orders as if the presidency belongs to her and quarrelling with any one opposed to her ambition including her daughters.

Now that the president has sneaked into the country, the wife is still busy snubbing the vice president, who from media reports has not yet set his eyes on the boss, thereby giving the impression that all the talks about patriotism, national unity and corporate existence may not appeal or make any meaning to Turai, as long as she remains the first lady of the federal republic of Nigeria, even with the husband presently on a sick bed

Honestly speaking, the manner Turai is going about this issue of the presidency is unfortunate, embarrassing, and does not augur well for the peaceful existence of Nigeria. While, persons across the globe have called on Yar Adua to resign and formally hand over the presidency to Jonathan in the best interest of the country and his health, the wife, obviously driven by her selfish ambition wants the husband to hold unto the presidency and rule the country even on his sick bed

As far as I am concerned this is wrong and totally unacceptable. Turai cannot heat up the system, placing the entire country with its estimated 150 people on red alert and subjected government officials to her whims and caprises, simply because she wants to continue to be called first lady

Though something tells me loud and clear that Turai, obviously hit by the stark realities of the health of her husband may be secretly packing her loads from Aso Rock. Do not get me wrong. I am not saying our beloved president, in whom I in particular is well pleased is dead, or about to die. I am one person that prays and meditate for the president silently, so that God or Allah could restore his health to normalcy.

But, the truth is, since Yar Adua sneaked into Nigeria a couple of days ago, he has not spoken to us Nigerian either on NTA, AIT, and Channels etc. We are still awaiting that nationwide broadcast

Until this is done, people and the media will continue to speculate on the true state of health of our president. I rest my pen for now