PROF JEGA'S AFTERTHOUGHT

"a magician says to his crowd, the more u look the less u see...."


The status of a professor is far different from that of a Doctorate. Doctorate degrees can be awarded even non academics on merit, due to their reasonable contribution in a particular field of practice or as deemed fit by the awarder who can bestow such award as a mere honorary degree. The term Professor simply implies the in-depth knowledge of a particular art or science carefully studied over a period of years of which such a person now becomes an authority in that field, is not bestowed as a honorary degree or given out of friendship or goodwill, it has to be someone who has undergone the necessary process so as to acquire the respect that accords such a title.


As one who is well qualified for the job, having served in relevant capacities, (being a visiting research fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Internal Affairs, visiting research fellow Department of Political Science University of Stockholm Sweeden, Deputy Vice chancellor Bayero University, Director Centre for Democratic Research and Training  Bayero, Vice Chancellor, Bayero) there are a few facts that are in the highest degree unclear to the mind, which now come to limelight in an attempt to perform some kind of abracadabra.


Professor Attahiru Jega (Jonathan Ebele Goodluck Azikiwe) once served as National ASSU chairman alongside Professor Maurice Iwu (former INEC Chairman) who was then the National Vice Chairman ASSU.
Pofessor Attahiru Jega played the role of a hard boiled egg during the IBB regime when he used his position as the the then ASSU chairman to virtually compel the Government to sign the famous 1992 ASSU/FG agreement. To this credit also is his rejection of the offer of appointment by late General Sani Abacha as the Minister for Education.
After a granted request for the release of the sum of 87.7billion Naira, and the confident presentation of an election schedule, Professor Attahiru Jega now realise as an afterthought the seemingly impossibility of his well calculated time-table.


As another key player in this election game, the man Jega is yet another in the line up, in due cause his true colours shall no longer be covered by the chameleon of an "astute intellectual with a strong sense of ethics and morality"