Adebayo Shittu: Minister of Communications, Sycophancy and Pomposity

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By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo

Adebayo Shittu is the summary of our degenerate  politics. He was elected into the Oyo house of Assembly at 26. He must have been such a promising prospect.  He had two brief stints as commissioner in Oyo state. He was even the  state Attorney General. Many must have had real hopes and perhaps confidence in him.

That state, like the nation, had been starved of  seasoned, morally erect and  insightful politicians.  So no one could be blamed if anything that glittered , anywhere in the nations political field, was mistaken for gold.  So much was given to Adebayo Shittu.  Adebayo shittu is 65 now. He is the minister of communications. He seems a thoroughly failed project.

Minister for Communications, Chief Adebayo Shittu during the opening of the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

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