A good will.

Benjamin, PANS president UNIBEN

Politics is a very tricky game. It is like poker. That is, when people appear to be here, they are actually there. Most times, politicians even get confused by their own antics. Thereafter, they lose focus and embark on white elephant projects. They do this to gain cheap popularity and siphon funds.

Many student leaders have come and gone. A majority leave office with a dilapidated reputation. They enter as poor, wretched and humble soul but leave office like a spoilt son-of-the-devil. To be a devil’s child is evil enough but when a devil’s child becomes spoilt, it is an emergency.

But this is not the case for Benjamin Idiakhoa, PANS president 2016. Rather, he focuses on reasonable student friendly projects. His stellar performance breaks the silence in the faculty. His deeds etiolate the rocks and echoes in the caverns. His political affluence is observed by both lecturers and students alike. This is not an age of riddles. Hence pharmacy students don’t need an elucidation on the Benjamin brand. His performance is no longer questionable. He has rose above the fray.

The Dean, inspecting the items

Recently, Pharmacy laboratories received new equipment. This was an act of good will. They were from the Benjamin led administration. The equipment arrived amidst the struggle to clear the faculty name from the sub-standard. The instruments were, 2 binocular microscopes, 2 monocular microscope, 3 cartons of porcelain dishes, and 4 cartons of conical flasks. 8 weighing balances and 100 dispensing bottles.

The Dean, Prof. John Akerele lacked words to express his gratitude. So also were the lecturers in Pharmaceutics. “It is very hard to find students committed to development such as this, I wish all other student leaders cue in this line as this will surely help the pharmacy profession” says the Dean, Prof. Akerele. Benjamin is now a reference student leader. If the dean of pharmacy, in his lofty position could see this as an act of good will, then it is good will.

RIP Stephen Keshi and Amodu Shuaibu

Amodu

Tragedy struck Nigerian football again early on Saturday morning, when former Super Eagles coach and Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amodu Shuaibu, died in his sleep in Benin City, Edo State. His death came just three days after another ex-national team coach and close friend of Amodu, Stephen Keshi, died in the same town.

Keshi

Keshi became the first Nigerian to win the Africa Cup of Nations as captain and coach, after leading the Super Eagles to victory in the 2013 edition of the competition hosted in South Africa. He also qualified Nigeria for the 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted in Brazil.

But humans are hypocrites. They condemn you when you are living and then praise you at death. The NFF never saw anything good in Keshi. Now they sing his eulogies. This is not the kind of spirit we need around here. Hence Gilbert Alasa noted “If you ever doubt the hypocrisy in the human spirit, wait for the day you drop dead. Even your mean, wicked landlord will brand you the best tenant ever.” Remember Stephen Keshi and how he was treated by NFF.

Treat all men as they are. If bad people die and you can’t speak frankly of their evil act, keep your mouth shut. Also, don’t hate good people when they are alive. Keshi resurrected the spirit of National football. Rest in peace Keshi and Amodu.

© Ezekiel Efeobhokhan
500 pharmacy UNIBEN

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