Welcome to Asari Dokubo Republic

<p>Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Asari Dokubo o’clock! You are welcome to the Asari Dokubo republic. Fasten your seatbelt because we’re about to cruise at an inestimable altitude in this curious ride. We have all been freely awarded the citizenship of a country owned by Alhaji Mujahideen Asari Dokubo, the man all of us see as a Niger Delta militant. If he has any other identity yet, you may let us know. By the way, if you have grudges, just park well. Besides, you don’t even have to like it or desire it. You may wish it was not real or that you were dreaming. You might not even have imagined it was happening, but it is here already and we are all serenading in it, willy-nilly. We are in Asari Dokubo Republic. Simplicita!</p>, <p>It may appear like an awkward proposition we have found ourselves in, but only a few things surprise Nigerians now. So, Dokubo is our new position and some Nigerians are already asking questions. To you, how does it sound to be resident in a republic like the one the title of this opinion article portrays?</p>, <p>The thinking in some quarters earlier in the week was that the embattled Godwin Emefiele was the issue. The suspended governor of the Nigerian Central Bank (CBN) was seen for the first time since his arrest on June 9 as he was brought to court. His arraignment in Lagos came as a relief to many. They felt that, at last, they are now beginning to see a semblance of democracy and the rule of law in the country. Emefiele was charged and was granted bail by the court. Then, trouble started. The prosecutors, the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) which the court said should hold him until he completed his bail processes, descended into a free for all.</p>, <p>The SSS/NCoS debacle simply proved that the more things change, the more they remain the same. It showed that we have assumed a new dangerous dimension in our acclaimed impunity. On another plane, Emefiele is fast becoming the Sambo Dasuki of the Tinubu era. Sambo Dasuki was in detention for n