Just Checking!!

I was just checking to see if I am still on blogosphere...yup! I am!

Been ages aint it guys? Just been away for such a long time. So much happening around and in me that I just can't seem to pull my thots together well enough to write anything.

So much has happened since I was last here...we now have a black American President people. (do I hear an amen?) On the down side however, the global economy is on recession. (why did it have to wait until we have a black man at the helm? Now they are going to blame us blacks for the poor global economy. Neways,) The most scary part of the whole meltdown thingy is the fact that there has been a surge in job losses globally. Right-sizing, down-sizing, whatever men. Bottom line, niccas are having their behinds kicked to the curb as businesses struggle to mitigate their losses and stay afloat.

While country's like the USA have planned and are executing well thought out bail out plans, my country, Nigeria, is as usual, playing the ostrich with its head in buried in the sand. It is instructive to note that Charles Soludo, the dude in charge of the central bank doesn't even think that the Nigerian economy is under any threat of depression. Thats almost as crazy as people still believing the farcical claim by some that HIV/AIDS is the "white man's disease!!!" Really crazy I tell you. But while Soludo and his employers live in their utopic cocoon, totally immunized from the pervasive financial crises, the Naira is plunging down a steep slope against the Dollar. 180 Naira to $1USD people!!!!!!

To worsen matters, the government picked these hard times to remove subsidy from petrol! Y'all know what that means right? The retail price of fuel will shoot for the moon and take every thing else with it. Already, the cost of basic consumables has risen by as much as 25% in some areas and is still rising. The future is looking very bleak. God help us in these times...

Speaking of God's help, I was reviewing the recent US elections, paying special attention to the man Barack Obama. The man that came from near obscurity and swept in to our consciousness, running a race with such vigour and verve. I am wondering: Who is this man? I have my fears...but I'll save that for another day's discussion.

In Edo State, Osunbor is out and Oshiomole is in as Governor, thanks to our judiciary that ruled in favour of the people's wish. Now we can only hope that he converts some of his suave rhetorics to action aimed at turning around the State. Mimiko is also in to replace Agagu as Ondo State governor following the latter's ouster by the courts. One hopes these young turks will not let their people down.

Ok y'all, I'm back for good this time. I'll see you in a bit.