He is the sort of Nigerian that we all should be celebrating, and I am particularly happy that we are celebrating him while he is still alive. Although retired from the Supreme Court, I believe he is not yet tired and this gesture will encourage him to further advance the life of service to our fatherland.
Justified though this anger is, we need to channel that energy into positive action. We also need to guard against making policy mistakes that could sink us into deeper trouble. Perhaps, in the audience here today, there are future macroeconomic policymakers, future reserve bank governors and finance ministers.