One of the most fascinating constants in life is the effervescence of fame and power. If grace shows you fame, hold it with civility. If grace gives you power, understand that power belongs to the society. Pride brings arrogance, making us think that we’re special.. Greatness comes when in the midst of might, fame and power, you demonstrate decency, honour and values. That protects you from irrational emotions which continue to ruin careers and empires.
Will Smith has learnt a big lesson and he will never forget the script. Many things are inexcusable and we have to grow in character to make sure we never cross the boundaries. Getting to that state requires humility in the mind.
How can men and women respect you when the title of your job has gone? If your power comes from your career or job, what happens when it goes? A few years ago, I was in an oil industry major conference in the United States. A former GMD of NNPC attended. As the man approached, men and women paused – the big masquerade was coming. The entourage was long and everyone wanted to greet the GMD.
Years later, the man had been removed. Before my eyes, as the man approached the same event, no single human went to help him with his bag. Simply, he was ignored! His life was the job title; job gone, and he became nobody.
Every year, a considerable number of Muslims, out of the over 1 billion Muslims with the ability to fast, participate in the many spiritual events of the Islamic calendar’s 9th month. Because they have the largest Muslim populations, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Algeria, and Sudan are likely to have a huge number of Muslims participating in various activities throughout the month.
Food and drink are required during Suhoor and Iftar, in addition to participating in various spiritual activities during the day and night. Muslims are not expected to fast without eating or to terminate their fasting at the right time without eating, according to the etiquette and principles of fasting. Recent research conducted by the Statista ahead of this year’s Ramadan shows that that the majority of respondents (n=1,009) would be eating freshly-cooked meals for both Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal before fasting starts, and iftar, the fast-breaking meal at the end of the day. The second most-consumed type of food during the Ramadan mealtimes was instant noodles. These and other necessities will be consumed outside of the country. Muslims in other countries are expected to eat and drink according to the available food options, traditions and culture.
As the month begins, research shows that people, particularly Muslims, have shown a strong interest in Ramadan staples including edible oil, chickpea, dried pea, date, and sugar in some of the world’s ten most populous Muslim countries. Our analyst also discovered that global interest in understanding the month and various activities in relation to food and price in the past day was high. Soaring prices of food and other essentials before the month began was one of the issues residents in Asian countries had brought to the attention of governments and other stakeholders. In Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Muslim community had previously urged governments to devise strategic steps to ensure that players in essentials goods do not raise prices excessively.
Exhibit 1: Types of food consumed Ramadan among Muslims in Indonesia in 2022, by mealtimes
Source: Statista, 2022
Unexpected changes in global political and economic systems, on the other hand, appear to be important contributors affecting price increases around the world. There is no country in the world that does not face one or more challenges, from the global south to the north. According to numerous specialists who spoke with our researcher, Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine supported the rise in wheat prices, which is one of the Ramadan essentials. According to them, the effect is being felt in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen, among others, because they rely on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine.
Despite the political and economic uncertainty, Muslims interviewed by our analyst and those tracked on digital media expect makers and sellers of essentials to be more purpose-driven in their pricing approach during the month. This is based on the fact that Muslims who are able to fast must do so, which necessitates a significant financial outlay. They believed that if players took a purpose-driven approach, taking into account the economic realities that everyone is facing and charging reasonable fees, they (players) would receive significant benefits from God.
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The Appeal Court returns back to the (largely) “stable” settled law: once the electoral season is over , removing a governor cannot happen because he/she has changed party. There is nothing in the electoral law or the Constitution that supports the thesis that because you changed party, you lose the governorship in Nigeria.
The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu has upheld the ruling of Ebonyi State High Court which held that the Ebonyi State governor Dave Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, did not violate any section of the constitution when they defected from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
The duo has been under intense legal battle with aggrieved members of both APC and PDP over their defection. The Plaintiffs are the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State, in the 2019 Governorship election, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji and his Deputy, Chief Justin Ogbodo Mbam.
Because a governor is “protected” from many legal battles, post electoral calendar, no court can remove him or her easily. Only impeachment, resignation or death can.
That was my position when this news broke that a Federal Court had fired Ebonyi State governor Umahi; the Appeal Court is 100% correct. This does not mean that I like how politicians with zero core principles change parties. Yet, we all agree that the Court must NOT legislate from the bench; the National Assembly can ban party flipping if that is what the country wants.
