Arbitrariness: A Political Recipe for reckless impunity 

Fortunately or unfortunately, the idea behind this article came to mind at a time when I had already given up on being politically correct - a resolution that matches the very crass irresponsibility displayed by the Nigerian government and politicians on what is now more than a daily basis. There could be no better anecdote to support my choice of political incorrectness than the story of 23rd February, 2021. Quite incomprehensible within my thinking, it was to watch the Nigerian Senate confirm the appointments of former service chiefs into non-career ambassadorial positions only 85 days after the same Senate had doggedly called for the removal of three of these now-designates as service chiefs. It was truly an obfuscating procession of events. Isn't it?

In all if these, however, what strikes the chord for me is the extent to which arbitrariness has become entrenched in the country's parliament and governance. The confirmations of 23rd February were in no wise unanimous. Neither is there any indisputable evidence to prove that it was even a majority decision; it was another arbitrary decision too conventional to be unusual.
From the sham confirmatory plenary, one event relevant to our discussion is the altercation that ensued between the Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe and the President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan. The former who posed as the lone voice of the obscure opponents to the confirmation exercise carefully detailed his arguments which would have deservingly ushered in a clear counter-arguments in any sane legislature and then followed up by a roll-call vote to properly determine the majority position. But in reality, what followed was nothing short of a somewhat scripted drama to intimidate and suppress this 'invisible army' of opposing Senators. This disgusting drama was then brought to a close by a blatant display of impunity legitimised by the tricky inclusion and predominance of arbitrariness in the Senate's most desired voting method. It is only political correctness that would lead you on to think or even say that this criminal act of subterfuge is more of choosing from a legitimate pool of voting options than a deliberate attempt at avoiding accountability and proper representation This no doubt, is why i think we should all give up on political correctness today and say these things as they are most probable to be; the Nigerian way.