Thinking Out Loud: The numbness/deadness of our government agencies

When I was little, one common attribute of law students or practicing lawyers was eloquent speech, latin maxims and big words that you couldn't find in any dictionary weighing below 1kg. But nowadays, even practicing lawyers who are senior advocates speak like or even worse than illiterates. An average lawyer cannot complete a sentence without a string of em.. em.. em. Months ago, I watched the Solicitor-General of the nation on TV and I was shocked. The man could hardly deliver a sensible sentence in a comprehensive manner! Epiphany Azinge is the dream model of many lawyers today, but I can tell you that his oratory skills is nothing compared to local Urhobo musicians of those days not to mention 2nd year law students! Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is the only lawyer I can point to when you talk of eloquence. He seems like one out of a million. 

 

I heard some days ago how a non-lawyer worked with lawyers in a state judicial system for years until he was caught. And I asked, 'how can lawyers not be able to detect an impostor in their midst for several years??' This exact same thing happened when a non-doctor became the head of the NMA, the body that controls everything medical in the country. And he spent a long time in the position! It baffles me how doctors cannot detect such an impostor! Such things have become quite a norm in every sector. And one surprising thing is that all or most of the people that were fooled were products of our educational system when it was still manageable. So think of us in some decades to come when our current failed educational system would be what has produced all our leaders... it will be a disaster! Our president might have a PhD and not be able to read!