Day 23: What A Country

I went this morning to surgery weekly presentation about HIV/ AIDS in Surgery. Around 16 minute past 10am, my consultant gave me a signal for us to go and start our round.

Our round was business like today. No question was asked, probably my boss want to get out of town fast. We were through with the ward round around noon despite the fact that we saw all patients in the department. We are to prepare three patients for surgery on Monday.

Diary, I told you yesterday how much tired I am of this country. This morning I was going through some dailies and what I saw made me to be ashamed of my country.

"The budget presentation is one of the most important, if not the most important event in the life of any government and any nation. Apart from being a national event, which gives all Nigerians indication of how their welfare will be taken care of by the government, it is also of international significance since it is a major gauge by which trading partners and investors will determine their attitudes and relationships with Nigeria in the coming year."

However, to my surprise the senators and House of Representatives are fighting about whose chambers should host the joint presentation.

"Nigerian federal lawmakers are perhaps the best paid in the world, yet they are turning out to be the least productive. The only time people hear their voices are when they are involved in one scandal or another or when they are haggling over their disproportionate perks."

We all know what happened about three days ago when the Queen presented her annual address; the House of Lords is a much smaller chamber but everybody, including the much larger House of Commons had to come to the House of Lords and everybody stood up until the presentation was made.

I really hope they come to their senses and allow this presentation before the end of this year.

My patient girlfriend finally left today.

I got home around 7pm. I cooked nodules and had cold shower. I watched about thirty minutes of harry potter and the half blood prince before sleep kicked in .

My quotes are from Nigeria guardian daily newspaper.