Farida, farewell!

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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:42 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15855916
From the article:

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Our correspondent says critics of Ms Waziri believe the commission has lost energy and vigour during her time in office - and that instead of using the courts she has resorted to "trial by headlines".

He says some have even accused her of corruption - an allegation she has always denied.

In reaction to the sacking, Ezenwa Nwagu, -president of Transparency In Nigeria, said it was up to the president who to "hire and fire".

"I do not bother about the personalities around these institutions," he told the BBC Hausa Service.

"It is more important to talk about how we strengthen them so that whoever is appointed can have a strong organisation that is capable of dealing with the issues."

My bolding (the job description reminded me of the Ministry for funny walks!).
I don't know how many e-mails I've exchanged with 'Farida Waziri', who's written me on an almost daily basis, as has Robert Mueller III, Ban Ki Moon and David Cameron.
I'll miss you, Farida!

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:50 am

I certainly hope that this won't affect the $10,000,000 she is supposed to be helping me claim.

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:53 pm

I'd sure ask about how it will affect things!

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:55 am

^Dunno, for the last couple of months at least she's been working for Benin.

From Naijapals:

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good untill now she have no good result to show, all Governors arested bribe their way out let her go and see the way forward is this we be better i pray they do their job,

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Waziri has really tried as a head because leadership is not an easy task.

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for me she tried, but i cant really point anything she has done; as all the people she arrested were all released nd nothing meaningful came out of it. I just hope D President dint sacked her for his own good.

Apparently one Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon had this to say about it:

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The Vaudeville of ratiocinations as to why Farida Waziri was committed to Presidential harakari is not of the moment to me hoc loco. It suffices for me to reiterate for the upteenth time that for any serious pugilism towards cleansing the Augean stables and cesspool of corruption to succeed in Nigeria. Our major anti-corruption armanda-the EFCC-must per force be extricated from executive suzerainty which renders it susceptible to odoriferous and harum scarum paternalistic invention. Save and until this is done in the mode of appointment of the anti- corruption czar, a guaranteed tenure and an unmanacled modus operandi, I dare posit that the fight itself suffers from an institutional thalidomide, abovo. Res Ipsa Loquitur.