[DaBishop]

Some other salient observations:

1. One noticed that the comparatively young governor of Lagos is a very organized person in his presentation with slides, charts and pictorials. The planning too is elaborate, one expects a clinical follow-up. His presentation showed the power of education applied.

2. Ojo Madueke (Foreign Affairs Minister) may have ascended to limelight as the 'Family Affair' Secretary of the so-called largest party in Africa, but speaking ex-tempore, seems to know what he was speaking about.

3. The Banking Sector (of our now much reviled Soludo) seemed to have taken center stage in development efforts of Nigeria, no doubt, made possible by their liquidity...N25b Minimum subscription...Most of whose MDs are in their early 40s...Mrs. Ibru of Oceanic made the gesture public by commiting $1b set to the Lagos Mega-City Project.

3. The EFCC was amply defended, once more by the elder Justice Ayoola, who in measured tones declared...For the avoidance of doubt that the ICPC and EFCC are not and cannot be parastatals of the Ministry of Justice...that they operate under the laws of Nigeria...and that the institutions, both INTENTIONALLY INDEPENDENT, are bigger than the personalities.

4. Amiable Justice Uwais, the former CJN and chairman of the Electoral Reform Committee (not Panel) let out that although a month into innuaguration, they were having logistic problems...no office place or money although they served full-time...

5. Adenuga, Aliko Dangote and ...wait for it... (Dr) Andy Uba were introduced to the audience...and took a bow... in the second joint session of the summit...most persons wondered why???

6. Michael Aondokaa SAN was seen in whispers with Olisa Agbakoba SAN after the second joint session...it seems that they are learned friends at the bar...I beg your pardon, they are learned friends...one the NBA CHAIRMAN and the other, the current AGF, the Chief Law Officer...He did not speak of Prison decongestion at all IN RESPECT OF THE rULE OF lAW, I must add...tongue in cheek, of course.