The Nigerian public officer as a receptionist Sir: Recently, at a public event, pressed to explain his aloofness, unavailability and inaccessibility to the people who elected him, Eno Umo, the governor of Akwa Ibom State let loose a fusillade of rhetorical questions, stressing that he was not a receptionist who should be taking calls from people. Nigeria’s leadership problems and failures are as multifaceted as their government is multi-tiered. While the federal government sits atop the pile, the state government occupies the middle position while the local government comes in third place. This is as constitutional as it is convenient in Nigeria. The problem is that it appears that the arrangement has become too convenient. For many Nigerians, the toxicity, and intensity of their critic...