This is what happens when a government chooses to elevate mediocrity. According to online sources, a mild drama ensued at the venue of the Kogi State Staff Screening Appeal on Monday 30th January, when a lady, Alalonu Vivian Chinyere Salawu, confessed how one-time Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Philip Salawu, approved her appointment as Medical Officer on Grade Level 13 Step 6 despite having only a Secondary School Certificate with four credits. Interesting, the lady is not from Kogi, she hails from Imo State. The gory case failed to escape the eagle eyes of members of the Screening Appeal Committee, who raised eyebrows over the lady's case. Immediately the anomaly was discovered, she was referred to the Quality Assurance Team of the Committee for further interrogation. It was before the team that the cat was let out of the bag. She said: “The former Deputy Governor, Dr Philip Salawu, directed his Personal Assistant to write the application on my behalf and I was asked to...