The Nscdc website interview

There has been a buzz this week on the internet over the interview of the Lagos  state commandant of Nigerian security and civil defence corps (nscdc) on “sunrise daily” a channels television breakfast show. The interview was on Job racketeering in government ministries, departments and agencies. The buzz has to do with the video clip of  a part of the show where  the commandant was asked to mention the official website of  his organisation. The video was posted on Youtube and has since gone viral. The video is both hilarious and shocking. I got the video from a friend who sent me a download link on blackberry messenger. If you have not watched it, look for a means and watch it, i tell you the video is extremely hilarious! If not for the background and setting of the video you will think you are watching an Ay live comedy clip.

Here is the transcript of the video

Male interviewer: What is the website of the nscdc?

Nscdc official: the website of nscdc? yes..no…i cannot categorically tell you one now because the one…..

Male interviewer(cuts in): you have multiple websites?

Nscdc official: the one we are going to make use of,  i am not the one that is going to …

Male interviewer: you see the question is “what is your website?”

Nscdc official(cuts in): wait…waiti…the one we are going to make use of is going to be made known by my oga at the top(points index finger upwards)  yes, i can”t announce one now and my oga says its another one that we are going to use

Female interviewer(cuts in): so the nscdc has multiple websites?

Nscdc official: the something is…we cannot have multiple websites but the one that my oga will want….

Male & female interviewer(cuts in together): no, no it is not the one for employment. What is your website now? The one you use normally, the official website. If you want to know more about the nscdc what website do you go to?

Nscdc official: ok..if you want to know more about nscdc as at now?

Female interviewer: exactly

Nscdc official: ok…www.nscdc. Yes…so (clears throat….short pause) that”s all

Female interviewer: www.nscdc?

Nscdc official: yes www.nscdc

Male interviewer(exclaims): that”s it?

Clip ends....

Pure comedy! Obviously the commandant does not know the official website of the nscdc and he thinks the term “my oga” is a good substitute for “my boss” in an official setting, this smacks of gross incompetence. I believe this video has once again brought to our consciousness the kind of officials that we have manning sensitive positions in this country while qualified youths walk the streets wallowing in unemployment. The officer belongs to the generation of government officials that need to be eased out of the system. Unfortunately these are the people that are holding on to the reins of power in this country and won”t be leaving anytime soon.

By the way, if you were the official what would you have said/done in such a situation to save face?.