 Welcome back to The Breakfast from Plus TV Africa and it's time now for Top Trending. You've got the first one. Yeah, there are actually just two things that we need to just talk about. I know that a lot of things are happening and people are talking about them on social media and all that, but we just got interested in the two of them. The first one here is the fact that not only has the Senate president, oh, Senate of Nigeria written to the British government on behalf of Ike Kwerimadu and his family, but also the Ekoas Parliament has also written to the UK Court seeking clemency for Ike Kwerimadu. And what good buddies, I'm talking about the National Assembly in Nigeria and the Ekoas Parliament are talking about is that Ike Kwerimadu had been an outstanding parliamentarian all this while. He has done a lot and based on that and not just the mistake that he made, this mistake that he made about the organ harvesting, the judgment, when they are passing judgment, they should think about the kind of life that he had lived and be merciful and tempered justice with mercy. They should consider a lot of things and not just the mistake he has made. And so some people are divided regarding this. Some of them are saying that if, first of all, the Senate and everybody in government had done enough, he wouldn't have needed to even fly to the UK to do what he did and maybe at this time this wouldn't have been the case with him. And some people are saying that because he failed, he and his colleagues failed, he should face the music so that they see how it feels to be in that kind of a situation. So I don't know, nobody needs to suffer, nobody needs to suffer. And I sympathize with the Ekoaimadu, if you are a parent, you know that you could go a long way to make sure that your child survives. He has made a mistake and all that, but the law will take his course. So if he really is guilty, I'm glad that the people are not saying, let him go. But they are just saying, be lenient when you are passing judgment. Yes, I guess we just have to wait to see how the UK would respond to all this please before we can really tell. They are doing what they feel they can do for their colleague and their first son. And so it's up to the UK government to, we're waiting. They are not asking, some people is that. What if it was just an ordinary Nigerian that was not a parliamentarian, but he's a Nigerian and he is into that trouble. Will they go to that length to make sure that the UK government gives clemency, gives that judgment with mercy and all that? And nobody can answer that question. Yeah, you're right. So people are angry. Nobody can answer that. People are angry. That's why I'm just watching you, because I don't know the answer to that. You know, this brings us back to the question of trust for our leaders. You know, do we trust them? And that disconnect that appears to be so wide between the lead and the leaders in this climb has led to so much suspicion, you know, whenever anything is done or said, we scrutinize it and question it and look at it up and down and turn it in and out to be sure that there are no ulterior motives. And and that's it's unfortunate that we are where we are today in terms of that, but with regards to the Ecuador Madras, our hearts really do go out to them and we can only wish the best for them. And the boy involved, the one whose organ was supposedly supposed to be harvested and the daughter who needs the organs and who may not get it now because of what is happening, because of what's happening. Well, very sad situation there. So from that top trending to the next one, which has to do with the Uganda minister that was shot dead by his bodyguard over on paid salary. And this minister in question is was Charles Angola, the minister of labor, employment and industrial relations. And when you look at the story and the fact that this man occupies this position and here he was found not to have paid salaries of his walker to the tune of one thousand dollars, you know, and the man, the bodyguard in question from what we read in that story got frustrated because he has a pregnant woman at home and he has children who have not been able to go to school because his salaries have not been paid. And he took lost into his hands and shot the minister to death. And a very sad thing unfolding there. But that takes us again back to what I was saying, the trust and the disconnect between the leaders and the lead. Now, why would why would a minister, not just a minister. This is the puzzling thing. A minister of labor, not pay his own staff. Employment and industrial relations. This is, OK, like a governor, like the other day I talked about, a governor will give palliative to pregnant women who go into government hospitals to give birth and the palliative is 500 Naira. And then you're saying, do you know what 500 Naira means to the person? You know what 500 Naira means to you. And you're applauding your government and saying you've done well. Can I just tell you that 500 Naira means nothing to a governor in Nigeria? It doesn't mean anything to even their children. It means nothing to them. So to give that to a citizen of the state in an aqueous nation. Yeah, I mean an opaque nation. In an opaque nation is to say, I don't even know what to use. You're comfortable that someone will be happy collecting 500 Naira. What does it tell you? That you have not done your bit. And that is why it is happening this way. So why would you have maybe a bodyguard that you are entrusting your life into his hands or have a cook in your house? Your life is in their hands. Or a driver. Yes, and you don't pay them. It's unheard of. I'm not saying that he deserves to die. But there should be lessons learned from every action that happens. Like in the insurgency in Nigeria, there was a time where the people who were being kidnapped, who were victims of these bandits and all that, were the low people in the society. And some people would argue that if the lawmakers and the people in government had been proactive enough, they would have nipped this thing in their butt. But they thought that it will never get them. Now we're seeing commissioners, ministers being affected, even presidents being affected and all that. So it is out of hand. Now people are looking at it as something that is very lucrative and they need to go into it, venture into the business of kidnapping and all that. Which has made it very lucrative. And now everybody can be a victim. I have been a victim. Five family members, but good enough, they are free. They are free. But it was traumatic. And for every family that has to go through that, it's really, really traumatic. And another lesson learned from all of these also is that if you are being old salaries, please do not take the laws into your hands by taking the life of your boss. You can just resign, look for another job. Yes, he shouldn't have owed you, but do not take his life. Do not take the laws into your hands. Let government do its job. And then you just look for another alternative source of income instead of taking the laws into your hands and killing your employer for not paying you. Sometimes when you don't have money, you become a tyrant, you become so angry that even your children will suffer it. But, well, do your part and leave the rest to God. If you have to pay, a laborer deserves his wages. Pay them.