NIGERIAN PATROTISIM AND PATISAN POLITICS.
Nigerians play dirty politics, this is the real reason good
men of honor and integrity distance themselves from anything political in
Nigeria. Evil thrives in any society when good men keeps mute in the face of tyranny
and dictatorship, the result is criminality with impunity holds ware, then the
masses surfer under the weight of poor leadership. Power belongs to God and He
gives it to anybody whom He likes, nobody has the right to question God. But
the big question is why does He give power to the people human beings consider
to be stupid, morally bankrupt, clueless, weak, wicked and foolish? The Bible
also provides the answer when God called Nebuchadnezzar my servant.
Nebuchadnezzar God’s Servant? Yes, when the children of God deliberately
disobey His laws, and go out of their way to worship strange gods, He backs
their enemies to go after them in war, conquer them, and take them captive. You
see the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men. Therefore who so
ever is in power, pray for him always, if you cannot pray, don’t caurse or
distract him in his quest to make life better for God’s people.
Nigeria copied her democracy from USA, and the practice in
America is that once you took part in government at the highest level, you do
not criticize government openly for anything, because your opinion may send wrong
signal to the public. There is a lay down channel for past heads of state to
reach out to the current leader in order to protect the country’s National
Interest which supersedes personal and sectional interest. If you feel bad
about a particular stand of your successor, and you cannot advice him in
private, making use of the official channel, the best you can do is keep quite.
When our leaders become careless in their utterance and heat up the polity
which can lead to anarchy or kayos, nobody is spared. Liberia on my mind. When
Samuel Doe and Charles Tailor were running their mouth wide because of personal
ego, little did they know that the boys on the street were angry? By the time
the situation went out of control, arms got into the hands of minor and killing
of human beings became normal, non of them were left in Liberia to tell the
story. One died and he other ran away, today, the one that ran away is on trial
at the Hedges for war crimes.
A Liberian child ‘army’ whose nick name was ‘Devil’ confessed
to journalist after the war, that he particularly enjoyed seeing people wriggle
in pains before they die from his AK 47 riffle bullets. Our past leaders have a
lot at stake, almost all have stolen enough for their third generation, and
nobody is querying them for the loot, but rather than go home quietly and enjoy
their ill gotten wealth and await the judgment of Almighty God, some are
insulting our sensibilities by trying to tell us to our face that we are
stupid, foolish and weak but they fail to realize that in times of crisis and
war without front, nobody takes orders from any General, retired or serving.
The boys under the bridge at Oshodi, have never tested the comfort of Sheraton
Hotel or a private Jet, they don’t have house neither does any of their
relations live at Banana Island, Lekki or Asokoro Abuja. So they have nothing
to loose, its even better for them to be killed than the present life under –
bridge, but you that have billions in your bank account home and abroad are the
ones to bear the brunt of being a refugee in foreign land. All your properties
will be destroyed and plundered by the boys and girls who are suffering as a
result of your misrule. Your children will be freighted overseas with your
private jets, and some will become drug addicts and will never be relevant as
they would have been here.
My take is that we should join hands to maintain peace, we
should seek peace and pursue it with vigor and vitality; Goodluck Jonathan may
not be the best president Nigeria had and will have, but he is in control for
now and whatever any Nigerian can do to help him succeed in the interest of the
Nation he should do and quickly too because the events in the last few months
is not the best for a country that aspire to be among the first 20 Nations of
the world come 2020. Failure of President is failure of Nigeria and Nigerians.
Prior to2011 general election, some prominent and highly respected members of
this country collectively told the world, that if Jonathan wins the election
they will make Nigeria ungovernable for all. What we are witnessing now is a direct
fulfillment of that threat and let no body make mistake about it, the horse and
the rider are not enjoying the rough ride at all. The poor shoeless chap from
Otuake can not understand how on earth the very people who accused him of being
weak in combating terror, are the ones telling us that Oga Jona has suddenly
become a tiger in a China shop simple because he declared “Sate Of Emergency”
in the three North east states that is well known to be a safe heaven to the
terrorist. On several occasion, Mr. President has extended the olive branch by
initiating peace move with the terrorist and each time the real terrorist
rebuffed our president. No country on earth has ever made such concession to a
terror group yet the opposition does not see any good with such gesture. In
these country Law enforcement officers (Police and SSS) men were murdered by
some gang of blood suckers; those who want to paint the government bad did not
condemn such a dastardly art. There is no call from opposition for compensation
for victim of terror in Nigeria rather they are very loud and clear in their
demand for amnesty and compensation for terrorist. Where do we go from here,
where has our humanity gone, are we living in isolation from the committee of
Nations. The world is watching Nigerians and Nigeria as we make caricature of
country that aspire to lead Africa being the largest concentration of Black
people on earth. If Nigeria cannot manage herself, how can she lead Africa? Any
person that had taken part in the governance of Nigeria in any capacity from
1960 till date has no moral right to advice Mr. President, because you were all
part of our problems today. The damage you caused to this country is so
colossal that, it will take a concerted effort of some determined leaders years
to get right. Rather than leave us alone, they are still directing us to the
pit while pretending to be helping us. Take for instance, OBJ the luckiest man
dead or alive in Nigeria today, a man whose palm kernel was broken by
benevolent spirit, a Man who ruled Nigeria twice as a Military and as a
civilian for twelve good years what has he given back to Nigeria? Nothing but
‘SELF’ My Command, Not my will, Obasanjo
Farms Nigeria (OFN) Obasanjo Presidential Library, Obasanjo Bell’s University,
Obasanjo this Obasanjo that. When he came out of prison in 1999 it was alleged
that he had only N20,000.00 But today, he is one the richest past president on
earth. He is not on trial for embezzlement; he is as free as one who never
severed any government in Nigeria, whose trade mark is known to be corruption.
What will Obasanjo be remembered for when he finally bid this
world and the country bye, having passed the ripe old age of 75 years? I
suggest:-
Here lies a retired General, Chief Olusegun Aremu,Okikilola Obasanjo, the commander of Nigeria 3rd
Marine commando who fought and conquered Biafra and received the symbol of
surrender from the defeated, he ruled Nigeria from 1976 - 1979 as a soldier and
as a civilian from 1999 - 2007, he gave
us ailing Musa Yaradua to succeed him, with a shoeless boy from Otuake as vice
President. He was part of the machine that made Jonathan King in Nigeria, today
the best he offered Nigeria is no longer good enough to be in Aso Rock Villa.
Was Yaradua the choice of the North or Nigerians? Was Jonathan the choice of
Niger Deltans or Nigerians? The answer is a deafening NO!! They were both the
choice of the Owu Chief Olusegun Obsanjo, and he forced them on Nigerians. Rest
In Perfect Peace Baba?
Today baba is openly canvassing for the Jigawa governor Alhaji
Limido to prepare to replace Jonathan come 2015. I have never seen an old man
looking for trouble in life like the way OBJ does. He can take the touts on a
shouting match on the road if you ever confront him on a go-slow. If you fail
Obj’s test of credibility and loyalty, you are on your own, if in doubt
ask Alhaji Atiku, Ayo Fayose, IBB,
Tinubu, Oshoba, Orji Uzor Kalu, Mr. Fix Tony Anineh, M.K.O. Abiola, Obafemi
Awolowo and now Oga @ the top President Goodluck Jonathan. When OBJ was the
President of Nigeria, can anybody openly call for a regime change and go home
and sleep? It is my belief that OBJ has information about the Jigawa governor
which Nigerians don’t, and at the end of the day, its only Olousegun, and
Aremu, and Okikilola and Obasanjo will benefit from this experiment. I am not
in any way campaigning for Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerians are free to vote for
anybody of their choice come 2015, but we should be careful of sponsored
candidate, those who nothing to offer except that it was one godfather or the
other presented him. I was in Abia state when people were spending their time
and money campaigning for political post only to be informed that Mama has
picked a candidate and that settles it. To be elected or selected for any post
or position all you need is Mama’s endorsement and you go to sleep.
I beg all Nigerians to put their heads together and make this
country work. It will be in the best interest of both the rich and the poor
that Nigeria is not balkanized, the bigger the merrier. Long Live Nigeria, Long
live the Masses and down trodden in our Nation.
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