Welive in interesting times in Nigeria today. Cowards and Villains nobody
knew when it mattered most in Nigeria between 1985 and 1998 are the
ones terrorizing Nigeria today. Lily-livered men without bones who could
not raise a voice in the days of locusts are the ones telling us today
that they are courageous and strong. Men who are women who could not
stand up the way the Late Ken Sarowiwa stood up to Abacha Regime are now
the common fools abusing our nationhood.
Now enter Asari Dokubo, the emergency activist, the only bold one in
Nigeria, the man stronger than all the armies of Nigeria. Nigeria can
never change. Some of the things we accused Northern Military leaders of
doing from 1985 to 1998 are repeating itself today in Nigeria.
Sectional Politics, Ethnic preoccupation, Mediocracy, Favoritism and
impunity are driving leadership in Nigeria today.
When the good man, the late President Yar’Adua was hospitalized and
could not continue in office in his capacity as the president many
raised their voices to call for President Jonathan to be sworn in but
the coward and opportunist Asari Dokubo did not threaten fire and
brimstone.
Today Asari Dokubo, the school drop out has become the defender and
strong pillar of the President. Asari Dokubo has been making provocative
and irresponsible statements abusing everybody who do not share his
ideas and sentiments. He has threatened blood shed and war times without
number and yet he continues to walk the street as a free man. Others
from other sections of the country have been picked up and detained for
doing the same thing Asari Dokubo is doing today.
Mallam El Rufai was detained in Awka for going to witness Anambra
Guber elections. Mallam El Rufai was also questioned recently by SSS for
saying that there maybe bloodshed if we mess up with 2015 elections.
Asari Dokubo and Chief Edwin Clark may think they are helping
President Goodluck Jonathan but in actions and deeds they are creating
big problems for the President. Nigerians know that President Goodluck
Jonathan has empowered Asari Dokubo, Chief Edwin Clark and others in
such a way that they are now multi billionaires.
The world knows that Asari Dokubo and Clark have never had it so
good. No wonder both of them are now planning to set up a university
each. But success is supposed to be managed. Asari Dokubo and his
co-traveller Chief Edwin Clark lack the capacity and the common sense
that this is the time for consultations with other Nigerians and not
confrontation. Both lack the discipline to consider the feelings of
other Nigerians at a time like this.
One understands the politics of tribes in Nigeria very well and both
have the right to support one of their own but thinking in terms of
other people is the way to go for the sake of unity, peace and harmony.
I blame the past presidents of Nigeria for depending so much on crude
oil instead of developing other sectors of the economy. Japan has no
oil and yet is a world power today. Singapore has no oil and yet it is
one of the best countries in the world today. Nigeria can do without oil
if and only if we can have a thinking and creative Leader.
The world today is thinking of what is in our heads and not what is
underground. Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Ford Motors, Toyota, Mercedes,
Intel, Twitter, Panasonic, KIA, Hyundai etc. are not oil companies.
Asari please take notice that the world is moving away from crude oil.
Asari Dokubo in his stupidity thinks that President Jonathan will be
installed into office in 2015 by executive fiat. No sir! It is going to
be decided through the ballot box and i know that politics is a game of
numbers. We may have been writing Presidential election results in the
past but Asari Dokubo must put it in his head that votes will count in
2015. Everybody’s eyes are wide open now and woe betide any crook that
will want to do something funny in 2015.
Again we must register into the consciousness of every Nigerian that
it is not a must that every President in Nigeria must get eight years in
office. The reason why elections are conducted every four years is for
the electorates to have the liberty to change a bad leader or to
re-elect a good leader. A leader that lacks the capacity to perform
should not be re-elected.
All things considered ,there are many compelling reasons why
President Jonathan may not be re-elected in 2015. One is that we have to
worry about the feelings of other ethnic groups in a democracy. The
unity of this country is very important. If the President is re-elected
in 2015 he would have ruled for 10 years in 2019. I do not think it is
fair judging from the circumstances that lead to President Umaru
Yar’Adua’s death.
Secondly, corruption at the federal level under President Jonathan is
alarming and unacceptable. Thirdly, impunity has assumed a frightening
dimension under the leadership of President Jonathan. Fourthly, the
inability of President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the problem of
insecurity is threatening also. In the midst of plenty our institutions
are collapsing with no end in sight. The power sector is still down.
Asari Dokubo must shut up now and hold his peace. The best he can do
now is to start moving round the country with the billions President
Jonathan has provided for him to canvass for votes for Jonathan. Asari
Dokubo cannot continue to preach hate to the Northerners and yet still
think they will vote for President Jonathan. I plead that the loquacious
Chief Edwin Clark should do the same. This is the only way to help
President Jonathan to win in 2015.
President Goodluck Jonathan but in actions and deeds they are creating
big problems for the President. Nigerians know that President Goodluck
Jonathan has empowered Asari Dokubo, Chief Edwin Clark and others in
such a way that they are now multi billionaires.
The world knows that Asari Dokubo and Clark have never had it so
good. No wonder both of them are now planning to set up a university
each. But success is supposed to be managed. Asari Dokubo and his
co-traveller Chief Edwin Clark lack the capacity and the common sense
that this is the time for consultations with other Nigerians and not
confrontation. Both lack the discipline to consider the feelings of
other Nigerians at a time like this.
One understands the politics of tribes in Nigeria very well and both
have the right to support one of their own but thinking in terms of
other people is the way to go for the sake of unity, peace and harmony.
I blame the past presidents of Nigeria for depending so much on crude
oil instead of developing other sectors of the economy. Japan has no
oil and yet is a world power today. Singapore has no oil and yet it is
one of the best countries in the world today. Nigeria can do without oil
if and only if we can have a thinking and creative Leader.
The world today is thinking of what is in our heads and not what is
underground. Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Ford Motors, Toyota, Mercedes,
Intel, Twitter, Panasonic, KIA, Hyundai etc. are not oil companies.
Asari please take notice that the world is moving away from crude oil.
Asari Dokubo in his stupidity thinks that President Jonathan will be
installed into office in 2015 by executive fiat. No sir! It is going to
be decided through the ballot box and i know that politics is a game of
numbers. We may have been writing Presidential election results in the
past but Asari Dokubo must put it in his head that votes will count in
2015. Everybody’s eyes are wide open now and woe betide any crook that
will want to do something funny in 2015.
Again we must register into the consciousness of every Nigerian that
it is not a must that every President in Nigeria must get eight years in
office. The reason why elections are conducted every four years is for
the electorates to have the liberty to change a bad leader or to
re-elect a good leader. A leader that lacks the capacity to perform
should not be re-elected.
All things considered ,there are many compelling reasons why
President Jonathan may not be re-elected in 2015. One is that we have to
worry about the feelings of other ethnic groups in a democracy. The
unity of this country is very important. If the President is re-elected
in 2015 he would have ruled for 10 years in 2019. I do not think it is
fair judging from the circumstances that lead to President Umaru
Yar’Adua’s death.
Secondly, corruption at the federal level under President Jonathan is
alarming and unacceptable. Thirdly, impunity has assumed a frightening
dimension under the leadership of President Jonathan. Fourthly, the
inability of President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the problem of
insecurity is threatening also. In the midst of plenty our institutions
are collapsing with no end in sight. The power sector is still down.
Asari Dokubo must shut up now and hold his peace. The best he can do
now is to start moving round the country with the billions President
Jonathan has provided for him to canvass for votes for Jonathan. Asari
Dokubo cannot continue to preach hate to the Northerners and yet still
think they will vote for President Jonathan. I plead that the loquacious
Chief Edwin Clark should do the same. This is the only way to help
President Jonathan to win in 2015.
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