HYPOCRISY IN HIGH PLACES
Hypocrisy simply put means to say one thing and do a
different thing. The prominent apostles of zoning from the north, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar and former president Ibrahim Babangida are typical embodiments of this
inglorious term. Let us take a look at their antecedents.
Nigerians are yet to lose sight of the vaulting ambition of
Atiku Abubakar which he has had cause to exhibit on several occasions. One case
in point was in 2003 when he sought to depose his erstwhile boss Obasanjo during
the PDP primaries. He had almost succeeded before the cards crumbled at the
last minute. Zoning meant nothing to him at that point. He conveniently forgot
that in the spirit of the zoning formular, the south west was expected to
occupy the saddle till 2007.
Babangida on the other hand appears to be deluding himself
with the impression that he has a magic wand, with which he could make his
terrible past disappear. He spelt bad luck wherever he went as a military
dictator. He was infact a kill joy. Was he not the one that terminated the
positive regime of Buhari and Idiagbon, and in exchange he left us with the
ignominious misrule of the Abacha Junta which crippled our economy. It was
during his watch that the bomb blast phenomenon debuted in Nigeria
The poser for Atiku Abubakar and Ibrahim Babangida is,
should they by any chance find themselves in Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s shoes,
would they willingly vacate the presidential seat in deference to the destructive
contraption called zoning.
It is glaringly evident, that there are stars, men and women
of integrity and credibility, leaders with great vision from the north. We ask
that these leaders should speak up and silence the over zealous political
puppets who claim to be representing the north with nothing to show but a
legacy of impoverishment.
Some of these people
are not true representatives of the north but representatives of their pockets,
as past and current events have shown. By their fruits thou shall know them
Jesus said. A great northern scholar once said, “Conscience is an open wound
only truth can heal it.”
We still have great men; if not greater men than this great
scholar in the north today, please let them speak, for we are tired of the activities of these
ADULTERATED AND COUNTERFEIT politicians claiming to be representative of our
great northern brothers.
We at Democratic Legacy Initiative are convinced that
instead of dissipating energy listening to political jobbers without agenda, we would rather present to
Nigerians the perfect alternative and let them see strong reasons why he must
run for office. That alternative is Dr Goodluck Jonathan and below are our
arguments
1. President Goodluck Jonathan is God’s
intervention in the affairs of this country and even if we try, we could find
ourselves failing in an attempt to scuttle the arrangements already put in
place by divine powers. Anyone that is harboring doubts should take a second
look at the nature of his ascension. It could only have been the hands of God
that would promote a man so effortlessly.
2. His election as the substantive president
of our country is what we need at this point to quell the disquiet in the Niger
Delta region permanently. Come to think of it, is it not only proper that a
region that had been schemed out of governance in all the fifty years of our
nationhood, be allowed to have a taste
of the pudding for at least the next four years if that will guarantee peace in
our country.
3. If what we have witnessed in the short
period President Goodluck Jonathan had been in the saddle is anything to go by,
then we can boldly say, let us have more of him in the coming years. Outside the
shores of this country, our image has taken a dramatic turn for good. The
pariah status that had shadowed our existence all these years is now over,
thanks to the diplomatic ingenuity of our God- sent President. World leaders
find themselves falling in love with him. Everywhere he has been to in the
course of his diplomatic shuttle, the reception had been overwhelming. Do we
want so desperately to squander this enormous goodwill garnered under so short
a time on the alter of zoning. Changes are equally evident in other sectors of
our economy. Power has improved tremendously and our banks are healthier. So,
what other indices do we need to recognize greatness in a leader.
4. It is high time we told ourselves the
truth in this country. Those that challenge the validity of President Goodluck
Jonathan’s bid to contest in the 2011 presidential elections are simply
stocking the fire of discord. The only way we can redress the injustice meted
on Niger Deltans is to allow one of their own have a go at the presidency for
once. After all, they have over the years been denied the use of their farmland
so that Nigeria
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Ebenezer Chuka
Ebenezer
President Democratic Legacy Initiative
Tel: 08076651050
Email: democraticlegacyinitiative@gmail.com
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