Ordinarily, Nigeria is supposed to be to the black race what Egypt is to the Muslim and Arab world as well as what India is to the Indian sub-continent.
As per the words of Umoru Musa Yar’adua, it has the population 140 millions? Disputed nationwide. It has the human resources greater numbers are overseas for obvious reasons. It has the natural resources, untapped and wasted. What then does Nigeria lack?
Nigeria unfortunately has had the misfortune of being presided over by cursed persons who claim to be leaders in greater part of its independence from Britain. They range from kleptomaniac military Heads of state to incompetent first graduate President who was never prepared and is reluctant and was forced on the state by his estranged and now filled with regret godfather.
For a very long time the stock in trade of those who presided over the state of affairs of Nigeria is nepotism and corruption. Even when their tribesmen and women are not qualified and are actually mediocre or even less than that, they still appoint them to positions of authority all the same.
The Nigerian state that was once egalitarian and full of opportunities and the citizens are hopeful is now in a sorry state. Most of the citizens are now hopeless and despaired. Unfortunately for the citizens, they have been brainwashed to always leave everything to God. Corrupt politicians and their military collaborators will tell them it is Allah or God’s will for them to be poor while the corrupt politicians steal from or the entire commonwealth.
The story was being told in Abuja recently of one of the members in the House of Representatives, who was living in one room and a parlour in Kaduna and still stay in the thatched house of the parents in the village before being catapulted by the godfather to the House. Suddenly that person is a multiple millionaire and buys up any and every land buyable in that village.
That is the Nigerian type of democracy. Charlatans who have no blue print or no idea about governance are brought from nowhere to steal and loot the nation.
It is only in Nigeria that one region’s development is grounded to a halt for another region that is educationally, economically, morally, socially and even mentally retarded to catch up. Their elite steal their own federal allocation and still tell them is Allah’s will.
I wanted to title this article how Obasanjo cheated Nigeria. Going through the exposition by El-Rufai on the imposition of Umaru Yar’adua on the Nation, It is the highest point of betrayals of the Nigeria people. Not only is Yar’adua not prepared for this job, but his nepotism is unparalleled in the history of Nigeria. All the important and ‘juicy’ offices and ministries in the land have gone to his Hausa Muslims brothers. Name them, Central Bank Governor, NNPC Group Managing Director, MD NPA, MD PHCN, Chief of Army Staff, Finance Minister. Agriculture Minister, Director General NTA, Secretary to Government of Federation, National Planning Minister. FCT Minister, Account General of the Federation, Minister of Petroleum Resources and there is a long list. So what is happening to federal character or quota system this time?
Now to add insult to injury he has appointed more Hausa Judges to the Court of Appeal more than from the whole Southern Nigeria. Despite the fact that Lamido Sanusi was never qualified for the CBN job, David Mark an apologist of the Hausa Muslims connived with Yar’adua to bully Senators to confirm him.
Let us have the sovereign national conference that is the only answer to this flagrant nepotism. This type of nepotism was only witnessed during IBB’s misdemeanor as Head of state.
The federal character is now dead and buried by gospel according to Umoru Yar’adua. Welcome nepotism extraordinary.
Thank God that rotational Presidency is enshrined in the country now. 2011 will be the Igbo’s turn, 2018, is for Northern Christians, while 2026 will be for the South-South. Then the Yorubas will have another short in 2034 insha Allah.
Despite the facts that the Hausas have always cries foul of the federal character, their brother has now abused the letter and the spirit of the federal character now in this his horrendous and shapeless government.
Obasanjo should take the blame for all these mess. Notwithstanding that he is said to be full of regret and sorrowful for this bad deed.
I even don’t the Senator representing my village in the National Assembly I think he is overdue for re-call for colluding in Yar’adua nepotism. All those docile Senators who are accessory to Yar’adua’s nepotism must be re-called now.
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