Thursday, 17 May 2012
David Mark And His Blood Spilling Covenant
By Ugochukwu Raymond Ogubuariri
Only recently, the President of Nigeria’s Senate - David Mark, had, while delivering his Eid-el Maulud message, stated as follows: “I will defend Nigeria’s unity with the last drop of my blood.” Few weeks earlier, the former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, had equally announced quixotically that “I will call a tailor, take my measurement, get back into khaki to go and fight even at 71.” In apparent reference to the indivisibility of the country, the former dictator had hinted succinctly that he would also be willing to spill his blood to maintain Nigeria’s unity.
To all intents and purposes, it would appear that Nigeria’s governing (and out-of-power) elite are commonly united in their conviction that the only expedient way to dramatize their commitment to the country’s fragile unity is by corrupting the citizenry with the “vow” of doing the impossible. While it has become fashionable for Nigeria’s rulers to luxuriate in the fantasy of pledging to fight and die in defence of the country’s unity, the citizens, on the other hand, seem to have become patronizingly bewitched by their rulers’ heroic pledge that they hardly raise any interrogation about the character of “Nigerian unity,” its real and supposed beneficiaries as well as the political and economic interests which it is configured to serve.
Some elucidation on the whole idea of “unity” will be in order at this juncture since it has become one of the most abused and vulgarized concepts in Nigeria’s political discourse. The term “unity” basically refers to mutual agreement; a state of oneness; or the quality of completeness. It is a situation in which a group of people work together agreeably for the achievement of a particular purpose. It therefore logically follows that the unity of an entity can only be functional if it is fashioned by consensus, driven by purpose and predicated on social inclusiveness.
One of the salient contradictions of Nigeria’s unity is that it is neither consensual nor purpose-driven. It is a unity that is constituted as an end in itself rather than a means to an end. At such, it hardly offers its citizens any plausible sense of belongingness, no prospect of self-actualization and, worst of all, no allowance for equity and social justice.
Nigeria expresses itself as a conundrum that stands in diametric opposition to the solemn interests of ordinary citizens. Invariably, it mandates a relentless erosion of their humanity. It is therefore not surprising that after 51 years of political independence (and much lengthier decades after its illegitimate procreation by a British adventurist – LordLugard), Nigeria’s individuality and statehood as an independent, sovereign nation is still largely embryonic, inchoate and indeterminate. Nigeria has remained essentially a country marooned in the wilderness of truncation, arrested development and aborted dreams.
Politically, we have contrived and nurtured a brand of politics which renounces the norms of civilization and embraces the lure of barbarism. We have promoted an idea of politics that is literally constituted as warfare and prosecuted with every conceivable weapon, including bombs! With corruption so deeply entrenched and leadership incompetence so pervasive, the country has suffered progressive retrogression and has become a classic metaphor of a stillbirth. While pretending to be united in one indivisible entity, we have enshrined the practice of perceiving some sections of the country as “certified infidels” ineligible to aspire for plum positions in the land, including the Presidency.
Socially, Nigeria still satisfies all the requisite attributes of a country that is divided against itself. In today’s Nigeria, it is still inconceivable that an average Ibo trader will choose to reside in any part of the north to ply his trade without inviting the unpleasant animosity and vengeful wrath of bigoted jihadists. By the same token, a civil servant of Yoruba origin who has spent 20 years working in Abia State ministry would count himself extremely lucky if he eventually escapes the repatriation train of Governor T.A. Orji in fulfilment of his “indigeneship” policy.
Economically, the story is even more pathetic and appallingly so. Nigeria, the once revered giant of Africa, cannot boast of even the capacity to manufacture “wheel-barrow bolt.” The only preoccupation of its rulers is the appropriation and embezzlement of crude oil proceeds which, invariably, accounts for over 95 percent of its foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector has become massively decimated that it currently accounts for a paltry 2 percent of the country’s GDP while agriculture is still largely rudimentary and in utter neglect. In the area of education, social infrastructures and security, the story is no less pitiful.
So, when the likes of IBB and David Mark profess their sanctimonious commitment to Nigeria’s unity and its inviolability, are they necessarily doing so because they consider themselves more Nigerian than the rest of us?
Of course, it can’t be. When properly contextualized, they are merely saying so as a way of reminding all of us that “we should not kill the goose that lays the golden egg for them.” In the particular case of the Senate President, it has to be taken into account that he presides over a Legislature that is reputed to be the most expensive (both in remuneration and in corruption) in the entire world. Needless to remind Nigerians that the salary and allowances of an average Nigerian Senator dwarfs that of an American President and would certainly inflict Barack Obama with a sense of nostalgia for his African ancestry.
If so, why would David Mark not be willing to die and spill his blood in defence of Nigeria’s unity,knowing fully well how richly buttered his bread is? Undeniably, if I were to be in his shoes, I would not only spill my blood, but also my urine, my sweat, my saliva and, indeed, everything in my body that is prone to being spilled.
The course of Nigeria’s unity will be better served if the Senate President can muster the moral decency to slash the obscene salary, allowances and perks of his office (and those of his colleagues) by at least 50 percent. Also, the notion of one indivisible Nigeria will translate into a viable proposition if the Senate Presidentcan bestir himself to the task of leading a National Assembly that takes seriously the enthronement and active enforcement of accountability, transparency and zero tolerance for corruption in the conduct of government affairs, especially, by the Executive arm and its various agencies.
Under the watchful eyes of David Mark and the Parliament, corrupt government officials and their cronies in the private sector ruined the nation’s oil industry and converted huge sums of monies meant for subsidization into “a windfall from National Lottery.” Under his leadership, the country’s choicest economic assets were hijacked under the dubious guise of privatization and parcelled to privileged individuals at scrap value. Any idea of national unity which glorifies corruption, impedes equity, fairness and justice, violate the sovereign interest of ordinary Nigerians and places his survival in serious jeopardy can neither stand the test of validity nor elicit the acceptance of Nigerians. At best, it will be received as a meaningless and useless idea!
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IBB and DAVID MARK
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 27, 2012 - 10:15.
IF BOTH OF YOU EVIL PERSON THINK THAT YOU WILL GO UNPUNISHED IN THIS COUNTRY THEN YOU TWO ARE LIVING IN FOOLS PARADISE,
YOU HAVE BEEN THE SENATE LEADER UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT LOOT EVERYDAY, SENATORS LOOT EVERYDAY, AND NOW NIGERIAN MASSES ARE COMPLAINING BOTH OF YOU WANTS TO FIGHT ,YES ITS BECUASE THIS IS YOUR TIME TO DIE A MISARBALE DEATH BOTH OF YOU AND SATAN IS DRUMMING IT IN YOUR EARS YOU AND IBB FOR THE BLOOD OF INNOCENTS NIGERIANS AND BIAFRANS YOU TWO HAVE SEND TO THE GRAVES THROUGH YOUR ACTIONS SINCE 1966,THEIR BLOODS ARE CRYING TO THE LORD FOR JUSTICE,YOU TWO WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED I CAUSE YOUR FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS FOREVER DEY WILL NOT LIVE TO ENJOY YOUR STOLEN WEALTH
Nigeria IBB, Mark will soon be forgotten
Submitted by Afiazusia (not verified) on February 26, 2012 - 14:20.
The measure you give and the same will be measured out to you,you killed by letter by bomb same awaits you,kill by guns or knife same will be given to you,Nigeria, IBB, mark et al will soon be things of the past No forces on eath will stop BIAFRA,BOKO-haram will be child's play, you will see modernised OGBUNI-IGWE, the build- up is on. I'm ready to lay my life for BIAFRA,
My Definitions...
Submitted by Senator D (not verified) on February 25, 2012 - 22:01.
What is Wealth? It is taking a first-class ticket to Paris for Breakfast and another First-class ticket to New York for Launch!
What is Trouble? It is slapping an Army Captain in front of Dodan Barack (You may not live to know how it ends).
What is Stupidity? It is having six brand new Mercedes cars and living in a rented apartment.
What is Irony? Em..Em..em.. It is being a labour Leader and living in mansions and driving Eight Hummer SUVs...
What is Madness? Well, it is simply stealing, killing and destroying in order to have whatever will not last forever!!!
(when the land is not in order, it is the gain of the *elders).
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 25, 2012 - 19:05.
I think the above said it right, but I need to correct that...'EVIL' Lazy ones (when the land is not in order, it is the gain of the 'Evil' elders).
A Country Run By A Cabal
Submitted by david (not verified) on February 21, 2012 - 15:46.
A know the nation has been seized by a bunch of criminals, but what are going to do about it? That's the challenge before us all. We throw down this cross; how do we do it? The country has a great deal of potential, but there is something we must do first, we must work out a formula to push out the cabal sitting atop us all.
Mark and IBB are big fools
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 20, 2012 - 22:35.
I'd known these two idiots to be fools (Davis mark and IBB) to be the biggest fools ever in Nigeria. But wait for your elimination soon by God Almighty.
Mark and IBB are big fools
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 20, 2012 - 22:33.
I'd known these two idiots to be fools (Davis mark and IBB) to be the biggest fools ever in Nigeria. But wait for your elimination soon by God Almighty.
SNC: Now Mark Against Nigeria. Mark wants to Rule unitary govt
Submitted by Greg Ama (not verified) on February 15, 2012 - 20:38.
David Mark-led Senate says No to National Conference for restructuring of Nigeria's polity. But Mark is in another world. Perhaps uknown to David Mark, big guns that move mountains in Nigeria have decided to hold the conference else Nigeria finally breaks. Mark is still banking on hope to become president of Nigeria under this morribund unitary system of government, a system which David Mark and Co. had used to bleed Nigeria to near death, and impoverished its people. Mark, you are the loser. You had been in the senate for years now, and presided over it in the last 5 years or so, if Mark had pushed the senate to make some basic and fundamental amendments in the 1999 constitution since then, perhaps the anger of Nigerians could have ebbed. Mark's refusal of National Conference because he wants to further enrich himself rom the sysytem makes him look like a very big opportunist. His No is insulting to normal people's intelligence.
Mark and His Blood Spilling Convenant
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 15, 2012 - 09:12.
David Mark,you do not know your are a big fool.Do you think Nigeria do not know you.If you did not die for Nigeria who dose. we the Ibos are waiting for you.You fool after the war you said Ibo;s properties in PH is aboundend when you force them back to this useless conutry.Be inform we are waiting for.you will defintly share your blood
The Nigerian State will Wither Away
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 15, 2012 - 07:44.
If IBB and Mark are still in delusion they better realize that there be no opportunity for genocide against Ndigbo any more. They way the state is now managed makes it inevitable that it will simply wither away without anyone fighting. USSR?
DAVID MARK AND IBB
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 13, 2012 - 21:33.
BUT WHY WILL I NOT WANT TO DEFEND A SYSTEM THAT IS MAKING ME EXTREMELY RICH? DAVID MARK AND IBB ARE ENJOYING THE WAY NIGERIA IS. IF THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE LIKE THIS FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, THEY WILL BE HAPPY-OR AT LEAST THEIR DESCENDANTS WILL. BUT SHAMEFULLY THESE TWO 'PATRIOTS' CANNOT FIGHT CORRUPTION. THEY CAN DIE FOR NIGERIA TO REMAIN IN THIS SORROW, CORRUPT STATE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LITTLE ENERGY NEEDED TO FIGHT CORRUPTION. A DOG IS BETTER THAN THE TWO OF YOU PUT TOGETHER!
It appear almost modern 2
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 21:38.
It appear almost modern 2 third of the world population are now agent of the 1 eyed evil god,especially christians all over the world. Because christians house bigger weapons,the nuclear Bombs in their disposal to,which they used on their enemies by command of their Evil 1 eyed God. Hiroshima & Nagasaki,is an example. Do christians ever read The Book Known as HOLY GRAIL or Dabinchi's Quote?I pity you christians.
ANTY christ {Dajjal} & Christianity,berth of the same feather.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 21:33.
It appear almost modern 2 third of the world population are now agent of the 1 eyed evil god,especially christians all over the world. His Greatest weapon is media propaganda &d demoralisation of christians as they housed bigger weapons,the nuclear Bombs in their disposal to which they used on their enemies by command of their Evil 1 eyed God. Hiroshima & Nagasaki,is an example. Do christians ever read The Book Known as HOLY GRAIL or Dabinchi's Quote?I pity you christians.
ANTY christ {Dajjal} & Christianity,berth of the same feather.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 21:30.
It appear almost modern 2 third of the world population are now agent of the 1 eyed evil god,especially christians all over the world. His Greatest weapon is media propaganda &d demoralisation of christians as they housed bigger weapons,the nuclear Bombs in their disposal to which they used on their enemies by command of their Evil 1 eyed God. Hiroshima & Nagasaki,is an example. Do christians ever read The Book Known as HOLY GRAIL or Dabinchi's Quote?I pity you christians.
ANTY christ {Dajjal} & Christianity,berth of the same feather.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 21:28.
It appear almost modern 2 third of the world population are now agent of the 1 eyed evil god,especially christians all over the world. His Greatest weapon is media propaganda &d demoralisation of christians as they housed bigger weapons,the nuclear Bombs in their disposal to which they used on their enemies by command of their Evil 1 eyed God. Hiroshima & Nagasaki,is an example. Do christians ever read The Book Known as HOLY GRAIL or Dabinchi's Quote?I pity you christians.
ANTY christ {Dajjal} & Christianity,berth of the same feather.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 21:12.
It appear almost modern 2 third of the world population are now agent of the 1 eyed evil god,especially christians all over the world. Because christians house bigger weapons,the nuclear Bombs in their disposal to,which they used on their enemies by command of their Evil 1 eyed God. Hiroshima & Nagazaki,is an example. Do christians ever read The Book Known as HOLY GRAIL or Dabinchi's Quote?I pity you christians.
david mark remark about splitting his blood for nigeria
Submitted by jonathan sheni (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 12:03.
David mark earns N88million a month, his deputing earns N55million a month and every senator goes home with N14million per month, our actual enemies in Nigeria is the legislator chambers where they also owns some of the this big oil companies that are ripping us dry, fighting corruption starts from the mobilization and fiscal commission that fix the salaries of our political office so high that the America president seems to earns peanuts compare to our senators, how could we justify this huge salary for sitting a few times in the chambers, while we have no schools, electricity, roads, drugs, or water to boost of. our All the members of the mobilization and fiscal commission need to go on trial for ruining this country
How could criminals spill
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 12, 2012 - 05:16.
How could criminals spill their blood for one nigeria!!.Why did they not spill their blood for BAKASI that tiny Cameroon took from "Giant of Africa"!!. Just big mouths and cowards.
Mark the coward could not even confron Abacha. Mark ran to exile
Submitted by Kendal (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 21:44.
If David Mark who ran away from Sani Abacha makes noise, no body must listen to him. David Mark cowardly ran away for his life when Abacha held court, while the brave ones stayed put in Nigeria to confront Sani Abacha and his monstrous regime. Mark shall run away as usual if and when katakata bursts. David mark should count himself as the luckiest humans on earth having benefited and enriched himself from Nigeria's oil proceeds all through his adult life. He and others reduced Nigeria to its present anguish. David Mark is on the same train with Ibrahim Babangida. They both must want One Nigeria as it is today even if most of the people in it are getting impoverished, even if most people in Nigeria are dying put. David Mark even wants to be president of Nigeria, wonder who shall give monkey banana.
MR MARK:NDIGBO WAITS YOU AND ANDY UBA
Submitted by osita DIOKA (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 14:34.
As Mark the WORLDS HIGHEST EARNING LEGISLATOR,scoops up as much "salary and allowances" in preparation for an assault on the presidency with his mecenary,prolific election rigger from the Uba clan.Ndigbo are waiting,we shall never forget and we will make sure your sinister ambition is scuttled.You have presided over the most expensive,wasteful and arrogant senate in the history of our democracy and we Ndigbo and Nigerians in general will not forget.
At the end of the civil war while shouting "NO VICTOR, NO VANQUISHED" you David mark gave away properties belonging to Ndigbo and baptised it "abandoned properties".While you have refused to declare your assets publicly is anybody's guess,word has it that you David Mark has so much wealth in one offshore island nation of Belize that they found it necessary to award you citizenship,this has not been denied by you although reported severally in journals round the world.Ndigbo awaits you.
Old things schall pass away
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 09:18.
Whenever i hear that IBB or OBJ said this or that, i just smile because, they are the 2 old fools that kept Nigeria the way it is. But, the part that people forget is that the 2 goons are already in their 70s going by their official age, if not even in their 80s. Both of them are talking out of senile dementia and will expire in about 5-10 years. They both seemed to not have realised this and are still talking trash instead of begging for forgiveness from the masses. This houses they built will be converted to Universities and research centers when the time becomes ripe and every kobo they stole will be taken ´back from them or from their children´s children. At times i even have a feeling that they are sponsoring the demise of Nigeria, so that nobody will question them in the countries that will emerge after the division.
IBB is a Hypocrite
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 06:39.
In July 1966, IBB and co carried out a bloody coup that killed Gen. Ironsi, and several Officers from the East. Ironsi and others were responsible for stopping the Major Nzegwu coup, from succeeding, yet IBB and co classified Ironsi and every body from the East as an accomplice in the Nzegwu coup. The coup by IBB and co was for revenge and for the North to secede from Nigeria, but for Gowon who failed to follow through with the breakaway.
IBB and co wanted to break away because they felt their people were killed. They killed several people from the East, then the East seceded. Now the Moslems are killing Easterners again. They should know that the North established the doctrine, that when your people are killed, you go for secession. He should stop sponsoring the killing if he does not want the victims to secede.
WHICH TYPE OF FOOLS
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 06:30.
Are they teachable , hardened or arrogant fools. Teachable fools learn from their mistakes, hardened fools make foolish decisions and despices wisdom and instructions; doing wrong is like a joke , while arrogant fools are scoffers who delights in the ruin of others. Both gentlemen by their own words have exposed themselves. God help Nigeria
The truth: they'll spill blood (not theirs) for Niger Delta oil!
Submitted by Okwuchukwu Ezeanyika (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 05:49.
The statements from IBB and David "Telephone is not for the poor" Mark should be seen as mere grandstanding by them to fool the unwary. They cannot even spill blood for unity in their families. Their true intention is to scare proponents of Biafra and Niger Delta independence in order to ensure the continuous funneling of easy lucre from oil proceeds into their bank accounts. Or can anyone tell me what the duo have contributed to nurture the unity of the peoples of Nigeria? Remove oil funds pocketed by these two and you would immediately see their true colours; pseudo nationalists.
By the way, is Mark still a Nigerian? This is a man who is a citizen of the Central American country of Belize by investment having dumped hundreds of millions of dollars in that money laundering haven! What is he doing in Nigeria as the Senate President?
Imagine, Shed which blood for WHAT!
Submitted by Aye (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 05:36.
Who is deceiving who. Are these fools (IBB & David Mark) really this ignorant to think that they masses doesn't know what corruption has permeated this administration just like the previous ones. IBB & David Mark will only shed there blood protecting their ungodly looting of this country resources than its unity. God will judge!
Fools
Submitted by AdeO (not verified) on February 11, 2012 - 01:46.
David Mark is a Leech, how can a leech talk about giving blood for a cause, when it's job is to steal and live of other people. As per IBB he is full of shit a very deluded man. What are they scared of, Oh that they would be dragged away bear foot in their underwear begging for their lives when the poo hits the fan. Leaders with no vision and only one direction channeling our common wealth to their pockets.
MR MARK: LOOTERS SALARY AND ALLOWANCES,NOT SURPRISING.
Submitted by osita DIOKA (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 23:09.
Mr David mark has a place in history,he need not spill his blood(if he has any),HE IS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST EARNING LEGISLATOR.HE ALSO SPEAR-HEADED THE SEIZURE OF IGBO PROPERTIES AFTER THE CIVIL WAR,HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ALSO SAYING THAT TELEPHONES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR MASSSES OF NIGERIA.
Nigeria has been very good to Mr Mark,little wonder he wants the corrupt fiefdom to last forever,meanwhile we have not heard of any sacrifice from him and his senate bunch of highest earning legislators who take home trice(3x)the pay of the President of the USA Barrack Obama,the leader of the civilised world who earns $4OO.OOO/year and who also buys his family meals in the white house.
Mr Mark has a Presidential ambition which will NEVER materialize,because he has to eliminate the igbo race from Nigeria before his ambition can be reached,the owners of those properties still live and the poor masses who should not phone are waiting for him.
Nigeria is a cash flowing machine for its political class..
Submitted by Efes (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 23:02.
The David Marks in politics are professing readiness to fight for Nigeria's unity: to ensure their cash flowing machines are not disloctaed. The IBB's "out of politics"??? are also ready to fight: to ensure their ugly deeds in the past remain hidden. The only thing that can make Nigeria's political class look critically at non-working One Nigeria is the stoppage of oil revenues.
Too much English, let gob to war and see the blood spilling
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 22:20.
God exposition, but let's go to war on behalf of the future generations and see how the blood they promised flow.
People will die but Nigeria will not die. mba.
IBB and his boy david mark are confused
Submitted by deri (not verified) on February 10, 2012 - 18:09.
As a matter of fact, david mark and IBB are only out to salvage their pockets and not the unity of 9ja. Remove them from their areas of influence in the North, then and only then would you understand why these socalled leaders sing this song of unity to confuse us. If IBB was a patriot, would he have thrown 9jas into this mess with the cancellation of the June 12 elections? Would David Mark an agent of IBB in the senate, have told us there was no need for a national confab? Yet in all of his years in the Senate, he has not been able to come up with a solution to the crisis in Jos or the ongoing war between BH and the rest of 9ja. All IBB does is to chip in one or two words here and there while the country burns period. At the end of the day, the issue which is upper-most in their thoughts, are more oil wells for their cronies. Let oil be discovered in the North Central and see if David mark will sing the same song again.
