Re: Abati: For The Attention Of General Buhari

I read this piece 4rm my journalism mentor.I'm ashamed and highly distubed by viral effects of GEJism,which if not curtailed would spell doom 4 our intelectuals.Human life is sacred nd no sane being would advocate its destruction,not GMB.What Abati failed to imbibe in his recent reaction to political issue is avoiding being impartial,even if U have to,be objective.For hibernating with GEJ during his "facebook" launch,Abati has lost moral fibre to objectivity.He wrote that "Buhari's North" called GEJ "Kafir,Southern christain,Minorty president" greatly impaired feelings for tribal and religion harmony.Did Abati realisd that the weapon he wielded is deadlier than WMD?His submission was antithetical and inciting.Even if its meant to rebuke the marauders he should not be sectional or biased against religion.I doubt if Pat Utomi would hv subscribe to this infraction.I hope this servitude would not be rewardd with ministerial bliss,because that would laid bare the 'yansh' of our golden fowl.

@ Lawal (or whatever this Rago calls himself ''This is our business and no southerner should interfere;

God will punish you with the above statement. Must you sacrifice Corpers to appease your blood sucking god? You claim it is your business but immediately you start killing southerners & burning churches, it is no longer your business alone.Honestly, can you really face the carnage that will follow? Are u the only moslem in the country? Why do muslims in the Southwest & Edo not slaughter people?

It is quite unfortunate that Mr. Philip whom will count himself as educated got it all wrong. Your Principal (Buhari) was not just prepared for this election. He had in mind winning an election in a culturally diverse country like Nigeria based on ethnicity & religion. He never visited most part of the South-East & SouthSouth. He thought North Central can still be deceived to vote for the core North after which they will be dumped. He thought Southwest we go for Ribadu without knowing that they are populated by objectively & politically enlightened intellects. And why will the youth who would naturally vote for a President who will be at home with Obama, Szarchozy, Cameron, pick Buhari? Your guy was not just saleable. My heart bleeds to know that are Corpers died for this cause. He will have to accept Jonathan as his President whether he likes it or not. You must respect the institution of the Presidency not the individual. It is the wish of Allah.

It is very interesting and captivating to see a well educated writer such as Mr Ayo to descend so low to condemn the write up of an erudite and astute writer such as Ruben Abati, this man did not spare any side but made the fact bare which Mr Ayo does not see . Mr Ayo is educated but not learned, he is not an analytical entity but an irrational scholar what a shame that one would see the facts and scuff when someone it trying to make the truth bare and you bring him to the open court to ridicle him but you have brought yourself shame because you are just too irrational. I recommend you to the school of rational reasoning you will indeed learn a lot

AYO PHILIPS SHOULD PRAY HE SHOULD NEVER EVER LOOSE SOMEBODY TO NOTHERN NIGERIAN RIOTS. THE GRUESOME IMAGINED PICTURES OF THE HACKINGING BY THE RIOTERS, THE CRY FROM THE VICTIM, THE FLOW OF BLOOD AND THE DESCENTION OF THE VULTURES ON THE CARION WILL MAKE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND.

AYO PHILIP MAY THAT NEVER BE YOUR LOT BUT IF YOU SHOW NO UNDERSTANDING I PRAY YOU NEVER SUFER SUCH TRAGEDY.

Mr Ayo Philips naration of Mr Abatis comment on Gen. Buhari is highly unfurtunate and does not follow the parthern of event witnessed in the North. We are talking of loss of lives of innocent Nigerian coppers, Mr Ayo is talking politics. From all what Mr Ayo has said it does meant that Ayo is a politician.
Even if the presidential elction is annulled(God forbid)Buhari can not win more what he got now. Total number of votes in the south west will certainly jump up. I cant believe Buhari was aspairing to win Pres. election when his party has no structure at all in the south. He , Buhari thought being a Nigerian President is like a coup? when you can just garther 100 solders for coup plotting. I dont blame him.

The riots were not by northerners protesting injustice. They were by Muslims protesting the fact that a christian won elections. Even if the presidency had been zoned to the North, wld a Christian from the North have been eligible to contest? See what happened in Kaduna when Sambo became VP and Yakowa, a Christian , being the deputy Gov became gov. The 'Northerners' rioted, and - even the ones we Thoth were civilized, asked for the institution to be amended to provide for fresh elections. Mr Phillips is either plain ignorant or is a Muslim and taking sides. If u are a Muslim, take it from me, the 'northerners' (read Hausa/Fulani) Muslims do not consider you a muslim, any more than they consider me a northerner- tho Hausa- seeing I am a Christian. As for AIT being objective, t

The riots were not by northerners protesting injustice. They were by Muslims protesting the fact that a christian won elections. Even if the presidency had been zoned to the North, wld a Christian from the North have been eligible to contest? See what happened in Kaduna when Sambo became VP and Yakowa, a Christian , being the deputy Gov became gov. The 'Northerners' rioted, and - even the ones we Thoth were civilized, asked for the institution to be amended to provide for fresh elections. Mr Phillips is either plain ignorant or is a Muslim and taking sides. If u are a Muslim, take it from me, the 'northerners' (read Hausa/Fulani) Muslims do not consider you a muslim, any more than they consider me a northerner- tho Hausa- seeing I am a Christian. As for AIT being objective, t

Adamu, you must have been very selective in your readings from saharareporters if you did not come across Jonathan being called all sorts of names. Based on this I will have to comment no further as the rest of your argument is invalidated by your bias.

Is the sole purpose of Buhari as a leader the jailing of corrupt politicians and Govt officials? Then it would be fair to say that he has no concrete agenda.The problem with Nigeria is that there is institutionalized corruption that has gone on for decades, jailing what may turn out to be more than 80% of our leaders past and present will not erase this. what about the secretary in the office who steals millions?Our prisons are overpopulated as it were. Then again, how do you ensure that the new people who come into these positions do not do the same thing? We on our part glorify these corrupt politicians and officials, are they not members of our religious communities whom we commune with (happily) at gatherings? We also as citizens must also see that we have a responsibility to our country Nigeria and begin to ostracize rather than glorify them, that way, the idea of wealth by all means will begin to lose it's appeal in our society.

OC, if that is your name, you are not objective at all. We simply wanted Abati to be objective. The cause of the post-election violence is not wholly the outcome of the presidential election. Be reflective and cast your mind back to the dubious and ungrateful statements by OBJ and Jonathan on the PDP zoning agreement. Recall also the statement by Tony Anenin that no south-south delegate should vote for Atiku, a northerner, during the PDP presidential primaries. In recent times, Igbos and other minority tribes in the south heat up the polity by their many and varied adverts on Jonathan on the print and electronic media. Abati should have alluded to these in his write-up as some remote causes of the anger and violence in the north. Heaping everything on Buhari's refusal to accept the results of the election is simply partial. I wish have the capacity to be militant.

Then why kill Christians and Southerners for God's sake?If your action was polictically motivated,why burning churches?Why?Since Nigeria does not have Nigerians,then we must address this geographical expression so that all of this madness will stop.

This argument about who won the presidential election has gone very far and might go on forever. To curtail this argument, and probably satisfy everyone, would people on both sides of this argument agree that the presidential election be rerun or redone?

But there is a caveat here should the answer to the above question be in the affirmative: people are already sensitised and I state that such a repeat exercise would whip out all the tepid and lackadaisical voters. In other words, all registered voters would vote this time.

And I bet you the pattern would be repeated and Buhari would win where he won and Jonathan would win where he won, including the much-debated South-east, South-south and other parts of the south. Let us see how Buhari would win in the south.

This may be an experiment worth trying, though it would cost more money.

Abatti, must regret even before change is come. PDP is not to trust look how misruled this nation, it was simple for PDP to hurt you chase u out and continue with his corruption. Rember abati what ur plan u can stay in this world and have less 100 yrs what ever u get u may end of punished before u die and u must leave it behind, ur offspring go head with it will not usefull for them in good ways.
One say is only in africa that politicians did't accept the result, yes! U are right and you are fool and ignorance. why? Because is only in africa 99% voters vote for party, is only in africa jonathan was elected as............, rigging, pollot box snatching, fake ballot papers, using of public money/property for campaing, spends billions from public funds for campaing, as well is only nigerians vote for his religion/regional/ethinic/state candidates against good candidate, is only in nigeria that state governors control president. Or have u ever see such europe, america or elsewhere.

its unfortunate when people we thought were civilised make comment wthout objectivity,for God sake Mr.Philip gave his analysis objectively instead of reacting with a convincing response,some commentators bcos of their bad orientation starts raining abuses on him,the North and GMB.Ihave been reading articles post on SR since the begining of this election season,rarely did i read response from anyone be it a notherner or a southerner calling GEJ names but BUHARI has been the subject of abuse,name calling.EVEN the crises in the north churches and mosques were burnt alike and i believe many moslem equally lost their lives just like the christian.Every well meaning Nigeria condemn it in cluding GMB,GEJ .Mr.Philip here just gave us his own analysis,if u are ok with it or not pls make your comments like a responsible person that we think u are.I BEG U!

I stopped reading Reuben Abati's jaundiced articles a long time ago. I bet he's looking for a political appointment. Shame!

Even the youth corpers are testifying to the massive rigging that took place North, South E & W through the use of intimidation, bribery, violence etc. The elections are far from free and fair. PDP just changed its style of rigging this time around.

The writer is right on point. Crucify GMB as much as you wish, the violence in the north is yet to begin because the underlying problem hasn't even been touched. Nigeria is sitting on a powder keg. I'm sure the presidential seat will become too hot for Jonathan very soon.

The northern youths have attack and kill those that have impoverished them and deprived them of basic education.They can attack people like BABANGIDE,ATIKU,TOFA,DANGOTE,BUHARI, CIROMA,YAKASSI,and many others BUT why attack the corpers. why kill them? what offence did they commit to merit being lynched by those illiterates mallams and beggers? The NYSC SCHEME needs be reviewed. All the SOUTHERNERS should serve in the SOUTH and Northerner SERVE in the North to forstall the killings of this people at every instance. It is pathetic and absurd that this 69years OLD GENERAL has not shown any sympathy or remorse that innocent bloods have been spilled just because of his selfish AMBITION.

“This New Nation called Nigeria, should be an estate of our great grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We use the minorities in the North as willing tools, and the South, as conquered territory and never allow them to rule over us, and never allow them to have control over their future.” ---Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto in THE PARROT of October 12, 1960

If you think Abati has been bought over by PDP then you need to seek closer attention to Channels TV. Lately, it has been inviting Pro PDP guests including that hopeless Abati and others to tarnish the image of Buhari and CPC.
AIT has been so objective in Post election analysis.

Mr Phillips says he is moved to tears as he writes this piece..i think he should be moved to Kirikiri prison for failing to understand the undertones of religious extremism in the post-election violence that engulfed Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna etc. To buttress your point by saying that this is the first time northerners are rising against their own is exposing your ignorance of history and laziness to pursue the truth.General Sani Abacha imprisoned the former sultan Dasuki of sokoto and the coup led by Kaduna Nzeogwu in 1966 has been confirmed to have been championed by northern Nigerian soldiers.To post a discourse on this site insinuating that religion had nothing to do with it, is shallow, horrific and demonic, when two christian youth corpers were killed in Bauchi and many churches were burnt to the ground.Go and educate yourself on Islamic culture and stop writing RUBBISH!

No good leader can ever emerge from this political unitary political structure of Nigeria. Nigeria is a multi ethnic country like Switzerland, Ethiopia, Belgium, etc. What is holding all these countries as one is the practice of fiscal federalism. Today many Nigerians have been so ill-educated by long years of Hausa/Fulani Nigerian Unity propaganda machinery such that even the elite class in Nigeria do not even understand the importance of fiscal federalism in a multi-ethnic country. Some even equate it to resource control.
All these diatribes and exchanges are not helpful. Return the country to full blown fiscal federalism under which its founding fathers agreed to form One Nigeria. In a fiscal federal state, citizens of differnt regions or zones struggle to develop themselves, their immediate environment and eventually, the entire country.

Oga Waheed,
I doff my hat for that highly cerebral analogy. One of our sad realities is the fact that we had highly educated persons who are not enlightened, what an irony?

Re - "...the awakening of a down trodden people who have long been victims of their faith will make any thesis fail in the court of conscience".

What awakening are you referring to, when the very people that CAUSED their situation and caused them to be down trodden, are the same people fanning the embers of the carnage and destruction?

Did the down trodden even attempt to visit their violence on the HILLTOPS, the MANSIONS and the PALACES of the IBBS, the ATIKUS, the CIROMAS, the BUHARIS, the past and present LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN and GOVERNORS of their respective states, who have all cornered their common wealth, and left them in PENURY?

UNTIL THEY TURN ON THEIR SO-CALLED LEADERS THAT CAUSED THEIR PENURY AND HOPELESSNESS, THERE IS NO AWAKENING YET. THEY MUST STOP TURNING ON THE INNOCENT SOUTHERNERS, CHRISTIANS AND THE YOUTH CORPERS, FOR THESE ARE NOT THE PEOPLE THAT CAUSED THEIR SITUATION.

You unintelligently appear to be glorifying and justifying the violence and carnage and egging on those confused and misguided miscreants and hoodlums perpetrating the killing of SOUTHERNERS, CHRISTIANS and YOUTH CORPERS living in the NORTH.

The miscreants cannot be protesting against the PDP by killing SOUTHERNERS, CHRISTIANS AND YOUTH CORPERS. They can't be protesting against the PDP, in the states that the PDP LOST, while the CPC WON OVERWHELMINGLY, but not CONVINCINGLY (due to UNDERAGE and FOREIGNERS voting).

NO SANE PERSON (UNLESS PRONE TO VIOLENCE) WOULD SUPPORT/ENCOURAGE THE SENSELESS CULLING OF SOUTHERNERS, CHRISTIANS AND YOUTH CORPERS SIMPLY BECAUSE 'SAI' BUHARI, DID NOT WIN AN ELECTION.

THE SPILL OF THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT SOUTHERNERS, CHRISTIANS AND YOUTH CORPERS IS NOT WORTH IT, NOT EVEN IF GENERAL BUHARI ADMONISHED THE HOODLUMS AND MURDERERS TO DEFEND THEIR VOTES WITH THE LAST DROP OF THEIR BLOOD!

I urge whichever university Dr. Abati attended to withdarw his phd just like Uniport should do for GEJ, why were people so partial and subjective, nobody, even the blind will dispute the fact that we in the North were frustrated by the action of our self imposed leaders that always use that to enrich themselves and their families, they worked towards systematically rigging our mandate there by giving GEJ the required 25%, in places like Adamawa, the useless old man even had the audacity to give GEJ an edge and that was the begining, hence, we are bored of them and we want to revolute our life, although there were some unfortunate incidences which we regret, but we will not relent untill we make them(self acclaimed leaders) run to exile, we dont need them no more and GMB has nothing to do with this thing, we want the change for ourselves, period

If this guy, Ayo Phillips, has spoken your mind, then it tells us how militant and confused your mind is, for glorifying the destruction and carnage and the senseless slaughter and butcher of Southerners, Christians and YOUTH CORPERS, simply BECAUSE BUHARI DID NOT WIN!

You have said it all. There is nothing to say again. I have never seen a coward like GEJ. Can anyone see a government shifting the blame over what should be their responsibility. Is there anyone that did not see a crisis brewing before the election? Except the leadership. They cover themselves with so much lie and propaganda that they are blinded by the truth. If anyone thinks the crisis has ended. I laugh at you because more will still happen as the basic issues are yet to be addressed. As usual Nigerians would say "why are you praying for such?", "God would not let it happen again". I don't know which God. My God is a God of Justice.

Objectivity demands that issues be judged devoid of sentiments or other inclinations. I find this article quite objective. The underlying point of the argument is the need for selfless leaders regardless of their tribe or religion, whether it's a Buhari or a Fashola or even a Goodluck. However, among the present-day leaders, GMB seems to possess the qualities of selflessness and selfsacrifice; he has no godfathers or financiers. This makes him responsible only to the masses. With godfathers, a President would necessarily have to 'settle' and listen to their 'dictates', which are usually anti-people...so please be OBJECTIVE, it will help us as a nation...

You have said it all. There is nothing to say again. I have never seen a coward like GEJ. Can anyone see a government shifting the blame over what should be their responsibility. Is there anyone that did not see a crisis brewing before the election? Except the leadership. They cover themselves with so much lie and propaganda that they are blinded by the truth. If anyone thinks the crisis has ended. I laugh at you because more will still happen as the basic issues are yet to be addressed. As usual Nigerians would say "why are you praying for such?", "God would not let it happen again". I don't know which God. My God is a God of Justice.

This is our business and no southerner should interfere. We know where it pains and we are ready to clean ourselves of roques and thieves. This is just the beginning. Corrupt politicians and traditional rulers beware. No amount of blackmail can take away the credibility of our hero. The People's General; Always in our hearts