Obasanjo Warns Jonathan: Revolution Is Coming!

I am always disappointed at people commenting about Obasanjo who has served the country with everything he had without corrupting the system during his reign.

I am tired of this talk of revolution. The Igbos have no intention of going to war again. The yorubas like enjoyment and would avoid confrontation at all costs.
Hence the BOKO HARAM phenomenon which obviously is the making of a few northern elites. These guys will continue to be a menace for a long time to come.
If the northern elite dont get their way, then genocide will carry on. I wonder who will back this so called revolution!!!!

I am not OBJ'S fan but I strongly believe "A REVOLUTION IS COMING SHORTLY!"

OBJ who is fooling who? what happened to Bola Ige case? You are the most crook Nigeria have got. Why did you wanted 3rd Term? Why do you killed all who were against your 3rd Term plan? What happened 1976 to 1979 when you were head of state, who judged you about MKO's ITT Contract? Please go and rest we are tired of your game bye.Why you didnt arrest Anini your works minister for unaccounted 300 Billions you marked for roads which was your enemity with Governor Orji Uzo Kalu? because he spoke about it. Halliburton issue covered. Do you have building estate in Maryland USA or not?

WHAT DID OBJ DO WHILE IN POWER FOR 8YRS OR HIS EYES WERE CLOSED TO SEE THE EFFECT OF INCREASE JOBLESS YOUTH. HOW MANY YOUTH DID HE EMPLOY TO HIS COMPANY(S) ABOUT 4YRS AGO AND WHAT IS HE DOING AS AN INFLUENTIAL PAST LEADER TO HELP THIS COUNTRY?

I WONDER WHY THE 'GENERAL' IS SAYING THIS AT THE MOMENT. HE HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE GOOD HIS INTENSIONS TO CHANGE THE SITUATION FOR THE BETTER,YET HE FAILED IN THE EIGHT YEARS HE WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. HIS ONLY REGRET IS THAT HIS THIRD TERM DREAM COULDN'T SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.ALL HE NEEDED TO DO WAS TO JOIN HANDS,HEART,MIND AND MIGHT TOGETHER WITH GEJ ALONGSIDE OTHER WELL MEANING NIGERIANS,TO TURN AROUND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION FOR THE BETTER.

OBJ has said something very important that need to look into. He do not just talk, we all know he made the mistake of giving us this government on the ground that Yaradua will be there to continue his job. He is a human and has spoken for all to know his stand. The issue is for this government to listen and make amend, President Goodluck is a total failure who refuses to learn and hear.

In conclusion, first things first. Nigerians do not know any better. Forget about Canada, a country that had TV years after Awolowo had introduced it to Nigeria. Instead go to Dubai, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, China, third world countries that were no better than Nigeria in the 70's, and now compare their present developmental state and you will see how primitive years of retrogressive policies, avarice and mismanagement has done to us as a people; a total disgrace to the black race.

Our political and economic system is corrupted, our moral tone is slack and sociologically, we are broken as a people. Revolution can only start when the people's mindset is set aright. Nigerians need to be educated about their rights. But where and by who? First things first BEFORE REVOLUTION.

It is mistake to class events as revolutions. The People Power Revolution in the Philippines that involved an estimated three million people was not an event. It brought a long lasting change to their system. The people holding a "jamboree" (in the words of Jonathan) because of fuel price rise in Nigeria was quickly hijacked by a group who are in because they are all about filling up their tummy and allowing and entrenching the status quo.

There are too many conflicting interests and too many people benefiting directly and indirectly from the present system of 'hand downs' that it is impossible for me to envisage a situation that will be spontaneous enough in such a divided country with so many conflicts of interest for a spontaneous rise up by the people becomes feasible. Nigerians have not yet reached that point of critical mass.

At this point, I do not see any conflict of interest between the various interest groups. Is there a conflict between ACN and PDP? The youth, the poor and majority of Nigerians are alienated by the elite, but totally disorganized and uneducated to know the power they hold in coming together.

The Elite know this so they use all our divisions that are embedded in our system to keep us apart through the use of various strategies such as doling out crumbs from the National cake. We are prevented from seeing the reality and futility in accepting the status quo.

We are rapidly heading for a political earthquake and National demise. We are too dishevelled to marshal and harness that pent up energy and the innate forces to act and make a change necessary for Nigeria to finally care for 99% of its citizens.

The most important event this year was dissipated by poor coordination and lack of awareness and education of the people as to what they are fighting for.

Development of revolution is a two-step process:
a) Some change results in the present situation being different from the past.
b) Secondly, the new situation creates an opportunity for a revolution to occur. In that situation, an event that in the past would not have been sufficient to cause a revolution, becomes a trigger. If authorities are aware of the danger, they can still prevent a revolution; through reform or repression. Majority of the time, they revert to violent means.

In Nigeria today, there is widespread frustration with our present political, sociological and economic situation. Sociologically, there is sufficient disequilibrium to engender a cataclysmic rise up by the people.

What are the ingredients for a revolution?
There are 3 popular ones:

1) There is cognitive psychology and frustration-aggression theory. It sees the cause of revolution in the state of mind of the masses, primary cause is widespread frustration with socio-political situation.

2) From Sociological point of view, society is seen as a system in equilibrium between various resources, demands and subsystems (political, cultural, religious), where there is a state of severe disequilibrium which becomes responsible for revolutions.

3) From Political sciences, there is pluralist theory and interest group conflict theory. Events emerge as an outcome of power struggle between competing interest groups. Revolutions happen in that scenario, when two or more groups cannot come to terms within a normal decision making process traditional for a given political system, and simultaneously have enough resources to employ force in pursuing their goals.

Revolution, which revolution?
Nigerians honestly are not set for revolution yet.

Why would I say this?

There are four classic famous and uncontroversial examples that we can draw from that fits the definition of revolution include:
The Glorious Revolution (1688).
The French Revolution (1789–1799).
The Russian Revolution of 1917 and
The Chinese Revolution (1927–1949).

What are the ingredients for a revolution? There are 3 popular ones:

government agencies like Industrial Training Fund (ITF) with a mandate to create enabling environment like SIWES to turn out employable graduates have failed the nation
They are simply sharing the allocation leaving helpless students without siwes allowance and making the scheme unimplementable
Also Government should come up with schemes that can encourage employment in the private sector especially in Agriculture by granting low interest loans to employment-generating ventures

SAHARAREPORTERS: YOU GUYS THERE NEVER SEE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT NIGERIA AND ITS LEADERS, FINE WE KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE BAD BUT YOUR OWN "PULL HIM DOWN SYNDROME" IS TOO MUCH.

Ladies and Gentlement , in my language what an old man sees, a young man will never see it. what mr. Obasanjo has visualised is true.

As a military general, he obviously knew a lot of these secrets and tricks and he knew exactly what he was doing. He even had Yaradua's medical history. To the extent that he used his boy Ibori to seal the deal such that Ibori personally picked yaradua in his private jet and delivered him to Abuja saying...Oga say make we go bring you say na you go be the next president.

My friend if you are there waiting for Pres. Jona to fish out corrupt people , then you must be building castle in the air. Cos he lack balls. Hahahaha

......definitely, with people like you, Nigeria will forever remain where it is now. SENTIMENTS! SENTIMENTS!! SENTIMENTS!!! Will take us nowhere.

mad man! messenger of devil! bring a single evidence that shows that Buhari hates the christians. You want to continue the freemasonic and zionists programs that failed the administration of Ota man. Continue you will see that it will be an already failed programs

This man obj has lost his senses dats why he is now saying that d house which he singlehandedly constructf is wrong. i think is time he open up and make restition as regards his blood cum ill acqired wealth. i dey laughooo!

if the man that impose a president on Nigerians is now saying these, then there most be some serious problems some were, Nigerians should be very careful, because the OBJ i know don't just talk to make front page.

When a muslim talks, he's against the other religion, why is it always so. The position of leadership is not ment for any specific group nor religion, hence, every Nigerian has the liberty of freedom of speach and when a muslim or christain speachs, it shouldnt be termed a religious war. T

OBJ ans ff questions clearly:
Role in Nzeogwu's coup?Discussion with Awolowo in the presence of the British Deputy b4 d war? Removal of Adekunle? Killing of Murtala?60% oil revenue from foreign oil coys and creation of NNPC?1979 election? Buhari govt overthrow?Annuled June 12 election?Coup against Abacha?
Privatisation exercise that destroyed established corps into private estates? Land Use Decree that collected land belonging to villages? Coup plotters of Sao Tome and Principe and oil biz?Who's Jimoh Ibrahim, Babalakin, Otedola, Emeka Offor fronting for?Discussion with Boko Haram?Fuel Subsidy removal demonstrations?Betrayal of Danjuma on his oil block sold to CCNOOC for $500m that made him one of the richest men in Africa?OBJ thinks he's smart. This time around the REVOLUTION will be in his bedroom!

$16b was not put into the electricity project. Please refer to CBN report on actual amount spent during the probe.

OBJ started that giant and patrotic NIPPS project marked for posterity and if subsequent government and adminstrative policies had continued from where he stopped, that aspect of electricity development would have proved a remarkable achievement for our country by now.

Much as he had his faillings as human, I thnk OBJ was far better the best past head of state that Nigeria had. He is a courageous man and his courage had done alot of open and secret good to Nigeria.

While I am not particularly a fan of former President Obasanjo but he's striking a very important cord which must be taken seriously, the truth is that the future of youths in Nigeria is bleek to put it mildly. We have seen revolutions bring down the once powerful and fearful governments, the situation in Nigeria is getting to a situation whereby the youths will feel they have nothing to loose and re-claim their rights from the megalomaniacs who have been wasting their future. The effrontery at which corruption is flourishing is disgraceful.

Deoris tell me who has a better record than Buhari

This is a national disgrace and shamful statement by a heartless human being, he knows way to avert the problem. There is this popular saying if say the stone is not heavy may be is the small one you carry. God disgrace and punish them one after the other.

Any revolution that will be BENEFICIAL to Nigeria must begin 1st with you &I changing our character for GOOD. You &I must do the right thing at all times. Anything short of that will just be replacing the current political leadership with MORE incompetent, MORE irresponsible and MORE corrupt &opportunistic persons. Whoever doubts this submission should look back in history and see how leadership at ALL levels have progressively gotten WORSE since independence when we had the likes of Awo till date. Anyway, OBJ was just running his mouth. The probability of an uprising occuring in Nigeria is slim, because the very people to organise it are more corrupt and WORSE than the very present political leaders at all levels. Nigeria's problems will be solved GRADUALLY, no magic wand. In the past some misguided persons looked for QUICK FIX (military coups) but this ended in worsening the situation and a CIVIL WAR. GEJ may not be charismatic or an orator, but he's taking some RIGHT steps

President Obasanjo is beginning to make sense. Maybe as you grow older you tend to say things the way they are.