BUHARI AND HIS BLOODY 2015 PREDICTIONS: The fallacies and realities

Can we say that the outburst of Gen. Buhari is a true reflection of the state of the nation or another political gimmick aimed at heating up the polity? One may tend to comprehend the General’s concern but his usage of words creates room for suspicion about his intention. How can a former Nigerian leader declare the govt of the day is “the biggest Boko Haram” when we all truly know the aim s and objective of the group, Boko Haram.

Truly Buhari’s unguarded alterances calls for a rethink on the kind of men and women Nigerians intend to elect as their leaders. Does Buhari truly love the Nigerian people he earnestly craves to lead again? If he does, then one need to ask him why does he wish them a bloodbath if all do not go well in 2015? Statements such as these are not the qualities of a true democrat that Buhari wants us to believe he is.

Who does Buhari aims to threaten by these statements? Why has Buhari continue to portray himself more as a Northerner than a Nigerian and yet he wish to lead a nation as diverse as Nigeria?

The CPC should urge its former candidate not to continue on this path because such behavior will dampen the image of the party rather score political points like it wants to achieve with this acts. It is high time our politician stop this war of word and get down to business by discussing critical issues as they borders on our collective existence as a nation.

Democracy as it is practiced in advanced societies portrays a transparent look for all to see. Even the opposition in such places contributes meaningfully to the advancement of the govt in power. Here the case seems to be the opposite. With the Acn joining the cue of rash statement made at the presidency, it is even more alarming to here Northerner governors supporting the call Buhari is making.

If the North cannot accept the fact that a minority is leading this country, then what is the basis for this democracy where individuals are allowed to rule base on where they are from? Indeed such a process will not last long and I want to think the PDP is truly learning from its mistakes caused because of the way it handles its “family affair”.

It is quite clear that there is a lot of loopholes with the kind of system we operate here but that cannot resolve our problem if we keep heating up the process with threat of bloodbath as the General has promised Nigerians. Buhari as a leader and elder statesman should not allow his ambition for power becloud his sense of reasoning. As the only legacy he can leave behind is to ensure that the tenets of democracy takes it root in this country and not with this outburst of his.

The PDP on its part must gather the moral fiber if it has any left to question and sanction the spate of corruption going on in this country. If it can tackle this, then a better day is ahead of Nigerians.

YEKEME

Dept of philosophy,

University of Lagos.

www.yekipedia.blogspot.com

yekeme4u@gmail.com

SUBSIDY: The cabal and its kind of punishment

The house of representative’s investigations on oil subsidy has indeed revealed a lot of dirty practises in the nation’s oil sector. The cankerworms eating deep into the nations revenue source has to a large extent been expose though a lot still remains in the dark.
So far I would want to commend the nation’s House of Representatives for a job well done thus far?
During the heat of this event on oil subsidy, a lot was said about certain caucus, clique or what I described as the faceless cabals. As event went on in the probe instituted by the House of Representatives, it became clear that there is indeed a cabal running the nations oil sector.
The fundamental question therefore is who are these people? Why can’t they be brought to book for the havoc they have wrecked on the Nigerian people? Will the Nigerian people continue to suffer for what they know nothing of?
If nothing is done concerning these questions posed above then, believe you me, Nigeria is yet to learn from history and I make bold to say that we have silently reached an agreement with the devil to mortgage the future of our children.
In my candid opinion, I feel we may not get to the bottom of these issue of who these faceless people are and even if we do get them and prosecute them for their nefarious crimes, they will just be sent to luxurious hospitals in the name of prison to rest for awhile and in a matter of months they will come out and continue where they left.
This is the truth though some may consider it a bitter pill to swallow. The judicial and criminal system in this country is highly politicised especially when it comes to the prosecution of the who is who in contemporary Nigerian society.  Bode George, Cecilia Ibru and the like have been charged for crimes that could have gotten them death penalties in advanced countries like china and Singapore amongst others. Yet today these people bask in the euphoria of their ill gotten wealth after spending several months in some high brow relaxation centres they call prison. Imagine a Bode George leaving prison and here you have a society giving him a hero’s welcome back party. Even the church was not spared.
Indeed corruption has become so institutionalize and entrenched in Nigeria that if you choose not to be corrupt, people call you names. If this is what awaits this faceless cabal when we hope they will be caught, then it means the 1999 constitution which is the basis for our democracy is discriminative. Are there separate punishments for the high and mighty and a different one for ordinary Nigerians? If this is the case, then George Orwell’s animal farm depicts a picture Nigerians will sooner or later find themselves………………….
‘’ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS’’

YEKEME
DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY
University of Lagos
www.yekipedia.blogspot.com