Monday, April 19, 2010

Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida: The hope for Nigeria?

The problem in the Nigerian state is such that defies any intelligent analysis. Our unsolved issues have given birth in their millions to some seemingly incurable diseases. Some of these diseases have become flesh themselves and now dwell among us with Nigerian passports, claiming citizenship. I lament seriously the downfall of the giant of Africa.
How can a disease claim to be the cure of a nation's illness? How can anyone be bold enough to mention that name ever again in Nigeria? The evil genius has insulted our collective intelligence once again. Why will Babangida not be trying to come back to power? A man who has not been cleared of the allegations of treason and felony in the case of June 12 election; murder in the case of Dele Giwa; and the countless number of corruption and abuses of office. A man who for his power drunkenness delayed the Nigerian transmission into democracy from 1985 to 1994 and still was not willing to let go. Should he or his generations after him dare to come forward ever again in the arena of democratic leadership of Nigeria? This is nothing but a show of shame. An advertisement of an incapable state; where the foundations of law and justice system are laid to rest.
This man should be voted for prison, and for life in jail for that matter. He does not belong on the streets of Nigeria, talk much of being in the corridors of power.
He is the very disease of Nigeria, he can never be the cure. All he can do is give his last blow and see the country to an end beyond recovery. He is the evil genius.
Can Nigerians' votes really count? If they will, let him run on the worst political party platform that he wants, and the vote of the people will. But unfortunately I doubt if we are having an election or another selection. People's Deprivation Party has enough trouble caused this nation than to remain a political party. It has transformed successfully into a major Nigeria curse.
Enough is enough, let us vote for once and elect the people we want into power, we have voted for those we did not want enough. We wonder how they got there. When shall we truly celebrate true democracy, where it is the vote of the people that speaks not a few 'majority'.
Baba Iyabo' ruled for eight years and after so much failure still thought he owed Nigeria a favor of selecting one Turai's Toy. I hope by now these people should know that we know what we want.
Babangida's record of eight years of brutality and shopmanship are still speaking for him as the hole in our nation. He has done enough. We need no more. Let the people's vote speak and see who the hope really is. Surely not those who have failed in our very eyes. We need a change indeed! A total overhauling of our SYSTEM! The labor of our heroes past must not be in vain. The future of the unborn children must not be sold. Money is not everything. We are not surprised at the noise of 'Babangida is our man' from those who have lost their consciences for money. They sold their souls and are nothing more than the living dead. Many more will be bought to sing any song they like; when God sings His own song, it might be the dirge of the celebrated like he did for Abacha. So their song is not new, let them sing on, all I know is that the God of Creation shall speak forth someday and bring this great SHIP to a safe shore by the hands He has anointed for the rudder.
O God of Creation, direct our noble cause!
Felix

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