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We were once ruled in the center of government by those who claimed to speak for the people. When their party’s acronym was shouted, the corresponding response was, and still is, “power to the people.” However, they failed and corruption was greatly exalted among them, their sympathizers and cronies. The contracts were awarded in a way that favored the friends and family of those within the corridors of power. They failed even more when “the people” became “one man.” In other words, “power to the people” was translated into “power to one man.” When that man making the decisions from his abode on the Hilltop in Ogun State felt his political relevance was threatened, he brought down the power airspace party with letters like Albree Pigeon-Fraser Scout shot down by the Man Portable Air Defense System. and the collapse of the party. -he ended out of power in the center.
Then the progressives came and for some reason the animals appeared, the Nigerian flag refused to fly on the day of the inauguration of its principal as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Now, it is important to note that progress is desirable when it goes in the positive direction. It may be obvious: a man in a vehicle sees trees “progressing backwards”, but when viewed in their true sense, the trees are only static. What progress is there in a government of rogue rats, corrupt millionaire snakes, angry pigeons that refused to fly during the investiture and confederation of jackals and hyenas? Perhaps this progress is just a mirage.
Away from the affairs of these two parties. Will we focus on the trending political discourse that has invaded the faces of our print and electronic media from the recent June 12 saga and the anointing of Chief MK O Abiola as Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR)? Many, including legal advocates, Belgore and Falana (both SAsN), have argued about the legal correctness of the award posthumously announced to the “presumed” winner of the 1993 presidential election. It is no longer news that some lawmakers have demanded that Chief Abiola be declared the winner of the 1993 elections and that the results of the elections are also officially announced. Most of them cited relevant parts of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the National Honors Act, respectively. However, I have chosen not to follow the line of argument of the legal or political correctness of this matter.
Let’s turn our focus to two key players, both former Generals in the military. One of the generals fought endlessly in 2015 to install the other. Apart from the obvious fact that both had served the country as heads of state on different occasions, they also have many things in common: they participated in the fight against the Biafran. Like David and Saul in the Bible, if one killed 1,000, the other killed 10,000. Bi-brakes will never forget you both. Odi and Zaki-Biam won’t forget one; the people of the states of Benue, Taraba, Kaduna and Zamfara (although most of them are his sympathizers) will not forget the other.
In 2011, one of the generals promised to make Nigeria ungovernable for the then winner of the presidential election. Therefore, when Boko Haram attacked, it was believed that if they did not work for him, he could at least be one of their sponsors. In 2016, a year after the said general took office, some armless Biafra protesters were shot dead in Onitsha. Therefore, it is not too heavy, I say, to ask: “which of the generals have not committed crimes against humanity and by extension against human rights?” I also ask, which of them is not corrupt? In my opinion, if one is corrupt, the other is also. If not, why can’t you show Nigerians the hospital bills? The same Nigerians who pay their bills with their taxes. What infrastructure and social investment schemes has your administration updated with the money recovered from the wars against corruption? Your son, who had an accident with his sports bike, supposedly worth $ 157,000, why was he not investigated? Where did you get that money from? WHO OF THE GENERALS DID NOT BETRAY ABIOLA? WHICH OF THEM SUPPORTS WHAT JUNE 12 MEANS? Corruption and lies go hand in hand. A government that lies MUST be corrupt If you reward the dead but do not honor their struggles by keeping their dream alive, you are nothing more than a liar seeking political sympathy.
In conclusion, the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day and the appointment of Chief MK O Abiola as GCFR are simply a means of making political capital. Technically it is a way of saying: “General, please tell the world how you betrayed your brother, Abiola”, given that said General, being a beneficiary of June 12, did not honor his own brother while in office. as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It’s a fight between two generals, leaning towards the 2019 general elections that are only 249 days away. It is a plot to politically silence one of the generals. It is a well calculated strategy. Nigerians shouldn’t be too excited. They must be determined in their fight to overthrow the ruling and rebel party. They must ensure that both the party and its main opposition are not voted into power. Nigerians should take advantage of the struggle between these two parties and the generals to install a better party in 2019.
