As Nigeria is about to enter another era that we all have come to embrace and have so much faith in, I can’t help but express my fear and frustration about the same cankerworm that has ravaged Nigeria for the past 16 years being among those championing it. If OBJ is part of the change both GMB and APC are fronting for us, then I see no changes, just a recycled political propaganda theatrics. Before I continue as this will be a long ride, I want to state that I do not hate or have anything against you Sir, I only hate what you represent and portray.
Just like many other Nigerian youths, I need a job or funds made available to pursue my business ideas and above all, conducive environment to make that happen, and that is what GMB should be allowed to concentrate on and not on possessive cabals like you. Am I scared writing this? Sure I am, but it is better I die fighting for my right and what I want than to see another four years in penury just like millions of Nigerians out here.
Dear OBJ, I hope you deduce the pain and frustration of this concerned Nigerian youth from this piece rather than the damage it might cause your supposed untouchable political greatness. Grandpa, it is time you pack your belongings and everything you have, relocate to the village full time to allow younger generations enjoy the breeze of this promising new era.
You have always craved to be relevant in every administration when you have nothing concrete to contribute except imposing your unending greed for power. In the words of a western diplomat “You intend to sit in the passenger seat giving advice and ready to grab the wheel if Nigeria goes off course”. You flaunt yourself as both Nigeria’s political god and patriot of the highest order when all you care about is your selfish interest. Just like they said, you can give the devil power as long as you are in control.
For Nigerians that do not follow history, every bad thing happening to Nigeria presently originated from your administration. When GMB say PDP has raped Nigeria for the past 16 years, I keep wondering why he still harbours you as an ally. You conducted the worst election in the history of Nigeria that even your beneficiary late President Yar’Adua (God rest his soul) acknowledged. NIPOST, NITEL, NEPA, Nigerian Airways, Nigerian Railway Corporation, our refineries and many other industries were shut down during your administration, leaving millions of Nigerians unemployed. Ibeto cement was shut down throughout your administration if not for the intervention of late President Yar’Adua. RainbowNet, Cosmo FM, etc. were all shut down and folded because of your taste for power, always wanting to show people you can frustrate them when they err you, thereby relieving so many Nigerian citizens of their jobs yet you claim to have our interests at heart. What happened to selling off the companies to investors just to keep Nigerians employed?
Our refineries completely died under your watch. Still under you, Nigeria started importing oil. Do we talk about the petrol price that kept rising almost every month while you alone, the all-knowing Baba was both the President and Minister of Petroleum at that time. When we complained all you could tell us was as long as we can afford one bottle of beer, then we should be able to afford it. Which sane leader does that to the people he claims to love and lead? Do we talk about the numerous plane crashes that happened under your administration, the said award of $2.2billion worth of energy contracts and others like it, Charles Taylor, or the godfatherism you introduced into Nigeria’s politics especially how to impose candidates on the masses, and what happened to all the Abacha loot that was returned to Nigeria when you were still President? How can we forget how bribery and corruption entered our National Assembly, in your book you claimed it was your Vice President who started it but you failed to mention how you contributed.
The bribery and corruption that followed your third term bid where former Senate President Ken Nnamani said you released around N10 Billion to bribe the National Assembly was really alarming considering the condition of those you were leading. Under your administration you had 5 different Senate Presidents because there was so much money to throw around for impeachment, you changed Ministers like GEJ changing Police IGs, making the position look like it meant nothing. Same fate would have befallen your Vice President if it were easy for you. You were so much engulfed in power tussle that you never cared if Nigerians were suffering. I watched your speech where you said if you were President Jacob Zuma that Xenophobia would not have arisen, is it because Nigerians are not that barbaric? Did you handle militancy in the South-South better? Was it not during your tenure that the great writer Chinua Achebe rejected receiving the National Award from you twice because of the predicament we were suffering then? Can you still remember what he said? Nigeria’s condition became too critical that Eedris Abdulkareem sang “Nigeria Jaja Jaga” and instead of addressing the issue, you had him run into exile for fear of being jailed or maimed. Unlike Eedris, I have nowhere to run to, I do not even have an International passport so you or your boys are free to do whatever you want with me. Nigeria is for all of us, either I live to enjoy what it has for us all or die fighting for it.
Leave GMB’s administration alone so that Nigerian youths will benefit from it. He does not need your advice or research; he was once a Head of State so he knows better. He also has his team to help him if need be. It’s high time you end this your political prostitution. Quit killing your generations political ambition, Nigerians now believe that anyone with your blood will end up being extremely selfish, greedy and overbearing like you. Go back to Ota, gather your family together and create a relationship with your grandchildren, that’s what grandfathers do.
