By;
Abdul-Rahman Baban Saibo
I woke up this morning to start my day with a very
depressing mood, a result of which was derived from the products of the screen
of my phone. My facebook home page had me pour tears from the heart for the
disappointment I encountered there. The screen of my phone was overly congested
with talks of the forth coming Presidential primary elections of the All
Progressives Congress party APC, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow 10th
of December 2014, against the 2015 general elections.
Yours sincerely must admit that I was shocked and utterly
abhorred when I saw that amongst which are my friends, most are Northerners
whom were updating their statuses out of fury and angst for their hopes of Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari’s victory was fading, because the rumor in the atmosphere has
it that his counterpart Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may likely buy off
the delegates through to his victory.
These ill comments carried heating gravity in the
anticipation of the outcome of the next general election, and with sincere
honesty I admit that my hopes for the betterment of this country were
disoriented. A friend of mine wrote on his ‘Wall’ “Dear APC delegates, its
either GMB (Buhari) or Goodluck,” another one confidently wrote “Let these APC
delegates know that if they vote for Atiku, we won’t sacrifice our lives to go
out and vote.” Another dear friend wrote, “My stands are, if Atiku emerges as
the APC Presidential flag bearer, I will go back to collect my previously
declined offer as the state Intergroup Coordinator for Goodluck’s campaign.”
I am mesmerized. So all these young minds only have dreams
of Nigeria becoming great in the existence of the man called Buhari? Or perhaps
the upcoming general election stands to be a victory only if General Buhari
wins the primary elections? Transfixed in these thoughts, I found myself asking
more profound questions like, ‘what if Buhari could win the primaries but not
the general elections as usual?’ or ‘What if Atiku could lose the primaries but
might stand a chance to win the general elections against President Goodluck?’
I absolutely comprehend the aversive fears of my fellows
toward the Former Vice President, for his known and famous corrupt character.
But aren’t we yet aware of the adversity brought upon us by the present
administration? Haven’t we yet had enough? Or perhaps as a friend use to say,
“Nigerians are not yet ready for a change,” he is right. May be we should have
more of the Jonathan regime just to apprehend what even his predecessors and
other elites of the country are telling us about him, that he is a tabooed,
vicious, greedy and corrupt man who has neither pity nor compassion for his
people.
The joke of the context is that the people who voice out
these hopeless comments are mostly Northerners. Do they not realize that all
these gruesome afflictions are mainly based in their region? And why aren’t our
Southern families making any such ill comments and decisions? Let me take the
liberty of answering these questions with calming pleasure. See, although the
seemingly endless hardship of life and the grossly detrimental predicaments of
inadequate education is becoming indelible in the Northern part of this
country, whilst the daily explosions, massacre and kidnaps have transcended to
becoming just a notch in our day-to-day compose, our people are busy mongering
for the highest bidder to display his expense. And while the heat of the APC
primary elections furthers to intensify, our Southern families choose to stay
calm for having known that at this moment of Nigeria’s dying hours, the only
left opportunity for the stability of the country’s breath is for these grossly
pathetic indolent rulers (PDP) to be thrown out of power.
Lest I remind us that albeit General Muhammadu Buhari
remains Nigeria’s only best hope for a proper credible and responsible
leadership as well as governance, any other citizen (if not a company of the
Jonathanian organization) is better than this clueless sick. Today were Atiku
Abubakar as bad and as corrupt as people say he is, he wouldn’t have been given
a chance to run for Presidency on the same platform with General Buhari. And if
that must be so, then what will be the real image of General Buhari and the APC
party in whole?
I wish to call upon my fellow countrymen on a reminder that
Nigeria is neither Buhari nor Atiku’s, regardless of who wins the APC party’s
ticket, but it is rather, ours (the Nigerian masses). And for us (youths), we
should dare not forget that the less privileged amongst us in the society looks
up to us (the privileged and educated), for decisions that could ‘mend’ or
further ‘ruin’ the future of our country. Let us (Nigerians) forget not that
possible it can be for us to vote in a better leader in 2015, for all we need
do is unite and agree upon a common goal (Great Nigeria).
Buhari if God wills, Atiku if God wills or any other
candidate from the APC if God just so wills, we will stand to give him our
utmost mandates and support for the sake of both National interest and personal
developments.
For lest I remind us again, that that day in which the
police and other forces will intimidate us so that we will falter and throw
away the only remaining liberty we have, (rights to vote). The day INEC will
make up excuses such as machine problems and loss of registries had occurred.
O! It sure will come, the day men will offer us money so that our ballots may
count in their favor instead of the Nations’. If that day comes, I expect
Nigerians to go out and vote, and let Nigerians not go to vote for the sake of
Buhari or Atiku, but for the sake of the hundreds of billions of Naira that is
being looted every day. Nigerians must stand in line to vote for the sake of
the lives of the innocent men, women and children that are taken and displaced
by Boko Haram and yet the Government turns deaf, dumb and blind to them.
Nigerians must strive to vote for the sake of the over 200 school girls that
have been abandoned by the President and left to be tortured in the hands of
terrorists. Nigerians must do this for… Nigeria.
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