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He identified the common cause as “the love for our nation and concern for its present condition by resolving to make things better for the country. “What I say today is for all Nigerians: Christian and Muslim, Southern and Northern, rich and poor, young and old, man and woman. We are all citizens of Nigeria. There is no dividing line among us that I care to honour. Either we advance as one or fail altogether.” These are my sentiments about Nigeria and Nigerians and the primary reason for writing this article. The conditions that Nigerians are groaning under are not lost on General Buhari, who genuinely noted that “Nigerians are faced with harsh realities like general insecurity, decay in epileptic infrastructure and other harrowing experiences” He resolutely quizzed that: “Shall we at home continue to live in a condition where the Power Holding Company and its successors seem only to have the power to hold us in darkness? Shall we continue in a situation where 250 of our daughters have been abducted and the government has been unable to rescue them or provide credible information about what steps they are taking? Shall we live in a nation where several people were trampled to death in search of jobs in a stadium and yet no one has taken responsibility for the tragedy?” Let me add what the General did not include in this rhetorical quizzing: What nation would fail to investigate the attempted assassination of one of her esteemed citizens, albeit a former Head of State? Buhari further laments that: “Shall we live in a nation where the ranks of the poor swell and their poverty increase while the consorts of the powerful enjoy unprecedented wealth? The lives of the poor are bled dry while those of the powerful soak in excessive abundance? My answers to these questions are “No, No, No, No!” It is time to close this demeaning chapter in our nation’s history.” I believe the future of Nigeria is staring us straight in the face and its success would not come by happenstance, but as a concerted result of patriotic, informed, and workable action plans. Now, while the campaign is in full swing, the work of planning to govern should also commence in earnest. Nigerians are full of hope and cannot wait for their lot to change immediately after the new regime takes office. There will be no excuse and the opponent would not waste time in planting the seed of psychological remorse in the minds of the voters. Smart is what smart does! Now is the time to have a working committee on anything and all things and to appoint selfless individuals who are more than willing to work for their country to liberate their people from the shackles of shallow minds with money—the bane of many Black nations on the planet earth. This is not the time for long-drawn position papers, but a set of short action papers to drive the coming era of restructuring and refocusing. Many serious-minded Nigerians have dissected and documented the problems of the nation and have suggested useful and workable panacea to them, but for the insular governments that we have been unfortunate to have. For example, even a simple mind would know that what is happening on the Lagos/ Ibadan expressway is costing Nigerian workers, businesses, vacationers billions of dollars in lost man hours due to stress, depression, insanity, unfavorable business decisions, family disaffection, death, and many more. The action paper should read: Fix it and find equitable ways to pay for it! The analysis would include the egregious policy of the duality of Federal and State roads and its attendant tribal politics, etc. Save all the rhetoric. The patriotic question is: How many more of our people must die before we fix this 110 kilometer-highway? What about uninterrupted electricity? Fix it in one year! The Buhari/Osibajo mission as elucidated by the General in his acceptance speech in Lagos, is the fulcrum of the new Nigeria framework. The team pledges as follows: a.” We will govern Nigeria honestly, in accordance with the constitution. b. “We will strive to secure the country and efficiently manage the economy. c. “We will strive to attack poverty through broadly-shared economic growth and attacking corruption through impartial application of the law. d. “We will tolerate no religious, regional, ethnic or gender bias in our government. e. “We will return Nigeria to a position of international respect through patriotic foreign policy. f. “We will choose the best Nigerians for the right jobs.” These pledges are transformable into action plans that all Nigerians can rally behind and by so doing, all will buy into an agenda of transformation that will serve all. The accruing benefits will not only be enjoyed by this generation of Nigerians, but they would serve as the foundation of an equitable and just society for future generations of Nigerians. This is a Nigeria that all Black people can be proud of and such that our future generations would credit to the monumental change that will occur on February 15, 2014. This is the day that Buhari and Osibajo will be elected the President and Vice-President of a renascent Nigeria. This is in spite of all of the argumentation, theses, and the syllogistic premises against their candidature; the reality is that the prevailing variables in Nigeria today point to their suitability. The good of Buhari far outweighs his bad and comparatively or relatively speaking, the choice is above the pack by any measure. Who will lead my people out of the doldrums? Who is the one who will lead my people to the Promised Land? Only my people can lead themselves out of the quagmire by standing strong and firm to exercise their voting rights judiciously and never allowing anyone to steal their mandate for the umpteenth time. Vote your future and unleash the potentials of the Nigeria of your dreams. You the people have the future of Nigeria in your hands. You let her down this one more time to your own peril.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 19:54:40 +0000

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