NIGERIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE FORMALLY ENDED TODAY, AND THREW AWAY ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HONESTLY, JUSTLY AND FAIRLY CORRECT THE IMBALANCES OF, OR IN THE COUNTRY CAUSING SYSTEMIC CRISIS AND CONFLICTS, THUS HALTING DEVELOPMENT AND PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUTHS, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH THE LENSES OF THE NORTH, PARTICULARLY HAUSA-FULANI, YORUBA AND IGBO EVERYTHING WENT WELL AT THE CONFERENCE IRRESPECTIVE OF ONE OR MORE DISAGREEMENTS WHICH THEY SAW NOT HUGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE A WALK-OUT OR ACTIVE SCUTTLING OF THE CONFAB. THE STATUS QUO ANTE REMAINS, THUS RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL NOT SOLVE MARGINALIZATION, OPPRESSION, UNDERDEVELOPMENT OR THE LACK OF IT AND CONFLICT ISSUES. TRUE FISCAL FEDERALISM HAS BEEN THROWN TO THE WILD-WIND AS USUAL. FOR THE OPPRESSED NIGER DELTANS, I WONDER WHY THEY WENT TO THE CONFERENCE ONLY TO ACCEPT WHAT JONATHAN TELLS THEM TO DO. THAT IS, ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO IN THE NAME OF MY SECOND TERM AND NIGERIA. FOR ME THEREFORE, THE NIGER DELTA STRUGGLE HAS ENDED SINCE THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY HAS BEEN WASTED. EXCEPTION IS, IF THE PEOPLE BEARING THE BRUNT AND NOT GREEDY POLITICIANS, RULERS INCLUDING SO-CALLED ACTIVISTS/CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, THINK SMART AND PLAN OTHERWISE TO STOP THE FEDERAL GOVT FROM ILLEGALLY MINING THEIR OIL AND GRANT 13 (EVEN 18 OR 25% ISNT WORTH THE EXPLOITATION AND DEATHS ARISING FROM OIL-RELATED POLLUTION. WELL, THE JONATHANS CONCLUDED CONFERENCE HAS JUST OPENED THE WAY FOR THE DEMAND OF ANOTHER CONFERENCE SINCE THIS WAS TO CALM NERVES, BUY TIME FOR OFFICE ELECTABILITY AND NOT TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS TO REDIRECT AND STIR THE COUNTRY TOWARD SUCCESS VIA WORKABLE AND ACCEPTABLE PROCESS SUCH AS REGIONAL GOVERNANCE. NOTHING IN THE CONFERENCE ADOPTED REPORT WILL CAUSE NEEDED FAIRNESS, RESPECT AND EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL ETHNIC GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS AND SACROSANCT OF THEIR LIVES. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL NOT MAKE GOVT., POLITICIANS AND FOLLOWERS OR THE LED, PRIVATE/BUSINESS SECTOR RESPONSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND AND FAITHFUL EXECUTE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, NOR SHALL THEY BRING ABOUT NEEDED COLLECTIVE AND FAIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CENTER AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IT IS SHAMEFUL INDEED THAT SUCH TIME AND FUNDS COULD BE WASTED FOR SELFISH INTEREST INSTEAD OF APPLYING SUCH FOR THE COMMON AND FUTURISTIC GOOD!!!!
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:13:06 +0000