OPEN LETTER TO MR PRESIDENT: President GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan Posted by: adminin COLUMNS17 hours ago 0 President Jonathan I write this letter with tears and in consideration of the fact that you are a listening president. I will not fail to commend you on your transformation agenda and just like you will always say, “we may not be wherewe are going now, but we will surly get there”. You have given Nigeria a breath of fresh air, just like you promised during your campaign. Yes! the demands are high, but it will be an ungrateful act if I fail to acknowledge the goodworks of yours especially in sustaining our growing democracy even when the pressure is too high on you. I also wish to give you credit on the transformation going-on in the railway transportation sector in Nigeria, powersector, health sector, Finance,Oil and Agricultural sector. Most of these are aimed at creating employment for the youths and I applaud you on behalf of Imo state University Students and Nigerian Students at large. On a special note, you may wonder why I did not mention the Education sector while commending your tremendous achievements. This is because the Education sector which is meant and supposed to receive a first hand treatment is now handled in a third class manner. Mr. President sir, this is indeed not good for the future of this great nation. Just like Achebe said, “every generation must have something different to offer”. Bear it in mind Mr. President that It will always be on record that it was during your tenure as a President that Nigerian Students studying in their home land universities spent so many months at home just because the government failed to revitalise their “past” and give “hope”to their “hopeless” future. Mr. President, I wish to let you know that Nigerian students can storm Abuja and make the whole FCT riotous and ungovernable for weeks. But these measures we don’t want to adopt just because we still have hope and trust in your government. Some of us are dying due to one problem or the other which could have been averted if students were in school. As an academic Mr. President, you heard the saying that “an idle mind is the devils workshop” . Mr. President sir, this particular saying which you definitely must have said before I was born is what most Nigerian students are passing through now. This is because, the devil has not only opened a workshop in them, but also a shopping center and a very big construction company where if something is not done to save, the Nation may be put in a state of anarchy very soon. The Academic staff union of universities have tried and they are not making any new demand. It is important to note that you inherited this agreement, but I also know that you were not far from the federal executive council when they were reached. I plead with you as a true Nigerian citizen to see to ASUU’s demand and allow us go back to school. Others are giving you ultimatum, but I don’t want to. This is because I know that in less than “two weeks” you will act on this issue and we will rejoice. If you fail to do so Mr. President, I will have no option than to take the above mentioned “two weeks” as my own ultimatum. I also know that this letter will not get to you ifAbati or Okupe sees it before you but I pray they don’t see it before you because it is very important to me. Although those people are your aids, but I advice you to be very careful and remember that every body in Nigeria cannot be your enemy because of “OkuBati” syndrome. I will not forget to appreciate you for sacking the minister of youth because it was only through his sack that I noticed he exists. Thereare still others to sack but i am not writing to tell you about them. If that is why i’m writing, Iwould have asked you to sack the Education Minister, I would have also asked you to sack minister for state for Education and some other ones whom you know better than I do. But that is not why i’m writing. Am writing to plead with you to end this strikeas it does no student any good. I pray in conclusion that the good Lord guide and guard you and also give you the strength to lead this Nation and meet up to ASUU’s demand. Long Live Nigerian Students Long Live Mr. President Long Live Fed. Republic of Nigeria Aluta Continua… COMRADE A.I.C. Akwarandu. Imo State University, Owerri. Justiceizuchukwuhumanity@ yahoo
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:23:59 +0000
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