It is time for Nigerians both home and abroad to activate their analytic minds, with a view to salvaging the soul of our dear country before it is too late. Outside the National Assembly, where the rubber stamp members are occupying, representing themselves and not the electorates who voted for them and sent them to the House with a mandate. The mandate of the people of Nigeria has been sold to the Executive, denying Nigerians representation. Be informed that the problems of Nigeria which stem from that of poor leadership, can also be juxtaposed with the fraudulent elections of 2023 that ushered in President Tinubu into office, for no one builds something on nothing, and if the foundation be destroyed, there is nothing the righteous can do. Gauging where the country is currently at, the good news is that, it is the building that is being weakened gradually and consistently. Nigerians forget easily, there is a saying that, one crime, leads to another. To this end, therefore, trying to wish away the dire consequences of fraud that characterized the 2023 general elections that ushered in President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, amounts to day dreaming and living in denial. What is referred to as democracy as it is currently being practiced, is nothing other than the hijack of power, and daylight political robbery.
In a country where their judiciary that is supposed to be the last hope of the common man, is not different from a shopping complex. Justice is for sale in Nigeria, and to the highest bidder. The gale of defections going on in Nigeria among the governors of the opposition parties who are moving in drones to the ruling party, APC. This development as it is, amounts to rigging the election before the proper elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC should not shy away from its responsibilities, especially, that of regulating the conducts of the political parties. The newly appointed chairman of INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, unfortunately, since he has agreed to dine with the devil, he must get for himself a long spoon. With all the structures that the ruling party has put in place, it won’t be out of place or politically incorrect to hold strongly to the belief that the 2027 elections have been rigged before the elections. Nigerians are tired of democracy without dividend and the options available include, demanding for democracy afresh, believing that those in power are not true democrats, not different from the military, and therefore deserve to be treated as such. Has the case of the forged NYSC certificate of Mr. President been resolved? It has been reliably gathered that the House of Representatives in Nigeria is trying to cleverly remove from the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the aspect that makes certificate forgery a ground to challenge the victory of a winner in an election contest. Indirectly, they are endorsing criminality, and absolving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of his alleged certificate forgery, a case that he narrowly escaped from in 2023. Shame on you that are well educated, including professors, Doctors and other professionals and technocrats for allowing the morally bankrupt politicians to use your brains, to the extent that, professionalism including all the ethics have become inconsequential and to no effect .Playing ethnicity card, using the Judiciary against the perceived foes of members of the ruling party, signing of the amended electoral act into law without the provision for real time transmission of results to the IREV, and these are distractions and a recipe for anarchy.
The Judiciary
What is remaining? Already, the president is Yoruba, the Chief Justice of the federation is Yoruba, the Chief of Defense staff is Yoruba, and the newly appointed Inspector General of police, Olatunji Disu, a Yoruba man and a Lagosian. This kind of appointment that is lopsided speaks volumes as to the kind of character of the person in the saddle. Definitely, Nigeria needs a leader who is detribalized and patriotic leader at this critical moment in the history of the country. If according to what is being circulated all around about how the governors that defected were either coerced or intimidated turns out as true, what those responsible for such a barbaric act should remember is the saying that, “he who conquers his foe by force, conquers him only by half”. Understand that in dealing with politicians, the kind that we have in Nigeria today, one must be at least one step ahead of them, and that is to say that Nigerians should do everything humanly possible and within the ambit of the law, to safe guard the conducts of the 2027 general elections, ensuring fair play and transparency. The future of Nigeria in the hands of Tinubu and All Progressive Congress Party is bleak, and the earlier the better for Nigerians to rise up against all forms of intimidations and take back the country from its troublers. It is a wonderful thing if all the political parties in the opposition can come under the same thinking cap and make sensitive demands, such that can transform the electoral system for the better, generating the assurance that the votes of the people will count and in a peaceful atmosphere. With a well coordinated resentment against the oppressors of the people, because they have stolen almost all your resources and are afraid of dying, they will easily surrender with minimum pressure applied. All privately owned media are called upon to rise up to the occasion, seize the moment, and mistrust tomorrow. The media is expected to play a major role in redirecting the focus of the international community, now towards the emancipation of Nigerians politically, economically, socially and mentally. Nigerians need to be guided in the direction of gaining total freedom from mental slavery. The State police agenda is a ploy, and as promising as it may look before implementation, it has only succeeded before in countries whose federal government structures are working effectively.
Nigerian Army
Regardless of tribe, ethnicity, and religion, any leader whose profile is not clear to Nigerians should not be allowed to continue if he is already in the office, and if not, should not be allowed to get there. We have what it takes as Nigerians, to prove the city boy wrong with a bitter lesson from the outcome of the 2027 elections. We should make him to understand, that what is considered as the wisdom of the Lagosians, is the wisdom of all Nigerians from all walks of life, who have settled down in Lagos for decades, contributing to the overall developments. Recall that President Tinubu himself is one of the settlers from a town called Iragbigi in Osun state.
Nigerian Police
To say that Nigeria is the largest economy and democracy in Africa may be an overstatement and exaggeration. Nonetheless, the current population of Nigeria, which stands at 240 million cannot be controverted or exaggerated. The concerning thing about how the country is viewed and classified, whether as giant with a feet of clay, or otherwise leads to the reality of whether Nigerians as children of a meat seller should settle down to eat bones. Suffice to say that, any leader who fails in keeping the citizens safe and secure is a failure who deserves not to continue in power. Are we the real Nigerians who are known all over the world as always the best in whatever things that we choose to do? As a matter of priority, where the assistance of the United States is needed now is in the area of governance. The structures that have been put in place by the ruling party against the opposition, are good and enough evidences to discredit the conduct of the 2027 elections in advance. First and foremost, America should present itself to Nigerians as a beacon of light and the custodian and defender of democracy. Bad governance, we all know, is the breeding place for insecurity and other forms of criminality. What message is a leader who rigged himself into office sending to the terrorists and bandits? The regime of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the worst in terms of undermining the political structures of the country Nigeria, replicating the exact structure of the Lagos formula that looks like a dynasty. The regime of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 10th National Assembly is the worst in the history of the country since the commencement of the 4th Republic in 1999. What should Nigerians expect from a President who in his first tenure named almost all the renovated buildings of government, as well as roads, after himself without caution or restraint? Enough is enough. Nigeria is long due for a revolution. Revolution is NOW. God bless Nigeria.
By Samuel Tunji Adeyanju
