by Abdulrahman Abdulraheem
In the Spirit of not dwelling solely on the problems, I passionately plead with all who read this to immediately begin to demand the resignation of the President and his entire cabinet, they HAVE FAILED Nigeria and it is only sane for us to demand their resignation.
Our country has been taken over by mad people who seem to delight in wreaking havoc as they maim and kill innocent people. These mad people also engage in the murder and kidnap of kids, leaving us in no doubt of the absence of their sanity, for no cause can justify the slaughter of defenseless little children. Our government is not in control of the situation, it does not even claim to be. The above are facts that no sane Nigerian in this age and time would dispute. Let us now move to the realm of opinion.
I have never been a fan of President Jonathan. I have offered criticisms of his actions and policies of his administration in the past, but I have always taken pains to explain that my criticism was not personal- that I was simply concerned that the man was incapable of leading Nigeria well. No longer.
It has now become personal, at least for me. When the President, barely hours after a slaughter or a mass abduction of kids, is seen dancing in public when he should ordinarily be distraught, working frantically to bring the perpetrators to book, I think we should all be offended. We should all take it personal. President Jonathan is the epitome of the disdain that the majority of politicians in this clime of ours feel for the people; he just doesn’t give a damn. The point has been made severally, and I will not tire of making it, that had it been the President’s children that had been viciously slaughtered, he would have had no stomach for celebrations of any kind.
In the spirit of not dwelling solely on the problems, I passionately plead with all who read this to immediately begin to demand the resignation of the President and his entire cabinet, they HAVE FAILED Nigeria and it is only sane for us to demand their resignation. Some have argued against this position by saying that we should wait till 2015 and kick President Jonathan out legitimately, at the ballot box. I object to this line of reasoning on two grounds.
First, there is the obvious question of whether we will be around by 2015 if the attacks of Boko Haram continue unabated. Will it take our losing loved ones for us to realize that we ought to take urgent action? If we can somehow impress it upon our government that we will not tolerate failure in the fight against terrorism, we may see some real progress. And trust me, a sustained campaign demanding the resignation of the President and his entire cabinet is bound to have that effect.
Second, it would be naive of anyone to suggest that removing President Jonathan through the ballot box will not be a terribly daunting task. The Nigerian military and police may be ineffective in the fight against Boko Haram, but they are expert at perpetuating the incumbent in government, especially at the Federal level. Our elections are usually little more than shams, we all know that. This might make us uncomfortable, but is true nonetheless.
We need to revolt now. How much more madness can we tolerate? How many more deaths can we bear to let happen? How much more of the insensitivity and incompetence of President Jonathan can we stomach?
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