AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. PRESIDENT: YOU CAN AVERT THE LOOMING WAR
By: BAMITEKO Anthony Dare
Three years back, President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be the 'messiah' almost all Nigerians await. I could remember vividly, I was in my final year then. Many people campaigned, preached to people and even canvassed on the day of election for General Muhammadu Buhari to emerge as the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Since your popular emergence in 2015, what have we seen in the land? You came in on a change mantra you and your party promised Nigerians. Virtually almost everyone was tired of Jonathan government, except the religion fanatics and those Yoruba calls "aríje nídìí ìbàjé", it means selfish and self-centered creatures. Two years gone down, three years counting, President Muhammadu Buhari, what have you achieved? What have you done to acknowledge those that supported you heart and mind? How have you made them proud?
Let me remind you Mr. President if you have forgotten. You promised to jailed corrupt hands and thieves that stole our wealth. You also promised to create job opportunity for youths and give some five thousand naira every month and to strengthen our security, including putting an end to insurgency. Your Excellence, what job have you created? How many people have been employed. Don't tell me you are thinking about NPower for its not a job but mere empowerment that even those about 180,000 given out of 500,000 promised are not living fine? When it comes to good job like that of DSS, you know how to give your own people from Katsina 57 slot and even the whole Southwest states had almost the same amount. The whole of South-South and South-East didn't have up to that. Apart from beefing up the security, what have you done? Are you sure you love all Nigerians? Are you sure you are father to all Mr Muhammadu Buhari?
At the inception of your reign as President of Nigeria Mr. President, I argued it even till this year that Buhari loves this country. I was arguing blindly that what differentiates Buhari from other leaders of this country is that he is patriotic and loyal. But I must confess General, I am ashamed to have defended and supported you. We that fought with friends and were madly in love with you are now laughing stock among our friends. Imagine two friends that we served together in Sokoto called me few days ago, mocking me that Buhari's son, have you seen your father. The second one says see your dad's performance. Hope you are happy now. You promised to fight corruption but you are aiding corruption. People shouted endlessly about Babachir Lawal before you took action. People closer to you are favoured and you give them preferential treatment. They are the sacred cows.
In terms of appointment Mr. President, you've justified your critics that you are bias. You appointed your own people. And that alone caused a lot of tension in the East and made more disciples to followed Nnamdi Kanu. If you are not aware President, truly your appointments caused the tension and uproar in the land. Yes, we all abused and condemned Kanu, but that man has done well and created what Igbos needed that is making their voices heard that they have been sidelined in your government, but he, Kanu, truly stepped the National red line in doing that. And the derogatory words coming out of his vocal cavity and his manner of approach and failure to listen to advice are uncalled for. If you don't repent Mr. President, and you continue in your ways of elevating and appointing your own people like someone your government elevated between one week and made her Deputy Governor in CBN. I can assure you, more of Kanu will emerged.
Where is the love you have for this country, General? Where is the loyalty and the patriotic attribute in you that differentiate you from other leaders? I'm afraid that people around you are not telling you the truth anymore. They are intoxicated with power and looking for means to deceive you that you are still love by Nigerians like before. Mr. President I laugh in Swahili because this is far from the truth. We youths that also played our role silently by making parents and our people to vote for you are putting our heads in shame everyday because we have not benefited anything from this government except nepotism. Secret recruitment here and there. No visible recruitment into good government parastatals to work and get good job except NPower. Even for those of us that chose to work on the street, we still generate more than the so-called NPower empowered beneficiaries at the end of the month after removing recurrent expenditure. Most of the graduates of our time are still being fed by their parents. How do you sleep Mr. President? Sir, I must tell you, Youths are regrouping and we are making good use of social media this time around. And if we are pushed to the wall it will shock you how it will unfold.
There is no way we won't result to Karl Marx theory to get what we want. We can not continue to look unto Heaven to fight our battle anymore. I just realized it that truly Heaven won't fight the battle we can fight ourselves. Our future is in our hands. We can not allow what Marx call opium of the masses to hinder us from getting what we want and our right. You people in the Executive arm are even worst than the Legislature these days. The Legislatures are eating our future but you in the Executive arm are paralyzing our future, for there is no hope. There is no hope at all. And there is no way chances will not be taken to risk our lives to liberate ourselves from oppressors. If we sum this administration up together with the 'ìlù bábúbámú ni mo yó', (drum of selfishness) that the National Assembly is drumming, your government is the worst democratic reign that the 80's generation have experienced. We used our PVC to send Jonathan's government packing and he didn't do quarter of what you have done in terms of your nonchalant attitude to your subjects Sir.
I am not a supporter of young thieves ruling because base on evidences youths entrusted with power have failed woefully. To mention but a few, see that one from Kogi. The one that was also acquitted from Ogun State in the House of Reps... One can go on and on to count. To me age is not a barrier to governance. Though, many are not happy with the forced to resign Zimbabwe President, but with facts Mugabe did fine as a President but got drunk with power along the line and derailed.
General Muhammadu Buhari, what will it cost you to do the needful by removing those soiling your name in your government? Don't you know that everything is centered on you? The image you have been building and protecting for so long have been tarnished with your nonchalant attitude and not following good recommendations from patriotic citizens. We voted for you knowing fully well that we are chronically corrupt in this country and we need an ex-general that can help us fight corruption to it barest minimum. We know we need you to diplomatically apply Military style of leadership but I must confess, Mr. President you have only used that to fight your enemies. I strongly believe that you can't lose anything if you fight for this country with the spirit you came in with. That was why we all prayed for your quick recovery. I find it difficult to believe that the General I read his history, biography and studied how he governed will allow whom his wife called 'Jackals' to decide, control and shape his government. My beloved Muhammadu Buhari, you are fast asleep and even slumbering. You are in the state of no return in your sleep. When will you wake up from your slumber my beloved President?
Sir! There is still hope. You can avert this looming war and put Nigeria on the right step as we all believe. You can give Nigeria a new identity. You can make us that have been burying our heads in shame to be proud again that that is my President. Sir, I reiterate, you can and you won't lose anything if you do the needful; that is taking the right step in putting this Nation on track. If you are scared or protecting the image of your friends at the detriment of yours, no problem, at least its a good attribute of a good and loyal friend. But help us to quit the scene and make Osinbajo the President if you can't sack those that needed to be sacked. That will even add to your reputation and put your image on a good standard worldwide that Buhari stepped down willingly because of loyalty to friends and being patriotic to Nigerians and you can be regarded as another African hero just like great Nelson Mandela.
If you are not aware General, your image has been soiled by the so called 'Cabal'. And they are not cabal in the real sense but mere friends you trust with power, but in the face of the masses they form cabal. If I may remind you though I'm too small for this anyway. Do you still remember sir that it is because of this attitude of not being sensitive, that your Military regime was hijacked from you? And now you are also tolling that line again. Permit me to be blunt sir, you are not the one ruling Nigeria anymore, it has been hijacked from you. If Maina can be brought in without your knowledge how under the Heaven will you proof it wrong the assertion that it is the 'Cabal' that is running your government. Please I'm not condemning Maina, only the Nigerian Court of Law can do that. When General Buratai said some people are planning coup, we never knew it's not the Military planing the 'coup', but your 'loyal friends'. General, you need to wake up. You were in the same sleeping mode thinking you were in charge in 1983 until you lost your government. Buhari stop sleeping and take charge. Take total charge. We never voted for those crooks but for you. These crooks are now making you to see those that helped and made you President as enemies. Forget the political formality. They have successfully brainwashed you because they know your weakness. Let me tell you your weakness sir in case you don't know; corruption. They come up with fact that this person has "stole so so amount of money" but they won't tell you how politics really works. They make you see real friend as enemy. I mean what is Kachukwu's crime that made his subject to sidelined him and release a statement via his own Baru Maikanti staff that no law compels him to pass through Kachukwu, Femi Falana (SAN) had done justice to that anyway. And when people bring up allegation against those running the government with you, because you have given them veto power, they cover it up and appear clean before you.
It is better late than never President Muhammadu Buhari. Please redeem your status by doing the needful. People that love and spoke highly of you are now covering their heads in shame. They mock us day in day out. Sir avenge your reputation and give Nigeria new identity. You only have one year more to do this,its not up to two years anymore and campaign will start soon. I predicted when I was in Sokoto as a Corper that after Buhari first tenure, Nigerians will be the ones to beg Sai Baba to go for second term. You can still make this happen Sir. Yes you can. I still believe you can, but there is no time to waste time. Start taking actions and decisive steps in redeeming your name and giving this nation the identity you promised.
God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Live Long President Muhammadu Buhari!
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