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Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by walton1(m): 4:33pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
By Ogunjimi James Taiwo August 28th, 2013 by Larigold Ever since the All Progressives Congress (APC) was registered, we have been subjected to non-stop tales of a mystical democratic journey beginning in Nigeria. Admirers of the party chieftains, loyalists, and gullible Nigerians have bombarded us over and over again with tales of the inevitability of change in Nigeria because of the emergence of APC. On closer inspection of the constituents of APC and their antecedents, we see clearly that their words are not in tandem with their actions of the past and the actions of their current flag bearers. You see, when people realize the gullible nature of their audience, they spin tales knowing for a fact that their audience will swallow their lies hook, line and sinker. That is exactly the scenario between APC and the Nigerian populace. It is easy for Tinubu to start giving speeches today on a so-called democratic journey beginning in Nigeria, it is easy for him to lash out at past military leaders, but the question is what was his own ACTIVE (emphasis on the word ‘active’) role in enthroning this democracy? After the results of the June 12 1993 presidential elections were annulled, although Tinubu became a founding member of the pro-democracy National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), which mobilized support for the restoration of democracy and recognition of the June 12results, less than a year after, he went into exile in 1994 and only returned to the country in 1998 after the death of Sani Abacha to benefit from the active struggle of true fighters for democracy. So when we hear tales of him championing the cause of democracy, we must ask if some clowns are trying to re-write history. When he was elected on AD ticket in 1999, he promised 10,000 housing units for the POOR (emphasis being on the word ‘poor’), but as of today in Lagos state, a Mega city for the rich is what is being delivered. The El-Rufai vs Buhari saga is another pointer to deception. An El-Rufai that had spoken so much about Buhari being unelectable and levelled so many allegations against him now sits at the same table with him in the same party and suddenly, everything seems to be ok. El-Rufai said Buhari is insensitive to Nigeria’s diversity and his focus is parochial. He claimed that in 1984, Buhari allowed 53 suitcases belonging to his ADC’s father to enter Nigeria unchecked at a time the country was exchanging old currency for new, that against all canons of legal decency, he used retroactive laws to execute three young men for drug-peddling after they were convicted by a military tribunal and not regular courts of law, that Buhari was so high handed that he gave himself and his officials immunity even from truthful reporting, that the obnoxious Decree 4, against which truth was no defence, was used to jail journalists and attempt to cow the media as a whole, etc. The question now is, have all those allegations suddenly been solved? Has Buhari stopped being parochial? Has his attitude to our diversity changed? Why did El-Rufai say all these? Was it for the sake of the country? If yes, what is our fate now when the same ‘whistle-blower’ now flocks with the man he warned us against? Another saga is the Tinubu vs Nuhu Ribadu issue. When Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was EFCC Chairman, he had a lot to say about Bola Tinubu. In September 27 2006, Ribadu claimed that Tinubu “is a looter with international dimension.” The same Ribadu went on to contest the Presidential election under the same party as Tinubu. Is that to say that he has suddenly been absolved of all ‘charges’? If the courts of law have covered it up, has the court of conscience in which Ribadu claims he has absolute belief cleared him? The mother of all deceits is the 8-point agenda released by the party. If you’ve seen deception in the past, this one beats it hands down. The manifesto is filled with plans that are in direct opposition to their antecedents and their current actions. APC promised to provide free education. I think that should go down as the joke of the year. In Lagos state, tuition fee was jerked up by over 300%, students pay as high as 400,000. A look at the post-utme exam written sends the message to us clearly. In some departments, only 3 people applied for admissions because of the hike in fees. In Ogun state, the early part of this year was filled with protests over the same issues of tuition fees. These lies just cannot be accepted; it’s an assault on our sensibilities. They promised accelerated economic growth. In APC states, is the economy growing? Are the masses happy? Are the states not in debt? When they talk about free health care, we need to ask them to explain. Is it in Ekiti, where patients carry standing fan to hospitals? Or the health care is so wonderful in Lagos that Asiwaju couldn’t have knee surgery there? See, we know that with the current political atmosphere in Nigeria, coupled with the gullible nature of an average Nigerian, the possibility is high that APC will win come 2015, but we are just asking them to stop insulting us by selling these crap to us. We refuse to believe in self-acclaimed change agents who have done nothing to change their immediate environment. We refuse to believe in change agents who have not settled the problem of corruption amongst them. And we definitely refuse to believe in Change agents who will sacrifice their gullible followers in a bid to lay their hands on their share of the national cake. Follow me on twitter: @hullerj or email me: hullerj@yahoo.com 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by CITIZENX: 8:08pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
Thank u very much. How do we wake the people from their slumber? The APC in Lagos is anti-poor, they dont respect the laws, they are clanish, they elitist, above all, their governor here in Lagos is a sadist who enjoys it when people are suffering. I could nt see his light rails nor his tube station, all I see is lagos filled with area boys on every road and people defecating everywhere. The best APC governor did not know that those defecating in the open in lagos is more dangerous than those doing petty business. 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by mikolo80: 8:42pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
SO YOU PREFER PDP ABI WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE UR SAYING.WE KNOW THEY ARE ALL THIEVES BUT AT LEAST WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHIRT THEY WILL VIE FOR OUR ATTENTION.COMPETITION WILL KEEP THEM ON THEIR TOES |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by karlmax2: 9:05pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
Very well written 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by Itoroetti(m): 10:05pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
I laughed when I looked at the composition of the party's execo;bisi akande(chairman)-ex governor who did absolutely nothing,el-rufai-who was in PDP and served as a minister of fct,committing so much crime via illegal land acquisition,tom ikimi-a very bad criminal,buhari-a religious fanatic and one of the worst military ruler,etc. These guys have nothing to offer us. |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by truth4meal(m): 10:14pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
Someone should tell dis toad of a writer to find new lies the old ones are getting boring and unfashionable 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by Confusionist(m): 10:56pm On Aug 28, 2013 |
Me, as a smart business man, has started ordering for sales, very active hypertension drugs!!! It goes with discount for every one who alwys missed a heartbeat at the mention of APC!!! What are u guys scared of anyways? But as una don dey clamour say make we move some HQ for east, my HQ dey east. It is better to site ur company where d market is available! At the snap of ur fingers, drugs are available. Oya!! 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by CITIZENX: 7:19pm On Aug 29, 2013 |
mikolo80: SO YOU PREFER PDP ABI WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE UR SAYING.WE KNOW THEY ARE ALL THIEVES BUT AT LEAST WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHIRT THEY WILL VIE FOR OUR ATTENTION.COMPETITION WILL KEEP THEM ON THEIR TOESBoth PDP and ACN are different sides of the same coin. ACN is not a progressive party, their leaders are tribal leaders. Did you know that ACN states will increase school fees of federal universities if they come to power just as they did in most southwest states? Did you know that they will demolish our houses because they do not look like the ones in VGC. Pls, dont campaign for them, we can still manage PDP, at least, the Federal goverment of PDP will not ask Nigerians to henceforth live only in their various states of origin. 1 Like |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by Olaolufred(m): 8:07pm On Aug 29, 2013 |
mikolo80: SO YOU PREFER PDP ABI WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE UR SAYING.WE KNOW THEY ARE ALL THIEVES BUT AT LEAST WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC SHIRT THEY WILL VIE FOR OUR ATTENTION.COMPETITION WILL KEEP THEM ON THEIR TOES These are fools that are holding the nation behind. Divorce PDP for just 4 years, and re-elect them again after kicking out APC in case they aren't doing well enough. With this, PDP will do better trying not to allow nigerians vote them out again. However, majority of nigerians like doing same thing same way, but always expect different results.only mad men do that. |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by Olaolufred(m): 8:13pm On Aug 29, 2013 |
Itoroetti : Most Nigerians like darkness than light. You represent that constituency. |
Re: Demystifying The Phenomenon Called APC: A Step By Step Insight Into Deception by Standing5(m): 8:56pm On Aug 29, 2013 |
Mr. OP, you forgot to relate the performance of Gej as Bayelsa state governor in the past to his [b]'best' president ever [/b]status but instead felt comfortatble going as far back as the '80s to gather stats with which you 've made your one sided inference. |
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