A LESSON FOR ALL NIGERIANS Mubi, the biggest
commercial town in Adamawa state, was thrown
into chaos the day Boko Haram descended on
them and the people found themselves running for
their lives. The terrorists shot sporadically, killing a
lot of people while those who could escape jumped
into any available car to run to safety. Christians,
Muslims, Igbos, Yorubas, Tivs, Hausas and any
tribe or religion, jumped onto any vehicle that was
headed outside the town. Soldiers scampered onto
trucks with civilians, begging to be saved,
hundreds of people who could not get a vehicle ran
into the hills. In their frantic effort to stay alive, no
one paid attention to anybody's religion or
ethnicity before asking them for help or helping
them to stay alive. It was a community of people,
united by their desire to escape the common
enemy that hunted them all without discrimination.
Ethnicity and religion vanished, all they were left
with was their humanity. Those climbing the hills
stayed together, helping one another stay on their
feet as they all tried to survive. The most
interesting part of the narrative is that the Chief of
Defence Staff, Air Marshal Badeh is from the same
town of Mubi. It has been reported that few hours
before the attack, helicopters flew in and evacuated
his family members from the town. The chief of
Defence staff by the way, is the most senior
military officer in Nigeria and he controls the army,
navy and air force. Before that sad day, someone
from Mubi would have boasted that the Chief of
Defence Staff is from their home town. But on the
day that it mattered the most, he evacuated only
his family members and abandoned everyone else
to their fate. It means he had information of the
impending attack and as the most senior military
commander, he did not fly into the town to lead
his men to battle to defend his community. He
quietly saved only his family and left even the
soldiers without an inspiring commander to
motivate them to engage the terrorists and defend
his community. One lesson all Nigerians must
learn from this story is that as a people, all we
have is our neighbours. When you need some help
at home, you knock on the door of your neighbour.
The president, governor, senator or minister is not
there to help you. Why then should you continue to
fight your neighbour because of a man or woman
who cares only about his own family? Our elites
may deceive us about sharing the same religion or
ethnicity with us, but time and again, they have
proven that they do not care. We have been fools,
killing one another on the basis of religion and
ethnicity while they stay united across all the
divides and plunder our wealth. The time has come
for us to rise, educate one another and unite to
fight our biggest common enemy. The politicians
are our enemies and not the poor struggling men
and women in our neighbourhoods. What now will
the people of Mubi boast about as the gain of
having their son as the chief of Defence Staff? If
you go to Otueke where Jonathan comes from,
there are many people who live in excruciating
poverty! There is still a lot of poverty and suffering
in the home towns of all our governors, ministers,
parliamentarians and former presidents, while they
and their families live in scandalous affluence. The
minister of petroleum spent over 10 billion Naira on
a private jet. That money can end the poverty of
several communities in her state. Stella Oduah
bought two cars with 120 million Naira while there
are people in her home town who can't afford 500
Naira to feed their family in a day. The time to
throw away the sentiments is now! Support only a
man or woman who has a just heart and will serve
everyone and every community regardless of if they
come from there or not. The moment anyone
begins to talk to you about religion or ethnicity,
reject him summarily! We need leaders who will
unite us because our shared humanity is greater
than any differences between us. And if someone
does something wrong or fails in governance, do
not support them simply because they're your
own. Share the message.

ok heard but not sharing.

Hmmm

eke419:
ok heard but not sharing.

All right Boss! I respect your views. Regards....

See as advice long like things fall apart

This post is very Educating it shld be on fp. I don't know y pple r foolish the Nigeria of today shld not give chance to faliure. Our govt ve failed us its time things change

Do you know the message you're trying to reproduce contain many libellous statements?

It has been reported that few hours before the attack, helicopters flew in and evacuated his family members from the town.