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“why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by Sheriffc(m): 8:29pm On Nov 11, 2014 |
All the history books I have read tell me that when a nation is in crisis a great leader must emerge to reposition and restructure the system for the better. I recall the great depression in the 1930s in the United States and how Mr Franklin D. Roosevelt had a turning point in his political career when he was elected the President of the United States in 1932. The 1929/30 great depression provided an opportunity for him to emerge. America was in deep economic crisis. Millions lost their jobs as factories closed down. The banking system collapsed. There was total loss of faith in America. They needed a great and strong President. They voted in Roosevelt. He gave Americans the NEW DEAL. All things considered, Nigeria is today at a crossroads and something needs to give way. From all indications, from all angles and from all calculations it is obvious now that if we continue with PDP and President Jonathan, the Titanic called Nigeria may hit an iceberg. President Jonathan’s ambition to continue to seek re-election after completing the late President Yar’Adua eight years portends grave danger for Nigeria. That ambition, if it becomes a reality, means that southern Nigeria would have ruled Nigeria for 18 years by 2019. This is not what we struggled for from 1984 to 1999. This is a threat to national stability and national cohesion, and a distortion of Nigeria’s political equation and equilibrium. It will at once bring to the fore the north and south divide and political dichotomy. The explosive north/south religious tensions will rise. Consequently, this inordinate ambition will put a knife on things that have held us together as one political entity. Nigerians who are worried by the level of corruption and open stealing in Nigeria may not want President Jonathan to continue for another four years. Corruption is threatening our political, economic and social life. Investment funds are in private pockets, the system is not working and people who deserve nothing are pocketing billions and are asking us to go to hell. They abuse us on a daily basis, threatening our lives and dare us to challenge them. Great countries all over the world have been built through discipline and hard work but corruption has torn great nations down. Another great reason why President GEJ cannot continue in 2015 is the inability of his government to stop impunity, and political brigandage. Public servants and ordinary citizens have caused colossal damage to Project Nigeria and asked us to do our worst. Wanted criminals and drug barons use our law enforcement agents to oppress, repress and suppress the poor and steal our votes, and challenge us to dare them. As I write this, insecurity has become the greatest problem facing Nigeria. Boko Haram has killed nearly 12,000 Nigerians, young and old, in the past six years, and yet the end is not in sight. The insurgents have made our security agencies, including our once highly rated standing army, look like a rag- tagged army. Our soldiers now run away from these insurgents. Today we hear of mutinies, we hear of our soldiers being captured and disarmed and we hear of recruits disobeying generals in the army. This nonsense must stop. This national drift must stop now or Nigeria goes under. In 1999, the PDP-led federal government met more than 3, 000 megawatts of electricity and, after almost 16 years, Nigeria has gone under 3, 000mw despite the obvious and painful truth that we have invested billions of dollars in the power sector. Compare this with Governor Fashola’s Lagos which has built its five power stations — Akute IPP, Alausa IPP, Mainland IPP, Island IPP, and Lekki IPP — in a very short time, with a minimum amount of money to power critical sectors like courts, hospitals, schools, government offices etc. We need new competent and strong hands to run Nigeria now before it is too late. Again, never in the history of this country has a sitting head of state played up ethnic and religious politics the way President Jonathan has done. He has completely divided Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines, pitting Christianity against Islam, leaders against leaders, youths against youths, fathers against fathers and mothers against mothers. He hardly visits the northern part of Nigeria as commander- in-chief. He goes about with corrupt bishops and ethnic chauvinists and display hate to other religions. His body language suggests that he is telling the world that Nigeria is no longer a secular state. This dangerous drift must stop. Crude oil theft under President Jonathan has assumed a frightening dimension. Reports have it that never in the history of this country have we had it so bad. This year alone, this country lost huge crude oil to oil thieves, more than what we have lost in five previous years. We heard it from reliable sources that the President seems to pretend to be looking the other way while people mainly from his ethnic stock steal the country dry with reckless abandon. He seems to be telling them that “this is your time, go and take as much as you can before I go. If I go you may not have this opportunity again in your lifetime”. Abuse of power and privileges is another tangible reason why Nigerians must reject Jonathan as President beyond 2015. We saw this in Ekiti State, we saw it in Ondo State. We saw it in Anambra State, Adamawa, Osun, Nasarawa, Niger states etc. These are states where PDP has interest and they are ready to sink the boat to get what they want. The Speaker, House of Reps, just moved from PDP to APC and IGP has ordered the withdrawal of his security details. Now, did IGP withdraw security details from Mimiko, Peter Obi and the national legislators from Anambra State who moved to PDP? This is double standard! This is executive lawlessness and, at best, executive desperation. We have seen Asari Dokubo and Chief Edwin Clark abusing and threatening and cursing other Nigerians because they criticized their President, and yet President Jonathan looks the other way. Now the President must know that he is the President of 170 million Nigerians and not President of Ijaw people alone. I can just continue but time and space will not permit me. I suggest that elder statesmen, the Council of State and stakeholders must look for a strong President in 2015 if they still believe in the Project Nigeria. President Jonathan cannot just continue. We want a strong, disciplined and committed leadership in 2015. 1 Like |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by Trut(m): 8:35pm On Nov 11, 2014 |
GEJ declaration is given APC heart attack. |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by fes2ga: 8:47pm On Nov 11, 2014 |
My friend listen to Governor Akpabio's speech, he said and I quote " The road to 2015 is going to be very rough" |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by eightsin(m): 12:15am On Nov 12, 2014 |
And who is this strong, disciplined and committed leader? Sheriffc: |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by KriTic24A: 5:58am On Nov 12, 2014 |
That was the bitter truth. Surely, haters will never see any sense in it but to always hate. Wether we like it or not, it will later be the turn of another minority. Whatever goes round will eventually comes round. No permanent night, no permanent day. It's a matter of time. 1 Like |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by miiraaj: 6:20am On Nov 12, 2014 |
eightsin: Definitey not GEJ. |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by eightsin(m): 2:22pm On Nov 12, 2014 |
miiraaj: Neither GMB. |
Re: “why President Jonathan Cannot Continue In 2015”. By JOE IGBOKWE by Princewill1(m): 2:30pm On Nov 12, 2014 |
TRUCK LOAD OF TRASH! In this part of the country,we don't take opinions of a DISOWNED person seriously.Thank U! |
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