FEB 25, 2015.

The forthcoming presidential election is not politics. The gubernatorial contest in Lagos State between Agbaje and Ambode is politics, since it’s a choice between two credible candidates. Obama v Romney was politics. The gubernatorial contest in Jigawa is politics, since people have a choice to elect a candidate from a party (PDP) which has done well for them at state level or a candidate from a party (APC) that promises to revolutionize their lives positively.

I stand united with Sonala Olumhense, who said that the presidential election this year is a struggle for the soul of Nigeria. “Make no mistake: this struggle is for the soul of Nigeria, and you are either in the race for that soul, or assisting someone who is. Anyone who is neither running nor contributing productively works against Nigeria.”

So, it’s not politics! And it shouldn’t be construed as such. In this struggle, you can’t be on the fence, because there is no fence.

To give you one premise out of many, I read last week in Leadership newspaper that 13 of the Chibok girls’ parents have died. Among many deaths that GEJ caused with his actions and inactions, I attribute these deaths to him. The parents, the newspaper wrote, died due to stress related illnesses on account of the kidnapping of their children. If that was the case, the deaths were quite avoidable. Some measures could have been taken by the president to reduce the feeling of hopelessness for parents in such a traumatic situation; such as showing concern, empathy, giving them hope, visiting the community and showering them with kind words.

Now imagine you were a Chibok parent, and listened to these presidential statements:

I’ve not gone to Chibok because it’s not a small place, it’s a whole local gov’t – President Jonathan.

Going to Chibok will not bring back the girls – President Jonathan

When I looked at the list, 90% of the girls are Christians – President Jonathan

We don’t know where the Chibok girls are – President Jonathan

On the Chibok girls, I don’t want to be quoted – President Jonathan

We’ve rescued the girls [a lie] – Defense HQ

Nobody is missing – Patience Jonathan, the first lady


These are words from the leaders who are supposed to provide comfort. Indeed, it took the intervention of a teenage girl, Malala, from a foreign country, Pakistan, before our president agreed to see the parents of the girls. And as if to rub it in, it was reported that someone in the president’s circle (where stealing is not corruption) attempted to steal the little money the parents were given.

And now you tell me that voting someone who enacted this nonsense is politics? This is just one case from many cases of the deaths that GEJ’s government has caused. As recent as last year, 2014, GEJ and his people believed that the criminally insane idiots in Boko Haram camp are fighting political war on behalf of “northerners” to make Nigeria ungovernable for him!

To prove that, Dr. (first name, Bastard) Okupe, the presidential spokesperson, suggested, on a Channels TV interview which I watched, that local government elections in Yobe State were conducted hitch free. Proving his case that BH don’t attack their northern political leaders. Like ex-president Obasanjo said, if Jonathan and his aides had not wasted time believing that BH is a creation of his enemies armed to campaign against his government, these insufferable idiots would have long been defeated.

Yet, you want me to tolerate people who support this gang? Someone suggested some of my followers are my students and I should seek to convince them instead of killing our friendship. My response to that is, I’m not proud of a student with such a flawed logic as to support a government which has brought nothing to us in Nigeria save destruction. And I think the time to convince people is long gone, if you’ve not made up your mind that this is the worst government we’ve ever had in Nigeria, whatever your age, you’re beyond redemption. You’re unteachable.

Maybe I didn’t write plainly enough, earlier. I’ll do so now:

If I had a child old enough to vote and he told me that he’s going to vote Jonathan, I would disown him. Friends, if l lost, I would make new ones, but there’s no guarantee I can spawn a new child. This is how seriously I take this.

For the same reason, if an employee comes to me and says he’s voting for GEJ, I would thank him for his candour and fire him on the spot. I can’t risk contaminating my organization by such wicked thinking.

If I had a tenant who promises me to vote GEJ, I would hand him a quit notice without hesitation. I hope you get the point? Not yet? OK, here’s the final one: if I were having an open heart surgery, and the lead surgeon informs me that he’s voting for GEJ, I’ll ask him to drop his scalpel and let me die!

I’m sure you now get my point. Anybody but Jonathan. And like I wrote earlier, this resolve is open to no question. That is, you’re not free to challenge me with (what you think are) valid points – no matter how reasonable they are.

If you do, I’ll unfriend you too, because by your action, you’ve demonstrated that I don’t need your friendship, neither do I have the energy to tolerate you. By the way, I genuinely like my friends. So if our relationship has reached a point where I’ve to tolerate you, I can’t not, in good conscience, continue with it.

Dr I. Doobah

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everybody knows that jona is a weakling.

GMB ALL THE WAY....

NIGERIAN'S' are tired of the CLUELESS ONE.Bye to sorrow,inept,thief.JONA,miserable. SAI BABA @ ASO ROCK MAY 29,2015 INSHA ALLAH,IN JESUS NAME

Story for the godssssss!!
APC is bokharam.

GEJ till buhari confesses that he is behind the chibok abduction!

Your son did not apply to be born,so let it be a free choice on where his vote goes-Nigeria is a democracy.

Otherwise your dad in turn should disown you for being such a bastard father.

GEJ till 2019.

Why is APC synonymous with violence and abuse? If you don't share in their opinion, you're a fool. Is that progressive? If you don't abuse president, you're not smart. If you don't preach hate you're backward. If this is what progressive is all about, I think Nigerians don't deserve or desire it.

ZKOSOSO:
Story for the godssssss!!
APC is bokharam.

GEJ till buhari confesses that he is behind the chibok abduction!

PDP is Boko haram and Boko Haram is PDP!

Buhari till GEJ calls his boy shekau to order

Rubbish, shows lack of understanding.
D son should vote whoever he wants.

Absolutely on point OP. E don reach dat level. Jonathan must go.

Voting for a candidate should be by choice and not compulsion. GMB is my choice but I will rather convince people to vote for him in a more democratic way.

Honest and factual! but it's unfortunate that people will still read this and drop rubbish(rubbish cause it'll make little or no sense and most times untrue) statements here as comments with the excuse of "it's the writer's or speaker's personal opinion and so I've mine". And the sentimental, insensitive and most times semi literate ones will taunt the writer/speaker but in all.......



Nigerians need CHANGE!

Anything but Jonathan, I wish we could hope he would change, but his case is completely hopeless.

If I had a tenant who promises me to vote GEJ, I would hand him a quit notice without hesitation. I hope you get the point? Not yet? OK, here’s the final one: if I were having an open heart surgery, and the lead surgeon informs me that he’s voting for GEJ, I’ll ask him to drop his scalpel and let me die!

I don't think my case have gotten to this stage. Seriously, before the election was postponed I can't remember how many Tanist have gotten into shouting match due to their senseless defense of this government. But after the election was postponed I hardly see people openly in support of Jonathan even those that I know are strong supporter of this government .

I don't know of anywhere else but here in the South West it will take a miracle and a never seen rigging plan for Jonathan to make an in road.

fools everywhere. if i have a father with this kind
of mindset and notion, i will be the one to disown
him. he is not fit to be my father.

Bruised mentality! A child who can vote is an adult already and should have a mind of his own. Disowning him because of his political beliefs is worst than foolishness. But again its the APC where a 9year old donated money because she want to be doctor.. The lies! The propaganda! The desperation! What a change!

LIEs everywhere!!!


Gosh!!!

now,. this is democracy.... let your son vote for his choice

OP if I see you in person I will kill you because you consider someone who has encouraged his supporters to kill thousands of people including youth corpers better than someone who is being sabotaged by the same people you support. APC full of wicked people.

Op ur own too small self, me go design nigeria map for d pikin yanch first b4 I disown hom

Coming from a Dr?

Indeed education is more than academics!

GEJ till 2019.

tunex23:
PDP is Boko haram and Boko Haram is PDP!

Buhari till GEJ calls his boy shekau to order

No it didn't sand well GEJ =BOKO HARAM you urself can't even believe this.Now listing! Buhari is BOKO HARAM can you see the different? Tell your Oga Buhari to free Chibok girls please.

The more i read more quotes from GEJ the more i weep.

"90% of those girls on the list are christians"?Is this man for real?What does being a christian had to do with a matter of life and death?

"Cbibok is not a small place but a local govt"?So freaking what?How sane is this quote?Coming from a so called"PHD"holder?

"Going to chibok willl not bring back the girls"Staying in Aso Rock will bring them back right?

May Obasanjo know no peace for fostering this cruel and heartless man as president on me.

This Man is a disgrace to his Son. Oga if am your Son,i could have disfather you for this statement.

Brilliant article! It really is that simple. This election is not about a choice between differring political idealogies, it is a choice between corruption, insecurity, unnaccountability, disunity; and something else that might resemble credible governance. Most of the arguments you here for sustaining this government in power for another four years are things like "It is their turn" "Let him finish his own" "He is ordained by God". Nothing about performance or addressing the numerous ignored scandals Nigerians have been assaulted with. Is the choice really that difficult for any right thinking person? If anything this is a chance for Nigerians to break 15 years of unbroken incumbencies that have taken them for granted. Nigerians, choose to believe you are worthy of a change in direction. Choose to believe you are worthy of better governance. Choose to believe you are worthy of any semblance of credible government.

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Who be dis uncircumcised amalekite?

Gbam

Any youth who lose friend or family to immigration scam or those that protested concerning fuel subsidy, died in the north brouhaha etc and he or she still go ahead to vote GEJ need to be cure of madness

M4gunners:
This Man is a disgrace to his Son. Oga if am your Son,i could have disfather you for this statement.

k disfather him with some point, so we can see you are right

RockMaxi:


Exactly the OP's message. Mediocrity is darkness and Excellence is light. If after reading the post you still can come and type this -ish-, then the situation is really pathetic.
Even if you are entitled to your opinion, there are times you need a rethink.

check yourself very well. you are the one that needs to do a rethink. you people lacked sense. there is no message there. what i see there is pure foolishness.

seunmsg:
Voting for a candidate should be by choice and not compulsion. GMB is my choice but I will rather convince people to vote for him in a more democratic way.

You misunderstand the author of the article. He made it clear that other levels of elections are appropriately political and he even gave the example of Agbaje and Ambode. It is the Presidential election he considers to be something else and a struggle to regain the soul of Nigeria. I have to say I agree with him because in sane clime, full of politically sophisticated adult who are effective and critical thinkers, it would be difficult for GEJ to get even a vote when he has destroyed Nigeria totally and , in 5 years, has caused the death of over 15,000.00 Nigerians directly and indirectly. There is no offence that can be committed against a Nation by a leader that GEJ has not been guilty of. You just name it and our President has done it and more. Brazenly as well as if to taunt the world that "I am openly irresponsible, callous, morally bankrupt and highly corrupt so what are you going to do about it?".

I am afraid the author is 100% correct even if we find his language harsh and ostensibly undemocratic. His opinion is that GEJ is not even a palatable choice for any sane adult, hence his threat to disown a child who would vote Jonathan, and I agree. It is up to Nigerians to regain the soul of their nation back from Vultures who took Nigeria backwards, in every sector, over 5 years when oil sold at $100 - $110. Yet the profligate, highly irresponsible, callously corrupt and spendthrift GEJ want to tell us he is the man to turn things round over 4 years when oil , now selling for $50.00 per barrel, is likely to remain low for the next 5 years according to analysts.

What 'miracle' is the wasteful and corrupt GEJ hoping to perform over the next 4 years? It is obvious we are not even talking "more of the same" here and it should be crystal clear to any sensible Nigerians that things will worsen drastically under GEJ if he gets another 4 years because a man who worsened Nigeria horrendously to turn her into Afghanistan, during a prolonged period of high oil prices, and has never shown an ability to reign in waste and bloated Governance is not what we need going into what will be a very difficult and 'austere' period for Nigeria. A lot of Nigerians are too sentimental and clannish to see clearly and note that the inabilities, inadequacies and incompetence of GEJ, allied his warped belief system, will totally finish Nigeria if he is the one to preside over the next few years of certain economic hardship. Yes I fully understand the anger of the author because GEJ, given all he has done, is not really a "choice" any sane adult should entertain. Doing so is 100% akin to committing very painful suicide.