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Which Way Southerners??? by Back2seder: 5:43am On Sep 07, 2015 |
1. Only Southerners have been accusing
fellow Southerners of corruption.
Oshiomhole has been attacking Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala as if Ngozi turned down his
marriage proposal. The same Oshiomhole
tried to make nonsense of Akinwumi
Adeshina’s successes in the agriculture
sector. Ambode tried to pull Fashola down
and successfully smeared him with stains.
Maybe that’s why Fashola did not get the
Chief of Staff role. I’m yet to see a
Northerner accuse another Northerner of
corruption, even when they belong to
different parties. The closest a Northerner
got was when the new Kano State Governor
attacked Rabiu Kwankaso but he quickly
sheathed his sword and even disowned
previous reports of attacks. Why are we like
this?
.
2. Are Southerners the only ones who are
corrupt? Were there no northerner heading
the ministries and parastatals? Did the
outgone Comptroller-General of Customs,
Abdullahi Dikko not have an alleged case of
certificate forgery but he still served out his
tenure until he resigned voluntarily? I’m not
in support of corruption under any guise
but the fight against corruption must not be
seen to be sectional.
.
3. How come it’s easier for the President to
believe that Sanni Abacha was not corrupt
in spite of recovered loot while it is so easy
for him to believe Goodluck Jonathan is
irredeemably corrupt?
.
4. I still remember that aside from God,
Tinubu made Tambuwal what he is today.
The same Tambuwal would later call Femi
Gbajabiamila ‘incompetent’ and rated
Dogara as more competent. The same
Tambuwal was propped up by Tinubu, a
Southerner against a fellow Southerner,
Mulikat Akande. Obasanjo was very key to
denying Goodluck Jonathan a second term.
A good number can still recall how OBJ tore
his PDP membership card in public glare.
The Northerners find it easy to support
themselves but we are always pulling
ourselves down. Babangida Aliyu, Sule
Lamido and all the other Northern
Governors including the former PDP
Chairman Adamu Muazu often times
refused to campaign for Goodluck Jonathan
openly and many times even espoused the
virtues of the opposing candidate on the
rostrum!
.
5. Southern leaders and Presidents pull
down Southern business men but prop up
Northern ones. How many people still
remember how Obasanjo ran Mike Adenuga
out of town but both Obasanjo and
Goodluck Jonathan made Aliko Dangote
what he is today. No northern leader goes
against their own. I dare to put it on record
that President Buhari will never go against
Aliko Dangote for any reason.
.
6. How come OBJ pardoned Salisu Buhari,
the ex-Speaker who forged his credentials
and he later was given an appointment as a
Governing Council member of a University
and heavens did not fall- but when
Goodluck Jonathan pardoned
Alamieyeseigha it became one of the major
issues counted against him? Is there one
rule for some and another rule for others?
.
7. We find it easy to raise our voices in
support of the deportation of Buruji
Kashamu but have no qualms with Atiku
Abubakar strutting around the corridors of
power.
.
8. Only Southerners find it so easy to abuse
their elders when they voice opinions not in
tandem with the popular opinion. We find it
easy to diss Afenifere elders and call them
‘Afenifebi’ while hurling expletives and
curses at them. We even abuse our kings
and priests. Northerners will never abuse an
Emir no matter how unpopular what he
said is. Can you imagine any Northerner
raising his voice against the Sultan? In spite
of Tanko Yakassai, Balarabe Musa and
Dangiwa Umar’s perceived support for
Jonathan, northern youths did not abuse
them. But our own youths run down our
elders on social media while our educated
elite also support the act.
.
These are some of the thoughts that have
been running through my mind. I don’t
pretend to have all the answers and I do
this at the risk of being labelled an ethnic
bigot. The point however is that
Southerners have to get their acts right. We
have to put our house in order. The
bickering must stop. Let’s engage our
emotional intelligence. Let’s not allow
others to exploit our tendency to self-
destruct. |
Re: Which Way Southerners??? by Angelou(m): 7:38am On Sep 07, 2015 |
na inadequate sense our southern leaders they suffer from na... The hausa/fulani hordes are are gaining some experise in putting the "divide and rule" principle into use.... The reason they always prevail is by breeding disunity and distrust amongst their potential adversaries |
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