How David Mark Will Take Over From Jonathan
10.05.2013, 11:21 Politics
The social contract between the governors and the governed
is on tenterhooks. Is it not scandalous that barely over two
years into the administration of President Goodluck
Ebelewane Jonathan that the nation has come to a near
grinding halt!


Workers have been threatening (and are still threatening) to go
on strike; mainly as a result of the governors reneging on their
agreement of the N18,000 minimum wage.
The workers threat was a wake-up call and out of the blues the
governors decided to swim to the safety of "strike avoidance" by
agreeing to pay the minimum wage.
Translation - the minimum wage for a Nigerian worker equates to
just over a $100 a month and shamelessly this was a topic for
discussion and disagreement by state governors who receive
billions of naira per month in security votes alone.
To add insult upon injury most of them brazenly proceed to loot
the treasury. The emphasis is on "most", because we must
exonerate the few good ones that have the fear of God as their
mantra.
Having made that point, you are obviously still assiduously
wondering how on Earth Senator David Mark will unseat
President Jonathan: Easy!
Firstly, the Legislature is in the firm grip of the Senate President,
David Mark. Due to his inability to test the political temperature,
it is on record that not one of President Jonathan's candidates
for any legislative position scaled through. A school of thought
posits that this is a political embarrassment for the executive arm
of government.
For instance, the day the Speaker of the House of Representatives
was being elected, President Jonathan was away in America!
(Whatever the official assignment, couldn't the choice have been
between a rock and a hard place? Perhaps a slight delay of the
Presidential jet for a few more hours would have changed the
course of Nigeria's political history.
After all, it is not as if His Excellency had to take the route of
lesser mortals; buy his tickets, queue up, take off his shoes, get
thoroughly searched, suffer flight delays and then miss his
flight! ) No.President Jonathan has his own fleet of presidential
jets. It would, therefore, not have amounted to rocket science for
the advisers to have garnered the wisdom in his waiting a few
more hours to have an inkling as to the sort of legislature that
would emerge.
That, however, was not the case. Unfortunately, his candidates
were left directionless like foot soldiers without a General. Or
more aptly, like soldiers without shoes.
As it turned out, President Jonathan lost grip of the House of
Representatives. Was this a conspiracy? The senatorial scenario
had earlier played out in such a manner that the self-made
candidates were elected "unopposed". The question is, Who's in
control?
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As a political scientist, I know about the doctrine of separation of
powers and all its appurtances; however, it resonates as a
political fiction. Ask Harold Laswell. Indeed, it is a Freudian
fragmentation.
As democratic as America seemingly is, President Barack Obama
still has his preferred candidates and deploys all available
democratic ploys, including moral persuasion, to ensure that his
candidates scale through. This inspires confidence and loyalty in
those who are for you and inspires fear in those who are against
you.
Did not Niccolo Machiavelli state that for every great leader, "it is
better to be feared than to be loved…?"
Secondly, the selection of Ministers and Special Advisers was
influenced and determined mainly by one man- Senate President
David Mark. Even his campaign Director-General was asked to
"take a bow and go immediately" to become a Minister (of
Interior). Nigerians were thereby denied the opportunity of
listening to the eloquence and incredible political sagacity of the
man who led the Senate President to victory.
Before our very eyes, he, like so many others, was asked to "take
a bow and go" because come to think of it Nigerians are
wallowing in an unfathomable mesmerisation by senatorial
pronouncements and senatorial debacles, but that is one of the
concentric circles surrounding the subject matter of this topic.
The only ministerial nominee that President Jonathan stood by
was stood down by the Senate. Nigerians will not be in a hurry to
forget "those in favour say aye…against say nay".
In the case of President Jonathan's Nominee, the "nays" were so
resounding that it was crystal clear who was in control.
Gentleman Jonathan, he knew when to put the sword back in the
scabbard and scamper. To put it mildly, it was a slap on the face
of the executive by the legislature.
The Senate in Rome does not err and when it errs does not want
to be seen as having erred. After all vox populi Supreme lei and
vox populi vox Dei.
Lets leave the Judiciary out, for the simple reason that we have to
believe in the independence of the Judiciary even if jurisprudence
must be as long as the "Chancellor's foot"! The Judiciary itself
may become overwhelmed by the manifest belief of the entire
National Assembly in the leadership of one man - their beloved
Senate President David Mark.

Prof. I.DUKE , an expert in international conflict resolution, wrote
from The Vatican.


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Interesting! could this be possible?

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berem: Interesting! could this be possible?

Not far from the truth. It won't be easy for Mark to defeat GEJ at the PDP primary. GEJ and Mark have many good candidates to contend with at the primary. When the time comes all of us will know the true owners of PDP Nigeria Ltd.

inaluf:

Not far from the truth. It won't be easy for Mark to defeat GEJ at the PDP primary. GEJ and Mark have many good candidates to contend with at the primary. When the time comes all of us will know the true owners of PDP Nigeria Ltd.

I actually think the Prof is hinting at something far removed from democratic elections.
In truth, do you see any elections holding if the current climate of unrest persists into 2015?

I am alwayz lazy reading all these political posts. Wish it was entertainment, romance or sports i'd hav tried

Dont waste ur time reading it the piece of shit was wreting and bought to nairaland coutesy JOBLESS ACN political E-DOGS

Yungwizzzy: I am alwayz lazy reading all these political posts. Wish it was entertainment, romance or sports i'd hav tried

eGuerrilla:

I actually think the Prof is hinting at something far removed from democratic elections.
In truth, do you see any elections holding if the current climate of unrest persists into 2015?

Definitely nothing close to election will hold. The remaining part of this year and early next year will determine the fate of this country.


inaluf = Geomac

Omexonomy: Dont waste ur time reading it the piece of shit was wreting and bought to nairaland coutesy JOBLESS ACN political E-DOGS

Of course he shouldn't waste his time reading. See how poorly you write? Seun should please review rule no 21 and allow people like you to write in vernacular. English language is not for everyone.

Omexonomy: Dont waste ur time reading it the piece of shit was wreting and bought to nairaland coutesy JOBLESS ACN political E-DOGS

Op thrives on gossips and soft sales