My definition of politics has always being "the process of decision making and implementation."
The President has made a decision in the best interest of Nigeria but it is not and cannot be a long-term solution to insurgency in Nigeria.
To the average Nigerian who has seen more people die in the hands of boko-haram than any other radical group in Nigeria (if there ever was), a state of emergency is the best and only option. Please do not blame them for desiring an urgent and immediate end to these senseless killings and loss of lives: We go to bed praying boko-haram bombers do not find their way into our state let alone our house; we have gotten so used to them that it becomes strange when we open the pages of National newspapers and find no news of boko-haram attacking innocent people, ambushing a police station, masterminding an attack on the emir, a former state governor/senator, killing a seating commissioner of police, etc. Yet you cannot tame terrorism when you drive the innocent towards extremist movements.
Let me quickly salute the sagacity of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his brave stand on the state of emergency. It is not in his interest and that of his party to take an un-popular stand as they have taken, so it is an act of courage to stand against the tides of public opinion.
The difference between what the President has done and what ACN advocates is the period and purpose (short and long term result.) In the immediate, there will be peace in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, in the long-run, more youths from these states might be radicalized by boko-haram and other radical groups.
While the Nigerian Army has the power to quell boko-haram let’s not forget that they most often go out of hand and get engaged in extra-judical killings, rape, random arrest and killing of innocent civilians, etc - the same way we imagine one of our own being killed by boko-haram, lets also envision our brothers killed and our sisters raped by the JTF. I call our minds to recent publications by Sahara reports, Reuters, etc on the activities of the JTF in these state.
In my opinion, why the ACN have voiced their stand now is to put it in record that when it started they spoke against it. Today they are hypocrites but should the JTF breed more terrorist than they eliminated, they will become prophets.
My advice to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is to diligently monitor the activities of the JTF and all security operatives in the three states so as to prevent abuse, disregard to the laws of the federation, breaking of ‘the rules of engagement’ and the fulfillment of the prophecies of the ACN, ACF, CPC, etc.
And to all of you who think the ACN has betrayed their followers … welcome to politics (the process of making and implementing decisions)
God bless Nigeria!