I have watched with keen interest the position of Professor Nwabueze quoted in Thisday Newspaper on Thursday 08 January 2014 "Renowned constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, yesterday in Enugu reiterated his advice to President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison his rumoured bid to seek for a second term in office, in view of the precarious situation in the country, insisting that it was only on this basis that the president could become a great hero of democracy" and pondered on how Mr President can dismantle his adversaries in the PDP and APC and remain a powerful force in the country come 2015.
1. If he had an ulterior motive about the constitutional conference he should switch his mindset to making it a real conference that will undo all that the military and their cronies have done starting from Ironsi decree that made Nigeria a unitary state by revisting the regional arrangement that was abolished but adjusted to reflect the reality of present day Nigeria. That is what the Igbo, Ijaw and Yoruba want and it will sell to the other Niger Delta groups and even Middle Belt and can polarize places where northern powers has been too heavy for them to carry like Plateau, Southern Kaduna and Benue. Allow a new constitution that will grant autonomy to emerging regions economically and politically and weaken the position of the central government.This can be done if he should contact the right people and feign peaceful co-existence to the western powers assuring them of better stakes in the energy sector.It will be a serious political trading and he need not change ownership of oil blocks which is a huge politics in Nigeria, with time things will change.
2.Keep to himself the intention of contesting in 2015 but at the nick of time announce his intention not to contest while taking his time to scheme an interim President that will be elected for a transition period of just 2 years to further the constitutional development having tilted the country on a dangerous balance that will ensure all parties and groups sees him as a mini god that must finish his work. He can nominate a powerful and political joker that if he sees power will do according to his mindset. He is a man that is not comfortable with god fatherism but if he have the power he will spring surprises: someone like Fashola Babatunde. This will break the back of opposition party APC and will empower a thinker to make Nigeria move forward. This is because Fashola may not really be a great fan of Tinubu but handicapped.
3.Ensure the privatisation of the refineries and approve license for new ones immediately giving a whole tax breaks.
4. Fix Lagos-Ibadan express way and privatize railway services into rail and cabin operators and support the immediate construction of Lekki, Igbokoda and Ibaka seaports and work on Enugu,Ibadan,Warri, Akure and support the realization of Uyo, Asaba and Gombe airports
5. Institute through the central bank a new policy of Community Banks that can support the micro credits and help ideas become realities among youths.

Though the president have a short time but he can achieve a lot and write his name in gold and dismantle his opposition.

This is what Nelson Mandela stood for and even in death he is an icon... a gud idea if the presidency buys it... he become a national hero...

Wonderful idea. It is a good hypothesis. However, we have some greedy fellows in this country. They want to have more than enough money to waste and use to terrorize. They don't want this country to move forward. Imagine a governor telling some striking teachers that "you people want to be using cars abi"