With a few days to Nigeria’s presidential polls, an
online news agency, Empowered Newswire, is
reporting that the Federal Government may be on the cusp of announcing the release of 219 Chibok
schoolgirls abducted April 14, 2014 in a final
dramatic push to sway voters to support incumbent
President Goodluck Jonathan. The newswire service reported that its sources in
Abuja disclosed that the surprise rescue of the
schoolgirls, whose abduction a year ago sparked
global outrage, “is meant to swing the electioneering
tide of things in favor of PDP’s presidential candidate
and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan who
faces a stiff opposition in Saturday’s election against
his APC contender, General Muhammadu Buhari.”
Newswire stated that the “pre-arranged” release of
the kidnapped schoolgirls was seen as a winner.
Empowered Newswire stated that the Jonathan
administration and PDP had been considering a
variety of strategies to ensure that Mr. Jonathan is
reelected, or at least to thwart the electoral triumph
of Mr. Buhari. According to the site, one option the
president and his party have considered is “the idea
of an Interim National Government.”
Citing sources close to the military, Newswire
reported that “there is a buzz in military circles that
sometimes during the week, the military may
announce the release of the girls.”
The newswire added that the leaders of the
BringBackOurGirls campaign were aware of the
development “as they confirm[ed] that words have
been sent to the parents of the girls located in Borno,
Kano and Kaduna states that they should be prepared
to identify their children and wards sometimes this
week. It is in fact believed that the parents might be
asked to report in Abuja to facilitate the identification
of the girls.”
According to Empowered newswire, some of the
leaders of the movement for the girls’ rescue said
they would rejoice if the girls return, but added that
such suspicious timing of the girls’ release would
indicate “the wickedness of our government.”
The news service quoted some political observers as
questioning the government’s reported plan to use
the fate of the girls for political advantage.
“The argument is that if the release of the girls is
being planned that might suggest foul play
somewhere,” stated the website, adding that its US
sources were skeptical about the speculated plan.
Even so, Newswire quoted a BringBackOurGirls
official as declaring that, if the government planned
to announce the release of the girls in order to
bolster the president’s electoral prospects, “that
would amount to… the worst form of
aggrandizement. And it is God Himself that will
punish such wickedness on the part of some of our
government officials.”
The website added that there were also unconfirmed
claims that the Federal Government would announce
a salary increase sometime this week as another
measure to build a political momentum for the PDP
in the presidential and national polls. Newswire
noted that several Federal Government agencies
were already behind in the payment of workers’
salaries.
Newswire reported that President Jonathan’s threat
late last week to arrest those talking about an interim
government seemed to put the final lid on that idea.
It noted the president’s spokesman, Reuben Abati,
had mentioned the idea in a public statement where
he claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo
wanted to be the head of an interim government.
Newswire reported that President Jonathan, the PDP
and their political allies were “yet to perceive a water-
tight strategy to win Saturday’s election regardless of
some of the public show of bravery.” It added:
“Besides, even the party Chairman last week ruled
out a landslide, in what observers say is a revelation
of real fears and worry within the ruling party circles
and Aso Rock.”
In the report, Empowered Newswire linked last
week’s violent protests in Lagos by the Odua Peoples
Congress (OPC) demanding the removal of Attahiru
Jega, the chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission,
as “indicative of the fact that PDP is still very unsure
how the elections would end up on Saturday. It is
believed that PDP and friends of the president are
behind those OPC protests in Lagos where the
protesters were displaying different weapons.”
Newswire reported that international sources were
confident that Mr. Jonathan would respect the results
of the election, adding, however, “many hawks
around the president have been identified as those
responsible for developing ideas on how to ensure a
decent way to rig the election or just prevent Buhari
from becoming president.” www.saharareporters.com/2015/03/24/pdp-fine-tunes-strategy-win-polls-fg-may-soon-announce-rescue-chibok-girls-empowered

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I'm interested in Nigeria developing greatly. I wish for a time when our nation will leave the title of a mere developing country. I wish for a time when our green passport will not be an invitation to undeserved suspicion and embarrassment at foreign airports. For a time when economic growth will truly reflect in the lives of the common people. I wish for a time when we can be proud to be Nigerians.
On the other hand, I, like you love the comfort of continuity, the security of the familiar and tranquility of repetition.
But truth be told, there is something terribly wrong with this country. Corruption is destroying our economy and so is insecurity, unemployment and lack of power supply, infrastructural neglect, to name a few. The economic gains remain in the pocket of the few at the top, while you and I scramble for what is left. Some of us point fingers and accuse the government of not doing enough. But if we are looking for the guilty, we need only look into a mirror.

Four years ago, we voted for good luck and not PDP, we were carried away with the facade of innocence and fresh alternative this government enticed us with. We hoped and waited. Now it is obvious that Goodluck Jonathan cannot do better for us than he is doing now, despite the myriad of propaganda that conspires to rob us of our reason and corrupt our common sense. And now we hear the possibility of rescuing the chibok girls at the brink of elections. How strategic. But we are no fools.

A few days from today, we have another opportunity to correct this damning error called PDP.
But if you've seen nothing, If the crimes of this present government remain unknown to you, I suggest you allow the 28th of March, to pass unnoticed. But if you see what i see, if you feel as I feel, and if you seek as I seek, then I ask you to join me on Saturday, at your polling station with your PVC, to vote GMB/PYO, and together we shall give PDP a 28th of March that shall never ever be forgot.

Hmmmmmm! If this is true then many hands will be forced to vote against GEJ, I mean d timing is weird n to me it signals sometin fishy in d part of d present administration... Well I just hope it favours him.. Goodluck to any of them dat comes out victorious... ONE naija

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Hmmmmmm! If this is true then many hands will be forced to vote against GEJ, I mean d timing is weird n to me it signals sometin fishy in d part of d present administration... Well I just hope it favours him.. Goodluck to any of them dat comes out victorious... ONE naija

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