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Because we voted Jonathan in the hope of making a positive change but unfortunately he is not the messiah we are looking for.

The presidency,as currently constituted seemed overwhelmed by Nigeria's meriad of problems.when president Jonathan campaigned for the presidency in 2011 he represented unfulfilled promises by our past leaders.with great expectation and outstanding enthusiasm Nigerian youth trooped out en masse to solidarize with what appeared to be the transformation train and change in political paradigm of the old order of failed promises,abandoned project,corruption,bribery,leadership failure/ineptitude.But while we all gathered to rejoice and celebrate the triumph of Nigeria over the smothering challenges of her past.we heard the voice of one screaming for everybody to make a sacrifice amidst the tumultous cacophony of voice singing victory songs and requesting that for immidiate relief from hardships of the time.
'Sacrifice',repeated the lone voice.
'What other sacrifice do you need other than that which we offered already,registering to obtain a voters card with which we voted you,coming out to vote you,protecting our votes untill results were announce and coming out here to celebrate;came discerning voice rejecting further sacrifices for now.But the lone voice shouted:
'Subsidy'.
'Is that the name of the new sacrifice?'they asked
'Yes',he responded.
'What is it all about?'they furthered.
'Fuel subsidy removal will solve our problem', says Jonathan.
'No not again'.the people shouted in protest.soon the bad news spread across the jubilating crowd.Suddenly,it was as though demons of anachy entered the crowd now turned violent.
Jonathan denied saying anything,calling it smear campaign of his political opponent.soon Nigerians dispersed to ruminate and forge a common front to fight the fledgling monster.While Nigerians were still contemplating on what to do,Jonathan announced on a national television the removal petroleum susidy.Nigerians took to the street,shut down the nation in protest.He imported hundreds of buses to make them cool temper.Nigerians said okey,that's better.Afterall Obasanjo imported tricycle.Obviously there is government policy paradigm since those buses have in-built cooling systems and semi music studio.They can relax while the presidency relish the dividends of subsidy removal.Who cares who have been milking the nation in the name of subsidy.Afterall they are presidency inner caucus and their friends.You can call them the 'Sacred Animals' that deserves to be pampered no matter what havoc they reak on the peoples' cash crops on the communal farm.They don't deserve to be bothered afterall they are sacred before the law or so it appears.
The Nigerians' anger hadn't been properly soothed when the presidency started talking yet another sacrifice called electricity tarrif increase.A lot of Nigerians are searching in their dictionaries the meaning of 'Tarrif' when Jonathan announced the date the continuous sacrifice will take off.They come in big grammer to take the shine off Nigerians.
The presidency doesn't seem to bother about the dommino effect of these incessant sacrifices on Nigerians' economy.So in one fiscal year Nigerians are exhausted by Jonathan's incessant pressure on Nigerians.Thus the crash or collapse of the capital market.If Jonathan cannot stabilize electricity supply in one fiscal year what makes him think Nigerians can make all the sacrifices in one fiscal year.This is an evidence that presidend Jonathan has very bad advisers.Who only relish in what they gain from their office.
Jonathan should sit up or...

This is one of those lies that could cause a virgin girl to take in without mating.Rashidi is my neighbour we had a swell time the other night discussing his days in active football and the dwindling fortunes of Nigerian football.The truth is Rashidi is not good in English Language which is the reason why he shy away from news men.

Before Nigeria got her independence from John Lyttleton(the last British Governor-general of Nigeria),the North were granted 50% derivation from Agriculture.that was when Nigeria's economic mainstay was from cash crops.A priviledge other Regions did not enjoy because the colonialist incessant taxation imposed on other regions,except the North,recall the historic Aba women riot of late 1920s.
Then nobody complained in the spirit of anticipated common destiny.Even though that the census figures conducted in the 1950s (that is by the colonial master)showed that the Southern Protectorate was more populous than the North.
The north opposed Nigeria's independence in 1957 when Ahmadu Bello insisted that the North can only support Lyttleton's intended One Nigeria if they got 50% of parliamentary seats in the national parliament,which was impossible following the actual census figures released earlier.This position was scripted in a petition he delivered to the Governor-general.So Lyttleton stood down on Nigeria's independence due for 1957.He sought opportunity to placate the North and eventually created more seats in the parliament and allocated more than 50% to the North against the constitutional provision.
Ahmadu Bello accepted it and was ready for independence the following year.And in describing the new birthed Nigeria said:"This new Nation called Nigerian is a Northern estate that should only be managed by Northerners and Southerners must be regarded as conquered people,never should be allowed to manage this estate or decide their future.
True to his word,Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa(a Fulani like Ahmadu Bello-the chairman of the ruling party NPC) managed Nigeria like their father's estate.When Awolowo reacted Bello vowed to deal with him.which he later actualized more than a year later.Awo was Unjustly jailed for 10years without trial.The collective aspirations of other Regions of the country were neglected.This cocktail proved too heady for the Eastern region to take when suddenly the 50% derivation allocated to the Region(following the oil boom)was slashed.Anger hung in the air.The East groaned,murmmured and shouted to no avail.There was palpable tension in the land,known voices of opposition were jailed without trial.
Shortly after Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu(A Delta State Igbo from Okpanam)led a successful coup,which was largely supported by some Igbo junior military officers.But top Igbo military brass(Ojukwu included) chided the coup plotters and othered them to submit to the top military hierachy which they did.But before then the political leaders of the country were killed(though not all).The then senate president invited the military to take over the reins of governance which they did.
The retaliatary coup(led by General Murtala Muhammad and supported by the entire North,mostly military)was even bloodier in comparative analyses.This went beyond killing Aguiyi Ironsi (General)and his deputy,a Yoruba was spared and told to go and sin no more.Ordinary Igbo civillian were persistently killed great numbers. One would have thought that since the North had succeeded in their coup,killing of civilian in the streets of the North is nolonger necessary.They continued unabated until the government of Eastern region responded with secession to enable them provide adequate security since it was in the hands of federal government.
Gowon countered secession with declaration of war against the East.But today during Ojukwu burial He admitted war was not the only option open to federal government,but acted to satisfy those who rigged him into office.
Each time the North talks about one Nigeria,it is not because they mean it but because it means more revenue for them and rigging of our collective destiny for their financial benefit.Test the patriotism of the North with non access to power for only 20years and see if thy will not denounce Nigeria.As they are already doing with the Boko Haram for non access to power for barely two years.
In contrast the Igbos have not been there for 52years and have not yet protested let alone bomb mosques or fellow citizen but have rather become the adhesive force holding Nigeria Left for the North alone Nigeria should just leave the Presidency for them alone and Boko Haram will fade away into dust bin of history.