……A wake up call for action “
By Okey Igwesi.
“Aristotle once said: “that great commotions grow out of small thing but never because of small things “
The current disturbances arising from the diplomatic comment about the state of insecurity and genocide against Christians in Nigeria by the American President, Donald Trump should be seen as a wake up call for action, and not condemnation.
Many analysts have come up with their views on this matter.
While some see the American President as the police man of the world, with rights and powers to save, helpless Nigerians being killed by rampaging terrorists and bandits with little or no effort from our security agents to protect . Others believed that our insecurity, is an internal problem that must be solved, internally, and without external or American intervention!
In all : “one thing is certain, “all agreed to , that lives of every Nigerians matter; and that the primary responsibility of a government is for the protection of lives and property.” This is undisputed fact!
Since this comments from Donald Trump, describing what is happening in Nigeria as worrisome and of particular concern “, our leaders appeared to have woken up; but as usual , with self denial and blame of the opposition as behind the insecurity in Nigeria and the recent comment by the American President against the nation.
This can be seen from the propaganda by the government machineries, condemning and justifying the efforts and capability of the security agents, under the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to curtail and end the insecurity and banditry in every part of the country.
“Our security agents are on top of the situation and are very capable”! ; always remained the usual statement from the government to the people !!
To eliminate terrorism and insecurity , “is the primary objective and mantra on which APC administration of President , Buhari/ Tinubu won elections and assumed power in 2015 .
State of insecurity and its alleged poor management was the major offence of PDP and which, the former and late president, Muhammad Buhari , Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Rotimi Amechi in 2014, under APC as opposition party petitioned the former American President, Barack Obama, alleging that the former president, Goodluck Jonathan and his army chief, Gen Ihejirika were commiting genocide against Moslems in their fight against boko haram in the North East.
While this insecurity still persisted since 2015, with the APC affirmed promises to end same in a short time ,”is still a puzzle ? Terrorists and bandits rather abetting is spreading with, killings , and displacing of many villages on increase, while government and the security agents, looked on helplessly. And in worst situation, openly negotiating with terrorists and bandits!
Today, the task before APC as a party “is more on how to coerce many state governors and other party members to join APC to form “a ONE PARTY system ,” with no opposition !
This is indeed hypocrisy and mockery of democracy !.
This is more assignment, the Vice president, Kashim Shittima, and the former governor of Borno state, Modu Sheriff , “the two actors that “created boko haram” are busy inducting state governors and some notable opposition leaders into APC , with an agenda simply to consolidate and make Nigeria, “a ONE PARTY STATE and possibly, “ISLAMISATION of the country.?”
This is the allegation and the agenda their foot soldiers”, as terrorists and bandits are executing in killing and displacing many predominantly Christians communities in the middle belt of Plateau, Nasarawa, Southern Kaduna and Benue State .”
This is genocides many are crying about and which should worry every rational being as expressed by President Donald Trump of America.
To APC government , it does not matter : what concern them most and their party, APC is how to actualize this negative objective and capture all the states and destroy other opposition parties in the country: and force all under one party, the APC : and permanently silence opposition in our Democratic system.
This is their “plan and agenda for Nigeria” , and the philosophy behind their , ” Moslem- Moslem” ticket, the first political salvo fired to test the will of Nigerians! ?
Let the world know : “the life of every Nigerians matter ; Christians or Moslems!But above all let the truth be told: “there is genocide against Christians in Nigeria “.
Nigeria needs help from America or elsewhere!
Nigerians are suffering !!
Okey Igwesi, Journalist/Social Commentator
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