Impeachment Threat: As Blackmail And
Ruse
By
Paul I. Adujie
Lawcareer@msn.com
New York, United States
Watching the antics of some members of
Nigeria’s National Assembly can be frustratingly unnerving! Too many of
them, too frequently, waste valuable time indulging in the most useless
of our national pastime, grandstanding for no national purpose at all!
Why are some of Nigeria’s lawmakers vigorously frivolous? It makes you
wonder why some of these national assembly members choose to engage in
these ostentatious fiddling of the most vainglorious type? Why do they
engage in frivolities, when there are national challenges that are
begging for attentive solutions?
Our national lawmakers and public officials ought to learn to appreciate
the power and position that they have with the positive impact or effect
therein for all Nigerians, when and if these persons at the helms of our
national affairs, actually engage their focused attention in sustained
positive way.
There are current national issues that are really BURNING and begging
for attention, such as high rate of unemployment, the bastardized
exchange rate of the Naira compared with the US dollar, national
security issues like high crime levels, the long abandoned and neglected
public infrastructures, social amenities etc
Why do they neglect these national issues, but instead, they are
singularly focused on trying to unseat President Obasanjo who only has
two years left in his second and final term as the Nigeria’s leader?
Why do they have this penchant for impeachment sections of the
constitution of Nigeria; But without a similar or corresponding
interests in sections of the constitution of Nigeria dealing with social
contract with the citizens and how to improve the life, health and
happiness of all Nigerians?
Why are some Nigerians so focused on trying to embarrass, humiliate and
intimidate President Obasanjo, even though he now has two years left as
president of Nigeria?
Perhaps we ought to remind some of our errant lawmakers, that their
national duty and service to which they have been called, and for which
the our constitution offer specifics and guidance, is to move Nigeria
forward into an advanced and great nation, our greatness is essentially
in their hands, just as they fritter away time and opportunities for
Nigeria’s greatness!
Why is mediocrity now commonplace? What manner of men are these, who are
only interested in personal vendetta and revenge against President
Obasanjo’s person, instead of paying attention and yielding their focus
to NEPA’s inability to supply steady and reliable electricity? Instead
of demonstrating an eagle-eyed focus, and or hawkish attention to the
rehabilitations, of Nigerian roads and bridges, Nigerian Universities,
other educational institutions and the long-neglected plethora of
Nigerian social amenities etc? Why are they on interested in revenge and
vindictiveness?
Why is the pursuit of personal vendetta against President Obasanjo more
important than a chance to better the lives of one hundred and fifty
million Nigerians? What manner of men are these? Why does it appear as
if the other political parties in the Nigerian national assembly have
successfully hoodwinked PDP members against their own man? PDP has an
overwhelming majority, how does it happen, that PDP cannot discipline
its fold? Why is PDP national assembly members not aware that if the PDP
led government/president fail, they fail?
Actually, I have to thank Senators Nnamani and Ojougboh who this week
are the voice of reason of the upper house, for their admonition of
members of the lower house of the national assembly where this
impeachment nonsense of a blackmail was orchestrated, the president of
the senate rightly called it what it is! A death penalty sentence to the
presidency, a grave sentence which is clearly unwarranted in the
circumstances!
Impeachment is the ultimate political punishment for an erring president
it is the last resort in the absence of all other alternatives!
Dr. Cairo Ojougboh of Ika Federal Constituency has stated rightly, that
his political party and his constituents have not authorized him to
embark upon or participate in, any impeachment process or proceedings
against President Obasanjo! How many of the grandstanding lawmakers can
actually say that they have the consent or permission of their various
constituencies, in their current efforts of blackmail and intimidation?
The president has barely two years left in his second and final term,
and unsettling actions such as these impeachment distractions would heat
up the polity, unnecessarily and it may actually impede or hinder a
smooth transfer of power in 2007; This is, all so well said by Senator
Ojougboh! What remained to be asked, is why all these are lost on those
indulging in the gra~gra impeachment nonsense?
Why are some of our politicians so recklessly intent on being
self-destruct? And when will they focus on the momentous work at hand,
which is the serving and protecting Nigeria’s national interests!
Instead, they are always wasting time on these constant subterfuges? Why
the attempt to unleash monstrosities that would be out of c control,
were this president actually impeached? Why these constant chicaneries
and shenanigans? Why are they always seeking to bring-down fires and
brimstones without a just cause?
Why are they always
engaging in actions that have absolutely not benefits to the average
Nigerian’s quality of life, absolutely not beneficial effect at all!
When will these frequent useless legislative schisms stop and the
heavy-lifting of creating national policies and infrastructures begin?
Why are some afraid of a corrupt-free society, to which President
Obasanjo seeks and for which he is being persecuted? Most Nigerians are
convinced that the impeachment moves will fail! Most Nigerians are
supportive of efforts by the president to leave a corrupt-free society
as an enduring legacy for Nigeria.
Many of our politicians
need to imbibe the mantra of the former GNPP chieftain, Waziri Ibrahim,
of the politics without bitterness credo. Nigerians ought to entrench
Nigeria’s national interests as the only interests worth pursuing by
all!
It has become clear, that the impeachment threat is a ruse, a
machination out of blackmail backwaters and the threat intended to cower
the president, to intimidate and harass him, to prevent him from
pursuing those who are facing the fires of anti-corruption war and
crusade… President Obasanjo is deservedly stubborn he will not bow,
falter or fail!
He will NOT succumb to these threats, blackmail or ruse and
intimidation, the urgent, important work of leading Nigeria to the
promised land of greatness must go on earnestly.
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