The Wind Of Turbulent

By

Comrade Sylvester I. Ukusare

nanndn@yahoo.co.uk

With a deep mood of reflection it is perceived by all that, the turbulent times has arrived again  into a full effect in the Nigeria's political scene since the behavioural course of the current federal government  is composed with the tendency of self interest.

This fact is deduced from the metaphysical and the scientific analysis based on the methods of its policies with the compartmental  aspect of the days  government that term to be contrary to the  actuality of a populists system.

The country came into a contract, in addition she later realised  a governing system with the imitation of a Democratic management adopted into practice a few years at the back end of the 20^th century  in the year 1999 even though it was overseen by the military government of General  Abdusalami Abubakar  that later transferred power and gave birth to the current  civilian  administration in which he conducted the controversial elections of 1999 that gave dawn to a former military general and now a civil leader known as Chief Matthew Olusegun Obasanjo as in the capacity of the current Mr. President and Commander in Chief of the Nigeria army force.

However, Nigerians welcome the event of the change of government from military to a civil  structure as a means to resolved the vacuum of good governance composed of the peoples mandate, hence it was presumed as government of the people and for the people and by the people, in consequence it was a testing period to realised a pure democratic government although the first four years agreement tenure was highly praised by the country’s citizenry and it conducted another election in 2003 by the incumbent of the 1999 regime but this time around the elections was blemished by anti-democratic principles indicating that the elections was not free and fair, of course it was rigged for the support of the incumbency with it associates however this question was even contested by the international communities that came as observers to monitor the elections as a  “Third Party Accomply” however the controversy later quell down in favour of the current ruling body with the collaboration of it partisan affiliation christened the PDP.

As with the foregoing, we’re facing the end of the present legislative tenure that by treaty would round up in thirteen months time from now otherwise by the 29^th of May, 2007. But we are not so certain of the current administration conclusion yet since there are still no candidates except OBJ and it cohorts of executives  that are visible in the arena to  canvass for the presidency and the various states governorship stools moreover it seems as if the citizens are obliged and welcome the continuation of the present government which by logic indicates it oppositely, nevertheless,  the populace are being taken as hostages in  replace for greed by those in corridors of powers since they have adopted a form of intimidatives machineries to silence the citizenry from not protesting but these leaders fails to realised that even in the military regimes, the citizens weren’t afraid of their life as to demonstrate their grievances against the dictatorial laws in  extensions of the military governments and still not to talk of a civil government that provided with the facets of freedom of expression etc and even though the system is comforted with military principles but wont stop them still from demonstrating for their legitimate duty and fundamental rights to exist in a civilised atmosphere just as been agreed by the constitution that made them share a confidence with devotion to the current government and its electives representatives in the federation.

But oddly enough, the populace has being shortsighted with the shortcomings of it leaders comportments such as the blasé attention to the constitution and the arbitrary use of antidemocratic impulsion with military forces in every nook and cronies of the country as if the country is at war or under a state of emergency, hence it is not a surprising that the police are inadequately equipped with professional apparatus and making the country to be more unsecured and lawless to live because of others masquerades operative agents known as political thugs that appears to be more dangerous than  the law enforcement agents and of course this is incredible.

This baffled system has damaged the moralities of many Nigerians making the people to be paranoia and this increases the tendency of criminal organisations with cultist and fraternal groups spread all over the country because the government is less concerned of the security of the citizenry although with pretence of seriously disturbed despite the accusation that the management is a guilty party to the zig zag security state for the reason that it is a generous opportunity to govern the populace through underworld process by terrorising the citizens so to adjust to unpopular laws etc as for them to clip to their self interest with uninterrupted power.

In view of the said issues, the country is being tormented with unethical activities such as corrupt practices in government domains due to the positive discrimination from the powers of the most high and its related associates and families as such it is the practices of opportunist and privileges that tend to assumes the look of an imperial governmental regime hence the act of “GODFATHERISM”  is very common in the Nigerian society today’s and this impedes development and professionalism in the socio economic political context of the federation thus it continue to incubate tribalism, religionist enveloped with cultism and fraternalism. These are presently the beautification complexity of the Nigerian state that as a result has led to a state galvanised by criminal activities hence it scares one to unburden his heart to the country’s security system.

Thereupon, these are the basic reality that makes the law abiding citizens lost in  thought and now agitating for self-rule within the general framework of it geopolitical arrangement, as a result you now notice the uprising of ethnic groups bawling for a self determination rule such as the MOSOP, MASSOB, NIGER DELTA( MEND ), OPC ( ODUA GROUP), with many others of the likes groups scattered all over the federation. These is caused by the government carefree and neglect  approach to use democratic values to resolve the demands of these cultural groups by pacifying their predicament with constitutional negotiations such like giving them the liberation rights from being marginalize, such as been contained in the constitution since most of these tribal groups are subjugated to a small fry status in the pretext of being federated thereby exploiting their faith in the federation and it governability.

You may notice that most of these cultural groups seeking redress to be liberated from the shackles of balkanisation through the federal government  even though not for the fundamental reality that they are the main economic pillars of the federation but for the reason that they’re categorically classified as the minorities and minor minorities nationalities groups hence they are eventually oppressed to living in inhuman style of existence and as a result it’s now presumed as the culture of the federal government to utilise the essence of majority tribes coupled with the government might  to exploit and steal the peoples natural resources through it misanthropist policies and its intimidatives machineries such as the police, soldiers, political thugs, SSS and other timid operative agents to shred and eliminate the vocal elements in the areas from resistance and rebellion leaning such as in the Niger Delta which is geopolitical located in the South-South of the country , of course the region acts as the economic mainstay of the federal government but it is the least developed and the poorest citizens in the country and yet the government still persist not to resolves the natives plight and hence the indigenes are now contesting with the federal government to concede to them their legal and natural privileges or there wont be peace in the region together with the federation. Nevertheless, some quarters of the government favour the request of this expanse but the majority part of the management insist not to award the district with the rights to  natural existence and hence the government for long time now insisted through applying the relevance of obnoxious laws and the usage of force to tranquil the citizens but they fails to realised that the people they are dealing with are neither the American Red Indians nor the Dafur people of the southern Sudan region.  

Furtherance, it is noted that since the creation of the Nigerian state and it independence from the British colonial ruled there have not being a native from the South-South that had ascended the throne of the Presidential stool mainly for the racial reason of intolerance for a minority tribe to become president of the country at the detriment of the majority tribes, this primitive mentality has consummate the nation and as a resulted it has exploited this opportunity through bigoted reasons and they continue to neglect and deprives the essence of equal opportunity and status quo to exist in the country’s socio economic and political corollary as a result making the system to be imbalanced and incomplete in it discharge of political human rights and just tasks.

Nevertheless, the South-South needed to be uplifted in other aspect that deserves a juridical and constitutional balance in view of states attributed to the South-South region, thus it is observed that the South-South is having Six States at present but it is viewed as imbalanced arrangement as to be compared with the existing Six geopolitical regions that composed the country’s federation hence it is reviewed with an intelligent suggestion that the Western part of the South-South is composed with only two states  to be compared with the Eastern part of the South-South with Four states, hence is been reason that the federal government should create at least one more state from the western angle of the South-South geopolitical location as to create more opportunity for jobs and a fast growth with development.

It is assumed that the South-South is the main obstruction of the current government due to the myriads of problems emanating from the region that it now needed the sincere attention of the days government to resolve so as to wipe out poverty and other vices that are obstacles to the human race most especially to the actuality presence of  seas of higher institutions graduates unemployed and roaming around without a decent future although the government wont be able to resolved all the problems at a glance nevertheless the major and fundamental aspect needs to be addressed at this moment by the government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo before it expiration tenure of office thus, and furthermore not to use it as a campaign weapon to elongate it incumbency in government beyond 2007 of which it would be interpreted as a fraud, contrary and unconstitutional to the oath of office.

However, the Third Term Project wont see the day light since it is not written in the constitution or had been attested to by the 1914 constitution presided by the colonial government ruled by the Lord lugard besides it was an imperialist government which is today off fashioned, hence the motivated ideology for a third term tenure in a democratic system like ours that is trim with a presidential arrangement cannot come to be factual since it has not been mess up by the United State of America that happens to put in practice this governmental theory since July 4^th, 1776,  even so, has not changed  it constitution in the past century  yet, therefore it will be very improper for our government to adjust the constitution still in trial for just a mere  seven years to give rights to the incumbency to elongate it stay to a third term tenure so it is illogical and very unprincipled as well it is of the usurpation of it privilege rights that exceed it perimeter now.

Although, Mr. President has not categorically declared his position but it psychological agility indicates this, in addition betrays his silence accordingly and he abide with the idea but wanting to take Nigerians by surprised although, unfortunately his silence will cause more harm to his ambition for the prolongation of it incumbency since it has become clear that another ex military General and one time President of the federation for eight years now wants to clip to power once more with a civilian attire, he’s the person of General Ibrahim Badamosu Babaginda ( IBB ) from Niger state, however he is presently contemplating to sweat it out with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in a gently ballot box contest but these two giants are nether qualified despite their juridical responsibility and rights as to contest for any elective position in the federation although the moral sense of view indicates that it is unwise for these two giants to seek the elective position of the highest post of government since they had both ruled the country in the past and it would be a disservice for them to continue to seek the mandate to govern the country but they seems to refused to understand that the country does not belong to only two of them rather it is a country composed of at least 250 ethnic nationalities groups enveloped with 140 million inhabitants and as a result both of them will be dislodged by the citizens for a South-South Presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, it is imperative that it is the time for our leaders to understand that they should leave the field of governing to professionals credited with political management but not to be mixed up with those privileged by wealth or influence in the society to preside the affairs of the country’s government even ex military juggernauts are not expected to be involved in a civil government since they are adopted with military science with it principles of governing which is contrary to civil management and as such deserves to be deleted from a democratically  government background hence we should not give access to those military generals that seeks for elective political positions as their skill to govern the populace will not accustom with  the expertise owing to the forceful and bully outward appearance of deportment as well as not resolving sensitive issues with rational reflections.

Conclusively, it is highly reasoned that Mr. President should forget his ambition for the prolongation of it stay in government also Alhaji Ibrahim Badamosu Babaginda should forget to seek for further position of the presidency to govern the country once more despite it supports from President Gadhaffi of Libya, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and President Hussein Mubarak of Egypt. These leaders are not scholars of Karl max nether Nigerians and they’re not capable enough to decide for the Nigerian masses on whom is fit to govern the country however IBB lacks the moral and credence to assumed the respected presidential position since his socialist manifesto needed a sociotecnocrat to preside the affairs of management but not by merely subscribers to Chairman Mao assimilators in the like’s of Colonel Muama  Ghadaffi and his cohorts that should counsel Nigerians to consider him as a lucus standi factor to take over the tenancy of the Aso Rock in the next dispensation thus this could be interpreted as a complete slap to the integrity of Nigerians and no matter how a country is strong and influential it cannot dictate to the most populous and the most civilized as well as the most intelligent people in the landscape of the African continent, hence we should rather slog to the directives of Dr. Patrick Wilmot that suggested Nigerians to inclined to a populist government as to give the citizenry confident leaders with a prosperous future for the government and it entity in the context of the  21^st century .

Finally, Mr .President, you should please not underrates the questions from the Niger Delta of course it is a time bomb that may set aside the country’s economy if the century injustice is not attended to once and final at this instant and hence the voices of the underprivileged are yelling for freedom to come without delay now so as to give peace with economic progress to our beloved nation Nigeria and that's why our fatherland is craving for  harmony, unity along with peace sine die within it sovereignty now.

Urhobo  Wadoo ! Iniovome,  Ona omamunuota na !

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A POUND OF PEACE WORTH MORE THAN MILLION OF DAMAGES THEREFORE GIVE PEACE A CHANCE AND LET’S RECEIVED THE DIVIDENDS OF DEMOCRACY.