Mrs. Adebayo: My Nigerian Mother of the Year

By

Isa Kamal

elkalash2002@yahoo.com

As I expected the usual deal between the Ineffective National Electoral Commission and the very unpopular Peoples Destruction Party continue to unfold, it is very much clear to the Nigerian masses, the kind of election that the Nigerian masses should expect, come 2011.

The practicing stage of how the Nigerian masses would be robbed come 2011 general elections is Ekiti State. Mr. President promised the people of Ekiti State a free and fair gubernatorial re- run election. Contrary to his promise, results in some areas of the said state have already been falsified in favor of a particular candidate. An ill conceived idea was also put in place in order to create tension that would lead to offering the popular will of the electorate to the wrong person. The truth of the matter is that from the onset, the authorities involved have no plans to conduct a free and fair governorship election in Ekiti State.

If well meaning Nigerians do not stand up to see that important things are done in the right direction towards the plight of the citizenry, then, their days I think are beginning to end because it is absolutely true that our days begin to end the very day we begin to remain silent on issues that matter. The 2011 Election is fast approaching and you can imagine the experiment that is being done with Ekiti state by those in power in order to remain there regardless of the means. The Rtd. Justice Uwais led panel report is trying to be swept under the carpet and Nigerians are keeping quiet in the name of peace while some unscrupulous elements are trying to play over the collective intelligence of the poor Nigerian masses. How on earth can we have a violent free Nigeria when leaders are being imposed on us? Why is it that some people lack common conscience? Things will certainly not continue in this manner.

Just consider the current situation in Ekiti State. The chief electoral fraud umpire that the country has ever had was boastfully trying to misinform the public that Mrs. Adebayo, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Ekiti State was ill and that results of the gubernatorial elections will not be announced till the next two weeks. If as a professor he had sat back to think of what was in his mind before he poured it to the public for consumption, he would have noticed that he was only trying to tell Nigerians that the election in Ekiti state was planned not to be free and fair. If not, how on earth can you predict the time frame in which a sick person can last before recovery? Does that actually make sense? This is a man that Nigerians have consistently been demanding for his sack because he has nothing to offer the country as far as elections are concerned. Unfortunately, the unruly Peoples Destruction Party through their led Government is trying to keep this man on seat till when their purported agenda is achieved. In fact, I guess this is one of the seven point agendas of Mr. President because aside corruption and the current electoral fraud, the current dispensation has not offered anything worthy of note to the Nigerian masses.

From the other side, Mr. Mike Okiro is declaring Mrs. Adebayo,a dutiful 73 year old woman who has selflessly served her fatherland in different capacities wanted! Simply because she does not want to do what she knows is against the rule of God, which is lying. They actually positioned her there, thinking she would dance according to their tone. Unfortunately for them, she happened to be a God Fearing woman. Isn’t it unfortunate that those who are in power are perpetrators of crime themselves?

Is it not criminal to declare a woman wanted simply because she doesn’t want to commit an act that is contrary to her spiritual conscience? I just cannot imagine the kind of people we have that are steering our institutions in this country. This is a woman that deserves to be the Nigerian mother of the year as a result of her prudence. In fact, she needs to be given a national honour. This is a country that is trying to fight corruption.

On a final note, Mr. Mike Okiro needs to be investigated for sending 10,000 policemen to Ekiti State without any impact. This implies that the institution he is heading is performing below expectation. Left for me, Mr. Mike Okiro and Prof. Iwu are not fit to head public offices in the first instance.

Kamal wrote in from Abuja and can be reached on 07040042585.