subject: How General Buhari won me over [print this page] How General Buhari won me over How General Buhari won me over
I never lovedviolence in any form or anymilitary rule in life since Istudied History forthe advanced level in 1975. I read about Napoleon Bonaparte of France, the first known military coup plotter in European history and effects of it on those that fought for freedom of France, the peasants and the bourgeois after the removal of Luis the 16th as King of France, my favorite in European history was Ottovon Bismarck of Prussia who united the scattered 39 German states and became the first Chancellor of Germany, despite the refusal of Austria and Hungary to participate in the unification, Bismarck never used force on those two nations but agreed to work with them which is why we still have these two German states as nations today, including America war of independence and other writers like Robespear and Montesquieu those eventsshaped my views. It was called the age of the enlightenment.
In those days you needed to have three subjects for the advance level, my second one was economic History, it was based on how Europe moved from agrarian society to industrial revolution after the end of the slave trade, the third subject wasReligion which dealt on African, Islamic and Christian religion, like a man possessed I read with all the fibers of my brain searching for Knowledge and never gave up in my understanding of what makes a perfect nation.
Back home in Nigeria, I saw the struggles of Papa Awolowo whose party Action Group AG demanded for Nigeria independence from the British,yet, he never had the chance to be president of the country he asked through Chief Ladoke Akintola who was assassinated later in 1966 military coup and later Papa Enahoro for its freedom, I saw all those who fought for Nigeria freedom jailed and those who were student union leaders jailed and punished like Banji Adegboro, of the University of Ibadan, Sunday Ladele LADO of Yaba Tech, in my days as student activist with my long beard, we fought the government of GovernorBisi Onabanjo for the release of Bursaryaward for Ogun State Students, with my late friends, Sola Alakija, and Kehinde Shokeye, those were the events that planted my socio economic and political belief system.
For Nigeria to get positive result, we can not be doing the same thing that has failed in past to expect positive result, I believe a new strategy must be adopted if we want to get result and Nuhu Ribadu's method will probablyend up like that of Chief Obafemi Awolowo way, life of struggle without result and time is not on the side of Nigeria for such Israeli journey again in the 21st Century but only a former soldier like General Buhari can take power from the ugly house created by IBB and OBJ to free Nigeria first from the problemcreated by the British in form of unholy alliance since 1960 which is why the ruling party PDP mustbe history and Nigeria must after this election adopt a two party system with room for independent candidates.
General Buhari, fell into the category of military rulers whose past sins can be forgiven if we take a look at what OBJ, Atiku, ,IBB, Sanni Abachaand other leaders did compared to General Buhariin office since 1985, and he received my anger initially, but he did what a patriot will do and most of my recommendations in the last 12 years of writing became most of the things in his programs, in addition to fighting corruption. I can not but agree with him to be the best Nigeria can hope for at this time.
Creation of State and City police
Life Insurance for all commuters on our roads which put the driver in a situation to be very careful with human lives
Life insurance for all those employed as security guards
Payment of Nigeria workers by Hours
Removal of immunity Clause from our constitution
Dissolution of Council of States that included past leaders for the president to be freed and take a decision without any influence from any, meaning let the Bucks stop on the President table.
Introduction of Mayoral system for all our Cities for proper management.
All land lords must register any tenant information with the government to help us identify who is who including thieves and when you look for another place the system will upgrade your status.
Rights for Nigeria women and Children
Fight against early marriages for our children to reach their potentials
Reduce Nigeria to two party system
If possible reduce Nigeria to 20 from 36 states
Independent Candidates for futureelections as recommended by Justice Wais commission.
The above, are my core values and goals I intend to pursue all which could be seen on all my writings in the last 12 years, somehow, General Buhari mentioned some of them in hisprograms read by his Vice Presidential mate Pastor Bakare in Lagos, like a bad habit my support for Nuhu Ribadu droppedfrom the present to the future, because I believe the General will do as he said. It is his contract with Nigeria, to use Ribadu method is to keep on shifting the goal post, we have no time for that now, if I can change despite my love for Ribadu to support Buhari for this election,so can you, if you love Nigeria, it is not about individuals now but thelove for the greatest concentration of Black man on the face of earth our country NIGERIA
Tell it to all Nigerians home and away, let not our enemies rejoice over our inability to see beyond the tip of our noses. Our decision today is not about ego but the future of the country we love, the time is now, not tomorrow, my people of south of Sahara, you will be freed from the yoke put on you since 1960, like a new person, Nigeria will take its rightful place in the 21st Century. No more shall we be ruled by Kleptomaniac hiding under immunity clause or those that will step on our freedom.
Nigerians this is it for you, don't let your ego deny us a decent place in the 21st Century, when we elect General Buhari as President our country will be ruled by only men of integrity, men without stain or hidden agenda, but ruled by only those with love of the progress of the country, the love of the poor and sick and rich will serve without any reservation, this is our time. Vote General Mohamadu Buhari for President of Nigeria let my friend Nuhu Ribadu wait for 2015 that will be his time. May God Bless Nigeria to enjoy true democracy like any first world nation on the face of earth..
