To Hell with Nigeria -By Chukwuma Iwuanyanwu
The drum of war started with the so called PDP zoning before the 2011 elections. The arrow of war was sharpened by the rustic and spent Northern elders led by the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. They made it clear that heaven would fall if the presidency zoned to the North was swapped in preference for Jonathan Goodluck, and the slot meant for Umaru Musa Yar'Adua must be filled by a Northerner and not his deputy, Jonathan. They never believed in continuity and all rules must be discredited and banished for the sake of a Northern president.
When Goodluck Jonathan emerged the presidential candidate of the PDP, they went to the plan B, to select a Northern presidential candidate and they backed Buhari, though, a man I respect; but Nigerians rejected him at the polls nationwide. Nigerians irrespective of ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds opted for a young blood, a man from a hidden clime, Otuoke, taciturn Goodluck Ebere Azikiwe Jonathan. Nigerians chorally, in a sweet sound of country melody and symphony sang that may Jonathan lead us for the next four years, to bring economic development, peace, happiness, and oneness; and while the majority was singing this song, a disgruntled minority in coarse voice, replied. No peace to you, Jonathan and the rest of Nigeria. The minority is Boko Haram, sponsored by few pinheads in the North. Watch how they talk, give amnesty to Boko Haram, it is all about bad government and Boko Haram is reacting to it.
It is a question of if we cannot have it, you cannot have it. Since we don't have it, we will bring Nigeria down and all will perish. President Goodluck Jonathan, you are our duly elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, so deal with these miscreants and their supporters, cheer leaders in a way that rubbles will remain there. If you don't know what to do, please invite our tested war veteran, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The Northerners hate Obasanjo because he wanted equity during his administration and he rejected the recoiling phrase of the Northerners dictating the pace of development in Nigeria. But when one looks at it, not all Northerners are in this group. The progressives and the youths, the educated are not happy with the spent forces in the North, who have been trying tenaciously, to wind Nigeria back to the era of pre-independence. These idiots are the ones that send their children to London and USA to read but hold the less privileged perpetually down, to come and beg for food in their expansive compounds.
Many tested social scientists maintain that behaviors are not at random but motivated. There are reasons why these miscreants called Boko Haram are doing what they are being pushed to do. How can one advocate amnesty for these idiots? The Niger Militants were given amnesty and therefore Boko Haram deserves it, what a stupid and cavic (cave) argument? So if the Boko Haram wants to destroy Nigeria because of unemployment, can their actions ginger job creations? The Niger Delta had a reason for their actions until they grew out of hand and Federal Government dealt with them in the like manner. The same argument, a stupid one can also be stretched to kidnappers, that they are kidnapping because of unemployment. Can kidnapping stimulate job creation or kill investments?
I think some opinion leaders in Nigeria are bunch of idiots. Sometimes most of my problems stem from the fact that I have spent years in USA and I have seen how government and organizations are run for the benefit of man and profits.
What is wrong with Black man and Africa in general? The other day I was reading all kinds of insults directed to Diezani Allison Madueke for the simple fact that the woman was doing her job very well, and some enemies of the country did not want her back to her job. 'Nwanyioma', Diezani, please, put your feet down until the petroleum industry is fully deregulated and the bill before the good- for- nothing assembly members are passed. Prof. Bath Nnaji, a whiz kid in energy engineering was slated for appointment to head the power industry and some illiterates in the Power Holding, so called electricity workers union threatened to go on strike; they ridiculously prayed that Geometric Company, Nnaji's company should have a leak purse; what a country? I am sorry; it seems a bunch of Nigerian is outright stupid. Our own Ngozi Okonji-Iweala received all kinds of threat messages in her cell phones while she was in USA, asking her not to take the job of finance minister. Of all Dr. Iweala, a rare brain in Regional Developmental Economics is asked again by the enemies of Nigeria not to take her appointment is something that makes me not to be proud to be a Nigerian. As 234Next columnist wrote, we need 'Wahala' people to occupy sensitive post in Nigeria, especially in Goodluck Jonathan's cabinet.
When Boko Haram is singing to hell with Nigeria, they have accomplices dotted every nooks and cranny of the country. The situation in Nigeria now is what I have been praying not to come. Our security operatives are not intelligent enough and they can be over ran by even a tout with a toy gun that emerges from the bush in any part of the country. Our president needs the help of USA and Israel who know how to deal with these sophisticated terrorists. These people are Islamic terrorists and they should be handled as that. Boko Haram is set to destroy the country because a Muslim Northerner is not ruling Nigeria and they are being sponsored by the Northern Islamic renegades, period. After 2015, it will be the turn of the IGBOS, so these people should wait and Nigeria belongs to all.
Chukwuma Iwuanyanwu writes from Los Angeles.