Whatever the President decides to do, one thing
is certain, he has every right to do so. However, the
Presidency is a thankless job, and that seat is highly
contested because of the incredible power that the
office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
holds, but how many in our nation are actually vying
for that position for the right reasons?
The last thing Nigeria needs now is somebody aspiring for the position of President just because they
desire the position. Say what you want about President Jonathan, but we all know that he never aspired
for the office of President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. In 2007 he was selected as the vice presidential running mate of the late and great President Musa
Yar’Adua, and had it not been that the cruel hands of
death snatched President Yar’Adua away, President
Jonathan would not be the president of Nigeria today.
But destiny played its hand and delivered to Nigeria
her 14th president. His presidency has been far from
rosy however due in large part to the exponential
growth of the Boko Haram terrorist threat across the
Northern part of the country. It has become ever so
clear that they’re certain elements within our nation
who are working tirelessly to undermine his presidency.
Boko Haram is not a new organisation, it has been in
existence for many years but it doesn’t take a Prophet
to see that since President Jonathan was sworn in as
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, their
destructive acts have multiplied a thousand fold. The
media onslaught against his administration has also
been relentless coupled with political infighting within
his own political party. All this would make anybody
not want to continue after 2015 and to simply say to
Nigerians “to your tents O Israel”. But leadership is
not a popularity contest and regardless of what certain
people may think or say about him, the courage of
conviction which informed his decision to contest in
2011 will continue to strengthen his resolve.
I can never forget the day President Barack Hussain
Obama was elected America’s 44th President. The
global media was buzzing and some reporters were
describing Obama as the “political messiah” who has
16
come to save America and the rest of world from the
political abyss. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize
only a few months into his Presidency, a decision that
did not sit well with many, because at that point in
time he had done absolutely nothing of note which
would warrant such an award. Even till date, the world
is still waiting for this man of peace to appear but to
no avail, the only peaceful things about Obama are his
speeches, body language and handshakes.
His policies are far from peaceful. He is slowly
stripping Americans of their civil liberties, constantly
under-mining their constitution, excessively taxing
businesses, crippling entrepreneurship and seeking
for ways to topple Middle Eastern governments in the
name of “human rights”. His predecessor George Bush
jr told us that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass
destruction and that the world should get rid of him.
They did just that, they executed Saddam and most of
his family members but today, many years later, the
truth has come out that there was never any weapons
of mass destruction anywhere in Saddam’s domain.
Was Saddam Hussein an Angel? Of course not, the
man was a despotic leader, but he was imposed on the
Iraqi people by America because America wanted to
use him to fight Iran. Mubarak was also installed and
supported by the same America who ended up removing him from power.
I
think that it’s pretty
clear that America is
not a nation that anybody can rely on, because the minute you
decide to stop being
their puppet and you
stop dancing to their
tune, they discover
chemical weapons in
your country an d declare war against you.