Dear Mr Acting President,
I believe you would have heard this for umpteenth time that which I also believe you know that not many people have the sort of opportunity which fate is offering you right now. To be called upon to steer the ship of the Nigerian state at such a critical time as this can be an arduous task but I also believe that it can a very simple one. It will be an arduous one for you if you follow that path of the normal Nigerian politician who is so visionless that cannot see beyond the next inflow into a disguised bank account somewhere, this will mean that you will have to be economical with the truth, pursue self /party interest rather than national interest; have a long list of unrealistic agenda as your boss.
But this call can also be a simple one if you will first realise that you never planned to be in this seat and secondly which is the quick one I am communicating to you – have no plans of being the next president of this nation because even if you succeed in being, the path you are going to tread to the seat will make you go the way of your predecessors as you would have submitted yourself to opportunists.
I will strongly advise that you negotiate a sharp bend and distance yourself from the unrealistic seven point agenda of Yar’adua and have a ONE POINT AGENDA which i believe should be to organise a brilliant election come 2011.
I am telling you this because you don't have the time to do anything meaningful as regards power, neither can you do anything conclusive as regards the Niger Delta crisis..
Make the 2011 elections your top priority, begin with relieving Iwu of that exalted position and give it to someone more honourable and non partisan; I will strongly suggest our Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka (did i see you cringe?).
Mr Acting President, Nigeria needs nothing less that twenty five years to realise her dreams of a great nation, but you can shorten the time by heeding my humble counsel.
…man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
5 comments:
This is instructive for our Acting President. I pray he receives the grace for selflessness and courage to be decisive.
Good thought. The election should be the priority, but I think he can do, and should do, something about the ND. Let's be sincere, he owes it to his people, himself and posterity. This is the best opportunity that very delicate and urgent issue has had in a very long time. Moreover, he can set the groundwork for revamping power supply. You said it well, he should forget about another term. But if he sets the ball rolling in the right direction in carefully chosen areas, he could use his power of incumbency to endorse and support the right candidate - perhaps a well-chosen VP - and let the Nigerian people decide - ala Tinubu/Fashola. As we said, however, the election must take the top spot.
He is not listening, that is for sure.
David, I quite appreciate your concern for the Niger Delta (ND), but I must let you know that there is no quick fix for the ND issue & Goodluck does not have the luxury of time. A credible election producing a credible leader will be a better attempt at fixing the ND problem.
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