ambition to contest for the 2015 presidential election
next year. According to INEC's plan, the Presidential
election is going to come first then later to be
followed by governorship election.
President Goodluck Jonathan is and has been a very
lucky man. According to his history, in all the
positions he held in his life – virtually 16 years, the
president has never contested an election by himself
except ones in 2011.
From a deputy governor to a governor, from a vice
President to acting and substantive President on may
5 2010. Now that President is controversially
standing in 2015, will that be God's will or man's
aspirations?
Already there are constitutional loop holes in his
standing. Some argue that section 137 has stated
categorically that the maximum of 8 years has been
explicitly stated as the maximum years anybody can
serve as the President of Nigeria.
If President Jonathan is to return as the President to
Nigeria in 2015, by 2019 when his tenure ends, he
will end up having 9 years as the President of
Nigeria. If one argue that he can stand in 2015, then,
is he telling us that the President will agree to
relinquish power in may 2018 when he complete 8
years?
Certainly that will be a day dream. If one also argue
that he shouldn't then, his right to complete 8 years
has been shortened by 3 years. Only the court will
determine his fate.
In some serious and determine countries, when a
leader messes up or a disaster occurred during his
tenure, he will resign. If he did not resign, then he
will not seek re election. If he seeks any re election,
then he will not be elected.
In Nigeria, is not like that, once you have a lot of
money for election campaign, then victory is
guaranteed
Nigerians are blindfolded by tribalism and
regionalism. Tribalism is more important to them
than nationalism, Why? Why did we decide to fold
their arms while some section of the country is
ransacked? "Once beating twice shy"
Nigerians must learn to be their brothers keepers.
"What is good for the goose is good for the gander" if
Nigerians decided to fold their arms and allow the
Northeast to be ransacked, they when it comes to
another region no body will bother to assist.
A prosperous North is a prosperous Nigeria. Likewise
the Southern Nigeria. Our resolution and political
determination will determine who our next leader will
be come 2015.
[About the author: Comrade Abdulbaqi Aliyu
Jari,Usmanu Danfodiyo
Posted By David Aniemeka
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