R.I.P

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." (Edmund Burke; January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797) 

I chose this particular quote because it drives right to the heart of the matter I want to touch on today. It's often said that a country deserves the leadership it gets, and as much I'd like to reject such a notion, something inside of me says there might be a grain of truth in it. It may not be too brutal to say Nigerians probably deserved Jonathan. As James Balog rightly noted, "Hindsight can be merciless. People of any given era often look back in time and wonder how their predecessors could have been so dimwitted." 

Yes, we were hoodwinked in 2011 and Jonathan rode on the crest of the sympathy of Nigerians to be voted into office. In years to come, our children and grandchildren may look back upon this period of our national history and turn up their noses at the choices we made. I said 'may' because we have a golden opportunity to correct our collective folly and so that future generations could applaud us for recognizing the hole we dug ourselves in and extricated ourselves. That future generations may be thankful that we exploited the benefit of hindsight to the max. This brings me to the crux of this submission.

The danger of apathy is far greater than the danger posed by the return to power of Jonathan and his thieving mob. To think of going another four years with this disastrous regime is simply out of the question. Nigeria is still salvageable now; another four years of this hell would most definitely be the end of Nigeria as we know it. Anyone that thinks this is scaremongering surely has  big question marks against their sanity and/or human values. If you think your vote only counts for one and that it wouldn't make a difference and you've decided not to cast it, think again. If you think that your voice is only one of tens of millions and you chose not to speak up against the devil that is destroying your hope, think twice. Don't choose to do nothing because you could only do a little.

The PDP are now so desperate that they're hauling the kitchen sink at Buhari and by the special grace of God, the generality of Nigerians are wiser and more aware. Even their death wishes for Buhari have been roundly condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians; it only served to show the depth of their fear of the very immediate future. The politics of desperation is in its last throes and the politics of 'stomach infrastructure' is well and truly kaput. A new era of hope and verifiable service delivery is almost upon us.

A government that would respond to the yearnings for good governance, robust fight against the cancer of corruption and forge a coherent strategy in the fight against the terror of Boko Haram and other forms of insecurity is what Nigeria deserves now, and it is what Nigerians demand.

A government that would strive to repair the damage done to Nigeria's international standing, that would move Nigeria up the positive indices and push Nigeria down all the negative ones is what we need at this critical juncture.

A government that is run by conscientious people with proven track records in service delivery and intolerance for graft is what we're getting in February, as God lives.

A government that would look after the needs of the poor, the unemployed, the invalids and the sick is our destiny.

I can say, without any sort of equivocation, that this PDP government is dead. It is R.I.P because it has been RIP (Reckless In Power)

All the thieves and those that colluded with them are beginning to pack their bags and ship their families abroad because they know the sword of Damocles is bearing down fast on them. They can run but they can't hide. They will pay for the destruction they caused and be punished for the hopes of millions destroyed.

Nigerians will heave a collective sigh of relief come the end of February, and I pray that you and I witness the rewriting of our national history.

God bless Nigeria and all of its well-meaning and long-suffering people.