THE TRULY INFERNALLY DESPICABLE ONES

You know, sometimes, one is stumped for words; not exactly for the reason of a lack of what to say or write, but for the reason of how to effectively sequence what to say or write. The madness of the past month or so has so ‘scrambled’ my brains that I’m trying to rationalize what exactly is happening in my beloved country. Even as I write this piece, I’m in a daze! What other country in the world could be so impossibly tolerant of the foolishness, and utterly evil disposition, of these truly infernally despicable ones running the affairs of government? I’m literally bumping along from wall to wall trying to find my balance in this maze of political and psychological mayhem that has been visited upon Nigeria.

For a start, ample audio evidence has surfaced that the June 2014 Ekiti State governorship elections were massively rigged. I listened to this only yesterday and I had a tear or two in my eyes; not for the rigged elections, but for the ramifications for our future as a deserving member of a civilized world. I also had a tear or two in my eyes while listening to the audio recording of the plot to rig those elections because none of the actors showed any discernible trait of someone who has ever seen the four corners of a classroom. So crude in speech, so unintelligent in thought, and so inhumane in conduct. To think that these miscreants form part of the rulership of my country is absolutely and utterly insane. It is frighteningly beyond the pale.  As is their wont, nothing will ever come out of this abhorrence. The truly infernally despicable ones are in charge; for now.

Moving on, it is a little heartening to see the determination and readiness of Nigerians to radically alter the course of their history. The deceit of the past has been laid bare and the reality of the present has been brought to the fore. Nigerians doggedly and patiently queuing up to collect their PVCs is a sight to behold because it is a very marked departure from the apathy of the past. The wave of support for the opposition has caught the buffoons in power by surprise, and even their hardiest cronies, supporters and apologists have realized that their reign of terror, unimaginable level of corruption and unprecedented level of insecurity have come an end. They are doing what they do best: trying to muddle the waters and divide the country along religious, tribal and ethnic lines in an attempt to dampen Nigerians’ enthusiasm and eagerness for change.

Buhari has been accused of not having the prerequisite qualifications to stand as a Presidential candidate, having realized that their previous innuendo casting him as a Boko Haram sympathizer no longer washes. They have accused him of being old. They have tried to turn Nigerians against him for being the head of a military regime that began the process of sanitizing Nigeria. Nigerians have resoundingly repudiated all of their feeble, incoherent and risible infantile attempts.

When they have failed, they came up with the postponement of elections on the nonsensical basis of security concerns. Elections were postponed by six weeks, as according to them, they needed the time to clear the Boko Haram-infested areas. They would need to do in six weeks what they have pointedly failed to do in six years!! What tomfoolery!! The areas of the three north-eastern states overrun by Boko Haram have a combined total of 17 local governments, while the country has well over 700 local governments. Those areas are predisposed to vote for Buhari anyway, so the whole rationale for postponing the elections is fundamentally flawed, and only glaringly shows their level of desperation. The truly infernally despicable ones are clutching at straws as power is slipping through their fingers and they don’t like it one bit. They have only succeeded in pushing back the truly inevitable. Their hell will descend upon them and their ilk. There’s no escaping that. Their grim fate awaits them. The truly infernally despicable ones will meet their Waterloo. Guaranteed.