The War Against Boko Haram and The Sniffing Governor

I have been watching the rather embarrassing drama unfolding in the political scene of Nigeria with utter dismay! Well, I don't know how some people really think,but, to me, it's quite unfortunate to note that certain blunders can be committed at all!
In the desperate moves of the ruling party to hold on to power,they have committed a couple of BIG mistakes that have sealed their fate as highly compromising and deceitful lot!
There are so many,but, I shall be looking at the most recent of them all...I'm talking about the issue of Boko Haram and the Sniffing governor, Governor Fayose of Ekiti state.
Gov. Fayose, to me, is taking things a bit too seriously...I can't believe a man of his caliber could stoop so low to make such unguarded statements as attributed to him. He sounds too desperate!
If as a governor, he would wish General Buhari so much ill, what would he if he were to be the one contesting the Presidency with him?! For crying out loud, is he not a governor who should be working very hard during his first hundred days as governor so as to assure his people that their trust in him is not misplaced, he is out here trailing the General...bumper to bumper. I used to think the job is meant for journalists not governors.
To the honorable people of Ekiti, I would suggest you call your governor to order before he wrecks more havoc to your reputation of being a fountain of knowledge!
As for the victory of the Military over Boko Haram, hmmm...I never stopped wondering how a bunch miscreants could hold Nigeria of all countries to ransom.
If it were to be one the weaker countries with much smaller size, I would say, well, it's due to their small size that would definitely affect every aspect of their national lives. But to say it would be Nigeria, the GIANT of Africa herself, I would say no way!
Well, I'm not too surprised, ever since I read a statement accredited to late General Sanni Abacha, in which he is reported to have said that "If an insurgency lasts for more than 48 hours, the government has a hand in it!" Na lie?!
I was watching a Bruce Willis movie one day where, I learnt that a single revolver...pistol can cost as much as $1500 that is about...N300 000 as at now,each bullet can cost more than N500/one. It means that you can only imagine how much a sub-machine gun would cost and from the news, it's quite obvious that Boko Haram control highly sophisticated weapons...the question is who and how are they funded?
No! It can't be a couple of disgruntled politicians as we are made to believe because, there's no way such immense cash required to fund the insurgency can move from individuals or group without being noticed...IT'S ONLY THE GOVERNMENT THAT CAN MOVE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY UNDETECTED!
My submission, for now is congratulations, our gallant soldiers, please don't stop until you uproot the insurgency! This story is still unraveling, I don't want to be like Gov. Fayose who declared General Buhari as very sick only for the General to appear at Chattam house London hale and hearty!
Regards,
Abdiurrahman.

Is Jega leaving?

Still recovering from the shock of the postponement, some political analyst have been trying to anticipate the next move of the ruling party. As in, we all know that the postponement is their handiwork. Some of those that have tried figuring out the real reason for the postponement (We all know that our security challenges is not that immense, it's not the military that are in charge of security during elections but the Police and Civil Defense). One of the major reason they could smell out is that they desperately need to kick out the  uncompromising umpire and replace him with a compromising one. According to news making rounds in the social media, one Professor Mimiko has been nominated to replace Jega as he, Jega, bows out to take up his 'Terminal Leave '.Initially, it came as a bad news,someone told me it would be a very grievous offense should Jega bow out without conducting the general elections. Well,like I said,it was a political calculation that sometimes works out,but,most times,it only helps in pointing out the grey areas that needs to be prevented.Fortunately for the general public, this was the case...it was a possibility that was actually avoided. The incorruptible Umpire,Professor Jega, has spoken recently and according to him,yes,there's a terminal but it isn't a compulsory one,hence,he had chosen to finish the election business over the leave! JEGA IS NOT LEAVING YET! This calls for celebration. Just yesterday, I was informed that a party leader of the major opposition party, the Jagaban himself is under house arrest,courtesy the military, I don't know when the military took over the duty of arrest from the Police! About 30 troops were deployed to man the house of the APC chieftain. Honestly, I don't know the wisdom behind the house arrest. Which judge,issued the arrest warrant,on what grounds did he issue such warrant to the military instead of the Police,or...uhum... na the usual,terror act the current regime uses the military for? I mean,when the NSA told the world, he cannot guarantee safety of the polls, because the military would be tackling the bokos up north, one would expect every fit commando in the Army would be heading north. Instead,the unfortunate and disheartening news we would here is that Asiwaju Tinubu 's house is surrounded by soldiers. Let us draw conclusion yet,I believe the NSA has a good reason for the house arrest.I rest my case for now! Regards, Abdurrahman.

How Secured are Nigerians?

Nawa o!
I can't believe this!  It's quite shocking to wake up today only to learn that elections have been postponed, on top wetin abeg, security??? Haba! From what I can gather,the major reason why elections are postponed is security.
Jega had announced that he had received several written letters from National security chiefs that they cannot guarantee the security of INEC personnels (now,it's not just @ the North East alone but across the country...as far as I can infer). What it implies, therefore, is that despite the readiness of the electoral body,elections cannot hold until six weeks from now due to lack of readiness of the security (that ordinarily should be at red-alert all the time ),what a shame!
According to Jega, this is partly to enable our security forces to drive boko haram out of the North Eastern region.Several questions arises, among them is that,how is the FG and security chiefs hoping to drive out the bokos in 6 weeks while they had failed on the same mission for 6 years now?Perhaps by magical means.Another quick question is why EXACTLY is it that our armed forces and para-military cannot guarantee security during the polls, are we to believe that the armed forces are so short in manpower, if so,are they recruiting more people within the next 6 weeks,if they cannot guarantee security now,what gives us the confidence that they would in 6 weeks?!
Gaskia! I got lot of questions that are begging for answers...it's quite disappointing that we have to wait a six whole weeks on our security forces. This is another BIG slap on their faces.The first is the fact that they are so weak that they can't quench an insurgency,then,came the issue of Buhari who rose to the post of a General WITHOUT a school leaving certificate(according to them sha) and now,despite their knowledge of the fact that elections are holding on February, they still SHAMELESSLY requested for 6 more weeks to prepare for the all important event!
To me,this is the more reason for a change in the leadership of the country AND THE RULING PARTY! We need people who would do things a little more professionally and I don't see how we can get that if the leadership is not changed.
I think we should try some other party,perhaps, they would have a better manifesto for Nigerians. Sincerely, on hearing that elections are postponed because of security,I cannot but wonder how secured are we the common Nigerians, talking of the bokos, does that mean that the military had what it takes to actually uproot the insurgents all these years and had waited till now?!
I sense a great deal of foul play here! Well,either way,whether it's true we have security challenges to the extent of having to halt elections or not,one thing is certain, Nigerians have decided and the decision, every where you go is a change of government and the ruling party, not because we hated them that much but, because we are tired of the backwardness in a democracy (we no dey for military regime na!). Nigerians want to try another party's manifesto...it's a revolution baby! Vote for change!!!
Regards,
Abdurrahman.