Obasanjo's Letter And The Missing Link
It's apt and timely too, just as always it has been, the letter by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, which for whatever reason of his he decided to make open.
Obasanjo, as usual, decided to pen to president Muhammad Buhari an open letter, which expresses his disaffection and which content we've seen grossly reflected the fears and concern of many. He has done that earlier three months before and even further before. It's not his first open letter to President Buhari and not indeed his first to a sitting president.
But beyond the reason behind the open letter or the recurrence which the same has taken, I would like to be bothered here basically on three issues, which are my make out from the contents and concerns of the recent treatise.
Out of the whole lots of issues and recommendations the former leader raised, my imminent focus would be on the jaggedness of the state of the nation, the fact that the nation is currently at a precipise he raised and ultimately on one of the solution he proffered. For me these are worth the mention because, beyond the reality of the matter which they highlighted, they pokered up a rather deeper concerns of soulness, of below the surface morality.
Indeed, it's true and one raving concern that the nation is at a precipise. The insecurity straddling across the nation and growing each day and night is one nauseousness that has continued to surge fears. The nation and its people have been subjected to dolorous sounds of insecurity, from terror attacks spearheaded by the Islamist Boko Haram sect, to herdsmen attacks.
Not to end the list, and not as though to speak proudly of them, kidnapping has been on the trend and has so continued to be. And the clanging cymbal of insecurity had a reimbursement recently with the sound of banditry. One smirking truth is the even spread they seem to have taken. But beyond that is the unified concern, which cannot be ruled off, and that's of apprehension and fear for life.
The recent killing of the daughter of Pa Fasoranti, which happens to have thrown the salt that has sizzled further the national insecurity discourse is just a tip of the many barbarism that has gone on and is still taking place by this same people. The herdsmen have killed without regard and are continuously doing so without seeming restraint.
Nigeria indeed is at a precipise, that's the fact. Disaffection and fear have continued to grow, pushing further the apprehension.
That's is expected of a people whose country habituates the first and second most deadly terror organisation in the world. It is for a people whose government, in the face of the monstrosity, has done little to assure them of safety.
People do not longer trust the government for assurances of security, they're concern and devising means to take their defence into their hands. I do not agree any lesser with Chief Obasanjo that the nation is indeed at a precipise, and add that the time bomb is already ready to blow unless held back in quick swing.
Even as much I am concerned with the raging situation raised because they are horrendous and flying with such heavy dreariness, I'll rather be more concerned on the sincerity of purpose of Mr Obasanjo's letter. More clearly stated, it is not to undermine the salience of the issues raised by Obasanjo. But rather it is, in acknowledging them, question the sincerity of the concerns and the suggested solutions.
Has there been any sincerity in both the calls for action from various quarters, especially as coming from leaders and statesmen like Obasanjo. Has there been sincerity on the part of those in power to listen to genuine calls from the people, there would be set in place the motion that would ensure lasting solution to the growing concern of insecurity bedeviling this nation.
What sincerity was there in Chief Obasanjo suggesting for a national dialogue supposedly to be made up of just selected traditional leaders, ex-presidents and the likes? What about the youths, the young and vibrant minds? Could people who have wrecked this nation and which actions and inactions are seen as the underlying causes of our woes turn around to get our solutions? I ask and to Mr Obasanjo particularly.
Obasanjo, as usual, decided to pen to president Muhammad Buhari an open letter, which expresses his disaffection and which content we've seen grossly reflected the fears and concern of many. He has done that earlier three months before and even further before. It's not his first open letter to President Buhari and not indeed his first to a sitting president.
But beyond the reason behind the open letter or the recurrence which the same has taken, I would like to be bothered here basically on three issues, which are my make out from the contents and concerns of the recent treatise.
Out of the whole lots of issues and recommendations the former leader raised, my imminent focus would be on the jaggedness of the state of the nation, the fact that the nation is currently at a precipise he raised and ultimately on one of the solution he proffered. For me these are worth the mention because, beyond the reality of the matter which they highlighted, they pokered up a rather deeper concerns of soulness, of below the surface morality.
Indeed, it's true and one raving concern that the nation is at a precipise. The insecurity straddling across the nation and growing each day and night is one nauseousness that has continued to surge fears. The nation and its people have been subjected to dolorous sounds of insecurity, from terror attacks spearheaded by the Islamist Boko Haram sect, to herdsmen attacks.
Not to end the list, and not as though to speak proudly of them, kidnapping has been on the trend and has so continued to be. And the clanging cymbal of insecurity had a reimbursement recently with the sound of banditry. One smirking truth is the even spread they seem to have taken. But beyond that is the unified concern, which cannot be ruled off, and that's of apprehension and fear for life.
The recent killing of the daughter of Pa Fasoranti, which happens to have thrown the salt that has sizzled further the national insecurity discourse is just a tip of the many barbarism that has gone on and is still taking place by this same people. The herdsmen have killed without regard and are continuously doing so without seeming restraint.
Nigeria indeed is at a precipise, that's the fact. Disaffection and fear have continued to grow, pushing further the apprehension.
That's is expected of a people whose country habituates the first and second most deadly terror organisation in the world. It is for a people whose government, in the face of the monstrosity, has done little to assure them of safety.
People do not longer trust the government for assurances of security, they're concern and devising means to take their defence into their hands. I do not agree any lesser with Chief Obasanjo that the nation is indeed at a precipise, and add that the time bomb is already ready to blow unless held back in quick swing.
Even as much I am concerned with the raging situation raised because they are horrendous and flying with such heavy dreariness, I'll rather be more concerned on the sincerity of purpose of Mr Obasanjo's letter. More clearly stated, it is not to undermine the salience of the issues raised by Obasanjo. But rather it is, in acknowledging them, question the sincerity of the concerns and the suggested solutions.
Has there been any sincerity in both the calls for action from various quarters, especially as coming from leaders and statesmen like Obasanjo. Has there been sincerity on the part of those in power to listen to genuine calls from the people, there would be set in place the motion that would ensure lasting solution to the growing concern of insecurity bedeviling this nation.
What sincerity was there in Chief Obasanjo suggesting for a national dialogue supposedly to be made up of just selected traditional leaders, ex-presidents and the likes? What about the youths, the young and vibrant minds? Could people who have wrecked this nation and which actions and inactions are seen as the underlying causes of our woes turn around to get our solutions? I ask and to Mr Obasanjo particularly.
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