Most Nigerians, even those in position of authority do admit that things are not right. Even with abundant human and natural resources , poverty, illiteracy ,corruption, lack of adequate social amenities just to mention a few are some of the features all over the country. Problems bedeviling Nigeria and Nigerians have made every Nigerian with exception of those in authority to become critics without the sincerity of providing alternative solution and the attempt to put things in order.
Nigerian history relates to us how our people struggled to end colonialism with the hope that with Nigerians at helm of affairs their living conditions will be better. After independence , due to ethnicity, sectionalism , power tussle , internal wrangling and differences paved the way for military intervention which brought more hardship and changed the destiny and fortunes of the Nigerian people as they even fought a unprepared war to hold the country together which led to lost of lives of hundred of thousands of Nigerians and their properties.
With the military in power after toppling the First Republic criticizing continues to the present dispensation as many Nigerians are always not satisfied with any government in power. They only evaluate governments when it is no longer in power as they always praise the previous government as much better than the present occupiers of political office. So also they give legitimacy to whoever bulldozed his ways to occupy the highest office in the country rather through the barrel of the gun or stolen mandate. With the exception of first and second republics, Nigerians have never gotten the opportunity to actively participate and have their yearnings and aspirations reflected in the kind of leadership they have, the rest either rob Nigerians of their constitutional rights through forcefully taking over power with the gun or those imposed on them without their consent through “arrangee democracy” or massively rigging of election.
Even though most Nigerians believed that bad and undedicated leadership is the central point of most of our problems. Why is it that the critics of yesterday when opportune to lead becomes worse off than those they criticize when in power? Where does all those good ideas and vision they have for the country go to when they have political power? Why do they forget easily the privileges they had free of charge and today they are advocating and implementing policies for removal of most subsidies for Nigerians to enjoy? Most Nigerian leaders are critics of previous administrations and regimes, and when saddle with leadership other Nigerians do also criticize them for their style of leadership.
Are Nigerians really sincere in the much talked about change they are advocating for? When will they actively participate in bringing the right type of leadership they could trust to change their fortunes? When will the arm chair criticism, idle talk and gossiping will be replaced with action in terms of actively participating in our democratic process to provide the desired changed?
Right from Councillorship, Chairmanship, representatives in both States and Federal level, governorship and Presidency, how many Nigerians are really involved in their emergence in the first place? How many Nigerians are card carrying members of our various political parties? The work have been left to some individuals who have changed the meaning of democracy to self service who from emergence of candidates field the highest bidder or those that will serve their whims and caprices. And after their emergence we keep on complaining and criticizing them, while in the first place they do not truly represent our interest rather their own interest and those of their collaborators who propel them to the political office they occupied.
The bulk of Nigerians that can provide quality and progressive leadership especially on the local level do not participate due to conflict of interest The political space have been left to school dropouts at the councillorship level, while other positions have been left to pensioners, retrenched or down sized workers, self employed and those running errands for their parents and masters. Many Nigerians with the education, capability, experience and know how on politics and governance out of fear not to loose their carriers due to the nature of Nigerian politics shy away in active partisan politics.
The fear and uncertainty about loosing one’s carrier have been denying Nigerians many capable hands that can bring about positive change in our governance. While other Nigerians indifference in participating actively also contributed in providing the type of leadership we have today. Criticism is the easier thing most Nigerians can do as even in their wards they neither participate nor even know how their Councilors emerged. It is always after election or selection that they will start complaining and grumbling that their Councilor is a school drop out, tout, delinquent, area boy, jobless, drug addict e.t.c, then how can such a person truly represent them, protect their interests and help in bringing about development to the grass roots?
The Nigerian people must all act what we preach from our leaders to the followers. We always talk about our problems, but we never sincerely act to set things right. We lie, cheat, exploit, hate ourselves while at the same time we expect our leaders to do otherwise. We are also great pretenders as things are not moving in our favour we criticize, but immediately we are opportune we still follow the path of those we always criticize. We are also part of our own problems, as we assist and support in election rigging as those we accuse of the rigging are not on the field on election days, also we accord undue honour and respect to those we know got their wealth through treasury looting and close our eyes due to religious, sectional and tribal sentiment to those we knew are not competent or capable of providing the desired leadership for growth and development of our wards, towns, states and nation in general.
We will only get it right when we are sincere to ourselves and stop pretending. Our laws should be made to give opportunities to every Nigerian in our democratic process through encouraging the bulk of dedicated and educated citizens the right to actively participate in partisan politics than to let the field to mere opportunists. To fight the scourge of poverty and corruption the living standard of ordinary Nigerians should be lifted to international standard.
And when we talk about democracy, good governance, rule of law and free and fair elections, all Nigerians should be sincere in the implementation. The burden is not only on the ruling party to implement, other opposition parties should also be sincere through conducting free and fair elections in their domains. While the Nigerian people on the other hand should endeavor to live by example through shunning any form of collaboration with the political class to rig elections, impose unpopular candidates and seeking for personal favours from politicians rather than demand for implementation of policies and works that will benefit all.
Until when all Nigerians , feel that they have a stake in their nations development, we will continue to day dream and having false hopes of our dreams for national development. It is not late if we are sincere to make sure that things are getting right in Nigeria as every individual have a quota to contribute that can make Nigeria go hand in hand with the develop nations of the world.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
08038222575
Sunday 14 December 2008
Friday 17 October 2008
Celebrating with His Highness Ado Bayero The Great
By the end of October , 2008 , His Highness Alhaji (Dr) Ado Bayero, The Emir of Kano, will be on throne for 45 years. The charismatic Emir is considered the greatest of traditional rulers in the whole of West Africa, and the greatest also of all Emirs that have ruled Kano from Habe Dynasty to the Fulani Dynasty as he has accomplished great works during his reign the like of which could only be accomplished during the epocs of Muhammadu Rumfa, Sarki Suleimanu and Abdullahi Bayero.
Charisma, dignity, elegance and honour had centralised the reign of Alhaji ( Dr) Ado Bayero which proved the way for him to be a colussus, added to his regalia and splendour, have won him acclaim and dignity to the language, costumes and other customs of Hausa and Fulani people of Kano.
The traditional institution has personified into Ado Bayero and made him a shining star among holders of office in the traditional institution. No royal father within Nigeria and her neighbours commands the respect that the Emir of Kano does over his subjects.His vast experience in leadership has helped Kano to be a centre of remarkable achievements in development, rising from defunct Northern Region to full -fleged state and sprouted from antique trans-sahara route to a momentous commercial, and industrial centre in Africa, and of course , all kind of international businesses.
The concern of the masses is his central view since his youthful days. He was identified as a helper, supporter and defender of the masses which issue has led the authorities of that time to brand him as " a radical " and in their opinion he was too close to the masses to serve the intrest of the establishment. He used his position as the Chief of the Northern Authority Police (Wakilin Doka) in an era when abuse of human rights was at it's peak in Nigeria to protect the poor, oppressed, suppressed and downtrodden from abuse of powers by politicians, goverment functionaries, members of the Raoal court, the alkalai and the Native Authority Constabulary.
There are so many narrations of how he saved innocent poor souls from notoriously reckless abuse of power , such as the case of a man brought from Ringim Town (now in Jigawa state) to Kano whose offence was that he pinned a NEPU badge on his chest. Ado Bayero asked the arresting officer if NEPU was not a registered political party? The officer said it was, and he ordered the officer to release the man. So also the narration of a man from Jahun (now also in Jigawa state)who was arrested and brought to Kano on the accusation of abusing the Sardauna of Sokoto. Ado Bayero asked the man who brought the arrested person if he was the Sardauna? The man said no. He then ordered the release of the detainee. Another man was said to have abused the Emir of Kano. He told the arresting officer that the Emir was his father and as the Emir's son , he had decided to forgive the man. The courageous activities of Ado Bayero to reduce the oppression against the poor led the Northern People's Congress (NPC) to accuse him of being a secret member of the Northern Element Proggressive Union (NEPU) which had been formed by the late Mallam Aminu Kano in a bold effort to mobilise the masses and check the abuses of the citizen's right. They silently removed him as Wakilin Doka and appointed him as Nigeria'a Ambassador to Senegal.
Tolerance, patience, and ability to accomodate have earned Ado Bayero a unique respect and honour from all Nigerians and citizens of neibouring countries. Regardless of the part of the country one comes from the South-West, South-South, South -East or other parts of Northern Nigeria- he will find Kano to be a second home. And no tribe or people from other parts of the country have ever accused him of partisanship in molesting or maltreating them. So also from religoius point of view , non -Muslims have never complained that the Emir has, in anyway, used his position to harass or deny them their freedom of worship. Even among the Muslims no sect or group will accuse him of having a sinister agenda to persecute their members for his, or other sect's intrest. These qualities endear him to all in love , respect , understanding and total acceptability to his royal leadership and service. Uniqueness of his leadership style has made Kano to be home to many Nigerians, Africans, Asians and Europeans as there are equal oppurtunities for all , irrespective of where you come from, your tribe, religion, social status and political affiliation. The people of Kano have learnt from him the importance of respecting and honouring guests, and this has led Kano to be Nigeria's League of Nations where there is equality and oppurtunity for all.
As a Prince Ado Bayero was an exception among their Royal Highness - Kano Princes - of those days. He was simple, humble and law abiding. When he was a student of Kano Middle School (now Rumfa College) as other Princes from Royal Families of Kano were reported to have been sent special meals from the home throughout their stay at the Middle School, but Ado Bayero shunned that luxury and stuck to the meals provided by the school. It was reported that he once said " a student was a student , prince or no prince". Some Princes were also reported to have been flouting school regulations continously, which offence led them to have brushes with the school authority. On his part, Ado Bayero obeyed school regulations, served his seniors and even washed plates used by them. He actively participated in all school works like sweeping lanes and dormitories, and other activities to maintain cleaniness in the school.
Another distinct quality of Ado Bayero is that all hius children do attend public schools right from the primary up to the secondary school and higher institutions in the country. He has refused to segragate his children from the children of the masses , which manner is the norm among other traditional rulers , politicians and elites of today. His children also mix with other children in the community, either children of the rich or poor in their day to day activities, unlike other elites who cut-off any sort of relationship between their children and childrens of the have-nots as they attend separate schools right from nursery up to secondary schools and higher institution, and presently even the type of employment they occupy.
Dr Bayero's sense of judgement with justice and equity has led so many people to go before him to solve their disputes. He listens and attends to their complaints where cases that would have spent years in courts could be solved within minutes.
Education, especially building of Islamic schools, are his major priorities and he also donates huge amounts of money to build such schools within and outside Kano. As indication of his great concern for religous knowledge, the great Emir needs no long notices to attend any occasion for an Islamiyya or Islamic secondary school. His conern and intrest for education is motivating the youths of Kano to seek for knowledge especially those in Islamic schools as they look forward to the day they will graduate and have the honour of coming face to face with His Highness to receive their certificates.
As Nigeria's Heads of State testify Ado Bayero is among a few royal and religious leaders that have never requested , asked or begged for any favour for themselves while in office. This shows that Ado Bayero is not the type that uses his office to beg , solicit or ask for personal favours.
We pray that may His Highness Alhaji(Dr) Ado Bayero have more years for Kano to continue to delevope. May Allah give him more strength in faith and health. Ran Takawa, San Kano , ya dade.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
08038222575
Charisma, dignity, elegance and honour had centralised the reign of Alhaji ( Dr) Ado Bayero which proved the way for him to be a colussus, added to his regalia and splendour, have won him acclaim and dignity to the language, costumes and other customs of Hausa and Fulani people of Kano.
The traditional institution has personified into Ado Bayero and made him a shining star among holders of office in the traditional institution. No royal father within Nigeria and her neighbours commands the respect that the Emir of Kano does over his subjects.His vast experience in leadership has helped Kano to be a centre of remarkable achievements in development, rising from defunct Northern Region to full -fleged state and sprouted from antique trans-sahara route to a momentous commercial, and industrial centre in Africa, and of course , all kind of international businesses.
The concern of the masses is his central view since his youthful days. He was identified as a helper, supporter and defender of the masses which issue has led the authorities of that time to brand him as " a radical " and in their opinion he was too close to the masses to serve the intrest of the establishment. He used his position as the Chief of the Northern Authority Police (Wakilin Doka) in an era when abuse of human rights was at it's peak in Nigeria to protect the poor, oppressed, suppressed and downtrodden from abuse of powers by politicians, goverment functionaries, members of the Raoal court, the alkalai and the Native Authority Constabulary.
There are so many narrations of how he saved innocent poor souls from notoriously reckless abuse of power , such as the case of a man brought from Ringim Town (now in Jigawa state) to Kano whose offence was that he pinned a NEPU badge on his chest. Ado Bayero asked the arresting officer if NEPU was not a registered political party? The officer said it was, and he ordered the officer to release the man. So also the narration of a man from Jahun (now also in Jigawa state)who was arrested and brought to Kano on the accusation of abusing the Sardauna of Sokoto. Ado Bayero asked the man who brought the arrested person if he was the Sardauna? The man said no. He then ordered the release of the detainee. Another man was said to have abused the Emir of Kano. He told the arresting officer that the Emir was his father and as the Emir's son , he had decided to forgive the man. The courageous activities of Ado Bayero to reduce the oppression against the poor led the Northern People's Congress (NPC) to accuse him of being a secret member of the Northern Element Proggressive Union (NEPU) which had been formed by the late Mallam Aminu Kano in a bold effort to mobilise the masses and check the abuses of the citizen's right. They silently removed him as Wakilin Doka and appointed him as Nigeria'a Ambassador to Senegal.
Tolerance, patience, and ability to accomodate have earned Ado Bayero a unique respect and honour from all Nigerians and citizens of neibouring countries. Regardless of the part of the country one comes from the South-West, South-South, South -East or other parts of Northern Nigeria- he will find Kano to be a second home. And no tribe or people from other parts of the country have ever accused him of partisanship in molesting or maltreating them. So also from religoius point of view , non -Muslims have never complained that the Emir has, in anyway, used his position to harass or deny them their freedom of worship. Even among the Muslims no sect or group will accuse him of having a sinister agenda to persecute their members for his, or other sect's intrest. These qualities endear him to all in love , respect , understanding and total acceptability to his royal leadership and service. Uniqueness of his leadership style has made Kano to be home to many Nigerians, Africans, Asians and Europeans as there are equal oppurtunities for all , irrespective of where you come from, your tribe, religion, social status and political affiliation. The people of Kano have learnt from him the importance of respecting and honouring guests, and this has led Kano to be Nigeria's League of Nations where there is equality and oppurtunity for all.
As a Prince Ado Bayero was an exception among their Royal Highness - Kano Princes - of those days. He was simple, humble and law abiding. When he was a student of Kano Middle School (now Rumfa College) as other Princes from Royal Families of Kano were reported to have been sent special meals from the home throughout their stay at the Middle School, but Ado Bayero shunned that luxury and stuck to the meals provided by the school. It was reported that he once said " a student was a student , prince or no prince". Some Princes were also reported to have been flouting school regulations continously, which offence led them to have brushes with the school authority. On his part, Ado Bayero obeyed school regulations, served his seniors and even washed plates used by them. He actively participated in all school works like sweeping lanes and dormitories, and other activities to maintain cleaniness in the school.
Another distinct quality of Ado Bayero is that all hius children do attend public schools right from the primary up to the secondary school and higher institutions in the country. He has refused to segragate his children from the children of the masses , which manner is the norm among other traditional rulers , politicians and elites of today. His children also mix with other children in the community, either children of the rich or poor in their day to day activities, unlike other elites who cut-off any sort of relationship between their children and childrens of the have-nots as they attend separate schools right from nursery up to secondary schools and higher institution, and presently even the type of employment they occupy.
Dr Bayero's sense of judgement with justice and equity has led so many people to go before him to solve their disputes. He listens and attends to their complaints where cases that would have spent years in courts could be solved within minutes.
Education, especially building of Islamic schools, are his major priorities and he also donates huge amounts of money to build such schools within and outside Kano. As indication of his great concern for religous knowledge, the great Emir needs no long notices to attend any occasion for an Islamiyya or Islamic secondary school. His conern and intrest for education is motivating the youths of Kano to seek for knowledge especially those in Islamic schools as they look forward to the day they will graduate and have the honour of coming face to face with His Highness to receive their certificates.
As Nigeria's Heads of State testify Ado Bayero is among a few royal and religious leaders that have never requested , asked or begged for any favour for themselves while in office. This shows that Ado Bayero is not the type that uses his office to beg , solicit or ask for personal favours.
We pray that may His Highness Alhaji(Dr) Ado Bayero have more years for Kano to continue to delevope. May Allah give him more strength in faith and health. Ran Takawa, San Kano , ya dade.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
08038222575
Wednesday 15 October 2008
FRSC at 20: The Challenges Ahead
FRSC at 20: The Challenges Ahead
This year the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) turns 20 years with it's creation. The commission came into existance in 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida , with the aim of regulating the traffic laws on our roads, observe and advise authorities the conditions or worthiness of our roads. They also sanitise the public on importance of abiding by road ethics and regulations.
FRSC claimed that it had been doing alot in the area of sanitising the public on the road safety eventhough it do encounter alot of problems especially from impatient and sturbborn road users including the non-implementation of it's suggestions on conditions of our roads.Road accidents is among the leading disasters that kills human beings , it is the 9th killer as 1.2 million people lost their lives world wide every year with another 50 million or more sustaining various degrees of injuries from road accidents. Annalyst are of the view that if the issue is not tackled adequetly by the year 2020 road accidents can become the 3rd killer of human race world wide. There's hardly no Nigerian Family that road accident had not affected either directly or indirectly. Atleast every Nigerian family had either lost a loved one in road accident , or injured or escaped death by the whiskers in an accident . The question to ask is why is accidents still increasing eventhough FRSC has always double it's effort to curb the menace.Eventhough the condition of our roads are not in proper condition , road worthiness should not be entirely blamed on nature of our road accidents. Reckless driving , overspeading and overloading are among the factors increasing accidents on our roads . And another major factor that increases accidents are the ineffectivesness and willingness by authorities to enforce compliance of rules governing the conduct of our roads in our country.
When will we stop folding our hands and continue to allow road accidents to continue killing our people because of lack of willingness to enforce rules and regulations on our roads? Or are we going to keep watching some "suicide drivers" just because they can drive , to keep on threathing our lives and properties? And when are we going to be firm and decisive on traffic offenders , who after killing or maiming due to recklessness, careless and impatient driving hide behind destiny to get off the hook?
The most dangerous among road users on our roads are drivers of long vehicles , lorries , buses, cars and okada. Due to the nature of their driving it is hardly that one will not see damaged vehicles after accidents have occured especially on our highways.The situation of our roads , in sober or drunk driving and overloading is so bad that it happen that when one will travel , one can't be sure of safe journey due to the recklessness od drivers on our roads.
Among the factors that had become impediments to the functions of FRSC is the lack of the will to enforce the conduct of loading of passengers as it relates to commercial vehicles, that operates within town or those operating on the outskirts and highways. It is now a norm for commercial vehicles to overload and seems to have been accepted as a normal norm. All commercial vehicles from cars to buses do compacted people like sardines, where a car that is made to carry only five passengers including the driver will be compacted with eight or nine passengers. They will load four to five people in the back seat instead of the ideal three. In the front where the driver and a passenger will sit they will put additional one or two passengers excluding the driver. They even load passengers in their "boots" !, same applied with buses where every available space is filled up to capacity with goods and people. On the part of trucks and lorries the story is the same with overloading of goods, and on the far top will be jammed with passengers and animals together.If FRSC are serious in enforcing road rules and regulations, they must enforce all rules irrespective of the flimsy excuses such drivers and their unions cook up to justify their overloading and other indecent habits which has most of the time been the source of accidents on our roads. The commission must have the willingness to punish all offenders according to the rule without fear or favour. Whenever an accident occur they should make sure they investigate both the remote and underlying causes and those found guilty should be punished accordingly . FRSC should ensure that after serving their punishments, their driving license should be seized or revoked in case of ambiguity the commission should seek for amendments and new powers, where ther are short comings in the law governing road ethics and conduct so as to enable it function effectively.
The society also have a special role to play in bringing sanity on our roads, especially the religious leaders who should enlighten people on the importance of seeking compesation to those that have lost their loved ones or those that sustained injuries in accidents due to recklessness of drivers. In most part of the country the acceptable norm is for families to forvige or refuse to seek compesation when one of theirs lost his/her life due to reckless driving. They should be enlighten on the importance of seeking redress and compesation on behalf of their loved ones . Passengers should also protest and stop keeping mum when a reckless " suicide driver" is attempting to terminate their lives and also report such persons to the appropriate authorities.
FRSC should tighten it's belt in saving the lives and properties of innocent citizens from the devilish and unwholesome activities of reckless and overzealous drivers.The FRSC need all the neccessary back up or support from lLocal and State goverments, and organisations to enable it perform it's duty efficiently.
All patrotic citizens should assist FRSC in bringing to and end or to drastically reduce the number of widows, orphans and disabled e.t.c in our country just because of activities of some reckless suiciders who happens to be driving on our roads. Yoursfaithfully Shehu Mustapha Chajishehuchaji@yahoo.com
This year the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) turns 20 years with it's creation. The commission came into existance in 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida , with the aim of regulating the traffic laws on our roads, observe and advise authorities the conditions or worthiness of our roads. They also sanitise the public on importance of abiding by road ethics and regulations.
FRSC claimed that it had been doing alot in the area of sanitising the public on the road safety eventhough it do encounter alot of problems especially from impatient and sturbborn road users including the non-implementation of it's suggestions on conditions of our roads.Road accidents is among the leading disasters that kills human beings , it is the 9th killer as 1.2 million people lost their lives world wide every year with another 50 million or more sustaining various degrees of injuries from road accidents. Annalyst are of the view that if the issue is not tackled adequetly by the year 2020 road accidents can become the 3rd killer of human race world wide. There's hardly no Nigerian Family that road accident had not affected either directly or indirectly. Atleast every Nigerian family had either lost a loved one in road accident , or injured or escaped death by the whiskers in an accident . The question to ask is why is accidents still increasing eventhough FRSC has always double it's effort to curb the menace.Eventhough the condition of our roads are not in proper condition , road worthiness should not be entirely blamed on nature of our road accidents. Reckless driving , overspeading and overloading are among the factors increasing accidents on our roads . And another major factor that increases accidents are the ineffectivesness and willingness by authorities to enforce compliance of rules governing the conduct of our roads in our country.
When will we stop folding our hands and continue to allow road accidents to continue killing our people because of lack of willingness to enforce rules and regulations on our roads? Or are we going to keep watching some "suicide drivers" just because they can drive , to keep on threathing our lives and properties? And when are we going to be firm and decisive on traffic offenders , who after killing or maiming due to recklessness, careless and impatient driving hide behind destiny to get off the hook?
The most dangerous among road users on our roads are drivers of long vehicles , lorries , buses, cars and okada. Due to the nature of their driving it is hardly that one will not see damaged vehicles after accidents have occured especially on our highways.The situation of our roads , in sober or drunk driving and overloading is so bad that it happen that when one will travel , one can't be sure of safe journey due to the recklessness od drivers on our roads.
Among the factors that had become impediments to the functions of FRSC is the lack of the will to enforce the conduct of loading of passengers as it relates to commercial vehicles, that operates within town or those operating on the outskirts and highways. It is now a norm for commercial vehicles to overload and seems to have been accepted as a normal norm. All commercial vehicles from cars to buses do compacted people like sardines, where a car that is made to carry only five passengers including the driver will be compacted with eight or nine passengers. They will load four to five people in the back seat instead of the ideal three. In the front where the driver and a passenger will sit they will put additional one or two passengers excluding the driver. They even load passengers in their "boots" !, same applied with buses where every available space is filled up to capacity with goods and people. On the part of trucks and lorries the story is the same with overloading of goods, and on the far top will be jammed with passengers and animals together.If FRSC are serious in enforcing road rules and regulations, they must enforce all rules irrespective of the flimsy excuses such drivers and their unions cook up to justify their overloading and other indecent habits which has most of the time been the source of accidents on our roads. The commission must have the willingness to punish all offenders according to the rule without fear or favour. Whenever an accident occur they should make sure they investigate both the remote and underlying causes and those found guilty should be punished accordingly . FRSC should ensure that after serving their punishments, their driving license should be seized or revoked in case of ambiguity the commission should seek for amendments and new powers, where ther are short comings in the law governing road ethics and conduct so as to enable it function effectively.
The society also have a special role to play in bringing sanity on our roads, especially the religious leaders who should enlighten people on the importance of seeking compesation to those that have lost their loved ones or those that sustained injuries in accidents due to recklessness of drivers. In most part of the country the acceptable norm is for families to forvige or refuse to seek compesation when one of theirs lost his/her life due to reckless driving. They should be enlighten on the importance of seeking redress and compesation on behalf of their loved ones . Passengers should also protest and stop keeping mum when a reckless " suicide driver" is attempting to terminate their lives and also report such persons to the appropriate authorities.
FRSC should tighten it's belt in saving the lives and properties of innocent citizens from the devilish and unwholesome activities of reckless and overzealous drivers.The FRSC need all the neccessary back up or support from lLocal and State goverments, and organisations to enable it perform it's duty efficiently.
All patrotic citizens should assist FRSC in bringing to and end or to drastically reduce the number of widows, orphans and disabled e.t.c in our country just because of activities of some reckless suiciders who happens to be driving on our roads. Yoursfaithfully Shehu Mustapha Chajishehuchaji@yahoo.com
Monday 6 October 2008
Shekarau : Don't answer their call if, and only if ...
Malam Ibrahim Shekarau the only two term Executive Governor of Kano State , is a Man that is use to swim against tides. When he first emerge on the political scene before the 2003 elections, many political pundits listed him among the unserious contenders and suprisely he emerged victorious. So also during the 2007 elections against all odds breaking the traditional norm of not having second term in Kano Goverment House, Governor Shekarau broke the jinx ! And recently his supporters are calling on him to seek for the office of President of Nigeria in 2011. Constitutionally , Governor Shekarau is entitle to seek for office of President of Federal Republic of Nigeria , and like all Kanawas i will also look forward to the day a son of the soil will become a democratically elected President of Nigeria as no one from Kano state have the priveledge of been elected as President of Nigeria. And if Shekarau answered the call, will he emerge victorious in a venture so many Kanawas have attempted and failed?Prominent among them are Mallam Aminu Kano , Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule (Dan Masanin Kano) , Alhaji Bashir Usman Tofa and Alhaji Abubakar Rimi.
The call on Shekarau to contest for presidency come 2011 is getting louder and louder by the day , and he has neither answer nor said what are his intentions after leaving Kano Goverment House in 2011. Before the call snowball to a national dimension , Shekarau should as a matter of urgency study the possibilities or otherwise of the call and take appropriate position.
Already many political commentators have various views as to why Governor Ibrahim Shekarau might dive into the political terrain to seek for Nigeria's presidency in 2011. Some are of the view that as his party ANPP is the biggest opposition party in Nigeria , he may be the party's presidential aspirant so as to enable President Umaru Musa Yar'adua have a smooth coast to victory in 2011 elections, no matter how the election will be conducted Shekarau will accept the result in good faith and will be willing to board the goverment of national unity after the elections. While some are of the view that Governor Ibrahim Shekarau will be used to finally frustrate General Muhammadu Buhari out of ANPP even if he decides to stay put in the party after the Supreme Court delivers it's judgement . As Shekarau a loyal and law abiding party member may have upper hand against other contenders like General Muhammadu Buhari if he decides to contest against who are not loyal to party supremacy .
As for me i will sincerely advise Malam Ibrahim Shekarau to study the terrain carefully before sticking his neck in this risky and unpredictable venture of contesting for seat of Nigeria's presidency. Firstly, he should be wise enough like Senator Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura not to contest against President Umaru Yar'adua if he decide to contest for second term. Secondly, he should not contest against Genaral Muhammadu Buhari even if he is not contesting on the platform of ANPP to avoid missing in the presidential aspirants crowd such like former Governor of Sokoto state Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa during the 2007 elections . Thirdly, he should only contest if his financial status improves or when he has solid promises of getting financial support when he is into the race, in an interview he granted last year , Shekarau said he doe'snt even own a house of himself and if he leaves Kano Goverment House he does not have a place to pack into.
But on the otherhand , Governor Shekarau can contest for presidency if the leading opposition parties AC, PPA , DPP e.t.c decided to form alliance with ANPP to defeat PDP with Shekarau as ANPP presidential aspirant . And if also General Muhammadu Buhari , Alhaji Atiku Abibakar , Cheif Uzo Kalu , Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa all decided not to contest for presidency in 2011 and also decided to collectively support , back and campaign for Shekarau , then he can also contest . And finally , if President Umaru Musa Yar'adua advise him to contest wheater under the platform of PDP if he is not contesting again or on the platform of ANPP or any other party, he should'nt even hesitate , he can go ahead and contest for presidency in 2011.
Governor Ibrahim Shekarau should resist the temptation for contesting for presidency just for the sake of contesting or overwhelmed by his previous accomplishments of dislodging a sitting governor Alhaji Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso though he did not have the financial capability for such venture and against all expectations breaking the jinx of not having second term in Kano State. Nigeria's presidency is a serious venture which all beneficiaries had the backing and blessings of incumbents and various groups of power elites. With so many hawks hovering around the presidency it is not advisable for starters like Governor Shekarau to venture into such murky waters.
The concern of Governor Ibrahim Shekarau should be centred on how his loyalist should take over from him as the opposition party in Kano state PDP led by heavy weight politicians like Alhaji Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na'abba , Alhaji Usman Sule Ruruwai , Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little , Alhaji Garba Ahmed and supporters of General Muhammadu Buhari led by Alhaji Haruna Ahmadu Zago will all put all effort to have one of their own as next governor of Kano state. What happen in Sokoto state during 2007 election can re-curr in Kano state if Shekarau like Bafarawa went in search of the presidency but ended up loosing both.
The senate would have been more suitable for Shekarau in 2011 if he has become less ambitious , but even the senate will be a risky venture as the present senator representing Kano central , Shekarau's senatorial zone , Senator Muhammad Bello can only stepdown for Shekarau if he annointed him as his successor.
May be most of those calling on Governor Ibrahim Shekarau to contest for Nigeria's presidency are of the thought that if he answer their call he will throw open the gate of Kano tresury for them to have their fill as some former state governors did during the 2007 elections used their state resources to seek for Nigeria's presidency and are now today either in the custody of EFCC or playing hide and seek with anti-corruption agencies .2011 is a bid far away from now which gives Governor Shekarau much time to fully study such calls as to either accept the call or reject them. It either of the two da mugun rawa gwamma kin tashi and da rashin tayi akan bar araha !
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
The call on Shekarau to contest for presidency come 2011 is getting louder and louder by the day , and he has neither answer nor said what are his intentions after leaving Kano Goverment House in 2011. Before the call snowball to a national dimension , Shekarau should as a matter of urgency study the possibilities or otherwise of the call and take appropriate position.
Already many political commentators have various views as to why Governor Ibrahim Shekarau might dive into the political terrain to seek for Nigeria's presidency in 2011. Some are of the view that as his party ANPP is the biggest opposition party in Nigeria , he may be the party's presidential aspirant so as to enable President Umaru Musa Yar'adua have a smooth coast to victory in 2011 elections, no matter how the election will be conducted Shekarau will accept the result in good faith and will be willing to board the goverment of national unity after the elections. While some are of the view that Governor Ibrahim Shekarau will be used to finally frustrate General Muhammadu Buhari out of ANPP even if he decides to stay put in the party after the Supreme Court delivers it's judgement . As Shekarau a loyal and law abiding party member may have upper hand against other contenders like General Muhammadu Buhari if he decides to contest against who are not loyal to party supremacy .
As for me i will sincerely advise Malam Ibrahim Shekarau to study the terrain carefully before sticking his neck in this risky and unpredictable venture of contesting for seat of Nigeria's presidency. Firstly, he should be wise enough like Senator Ahmed Sani Yariman Bakura not to contest against President Umaru Yar'adua if he decide to contest for second term. Secondly, he should not contest against Genaral Muhammadu Buhari even if he is not contesting on the platform of ANPP to avoid missing in the presidential aspirants crowd such like former Governor of Sokoto state Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa during the 2007 elections . Thirdly, he should only contest if his financial status improves or when he has solid promises of getting financial support when he is into the race, in an interview he granted last year , Shekarau said he doe'snt even own a house of himself and if he leaves Kano Goverment House he does not have a place to pack into.
But on the otherhand , Governor Shekarau can contest for presidency if the leading opposition parties AC, PPA , DPP e.t.c decided to form alliance with ANPP to defeat PDP with Shekarau as ANPP presidential aspirant . And if also General Muhammadu Buhari , Alhaji Atiku Abibakar , Cheif Uzo Kalu , Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa all decided not to contest for presidency in 2011 and also decided to collectively support , back and campaign for Shekarau , then he can also contest . And finally , if President Umaru Musa Yar'adua advise him to contest wheater under the platform of PDP if he is not contesting again or on the platform of ANPP or any other party, he should'nt even hesitate , he can go ahead and contest for presidency in 2011.
Governor Ibrahim Shekarau should resist the temptation for contesting for presidency just for the sake of contesting or overwhelmed by his previous accomplishments of dislodging a sitting governor Alhaji Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso though he did not have the financial capability for such venture and against all expectations breaking the jinx of not having second term in Kano State. Nigeria's presidency is a serious venture which all beneficiaries had the backing and blessings of incumbents and various groups of power elites. With so many hawks hovering around the presidency it is not advisable for starters like Governor Shekarau to venture into such murky waters.
The concern of Governor Ibrahim Shekarau should be centred on how his loyalist should take over from him as the opposition party in Kano state PDP led by heavy weight politicians like Alhaji Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, Alhaji Ghali Umar Na'abba , Alhaji Usman Sule Ruruwai , Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little , Alhaji Garba Ahmed and supporters of General Muhammadu Buhari led by Alhaji Haruna Ahmadu Zago will all put all effort to have one of their own as next governor of Kano state. What happen in Sokoto state during 2007 election can re-curr in Kano state if Shekarau like Bafarawa went in search of the presidency but ended up loosing both.
The senate would have been more suitable for Shekarau in 2011 if he has become less ambitious , but even the senate will be a risky venture as the present senator representing Kano central , Shekarau's senatorial zone , Senator Muhammad Bello can only stepdown for Shekarau if he annointed him as his successor.
May be most of those calling on Governor Ibrahim Shekarau to contest for Nigeria's presidency are of the thought that if he answer their call he will throw open the gate of Kano tresury for them to have their fill as some former state governors did during the 2007 elections used their state resources to seek for Nigeria's presidency and are now today either in the custody of EFCC or playing hide and seek with anti-corruption agencies .2011 is a bid far away from now which gives Governor Shekarau much time to fully study such calls as to either accept the call or reject them. It either of the two da mugun rawa gwamma kin tashi and da rashin tayi akan bar araha !
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Friday 12 September 2008
Shekarau: When will I collect my Jeep?
Precisely on Wednesday, August 27, 2008, Daily Trust featured the news “Shekarau buys N.5bn Jeeps for Monarchs”. This kind of gesture to the traditional rulers sparks off debate on whether they deserved the state of the art vehicles or not. The beneficiaries include 14 members of Kano Emirate Council and 39 district heads. Whichever angle one view the “gifts”, this piece is self centred and not about the legality or otherwise of the “Dividends of democracy” which the beneficiaries enjoyed.
If one could recall, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau when sworn in as governor of Kano state in 2003 ., stated that his role model for governance will be in line with Khalifah Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (r.a) the second Caliph of Islam. There are so many narrations that shows during his rule, state resources were shared equally, including his own share which is no more or less than what ordinary member of the Ummah will get as his own share.
Based on such narrations which are numerous, the administration of Khalifah Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) centres on equal distribution of state resources and which my governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau took as his model will not distribute only 53 brand new Jeeps to a selected few among the people of about 10 million Kanawas, as a member am asking Shekarau, when will I collect my Jeep? As I have said earlier am not in support or against the Jeeps given to the traditional rulers. I have high respect and regard to the traditional institution, which as the governor acknowledged their influence in area of maintenance of security, peace and communal cohension. They deserved more than a private jets not even jeeps if one view the responsibility they are shouldering for the society.
Your Excellency Sir, if those criticizing your kind gesture to the traditional rulers or those in support of the gesture are busy debating whether they deserved the Jeeps or not , On my part as they occupied with the debate , am raising up my pen to demand for my own Jeep in line with the tradition of the Ummah during the reign of Khalifah Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) when state resources where distributed equally . Luckily for me, you took him as your role model. Also Sir, I prefer the Jeep to be “tear leather” not tokumbo or fairly used, green in colour with all sophisticated gadget befitting such a state of the art vehicle.
As a bonafide indigene of Kano state, if millions of Kanawas are silent in demanding for their own Jeeps either out of shyness or cowardice, am demanding for mine in line with traditions of the great Sahabahs of Islam. My governor, Shekarau had chosen Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) as his role model in deeds and governance, which will make my case to be simple and am sure he is Man of his words, and surely will respond to my demand as a law abiding indigene of Kano state.
Selfishness and greed are not the motivating factor for my demand of Jeep from Shekarau rather to fulfill my obligation as a Muslim and indigene of Kano state where Sharia is applied in governance of the state and in line with traditions of the Sahabah to demand what is due to me.
My eagerness for the Jeep is enormous as I have already enroll in a driving school to learn how to drive such an exotic car as I cannot afford to employ a driver. And I have already contacted a neighbour of mine on how I can obtain a driving license and a special plate number, and another to lend me his garage to be parking my Jeep for safe keeping as I will take care of it as my new bride as they cost more than half of all the entire salaries of government employed worker of Kano state for a month, why wouldn’t I go extra mile to protect my jeep from armed robbers and car snatchers?
If out of cowardice or shyness critics and supporters fails to demand for theirs, I say no one should complain or criticize me for demanding for my own Jeep. Some will complain that am not a monarch and therefore I do not deserve a Jeep from Shekarau. Other lazy armchair critics will criticize me as seeking for a favour, a bribe or even want to be brought over by the Shekarau administration. They should all mind their own business in either supporting and praising the good works of people’s governor or continue criticizing the governor for not judiciously utilizing the billions of naira the state is earning for development. I will also advise them to speak up and demand for their own Jeeps and together we will all cruise and turn Kano state to a land of Jeeps and exotic cars.
My Jeep is my Jeep, therefore those that fails to demand for theirs should not dare ask me for a lift, and if they are not happy with my attitude, go and demand for yours.
Some might even accused me of not been realistic, to them I will say its none of my business as governor Shekarau knows what he was talking about when he promise to follow the foot steps of Khalifah Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (r.a). And for those that will quote sections of the Nigerian Constitution to block my chance of collecting my Jeep, to them I will also say the Constitution did not burden my governor with distribution of Jeeps to traditional rulers.
The Sharia Law governing Kano state and Nigerian Constitution gave all equal opportunities, even though elected officials and public office holders enjoyed special remuneration which is backed by the Constitution. But whatever the reasons for Shekarau to afford such a kind gesture to the Monarchs, all Kanawas are equally important to enjoy such a kind gesture to testify that they have also experience what is known as dividends of democracy.
To critics, my governor have achieved more than enough in all sectors of growth and development. There is clean drinking water, hospitals that distribute free drugs, employment for young and old, well equipped schools and teachers well paid e.t.c there’s more than enough and the government can now spend hundreds of millions to buy Jeeps for its Monarch. The task of governance is enormous and the governor might think that you are all contented with “A Daidaita Sahu” buses and tricycles for your transportation and you may not need Jeeps for your easier movements to conduct your day to day affairs.
As for supporters of the state government in its great stride of bringing about change and development that has never happened in history of Kano state , are also contented and would not mind out of loyalty, sacrifice and dedication even if they do not own tokumbo cars and motorcycles , they do not need the Jeeps. They prefer to continue to be transported in overloaded taxis, old buses, dare devil Achabas or even trek, for them things are moving in order.
But as for me, am looking forward to collect my Jeep as my governor is a man of his words and he led by example. With this , am looking forward to when my demand will be considered and I hope by this every indigene of Kano state will not start demanding for his/her Jeep as the waiting will be too long to meet the supply of demands by manufactures of Jeeps to every indigene of Kano state.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com ‘
If one could recall, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau when sworn in as governor of Kano state in 2003 ., stated that his role model for governance will be in line with Khalifah Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (r.a) the second Caliph of Islam. There are so many narrations that shows during his rule, state resources were shared equally, including his own share which is no more or less than what ordinary member of the Ummah will get as his own share.
Based on such narrations which are numerous, the administration of Khalifah Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) centres on equal distribution of state resources and which my governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau took as his model will not distribute only 53 brand new Jeeps to a selected few among the people of about 10 million Kanawas, as a member am asking Shekarau, when will I collect my Jeep? As I have said earlier am not in support or against the Jeeps given to the traditional rulers. I have high respect and regard to the traditional institution, which as the governor acknowledged their influence in area of maintenance of security, peace and communal cohension. They deserved more than a private jets not even jeeps if one view the responsibility they are shouldering for the society.
Your Excellency Sir, if those criticizing your kind gesture to the traditional rulers or those in support of the gesture are busy debating whether they deserved the Jeeps or not , On my part as they occupied with the debate , am raising up my pen to demand for my own Jeep in line with the tradition of the Ummah during the reign of Khalifah Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) when state resources where distributed equally . Luckily for me, you took him as your role model. Also Sir, I prefer the Jeep to be “tear leather” not tokumbo or fairly used, green in colour with all sophisticated gadget befitting such a state of the art vehicle.
As a bonafide indigene of Kano state, if millions of Kanawas are silent in demanding for their own Jeeps either out of shyness or cowardice, am demanding for mine in line with traditions of the great Sahabahs of Islam. My governor, Shekarau had chosen Umar Al-Khattab (r.a) as his role model in deeds and governance, which will make my case to be simple and am sure he is Man of his words, and surely will respond to my demand as a law abiding indigene of Kano state.
Selfishness and greed are not the motivating factor for my demand of Jeep from Shekarau rather to fulfill my obligation as a Muslim and indigene of Kano state where Sharia is applied in governance of the state and in line with traditions of the Sahabah to demand what is due to me.
My eagerness for the Jeep is enormous as I have already enroll in a driving school to learn how to drive such an exotic car as I cannot afford to employ a driver. And I have already contacted a neighbour of mine on how I can obtain a driving license and a special plate number, and another to lend me his garage to be parking my Jeep for safe keeping as I will take care of it as my new bride as they cost more than half of all the entire salaries of government employed worker of Kano state for a month, why wouldn’t I go extra mile to protect my jeep from armed robbers and car snatchers?
If out of cowardice or shyness critics and supporters fails to demand for theirs, I say no one should complain or criticize me for demanding for my own Jeep. Some will complain that am not a monarch and therefore I do not deserve a Jeep from Shekarau. Other lazy armchair critics will criticize me as seeking for a favour, a bribe or even want to be brought over by the Shekarau administration. They should all mind their own business in either supporting and praising the good works of people’s governor or continue criticizing the governor for not judiciously utilizing the billions of naira the state is earning for development. I will also advise them to speak up and demand for their own Jeeps and together we will all cruise and turn Kano state to a land of Jeeps and exotic cars.
My Jeep is my Jeep, therefore those that fails to demand for theirs should not dare ask me for a lift, and if they are not happy with my attitude, go and demand for yours.
Some might even accused me of not been realistic, to them I will say its none of my business as governor Shekarau knows what he was talking about when he promise to follow the foot steps of Khalifah Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (r.a). And for those that will quote sections of the Nigerian Constitution to block my chance of collecting my Jeep, to them I will also say the Constitution did not burden my governor with distribution of Jeeps to traditional rulers.
The Sharia Law governing Kano state and Nigerian Constitution gave all equal opportunities, even though elected officials and public office holders enjoyed special remuneration which is backed by the Constitution. But whatever the reasons for Shekarau to afford such a kind gesture to the Monarchs, all Kanawas are equally important to enjoy such a kind gesture to testify that they have also experience what is known as dividends of democracy.
To critics, my governor have achieved more than enough in all sectors of growth and development. There is clean drinking water, hospitals that distribute free drugs, employment for young and old, well equipped schools and teachers well paid e.t.c there’s more than enough and the government can now spend hundreds of millions to buy Jeeps for its Monarch. The task of governance is enormous and the governor might think that you are all contented with “A Daidaita Sahu” buses and tricycles for your transportation and you may not need Jeeps for your easier movements to conduct your day to day affairs.
As for supporters of the state government in its great stride of bringing about change and development that has never happened in history of Kano state , are also contented and would not mind out of loyalty, sacrifice and dedication even if they do not own tokumbo cars and motorcycles , they do not need the Jeeps. They prefer to continue to be transported in overloaded taxis, old buses, dare devil Achabas or even trek, for them things are moving in order.
But as for me, am looking forward to collect my Jeep as my governor is a man of his words and he led by example. With this , am looking forward to when my demand will be considered and I hope by this every indigene of Kano state will not start demanding for his/her Jeep as the waiting will be too long to meet the supply of demands by manufactures of Jeeps to every indigene of Kano state.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com ‘
Saturday 6 September 2008
General Buhari and Tenure Elongation
Results of 2007 elections are still being contested in the courts and have led some elections to be upheld and annulled. The final verdict with regard to the presidential election is still awaited from the Supreme Court, which will either affirm or annul the election said to be won by President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Courts have so far annulled many elections especially those of PDP governors in states like Kogi, Adamawa, Sokoto, Bayelsa and Cross River , still in the re-run elections PDP governors were returned with even lager wining margins. These governors have indirectly enjoyed tenure elongation for more than a year.
General Muhammadu Buhari the presidential candidate of opposition ANPP in 2007 is at the centre of storm since the day INEC declared Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua as the winner of 2007 presidential election. Buhari, like other Nigerians, local and international observers, condemned the elections as flawed. As Usual Buhari headed to the courts to challenge the election of Yar’adua. Many Nigerians, myself inclusive, supported the idea that the courts should determine Yar’adua’s legitimacy even as traditional rulers, some Ulama’s and later his party demanded Buhari to accept Yar’adua’s election in the general interest of the North and Nigeria .
It’s now more than 15 months that President Yar’adua is occupying Aso Rock and the supreme court have not yet delivered it’s judgment on 2007 presidential election. The judgment is either of the two, to affirm or annul the election. With present realities on ground President Yar’adua will hope and pray that his election be annulled, so that as the norm of ruling PDP he can re-contest, win, and have a fresh mandate of 4 years.
Recent media reports as confirmed by aides to A.C‘s presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, confirmed that there are secret talks going on between him and Yar’adua, and there are rumours going round of the possibility of Atiku Abubakar returning to PDP. With such development and with the typical Nigerian situation sooner or later the Atiku camp may withdraw its case from the Supreme Court and decamp back to PDP.
The hard nut to crack is General Muhammadu Buhari.; following his antecedents after the 2003 elections where he logically followed his case to the end at the Supreme Court. This time around from the various media interviews he affirmed his decision of following his case to its logical conclusion in the Supreme Court. As I said earlier, am one of those that had been supporting General Buhari right from when he joined politics and even propagated that he should pursue his case right to the supreme court in the interest of the masses and democracy in Nigeria. But my fears these days are many especially if the Supreme Court does annul Yar’adua’s election. Also if the apex court finally legitimizes Yar’adua’s election, what will be the fate of Buhari and his supporters in the 2011 elections?
Let’s assume that the Supreme Court annuls Yar’adua’s election and demand for a re-run. The reality on ground is whether General Buhari is ready and capable to win such election? As a start he doesn’t even have a vice presidential candidate as he and Chief Ume Ezeoke who double’s as ANPP chairman and Buhari running mate are at each others throat and by implication Buhari does not have the party’s backing. All ANPP governors excluding Alhaji Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi of Zamfara state are not in good terms with and not in support of Buhari. Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno state had clearly stated that he would support Yar’adua in a re-run election, Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano state has a deep animosity with Buhari and he is now concerned with how he can be ANPP presidential candidate for 2011 elections . As for Governors Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state and Mamman Ali of Yobe state even though they have not clearly stated their relationship with Buhari, but they are in support of the position of their party which accepts to be part of the government of national unity.
In such a scenario how can Buhari win a re-run election with a divided house while he has accused most of ANPP leaders and elders as merchants of PDP. Even if he wins the re-run election how can he contend with PDP controlling more than two/third of States and the National Assembly with its leadership?
In the event that Supreme Court affirm Yar’adua’s election, what will be the fate of Buhari in ANPP? Will he still contest for presidential election in 2011? And if he does will other presidential aspirants step down for him? In case they do, how sure is he that what occurred in 2003 and 2007 presidential election will not re-occur?
The ball is in the court of General Buhari to either to either bow to pressure of eminent Northerners and his party to withdraw his case before the Supreme Court and demand for concessions as it has happened in Kenya and about to happen again in Zimbabwe . If not, he should start the process of grooming his own presidential candidate for 2011 within ANPP or any other platform he might decide to use. And if he decides to pursue his case to its logical conclusion in the apex court and the court orders a re-run, it will be the greatest disservice to Nigerians if General Buhari fails to make impact and indirectly add more years to Yar’adua’s government.
Opposition parties and General Buhari in particular seem to be overwhelmed, intimidated and crushed by the PDP forces. Either of the two is the reason why PDP is having a field day , that Nigerians are contented with the way and manner the ruling party is conducting the affairs of the country or the Nigerian people are not satisfied with the qualities of those seeking to take over affairs from PDP forces . Cases in point are how people of Kano , Bauchi and Lagos states affirmed their choices even though PDP controls the apparatus of power.
As for Nigerians their destiny is in their own hands, they either tolerate the excess of ruling PDP or desire for a change. Whenever they are ready as it has happened in so many countries.
If General Buhari wants to make any impact in Nigerian politics in future, he has to look into the achievements recorded by Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Malam Aminu Kano even though they couldn’t rule Nigeria but they left a mark in history through imprints of their ideology on Nigerian politics. Why wouldn’t Buhari consolidate his ideology through grooming his own supporters and followers under his own umbrella?
Nigerians are now indifferent of the outcome of judgment at the Supreme Court as they know the realities on ground will not change the fortunes of ruling PDP. It now left for General Buhari to either accept the reality that if the court decides in his favour, indirectly he has paved the way for tenure elongation to Yar’adua and PDP. Whatever he decides the plan for the future is the most important.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Courts have so far annulled many elections especially those of PDP governors in states like Kogi, Adamawa, Sokoto, Bayelsa and Cross River , still in the re-run elections PDP governors were returned with even lager wining margins. These governors have indirectly enjoyed tenure elongation for more than a year.
General Muhammadu Buhari the presidential candidate of opposition ANPP in 2007 is at the centre of storm since the day INEC declared Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua as the winner of 2007 presidential election. Buhari, like other Nigerians, local and international observers, condemned the elections as flawed. As Usual Buhari headed to the courts to challenge the election of Yar’adua. Many Nigerians, myself inclusive, supported the idea that the courts should determine Yar’adua’s legitimacy even as traditional rulers, some Ulama’s and later his party demanded Buhari to accept Yar’adua’s election in the general interest of the North and Nigeria .
It’s now more than 15 months that President Yar’adua is occupying Aso Rock and the supreme court have not yet delivered it’s judgment on 2007 presidential election. The judgment is either of the two, to affirm or annul the election. With present realities on ground President Yar’adua will hope and pray that his election be annulled, so that as the norm of ruling PDP he can re-contest, win, and have a fresh mandate of 4 years.
Recent media reports as confirmed by aides to A.C‘s presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, confirmed that there are secret talks going on between him and Yar’adua, and there are rumours going round of the possibility of Atiku Abubakar returning to PDP. With such development and with the typical Nigerian situation sooner or later the Atiku camp may withdraw its case from the Supreme Court and decamp back to PDP.
The hard nut to crack is General Muhammadu Buhari.; following his antecedents after the 2003 elections where he logically followed his case to the end at the Supreme Court. This time around from the various media interviews he affirmed his decision of following his case to its logical conclusion in the Supreme Court. As I said earlier, am one of those that had been supporting General Buhari right from when he joined politics and even propagated that he should pursue his case right to the supreme court in the interest of the masses and democracy in Nigeria. But my fears these days are many especially if the Supreme Court does annul Yar’adua’s election. Also if the apex court finally legitimizes Yar’adua’s election, what will be the fate of Buhari and his supporters in the 2011 elections?
Let’s assume that the Supreme Court annuls Yar’adua’s election and demand for a re-run. The reality on ground is whether General Buhari is ready and capable to win such election? As a start he doesn’t even have a vice presidential candidate as he and Chief Ume Ezeoke who double’s as ANPP chairman and Buhari running mate are at each others throat and by implication Buhari does not have the party’s backing. All ANPP governors excluding Alhaji Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi of Zamfara state are not in good terms with and not in support of Buhari. Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno state had clearly stated that he would support Yar’adua in a re-run election, Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano state has a deep animosity with Buhari and he is now concerned with how he can be ANPP presidential candidate for 2011 elections . As for Governors Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state and Mamman Ali of Yobe state even though they have not clearly stated their relationship with Buhari, but they are in support of the position of their party which accepts to be part of the government of national unity.
In such a scenario how can Buhari win a re-run election with a divided house while he has accused most of ANPP leaders and elders as merchants of PDP. Even if he wins the re-run election how can he contend with PDP controlling more than two/third of States and the National Assembly with its leadership?
In the event that Supreme Court affirm Yar’adua’s election, what will be the fate of Buhari in ANPP? Will he still contest for presidential election in 2011? And if he does will other presidential aspirants step down for him? In case they do, how sure is he that what occurred in 2003 and 2007 presidential election will not re-occur?
The ball is in the court of General Buhari to either to either bow to pressure of eminent Northerners and his party to withdraw his case before the Supreme Court and demand for concessions as it has happened in Kenya and about to happen again in Zimbabwe . If not, he should start the process of grooming his own presidential candidate for 2011 within ANPP or any other platform he might decide to use. And if he decides to pursue his case to its logical conclusion in the apex court and the court orders a re-run, it will be the greatest disservice to Nigerians if General Buhari fails to make impact and indirectly add more years to Yar’adua’s government.
Opposition parties and General Buhari in particular seem to be overwhelmed, intimidated and crushed by the PDP forces. Either of the two is the reason why PDP is having a field day , that Nigerians are contented with the way and manner the ruling party is conducting the affairs of the country or the Nigerian people are not satisfied with the qualities of those seeking to take over affairs from PDP forces . Cases in point are how people of Kano , Bauchi and Lagos states affirmed their choices even though PDP controls the apparatus of power.
As for Nigerians their destiny is in their own hands, they either tolerate the excess of ruling PDP or desire for a change. Whenever they are ready as it has happened in so many countries.
If General Buhari wants to make any impact in Nigerian politics in future, he has to look into the achievements recorded by Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Malam Aminu Kano even though they couldn’t rule Nigeria but they left a mark in history through imprints of their ideology on Nigerian politics. Why wouldn’t Buhari consolidate his ideology through grooming his own supporters and followers under his own umbrella?
Nigerians are now indifferent of the outcome of judgment at the Supreme Court as they know the realities on ground will not change the fortunes of ruling PDP. It now left for General Buhari to either accept the reality that if the court decides in his favour, indirectly he has paved the way for tenure elongation to Yar’adua and PDP. Whatever he decides the plan for the future is the most important.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Wednesday 27 August 2008
Nigerians and Dividends of Democracy
Democracy is defined as “rule by the people”. After prolonged military rule in Nigeria and the subsequent return to democratic rule in 1999, the Nigerian people hoped for a life much better than during the military rule.
Fortunately, for democratic rule in Nigeria , political activities on the international scene have favoured- and are still favouring – the major source of income to the government which is oil. Prices of oil have been soaring higher and higher and in return, billions of dollars have been flowing into the government coffers.
Democratic governments and legitimate systems all over the world concerns centre around providing welfare and basic necessities that will make life easier and prepare its citizens for the challenge of nation building. Some countries, even though not endowed with natural resources, have used their initiatives to guarantee that lives of their citizens are at least comfortable and satisfactory.
But with democratic rule in Nigeria from 1999 to date, will the Nigerian people testify to any meaningful change that has brought about any positive change in their lives? Have they reaped any meaningful dividends of democracy? Is their will at the polls true reflection of their leaders and representatives? Are their leaders and representatives performance anything to hail up about? And have they held the trust invested on them sincerely? Answering these questions will help us to annalyse recent reports which show that despite Nigeria ’s plentiful resources and oil wealth, Nigeria is now considered one of the 20 poorest countries in the world, with over 70 per cent of its population classified as poor, with 35 per cent living in absolute poverty. Also reports indicate that 59,000 women die during or soon after childbirth every year, the second highest in the world after India .
Only very few Nigerians could testify that democratic rule from 1999 to date has direct positive impact on their lives. Among the very few are the politicians themselves, their families and cronies, business monguls and, consultants who have connections with politicians, professionals and academics given appointments to hold public offices and those that get tokens as defenders and promoters of politicians and public office holders.
The Nigerian people who don’t have connections with politicians are continuing to live in hardship and uncertain future. Poverty , maternal deaths, unemployment , insecurity, underpayment ,corruption , rigging of elections, lack of electricity, good drinking water and roads e.t.c seem to be their own portion of dividends of democracy .In some cases one notices absolute carelessness about the lives of citizens that work without salaries for several months in places partially or completely sold out by government. Cases of pensioners dieing on delayed payment queues are many.
Dividends of democracy are visible on politicians, public office holders and families and cronies of politicians. Flashy cars , exotic mansions and shopping malls, trip to foreign countries, expensive dresses and ornaments, fat bank accounts, established businesses e.t.c are some of the dividends of democracy that all can testify that those in the shade of governance do enjoy.
Masses are not envying politicians and their cronies for the life of comfort they are enjoying , rather they are demanding for what is supposed to be done to them to at least make life easier for them. They are also still confused as to which type of economic system we are operating as we are underpayed and at the same time the government keeps removing all subsidies that cushion the life of poor Nigerians against harder and brutish way of life.
Politicians have confused Nigerians with the type of economic system government is operating. In all we are aware of, that in all systems, capitalist, socialist, monarchy, theocracy, military e.t.c such governments are dedicated and concerned with providing the necessary mechanism that will afford their citizens a life full of opportunities, as they invest heavily in agriculture, education , health and deal decisively with all issues of corruption.
Been a subservient nation through accepting and implementing policies of foreign countries and their institutions will keep on retarding our development and inflicting more hardship on our people. Such policies have been in use under various names for years but they have not changed the lot of Nigerian people. Our governments have to look inward to formulate economic policies that will tally with our way of life.
Corruption, which is the core impediment to our growth and development, has to be tackled aggressively under a willed and purposeful leadership. Until corruption is fought to a standstill , those politicians that have pillage and plunder treasuries under their trust and are freely moving about enjoying and partying their loot, and even scheming for higher political offices will be emulated by would-be occupiers of elective offices and public office holders.
Nigerian leaders have to work extra hard to win back the confidence of the Nigerian people that democratic governance is all about service to the people not service to themselves. That the real dividends of democracy should be felt by all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion, region political differences and social status through enabling the atmosphere to be condusive such that all can eat three times a day, can obtain employment without having any connections , can be attended to in hospitals and provided with drugs, that salaries are enough and Nigerians can now start having the habit of life saving, that all Nigerians can move freely without fear of criminals e.t.c . Until some of these and others are within reach to the Nigerian people that the real dividends of democracy will be elusive.
President Umaru Musa Yar’adua‘s government should add gear and redouble its efforts in implementing its seven point agenda which in theory centres around the basic necessities of the Nigerian people. As far as he accepts to be the Nigerian President, the Nigerian people will continue to demand for what is supposed to be given to them especially his campaign promises which undertook to place Nigeria among developed economies by the year 2020. And if he err or foot drag, the Nigerian people will not be silent to demand for what is supposed to be done.
The march to the land of dividends of democracy will be long unless and until there are free and fair elections where their votes count and the leadership is willful, firmed , purposeful and dedicated in sincerely and honestly leading the nation to greatness . A nation that corruption is dealt with as capital offence, then only can the Nigerian people truely feel the impact of dividends of democracy.
Yoursfaithfully,
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Fortunately, for democratic rule in Nigeria , political activities on the international scene have favoured- and are still favouring – the major source of income to the government which is oil. Prices of oil have been soaring higher and higher and in return, billions of dollars have been flowing into the government coffers.
Democratic governments and legitimate systems all over the world concerns centre around providing welfare and basic necessities that will make life easier and prepare its citizens for the challenge of nation building. Some countries, even though not endowed with natural resources, have used their initiatives to guarantee that lives of their citizens are at least comfortable and satisfactory.
But with democratic rule in Nigeria from 1999 to date, will the Nigerian people testify to any meaningful change that has brought about any positive change in their lives? Have they reaped any meaningful dividends of democracy? Is their will at the polls true reflection of their leaders and representatives? Are their leaders and representatives performance anything to hail up about? And have they held the trust invested on them sincerely? Answering these questions will help us to annalyse recent reports which show that despite Nigeria ’s plentiful resources and oil wealth, Nigeria is now considered one of the 20 poorest countries in the world, with over 70 per cent of its population classified as poor, with 35 per cent living in absolute poverty. Also reports indicate that 59,000 women die during or soon after childbirth every year, the second highest in the world after India .
Only very few Nigerians could testify that democratic rule from 1999 to date has direct positive impact on their lives. Among the very few are the politicians themselves, their families and cronies, business monguls and, consultants who have connections with politicians, professionals and academics given appointments to hold public offices and those that get tokens as defenders and promoters of politicians and public office holders.
The Nigerian people who don’t have connections with politicians are continuing to live in hardship and uncertain future. Poverty , maternal deaths, unemployment , insecurity, underpayment ,corruption , rigging of elections, lack of electricity, good drinking water and roads e.t.c seem to be their own portion of dividends of democracy .In some cases one notices absolute carelessness about the lives of citizens that work without salaries for several months in places partially or completely sold out by government. Cases of pensioners dieing on delayed payment queues are many.
Dividends of democracy are visible on politicians, public office holders and families and cronies of politicians. Flashy cars , exotic mansions and shopping malls, trip to foreign countries, expensive dresses and ornaments, fat bank accounts, established businesses e.t.c are some of the dividends of democracy that all can testify that those in the shade of governance do enjoy.
Masses are not envying politicians and their cronies for the life of comfort they are enjoying , rather they are demanding for what is supposed to be done to them to at least make life easier for them. They are also still confused as to which type of economic system we are operating as we are underpayed and at the same time the government keeps removing all subsidies that cushion the life of poor Nigerians against harder and brutish way of life.
Politicians have confused Nigerians with the type of economic system government is operating. In all we are aware of, that in all systems, capitalist, socialist, monarchy, theocracy, military e.t.c such governments are dedicated and concerned with providing the necessary mechanism that will afford their citizens a life full of opportunities, as they invest heavily in agriculture, education , health and deal decisively with all issues of corruption.
Been a subservient nation through accepting and implementing policies of foreign countries and their institutions will keep on retarding our development and inflicting more hardship on our people. Such policies have been in use under various names for years but they have not changed the lot of Nigerian people. Our governments have to look inward to formulate economic policies that will tally with our way of life.
Corruption, which is the core impediment to our growth and development, has to be tackled aggressively under a willed and purposeful leadership. Until corruption is fought to a standstill , those politicians that have pillage and plunder treasuries under their trust and are freely moving about enjoying and partying their loot, and even scheming for higher political offices will be emulated by would-be occupiers of elective offices and public office holders.
Nigerian leaders have to work extra hard to win back the confidence of the Nigerian people that democratic governance is all about service to the people not service to themselves. That the real dividends of democracy should be felt by all Nigerians irrespective of tribe, religion, region political differences and social status through enabling the atmosphere to be condusive such that all can eat three times a day, can obtain employment without having any connections , can be attended to in hospitals and provided with drugs, that salaries are enough and Nigerians can now start having the habit of life saving, that all Nigerians can move freely without fear of criminals e.t.c . Until some of these and others are within reach to the Nigerian people that the real dividends of democracy will be elusive.
President Umaru Musa Yar’adua‘s government should add gear and redouble its efforts in implementing its seven point agenda which in theory centres around the basic necessities of the Nigerian people. As far as he accepts to be the Nigerian President, the Nigerian people will continue to demand for what is supposed to be given to them especially his campaign promises which undertook to place Nigeria among developed economies by the year 2020. And if he err or foot drag, the Nigerian people will not be silent to demand for what is supposed to be done.
The march to the land of dividends of democracy will be long unless and until there are free and fair elections where their votes count and the leadership is willful, firmed , purposeful and dedicated in sincerely and honestly leading the nation to greatness . A nation that corruption is dealt with as capital offence, then only can the Nigerian people truely feel the impact of dividends of democracy.
Yoursfaithfully,
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Tuesday 29 July 2008
As the gap between politicians and masses gets wider.
Politics in Nigeria is a serious business a do or die affair as it is the shortest route to riches. With the amount of money given to politicians legally as salaries and allowances excluding the spoils of the office , the politicians have been placed in the legion of millionaires .There is no politician , from councillorship upward , that is not a millionaire!
As for the Nigerian masses , they are getting poorer and poorer by the day. Inflation , unemployment , job insecurity, underpayment and delay in payment of salaries have bugged down the poor masses and denied them the living they are supposed to enjoy in a nation blessed with abundant natural resources.
The gap between politicians and masses is getting wider by the day , even as teachers embark on a national strike to demand for increase of salaries and allowances which the government has refused to implement under flimsy excuses, politicians on the otherhand have cause to smile to their banks as their salaries and allowances have increased in millions.
Even as children of the masses roam the streets as hawkers , petty labourers and beggars as all public schools are closed due to teacher's strike, the children of politicians from Mr. President to Honourable Councillor are in their classrooms in expensive private schools. And if not, between Mr. President, his vice and ministers , leadership and members of the National Assembly , state governors and their commissioners who among them do his children attend public schools and is affected by the present teachers strike? If there is anyone among those listed above, i will willingly surrender myself for ten strokes of cane!
If the Nigerian politicians would have five increases in their salaries and allowances from 1999 to date, how many increases in salaries and allowances have the Nigerian workers got from 1999 to date?(with apology to those not fortunate to be working). Don't they also need increase in their salaries and allowances to curb the menace of inflation? How much is minium wage ? What was the price of bag of rice in 1999 and what is it today? Is miniunum wage enough to buy a bag of rice today? Excluding amount spent on other household items, rent, transport , medical bills, school fees , utility bills e.t.c ?
We are a nation of hypocrisy and deceit as we all know what is being paid to Nigerian workers as salaries and allowances cannot fulfill their basic neccessities of life. Are the politicians more Nigerians than the masses? Are the politicians our first class citizens? In the course of nation building are some more important than others?
If not of selfishness and greediness that have characterised the way of life of Nigerian politicians , why would'nt they use their offices to alleviate the sufferings of their people and live by setting examples. Benefits of the offices they occupied are numerous from free accomodation, transport, medicals, food ,utility and free of whatever you can think of to make life comfortable and easy. But due to their greed the very little the masses demand to assist in keeping them moving is being denied them. It is only masses' demands that meet shortage of funds and deficits. And if they insist on their rights they are threatened with retrechentment and downsizing.
Nigerian masses are philosophical and as such take life easy and simple. As far as the masses are concerned, if they can eat to their satisfaction , pay their house rents, have an atmosphere that is condusive to conduct their legitimate daily activities, being able to solve their family educational and medical needs, e.t.c, the politicians can go and do whatever they want with the nation's resources. But why are the politicians wicked and inhuman? Why should a single person steal billions he cannot use and dump them in foreign banks? The Nigerian politicians should know that tyranny and deceit will not last forever as the dumbfounded and oppressed will one day realise the difference between his left hand from the right.
Disenchantment, mistrust, loss of confidence and hatred are growing all over the country against politicians. Masses cannot comprehend what is being done with billions of dollars the country is earning due to daily increase in international oil price. When some countries among those benefitting from the oil windfall embarked on building five new cities and some using theirs to advance nuclear technology to produce energy , we , the masses here are still living in hunger and lack of basic necessities of life. Politicians should as a matter of urgency act to start implementation of policies that the masses can testify tht yes they have a caring , accomodative and listening goverment.
Politicians at the helm of affairs from Federal,State and Local goverments have all performed below expectation with huge amounts of monies being shared among them. No good roads , drinking water,education, medical facilities,electric ity e.t.c.. And they also cannot solve the issue of unemployment which has turned strong,energetic and it is turning able young men and women into beggars ,criminals,fraudter s,prostitutes and frustrated people. The issue of unemployment has even taken a new dimension as monies are being extorted from applicants and they can easily lose their lives in the course of seeking for employment.
Other Nigerians , like politicians need equal oppurtunities and actions in place of rhetorics , sincerity in place of deceit ,good governance and a free and fair election. It is quite unfortunate for our politicians to be unable or delibrately refuse to fulfill the promises they make to the electorate when seeking for political office. Present politicians have no excuse for not performing as the resources are there and more than enough to bring about changes in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
For any nation to develop , it has to invest heavily in the educational sector . With this , I am appealing to President Umaru Musa Yar'adua if he is sincere in achieving his seven-point Agenda, among which education is prominient to , as a matter of urgency , live by example in removing his children from private schools and take them to public schools and order all his officials and party to do the same and satisfy teachers demands. Let's see if quality of education will not change immediately.
The earlier Nigerian politicians realise that the masses are watching them enjoying their lives of comfort, while they allow them to continue to live in darkness , insecurity and fear of uncertain future the better. They too ( masses) like politicians , want their dividends of democracy through good living atleast one percent out of ten of how politicians live.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo. com
As for the Nigerian masses , they are getting poorer and poorer by the day. Inflation , unemployment , job insecurity, underpayment and delay in payment of salaries have bugged down the poor masses and denied them the living they are supposed to enjoy in a nation blessed with abundant natural resources.
The gap between politicians and masses is getting wider by the day , even as teachers embark on a national strike to demand for increase of salaries and allowances which the government has refused to implement under flimsy excuses, politicians on the otherhand have cause to smile to their banks as their salaries and allowances have increased in millions.
Even as children of the masses roam the streets as hawkers , petty labourers and beggars as all public schools are closed due to teacher's strike, the children of politicians from Mr. President to Honourable Councillor are in their classrooms in expensive private schools. And if not, between Mr. President, his vice and ministers , leadership and members of the National Assembly , state governors and their commissioners who among them do his children attend public schools and is affected by the present teachers strike? If there is anyone among those listed above, i will willingly surrender myself for ten strokes of cane!
If the Nigerian politicians would have five increases in their salaries and allowances from 1999 to date, how many increases in salaries and allowances have the Nigerian workers got from 1999 to date?(with apology to those not fortunate to be working). Don't they also need increase in their salaries and allowances to curb the menace of inflation? How much is minium wage ? What was the price of bag of rice in 1999 and what is it today? Is miniunum wage enough to buy a bag of rice today? Excluding amount spent on other household items, rent, transport , medical bills, school fees , utility bills e.t.c ?
We are a nation of hypocrisy and deceit as we all know what is being paid to Nigerian workers as salaries and allowances cannot fulfill their basic neccessities of life. Are the politicians more Nigerians than the masses? Are the politicians our first class citizens? In the course of nation building are some more important than others?
If not of selfishness and greediness that have characterised the way of life of Nigerian politicians , why would'nt they use their offices to alleviate the sufferings of their people and live by setting examples. Benefits of the offices they occupied are numerous from free accomodation, transport, medicals, food ,utility and free of whatever you can think of to make life comfortable and easy. But due to their greed the very little the masses demand to assist in keeping them moving is being denied them. It is only masses' demands that meet shortage of funds and deficits. And if they insist on their rights they are threatened with retrechentment and downsizing.
Nigerian masses are philosophical and as such take life easy and simple. As far as the masses are concerned, if they can eat to their satisfaction , pay their house rents, have an atmosphere that is condusive to conduct their legitimate daily activities, being able to solve their family educational and medical needs, e.t.c, the politicians can go and do whatever they want with the nation's resources. But why are the politicians wicked and inhuman? Why should a single person steal billions he cannot use and dump them in foreign banks? The Nigerian politicians should know that tyranny and deceit will not last forever as the dumbfounded and oppressed will one day realise the difference between his left hand from the right.
Disenchantment, mistrust, loss of confidence and hatred are growing all over the country against politicians. Masses cannot comprehend what is being done with billions of dollars the country is earning due to daily increase in international oil price. When some countries among those benefitting from the oil windfall embarked on building five new cities and some using theirs to advance nuclear technology to produce energy , we , the masses here are still living in hunger and lack of basic necessities of life. Politicians should as a matter of urgency act to start implementation of policies that the masses can testify tht yes they have a caring , accomodative and listening goverment.
Politicians at the helm of affairs from Federal,State and Local goverments have all performed below expectation with huge amounts of monies being shared among them. No good roads , drinking water,education, medical facilities,electric ity e.t.c.. And they also cannot solve the issue of unemployment which has turned strong,energetic and it is turning able young men and women into beggars ,criminals,fraudter s,prostitutes and frustrated people. The issue of unemployment has even taken a new dimension as monies are being extorted from applicants and they can easily lose their lives in the course of seeking for employment.
Other Nigerians , like politicians need equal oppurtunities and actions in place of rhetorics , sincerity in place of deceit ,good governance and a free and fair election. It is quite unfortunate for our politicians to be unable or delibrately refuse to fulfill the promises they make to the electorate when seeking for political office. Present politicians have no excuse for not performing as the resources are there and more than enough to bring about changes in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
For any nation to develop , it has to invest heavily in the educational sector . With this , I am appealing to President Umaru Musa Yar'adua if he is sincere in achieving his seven-point Agenda, among which education is prominient to , as a matter of urgency , live by example in removing his children from private schools and take them to public schools and order all his officials and party to do the same and satisfy teachers demands. Let's see if quality of education will not change immediately.
The earlier Nigerian politicians realise that the masses are watching them enjoying their lives of comfort, while they allow them to continue to live in darkness , insecurity and fear of uncertain future the better. They too ( masses) like politicians , want their dividends of democracy through good living atleast one percent out of ten of how politicians live.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo. com
Saturday 26 July 2008
Rayuwan yan siyasa da talakawa na kara tazara!
Irin makudan kudaden da ake samu a harkar siyasa a yau ya sanya siyasa kan gaba wajen harkar da tafi kawo kudi a yau a Najeriya. Manoma da yan kasuwa da ma’ikatan gwamnati a yau ko kusa basa samun kudin shiga kamar yan siyasa. Makudan kudaden da yan siyasa ke samu daga albashin su da alawus-alawus zuwa maikon dake tattare da kujerar da suke kai ya sanya su a sahun masu hannu da shuni. A yau babu dan siyasa daga Kansila zuwa sama da bai bawa miliyoyi baya ba !
Shi kuma talakan Najeriya a kullum sai kara talaucewa yake yi. Hauhawan farashin kayayyaki da rashin aikin yi da rashin tabbas kan aiki da sana’oi da kuma karancin albashi ya sanya talaka na rayuwa cikin matsi duk da dinbin arzikin kasa daga ma’adinai da kudin shiga da gwamnati ke samu a kullum.
Banbancin rayuwa tsakanin yan siyasa da talakawa na kara nisa a kullum. Duk da cewa Malaman makarantu sun shiga yajin aiki kan batun Karin albashi da gwamnati har yanzu taki sauraron su saboda wasu dalilai da hankali ba zai kama ba. Su kuma yan siyasa an kara masu albashi da alawus-alawus na miliyoyin nairori.
Ya’yan talakawa a yau nata garanramba da tallace-tallace da aikin leburanci da bara sakamakon yajin aikin malaman makaranta. Su kuma ya’yan yan siyasa daga Shugaban Kasa zuwa Kansila suna karatun su a makarantu masu zaman kansu masu tsada. Daga Shugaban kasa zuwa Mataimakin sa da ministocin da yan majalisar tarayya da shugabannin su da gwamnonin jihohi da kwamishinonin su , waye a cikin su da ya’yan sa ke zuwa makarantun gwamnati kuma wannan yajin aikin ya shafe su? In an sami daya cikin wadanda na lissafa a baya ya’yan sa na zuwa makarantun gwamnati , to a shirye nake ayi mani bulala guda goma.
In har yan siyasa zasu sami Karin albashi da alawus-alawus har sau biyar daga 1999 zuwa yau, su kuma talakawan kasa fa? Ko su basa bukatar Karin albashi ne? Nawa ne mafi karancin albashi? Kuma nawa ne kudin buhun shinkafa a yau? Sannan ga kudin cefane na yau da kullum da kudin haya da sufuri da asibiti da makaranta da wutan lantarki da ruwa da sauran su.
A yaushe zamu daina munafunci da yaudara a kasar mu? Kowa ya san cewa albashin da ake baiwa ma’aikata a Najeriya baya isar su biyan muhimman bukatun rayuwan yau da kullum. Su yan siyasa sun fi zama yan Najeriya ne kan talakawa? Sannan su yan siyasa wasu mutane ne na musamman? Wasu sun fi wasu muhimmanci ne a bada gudunmawar gina kasa?
In banda zalama da son kai irin na yan siyasar Najeriya me zai hana su yin amfani da mukaman su wajen aiwatar da ayyukan da zai rage ko kawo karshen wahaloli da kuncin rayuwa daya dabaibaye talakawan su da kuma bada kyakyawan misali? Romon dake tattare da mukaman da suke kai nada yawan gaske, inda suke more gidan kwana da motoci da kiwon lafiya da abinci da sutura da duk kayayyakin more rayuwa a kyauta. Amma saboda son kai dan bukatun da talakawa ke bukata dan tallafa masu a rayuwar yau da kullum an hana su. Bukatun talaka kadai ke gamuwa da rashin kudin da tsuke bakin aljihun gwamnati. In kuma suka dage kan neman biyan bukatun su sai ayi masu barazana da rage ko korar su daga aiki.
Talakawan Najeriya sun kasance masu hakuri da dogaro ga Allah wanda hakan ya sanya su basa daukan rayuwa da zafi. Buri da bukatar talaka bai wuce samun abinci sau uku a rana ba da samun halin biyan kudin haya da samun kyakyawan yanayin da zasu gudanar da harkokin neman halaliyar su na yau da kullum. Su kuma iya biyan kudin makarantan ya'yan su da magungunan da akan rubuta masu su saya a asibitoci da sauran su. In talaka zai iya biyan bukatun dake gaban sa , to yan siyasa suje suyi duk abinda suka gan dama da dukiyar kasa. Me yasa yan siyasa suka zama mugaye marasa tausayi da imani? Me zai sa mutum daya shi kadai ya saci biliyoyi da bazai iya amfani dasu ba ya kaisu bankunan kasashen waje ya boye? Yan siyasar Najeriya su kwan da sanin cewa zalunci da yaudara ba zai dore ba , saboda wata rana talaka da ake zalunta zai fahimci banbanci tsakanin hannun hagun sa da dama.
Rashin yarda da zargi da kiyayya nata yaduwa a ko'ina cikin kasar nan kan yan siyasa. Talakawa sun kasa fahimtar me ake da biliyoyin dalolin da kasar ke samu albarkacin hauhawan farashin man fetur a kasuwar duniya. Wasu kasashe cikin wadanda suke cin gajiyar hauhawan kudin man fetur har su kaddamar da gina sababbin birane guda biyar , yayin da wasu suke amfani da nasu wajen gina masana'antar nukiliya dan samar da makamashi. Mu kuma a nan talakawa na cigaba da rayuwa cikin yunwa da rashin abubuwan more rayuwa. Ya kama yan siyasa su gaggauta kaddamar da aiyuka da manufofin da talaka zai shedi cewa yana da shugabanin masu tausayi da sanin ya kamata.
Yan siyasar dake tafiyar da al'amurran mulki daga gwamnatin tarayya da jihohi zuwa kananan hukumomi duk sun gaza wajen aiwatar da ayyukan cigaba kwatan-kwacin makudan kudaden da suke rabawa a tsakanin su. Babu kyawawa da ingantattun hanyoyi da ruwan sha da ilimi da kiwon lafiya da wutan lantarki da sauran su. Kuma sun gaza warware matsalar rashin aikin yi da ya maida matasa majiya karfi almajirai da masu aikata laifuka da karuwai da kuncin rayuwa. Matsalar rashin aikin yi ya dauki sabon salo inda ake tatsan su kudade dama iya rasa rayukan su a wajen neman aiki.
Sauran yan Najeriya kamar yan siyasa na bukatar a basu damar su da hakkokin su da cika aiki maimakon dogon turanci da kyautata niyya maimakon yaudara da mulkin adalci da zabe na gaskiya. Abin takaici ne ace yan siyasa suki cika alkawarukkan da suka yiwa talakawa yayin neman kuri'ar su . Yan siyasa masu ci a yanzu basu da wata hujja na kasa yin aiyukan cigaba saboda makudan kudaden da suke samu a yanzu.
Duk kasar da take son taci gaba ya wajabta ta kashe kudade masu yawa wajen bunkasa harkan ilimi , da wannan nake kira ga Shugaban Kasa Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua inda gaske yake kan aiwatar da kudirorin sa guda bakwai da ilimi ke da matukar muhimmanci daya gaggauta nuna misali ta fitar da ya'yan sa daga makarantu masu zaman kansu ya maida su na gwamnati, sannan ya umarci jami'an gwamnatin sa da yan jam'iar sa suma suyi hakan, kuma ya biya dukkan bukatun malaman makaranta . In yayi haka cikin lokaci kadan zamu gan canji me yawa a fannin ilimi.
Yan siyasan Najeriya in basu sani ba , to su sani talakawa na kallon yadda suke rayuwar su cikin jindadi da kwanciyar hankali yayin da su suke rayuwa cikin duhu da rashin tsaro da rashin sanin makomar su a rayuwa. Suma talakawa kamar yan siyasa na bukatar rayuwan jin dadi dan su more romon dimokaradiyya a kalla kashi daya cikin goma na irin jin dadin da yan siyasa ke fantamawa a cikin sa.
Hazawassalam
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
08038222575
Shi kuma talakan Najeriya a kullum sai kara talaucewa yake yi. Hauhawan farashin kayayyaki da rashin aikin yi da rashin tabbas kan aiki da sana’oi da kuma karancin albashi ya sanya talaka na rayuwa cikin matsi duk da dinbin arzikin kasa daga ma’adinai da kudin shiga da gwamnati ke samu a kullum.
Banbancin rayuwa tsakanin yan siyasa da talakawa na kara nisa a kullum. Duk da cewa Malaman makarantu sun shiga yajin aiki kan batun Karin albashi da gwamnati har yanzu taki sauraron su saboda wasu dalilai da hankali ba zai kama ba. Su kuma yan siyasa an kara masu albashi da alawus-alawus na miliyoyin nairori.
Ya’yan talakawa a yau nata garanramba da tallace-tallace da aikin leburanci da bara sakamakon yajin aikin malaman makaranta. Su kuma ya’yan yan siyasa daga Shugaban Kasa zuwa Kansila suna karatun su a makarantu masu zaman kansu masu tsada. Daga Shugaban kasa zuwa Mataimakin sa da ministocin da yan majalisar tarayya da shugabannin su da gwamnonin jihohi da kwamishinonin su , waye a cikin su da ya’yan sa ke zuwa makarantun gwamnati kuma wannan yajin aikin ya shafe su? In an sami daya cikin wadanda na lissafa a baya ya’yan sa na zuwa makarantun gwamnati , to a shirye nake ayi mani bulala guda goma.
In har yan siyasa zasu sami Karin albashi da alawus-alawus har sau biyar daga 1999 zuwa yau, su kuma talakawan kasa fa? Ko su basa bukatar Karin albashi ne? Nawa ne mafi karancin albashi? Kuma nawa ne kudin buhun shinkafa a yau? Sannan ga kudin cefane na yau da kullum da kudin haya da sufuri da asibiti da makaranta da wutan lantarki da ruwa da sauran su.
A yaushe zamu daina munafunci da yaudara a kasar mu? Kowa ya san cewa albashin da ake baiwa ma’aikata a Najeriya baya isar su biyan muhimman bukatun rayuwan yau da kullum. Su yan siyasa sun fi zama yan Najeriya ne kan talakawa? Sannan su yan siyasa wasu mutane ne na musamman? Wasu sun fi wasu muhimmanci ne a bada gudunmawar gina kasa?
In banda zalama da son kai irin na yan siyasar Najeriya me zai hana su yin amfani da mukaman su wajen aiwatar da ayyukan da zai rage ko kawo karshen wahaloli da kuncin rayuwa daya dabaibaye talakawan su da kuma bada kyakyawan misali? Romon dake tattare da mukaman da suke kai nada yawan gaske, inda suke more gidan kwana da motoci da kiwon lafiya da abinci da sutura da duk kayayyakin more rayuwa a kyauta. Amma saboda son kai dan bukatun da talakawa ke bukata dan tallafa masu a rayuwar yau da kullum an hana su. Bukatun talaka kadai ke gamuwa da rashin kudin da tsuke bakin aljihun gwamnati. In kuma suka dage kan neman biyan bukatun su sai ayi masu barazana da rage ko korar su daga aiki.
Talakawan Najeriya sun kasance masu hakuri da dogaro ga Allah wanda hakan ya sanya su basa daukan rayuwa da zafi. Buri da bukatar talaka bai wuce samun abinci sau uku a rana ba da samun halin biyan kudin haya da samun kyakyawan yanayin da zasu gudanar da harkokin neman halaliyar su na yau da kullum. Su kuma iya biyan kudin makarantan ya'yan su da magungunan da akan rubuta masu su saya a asibitoci da sauran su. In talaka zai iya biyan bukatun dake gaban sa , to yan siyasa suje suyi duk abinda suka gan dama da dukiyar kasa. Me yasa yan siyasa suka zama mugaye marasa tausayi da imani? Me zai sa mutum daya shi kadai ya saci biliyoyi da bazai iya amfani dasu ba ya kaisu bankunan kasashen waje ya boye? Yan siyasar Najeriya su kwan da sanin cewa zalunci da yaudara ba zai dore ba , saboda wata rana talaka da ake zalunta zai fahimci banbanci tsakanin hannun hagun sa da dama.
Rashin yarda da zargi da kiyayya nata yaduwa a ko'ina cikin kasar nan kan yan siyasa. Talakawa sun kasa fahimtar me ake da biliyoyin dalolin da kasar ke samu albarkacin hauhawan farashin man fetur a kasuwar duniya. Wasu kasashe cikin wadanda suke cin gajiyar hauhawan kudin man fetur har su kaddamar da gina sababbin birane guda biyar , yayin da wasu suke amfani da nasu wajen gina masana'antar nukiliya dan samar da makamashi. Mu kuma a nan talakawa na cigaba da rayuwa cikin yunwa da rashin abubuwan more rayuwa. Ya kama yan siyasa su gaggauta kaddamar da aiyuka da manufofin da talaka zai shedi cewa yana da shugabanin masu tausayi da sanin ya kamata.
Yan siyasar dake tafiyar da al'amurran mulki daga gwamnatin tarayya da jihohi zuwa kananan hukumomi duk sun gaza wajen aiwatar da ayyukan cigaba kwatan-kwacin makudan kudaden da suke rabawa a tsakanin su. Babu kyawawa da ingantattun hanyoyi da ruwan sha da ilimi da kiwon lafiya da wutan lantarki da sauran su. Kuma sun gaza warware matsalar rashin aikin yi da ya maida matasa majiya karfi almajirai da masu aikata laifuka da karuwai da kuncin rayuwa. Matsalar rashin aikin yi ya dauki sabon salo inda ake tatsan su kudade dama iya rasa rayukan su a wajen neman aiki.
Sauran yan Najeriya kamar yan siyasa na bukatar a basu damar su da hakkokin su da cika aiki maimakon dogon turanci da kyautata niyya maimakon yaudara da mulkin adalci da zabe na gaskiya. Abin takaici ne ace yan siyasa suki cika alkawarukkan da suka yiwa talakawa yayin neman kuri'ar su . Yan siyasa masu ci a yanzu basu da wata hujja na kasa yin aiyukan cigaba saboda makudan kudaden da suke samu a yanzu.
Duk kasar da take son taci gaba ya wajabta ta kashe kudade masu yawa wajen bunkasa harkan ilimi , da wannan nake kira ga Shugaban Kasa Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua inda gaske yake kan aiwatar da kudirorin sa guda bakwai da ilimi ke da matukar muhimmanci daya gaggauta nuna misali ta fitar da ya'yan sa daga makarantu masu zaman kansu ya maida su na gwamnati, sannan ya umarci jami'an gwamnatin sa da yan jam'iar sa suma suyi hakan, kuma ya biya dukkan bukatun malaman makaranta . In yayi haka cikin lokaci kadan zamu gan canji me yawa a fannin ilimi.
Yan siyasan Najeriya in basu sani ba , to su sani talakawa na kallon yadda suke rayuwar su cikin jindadi da kwanciyar hankali yayin da su suke rayuwa cikin duhu da rashin tsaro da rashin sanin makomar su a rayuwa. Suma talakawa kamar yan siyasa na bukatar rayuwan jin dadi dan su more romon dimokaradiyya a kalla kashi daya cikin goma na irin jin dadin da yan siyasa ke fantamawa a cikin sa.
Hazawassalam
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
08038222575
Monday 16 June 2008
YUNKURIN JANAR JANAR NA WANKE ABACHA: IHU BAYAN HARI!
Ranar 8 ga watan Yuni, tsohon shugaban kasa Janar Sani Abacha ya cika shekaru goma da rasuwa. Kamar kowane shekara iyalan marigayi Janar Sani Abacha kan gabatar da addu’oi a irin wannan ranar . Amma abinda yafi jan hankali a addu’ar na bana shine haduwar tsofin shugabanin kasa na soja wato Janar Muhammadu Buhari da Janar Ibrahim Babangida da Janar Abdulsalam Abubakar, inda kowanen su ya fito karara ya karyata zargin da akeyi na cewa marigayi Janar Sani Abacha yayi rub da ciki da dukiyar al’umma yayin da yake mulki.
Kafofin watsa labarai sun ruwaito Janar Muhammadu Buhari na fadin cewa “dukkan zargin da akewa Janar Sani Abacha zai kasance zargi ne kawai”. Shi kuma Janar Ibrahim Babangida na cewa “ zargin da akewa Abacha basu da tushe balle makama…kuma babu kanshin gaskiya na cewa yayi almudahana da dukiyar al’umma”. A inda shi kuma Janar Abdulsalam Abubakar ke cewa “ abin takaici ne da rashin adalci a zargi iyalan marigayi Sani Abacha da satar dukiyar al’umma”.
Wannan yunkurin na Janar Buhari da Babangida da Abubakar na wanke marigayi Janar Sani Abacha daga zargin wawushe baitul malin gwamnati ya baiwa jama’ar kasa mamaki saboda basu fito sunyi wannan jawabin ba sai bayan shekaru goma da rasuwar sa. Duk da suna raye , suna ji , suna gani a lokacin gwamnatin baya da take ta shela tana sanar da duniya irin magudan kudaden da take karbowa a matsayin boyayyun kudade daga bankunan cikin gida da kasashen waje da marigayi Abacha ya boye.
Jaridar Thisday ta ranar 5 ga watan Yuni 2008 , ta larabto cewa kasar Switzerland ta fadi cewa ta maido wa gwamnatin Nijeriya dukkan kudaden sata da marigayi tsohon shugaban kasa Janar Sani Abacha ya boye a bankunan kasar ta , ba tare da wani sharadi na yanda za’a kashe kudaden ba. Jaridar ta ruwaito Ma’aikacin ofishin jakadacin na kasar Switzerland a Nijeriya , Mista Fabio Baiardi na cewa , sun maido wa Nijeriya kudade a kashi-kashi , yace a kashin farko sun bada dala miliyan 290 ranar 1 ga watan Satumba na 2005, sannan kashi na biyu sun bada dala miliyan 168 a ranar 19 ga watan Disamba na 2005, sai kashin karshe, dala miliyan 40 a karshen watan Janairu na 2006.
Bayanai na nuni da cewa Nijeriya tayi nasarar karbo dala miliyan 505.5 daga gwamnatin kasar Switzerland cikin kudaden da ake zargin Janar Sani Abacha ya sace tare da boye su a kasar kamar yanda bayanan da Ofishin majalisar dinkin duniya mai yaki da miyagun kwayoyi da laifuffuka da kuma bankin duniya suka bayar karkashin sabon yunkuri da ake kira da Stolen Asset Recovery (STAR ). Sannan ta bangaren gwamnatin Nijeriya anyi bayanin cewa an karbi kudi har dala miliyan 800 daga cibiyoyin hada-hadan kudi na cikin gida, cikin dala biliyan 3 zuwa 5 da ake zargin marigayi Janar Sani Abacha ya wawure, an kuma bada kiyasin cewa an karbi jimalar kudi dala biliyan 1.3 cikin kudaden.
In har zancen Janarori ya kasance gaskiya to ina kasar Switzerland ta sami miliyoyin dalolin data maidowa Nijeriya a matsayin kudaden da marigayi Janar Sani Abacha ya boye a bankunan kasar ta? Sannan ofishin majalisar dinkin duniya da bankin duniya ina suka sami bayanan da suka bayar kan kudaden da aka karbo na marigayi Janar Abacha? Su kuma (Janarori) ina suka sami nasu bayanan na cewa Janar Sani Abacha bai wawuri dukiyar Nijeriya ba?
Abin tambaya a nan shine me suke so su cimma da wannan furucin nasu na wanke Janar Abacha bayan shekaru goma ? In har tsofin shugabanni uku sun isa su bada sheda na wanke wanda ake zargi, to lallai sai yan Nijeriya su amince da shedan da tsofin shugabannin kasa uku wato Janar Yakubu Gowon da Alhaji Shehu Shagari da Cif Earnest Shonekan zasu bayar kan tsohon shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo kan yanda ya tafiyar da dukiyar Nijeriya daga 1999 zuwa 2007.
Yan Nijeriya na bukatar sanin gaskiyar lamari game da zargin satan dukiyar kasa da gwamnatin baya ke zargin marigayi Janar Sani Abacha dayi. Tunda har Janarorin sun fito a yanzu su shedi cewa Janar Abacha bai saci dukiyar al’umma ba, sai su kara wa yan kasa haske dan suyi watsi da bayanan da suka fito daga kasar Switzerland a matsayin kazafi ga marigayi Janar Sani Abacha.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Kafofin watsa labarai sun ruwaito Janar Muhammadu Buhari na fadin cewa “dukkan zargin da akewa Janar Sani Abacha zai kasance zargi ne kawai”. Shi kuma Janar Ibrahim Babangida na cewa “ zargin da akewa Abacha basu da tushe balle makama…kuma babu kanshin gaskiya na cewa yayi almudahana da dukiyar al’umma”. A inda shi kuma Janar Abdulsalam Abubakar ke cewa “ abin takaici ne da rashin adalci a zargi iyalan marigayi Sani Abacha da satar dukiyar al’umma”.
Wannan yunkurin na Janar Buhari da Babangida da Abubakar na wanke marigayi Janar Sani Abacha daga zargin wawushe baitul malin gwamnati ya baiwa jama’ar kasa mamaki saboda basu fito sunyi wannan jawabin ba sai bayan shekaru goma da rasuwar sa. Duk da suna raye , suna ji , suna gani a lokacin gwamnatin baya da take ta shela tana sanar da duniya irin magudan kudaden da take karbowa a matsayin boyayyun kudade daga bankunan cikin gida da kasashen waje da marigayi Abacha ya boye.
Jaridar Thisday ta ranar 5 ga watan Yuni 2008 , ta larabto cewa kasar Switzerland ta fadi cewa ta maido wa gwamnatin Nijeriya dukkan kudaden sata da marigayi tsohon shugaban kasa Janar Sani Abacha ya boye a bankunan kasar ta , ba tare da wani sharadi na yanda za’a kashe kudaden ba. Jaridar ta ruwaito Ma’aikacin ofishin jakadacin na kasar Switzerland a Nijeriya , Mista Fabio Baiardi na cewa , sun maido wa Nijeriya kudade a kashi-kashi , yace a kashin farko sun bada dala miliyan 290 ranar 1 ga watan Satumba na 2005, sannan kashi na biyu sun bada dala miliyan 168 a ranar 19 ga watan Disamba na 2005, sai kashin karshe, dala miliyan 40 a karshen watan Janairu na 2006.
Bayanai na nuni da cewa Nijeriya tayi nasarar karbo dala miliyan 505.5 daga gwamnatin kasar Switzerland cikin kudaden da ake zargin Janar Sani Abacha ya sace tare da boye su a kasar kamar yanda bayanan da Ofishin majalisar dinkin duniya mai yaki da miyagun kwayoyi da laifuffuka da kuma bankin duniya suka bayar karkashin sabon yunkuri da ake kira da Stolen Asset Recovery (STAR ). Sannan ta bangaren gwamnatin Nijeriya anyi bayanin cewa an karbi kudi har dala miliyan 800 daga cibiyoyin hada-hadan kudi na cikin gida, cikin dala biliyan 3 zuwa 5 da ake zargin marigayi Janar Sani Abacha ya wawure, an kuma bada kiyasin cewa an karbi jimalar kudi dala biliyan 1.3 cikin kudaden.
In har zancen Janarori ya kasance gaskiya to ina kasar Switzerland ta sami miliyoyin dalolin data maidowa Nijeriya a matsayin kudaden da marigayi Janar Sani Abacha ya boye a bankunan kasar ta? Sannan ofishin majalisar dinkin duniya da bankin duniya ina suka sami bayanan da suka bayar kan kudaden da aka karbo na marigayi Janar Abacha? Su kuma (Janarori) ina suka sami nasu bayanan na cewa Janar Sani Abacha bai wawuri dukiyar Nijeriya ba?
Abin tambaya a nan shine me suke so su cimma da wannan furucin nasu na wanke Janar Abacha bayan shekaru goma ? In har tsofin shugabanni uku sun isa su bada sheda na wanke wanda ake zargi, to lallai sai yan Nijeriya su amince da shedan da tsofin shugabannin kasa uku wato Janar Yakubu Gowon da Alhaji Shehu Shagari da Cif Earnest Shonekan zasu bayar kan tsohon shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo kan yanda ya tafiyar da dukiyar Nijeriya daga 1999 zuwa 2007.
Yan Nijeriya na bukatar sanin gaskiyar lamari game da zargin satan dukiyar kasa da gwamnatin baya ke zargin marigayi Janar Sani Abacha dayi. Tunda har Janarorin sun fito a yanzu su shedi cewa Janar Abacha bai saci dukiyar al’umma ba, sai su kara wa yan kasa haske dan suyi watsi da bayanan da suka fito daga kasar Switzerland a matsayin kazafi ga marigayi Janar Sani Abacha.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Kano 2011: Da sassafe ake kama fara
Ba’a bori da sanyin jiki, da alamun wannan Karin Magana ke sa yan siyasar jihar Kano dake da burin gadar gwamnan jihar Kano Malam Ibrahim Shekarau bayan ya kamala wa’adin mulkin sa a zango na biyu keta shirye-shiryen ganin ko zasu dace. Wasu cikin masu kokarin ganin cewa sun gaji Gwamna Shekarau tuni suka fara nuna kansu ta hanyar kaddamar da kamfen ta bayan gida ta hanyoyin da suke ganin yafi dacewa a gare su dan samun goyon bayan al’ummar jihar Kano.
Cikin sahun gaba na masu son shige gidan gwamnatin jihar bayan Gwamna Shekarau ya nade kayan sa a shekarar 2011, sune yan jam’iyyarsa ta ANPP . Sannan yan jam’iyyun adawa musamman yan jam’iyyar PDP , sai kuma yan jiran ganin yadda guguwar siyasar zata kada kafin nan da shekarar 2010.
Mafi yawan yan takarar gwamnan jihar Kano dake nuna kansu ko kuma suke da niyyar tsayawa takara a shekarar 2011 in Allah ya kaimu sune manyan jami’an gwamnati da gaggan yan jam’iyyar ANPP me mulki a jihar. A sahun gaba na masu neman mukamin gwamnan a jihar sune Aljaji Sani Lawan Kofarmata, limamin Allah ya maimaita, Darakta Janar na Hukumar alhazai na jiha da Injiniya Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo mataimakin gwamna da Alhaji Garba Yusuf na hannun daman Gwamna Shekarau kuma kwamishina a gwamnatin sa da Alhaji Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso kwamishinan raya karkara kuma kakakin jam’iyyar ANPP na jihar Kano da Injiniya Sarki Labaran kwaminishan aiyuka da Alhaji Abdullahi Sani Rogo .
Kazalika Sanatocin jihar a majalisar dattijai na kasa wato Sanata Kabiru Gaya da Sanata Muhammad Bello da Sanata Aminu Sule Garo ba’a barsu a baya ba wajen ganin cewa ko zasu dace su gaji Gwamna Shekarau ba. Tun dawowar tsarin dimokaradiya a shekarar 1999 tsohon gwamnan jihar Kano Sanata Kabiru Gaya keta hankoran ya sake komawa gidan gwamnatin jihar amma hakar sa bata cimma ruwa ba. In da rai da rabo, ba shakka kila ya sake jarraba sa’ar sa a zaben 2011. Shi kuma Sanata Muhammad Bello tun shekarar 2003 yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ya shige gidan gwamnatin jihar, kuma tun dawowar sa jam’iyyar ANPP yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ya sami gindin zama kuma hakan yasa yayi taka tsan-tsan wajen kaucewa karo da Gwamna Shekarau duk da radi-radin da ake tayi na cewa yana da sha’awar kujerar gwamnan jihar kafin zaben 2007.Shima ana ganin cewa tunda gwamna Shekarau zai bar mulki a shekarar 2011 to shima zai jarraba farin jinin sa ga al’ummar jihar Kano ganin yadda ya shafe shekaru yana yi da dukiyar sa wajen karfafa jam’iyyar ANPP a jihar da taimakawa jama’a da kungiyoyi a jihar. Shi kuma Sanata Aminu Sule Garo tun kafin zaben 2003 yake da sha’awar fitowa takarar gwamnan jihar Kano amma a lokacin abokin sa Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little ya sha gaban sa a lokacin .Shima da alamun wannan karon zai sake yinkurawa ko zai dace a wannan karon. Sai dan majalisar tarrayya Alhaji Danlami Hamza wanda a yanzu yana zango na uku a majalisar yana cikin wadanda suke da sha’awar zama gwamna a 2011.
Suma wadanda suka canza sheka daga wasu jam’iyyun zuwa jam’iyyar ANPP ba za’a bar su a baya ba wajen neman takarar gwamna a karkashin jam’iyyar ANPP ba a shekarar 2011. Cikin su akwai Alhaji Barau Jibrin tsohon dan majalisar tarayya kuma na hannun dama a daga tsohon kakakin majalisar tarayya Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba da tsohon gwamnan jihar Kano Dakta Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi, sai Alhaji Shehu Yusuf Kura wanda yayi takarar gwamna karkashin jam’iyyar PDP da Dakta Bala Salisu Kosawa shima dan takarar gwamna karkashin jam’iyyar NDP.
Ta bangaren jam’iyyar PDP me adawa a jihar Kano wadanda ake ganin zasu shiga sahun gaba a takarar sun hada da Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little da Alhaji Ahmed Garba Bichi ministan kasuwanci da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba tsohon kakakin majalisar tarayya da Dakta Shamsudeen Usman ministan kudi da Alhaji Faruk Lawan dan majalisar tarayya da Alhaji Aminu Dabo da Alhaji Usaman Sule Ruruwai dan takarar jam’iyyar A.C a zaben 2007.
Ta bangaren magoya bayan Janar Muhammadu Buhari a jihar Kano suma zasu fito da karfin su saboda da zarar abinda suke jira ya tabbata na matsayin da Buhari zai dauka bayan hukuncin kotun koli zasu kara kaimi wajen ganin cewa dantakarar gwamnan jihar Kano da zasu mara wa baya mai goyon bayan Janar Buhari ne.Burin magoya bayan Janar Buhari a jihar Kano karkashin jagorancin Alhaji Haruna Ahmadu Dan Zago shine na samin gwamna me goyon bayan Janar Buhari a jihar Kano a shekarar 2011.
Sai dai da alamun cewa takarar na gwamnan Kano a shekarar 2011 zai iya zuwa da sarkakiya in har ta tabbata Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau ya canza sheka zuwa jam’iyyar PDP kafin zaben 2011 , inda ko yayi nasara wajen tsaida magoya bayan sa a takara har dana gwamna yanda tsohon gwamnan jihar Kebbi SSanata Adamu Aliero ya sami nasarar yi bayan ya koma jam’iyyar PDP ko kuma ya sami nakasu kamar yanda tsohon gwamnan jihar Jigawa Sanata Saminu Turaki ya samu inda yan jam’iyyar PDP na asali karkashin jagorancin Gwamna Sule Lamido suka mamaye takarar da mukamai masu tsoka suka sha gaban Sanata Saminu Turaki . In har ta tabbata Gwamna Shekarau ya koma jam’iyyar PDP jam’iyyar zata kwashi ruguntsumin banbancin ra’ayi tsakanin gaggan jam’iyyar inda zai sami Tsohon gwamna Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso da tsohon gwamna Abubakar Rimi wanda kowannen su zai yi kokarin ganin cewa dan takarar sa na gwamna ne ya sami tikitin tsayawa takarar gwamna. Sannan akwai yan takara masu jinni a jika kamar su Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba da zasu yi kokarin tabbatar da ikon su saboda kada ayi masu sakiyar da babu ruwa kamar yanda akayi masu a zaben fidda gwani na shekarar 2007.
Yanda Gwamna Shekarau ya tafiyar da gwamnatain sa a shekaru biyu masu zuwa zai iya bashi damar ko rashin damar tsaida tsaida wanda yake so ya gaje shi a shekarar 2011. Jam'iyyar sa ta ANPP a kasa na fuskantar durkushewa gaba daya saboda rigingimun cikin gida ga kuma barazanar mamayar PDP data tinkaro yankin Arewa maso Yamma yankin da Shugaba Yar'adua ya fito inda jam'iyyar keso ta tabbatar da ikon ta saboda Shugaba Yar'adua.
Al'ummar jihar Kano na lura da bibiyar yanayin siyasar dake gudana, in kuma Allah ya kaimu lokacin zasu duba su darge su dauki wanda suke ganin yafi dacewa ya jagoranci jihar a shekarar 2011. Ko su amince da duk wanda gwamna Shekarau ya nuna masu ko kuma su zabi wani daban albarkacin Shugaba Umaru Yar'adua ko kuma su sake amincewa da wanda Janar Muhammadu Buhari zai nuna masu kamar yanda yayi a shekarar 2003. Amma kuma ko su a kan kansu zasu duba wani daban a kan kansa da suke ganin shi yafi dacewa da cancanta dan samun romon dimokaradiya da ake ta tababa ko tsohon Gwamna Rabiu Kwankwaso da Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau basu baiwa al'ummar jihar ba a lokacin mulkin su lokaci ne kadai zai bayyana.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Cikin sahun gaba na masu son shige gidan gwamnatin jihar bayan Gwamna Shekarau ya nade kayan sa a shekarar 2011, sune yan jam’iyyarsa ta ANPP . Sannan yan jam’iyyun adawa musamman yan jam’iyyar PDP , sai kuma yan jiran ganin yadda guguwar siyasar zata kada kafin nan da shekarar 2010.
Mafi yawan yan takarar gwamnan jihar Kano dake nuna kansu ko kuma suke da niyyar tsayawa takara a shekarar 2011 in Allah ya kaimu sune manyan jami’an gwamnati da gaggan yan jam’iyyar ANPP me mulki a jihar. A sahun gaba na masu neman mukamin gwamnan a jihar sune Aljaji Sani Lawan Kofarmata, limamin Allah ya maimaita, Darakta Janar na Hukumar alhazai na jiha da Injiniya Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo mataimakin gwamna da Alhaji Garba Yusuf na hannun daman Gwamna Shekarau kuma kwamishina a gwamnatin sa da Alhaji Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso kwamishinan raya karkara kuma kakakin jam’iyyar ANPP na jihar Kano da Injiniya Sarki Labaran kwaminishan aiyuka da Alhaji Abdullahi Sani Rogo .
Kazalika Sanatocin jihar a majalisar dattijai na kasa wato Sanata Kabiru Gaya da Sanata Muhammad Bello da Sanata Aminu Sule Garo ba’a barsu a baya ba wajen ganin cewa ko zasu dace su gaji Gwamna Shekarau ba. Tun dawowar tsarin dimokaradiya a shekarar 1999 tsohon gwamnan jihar Kano Sanata Kabiru Gaya keta hankoran ya sake komawa gidan gwamnatin jihar amma hakar sa bata cimma ruwa ba. In da rai da rabo, ba shakka kila ya sake jarraba sa’ar sa a zaben 2011. Shi kuma Sanata Muhammad Bello tun shekarar 2003 yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ya shige gidan gwamnatin jihar, kuma tun dawowar sa jam’iyyar ANPP yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ya sami gindin zama kuma hakan yasa yayi taka tsan-tsan wajen kaucewa karo da Gwamna Shekarau duk da radi-radin da ake tayi na cewa yana da sha’awar kujerar gwamnan jihar kafin zaben 2007.Shima ana ganin cewa tunda gwamna Shekarau zai bar mulki a shekarar 2011 to shima zai jarraba farin jinin sa ga al’ummar jihar Kano ganin yadda ya shafe shekaru yana yi da dukiyar sa wajen karfafa jam’iyyar ANPP a jihar da taimakawa jama’a da kungiyoyi a jihar. Shi kuma Sanata Aminu Sule Garo tun kafin zaben 2003 yake da sha’awar fitowa takarar gwamnan jihar Kano amma a lokacin abokin sa Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little ya sha gaban sa a lokacin .Shima da alamun wannan karon zai sake yinkurawa ko zai dace a wannan karon. Sai dan majalisar tarrayya Alhaji Danlami Hamza wanda a yanzu yana zango na uku a majalisar yana cikin wadanda suke da sha’awar zama gwamna a 2011.
Suma wadanda suka canza sheka daga wasu jam’iyyun zuwa jam’iyyar ANPP ba za’a bar su a baya ba wajen neman takarar gwamna a karkashin jam’iyyar ANPP ba a shekarar 2011. Cikin su akwai Alhaji Barau Jibrin tsohon dan majalisar tarayya kuma na hannun dama a daga tsohon kakakin majalisar tarayya Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba da tsohon gwamnan jihar Kano Dakta Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi, sai Alhaji Shehu Yusuf Kura wanda yayi takarar gwamna karkashin jam’iyyar PDP da Dakta Bala Salisu Kosawa shima dan takarar gwamna karkashin jam’iyyar NDP.
Ta bangaren jam’iyyar PDP me adawa a jihar Kano wadanda ake ganin zasu shiga sahun gaba a takarar sun hada da Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little da Alhaji Ahmed Garba Bichi ministan kasuwanci da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba tsohon kakakin majalisar tarayya da Dakta Shamsudeen Usman ministan kudi da Alhaji Faruk Lawan dan majalisar tarayya da Alhaji Aminu Dabo da Alhaji Usaman Sule Ruruwai dan takarar jam’iyyar A.C a zaben 2007.
Ta bangaren magoya bayan Janar Muhammadu Buhari a jihar Kano suma zasu fito da karfin su saboda da zarar abinda suke jira ya tabbata na matsayin da Buhari zai dauka bayan hukuncin kotun koli zasu kara kaimi wajen ganin cewa dantakarar gwamnan jihar Kano da zasu mara wa baya mai goyon bayan Janar Buhari ne.Burin magoya bayan Janar Buhari a jihar Kano karkashin jagorancin Alhaji Haruna Ahmadu Dan Zago shine na samin gwamna me goyon bayan Janar Buhari a jihar Kano a shekarar 2011.
Sai dai da alamun cewa takarar na gwamnan Kano a shekarar 2011 zai iya zuwa da sarkakiya in har ta tabbata Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau ya canza sheka zuwa jam’iyyar PDP kafin zaben 2011 , inda ko yayi nasara wajen tsaida magoya bayan sa a takara har dana gwamna yanda tsohon gwamnan jihar Kebbi SSanata Adamu Aliero ya sami nasarar yi bayan ya koma jam’iyyar PDP ko kuma ya sami nakasu kamar yanda tsohon gwamnan jihar Jigawa Sanata Saminu Turaki ya samu inda yan jam’iyyar PDP na asali karkashin jagorancin Gwamna Sule Lamido suka mamaye takarar da mukamai masu tsoka suka sha gaban Sanata Saminu Turaki . In har ta tabbata Gwamna Shekarau ya koma jam’iyyar PDP jam’iyyar zata kwashi ruguntsumin banbancin ra’ayi tsakanin gaggan jam’iyyar inda zai sami Tsohon gwamna Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso da tsohon gwamna Abubakar Rimi wanda kowannen su zai yi kokarin ganin cewa dan takarar sa na gwamna ne ya sami tikitin tsayawa takarar gwamna. Sannan akwai yan takara masu jinni a jika kamar su Alhaji Ibrahim Amin Little da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba da zasu yi kokarin tabbatar da ikon su saboda kada ayi masu sakiyar da babu ruwa kamar yanda akayi masu a zaben fidda gwani na shekarar 2007.
Yanda Gwamna Shekarau ya tafiyar da gwamnatain sa a shekaru biyu masu zuwa zai iya bashi damar ko rashin damar tsaida tsaida wanda yake so ya gaje shi a shekarar 2011. Jam'iyyar sa ta ANPP a kasa na fuskantar durkushewa gaba daya saboda rigingimun cikin gida ga kuma barazanar mamayar PDP data tinkaro yankin Arewa maso Yamma yankin da Shugaba Yar'adua ya fito inda jam'iyyar keso ta tabbatar da ikon ta saboda Shugaba Yar'adua.
Al'ummar jihar Kano na lura da bibiyar yanayin siyasar dake gudana, in kuma Allah ya kaimu lokacin zasu duba su darge su dauki wanda suke ganin yafi dacewa ya jagoranci jihar a shekarar 2011. Ko su amince da duk wanda gwamna Shekarau ya nuna masu ko kuma su zabi wani daban albarkacin Shugaba Umaru Yar'adua ko kuma su sake amincewa da wanda Janar Muhammadu Buhari zai nuna masu kamar yanda yayi a shekarar 2003. Amma kuma ko su a kan kansu zasu duba wani daban a kan kansa da suke ganin shi yafi dacewa da cancanta dan samun romon dimokaradiya da ake ta tababa ko tsohon Gwamna Rabiu Kwankwaso da Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau basu baiwa al'ummar jihar ba a lokacin mulkin su lokaci ne kadai zai bayyana.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Tuesday 3 June 2008
After one year in office: President Yar’adua in the eyes of Nigerians
President Umaru Musa Yar’adua was exactly one year in office on 29-May-2008 as President of Nigeria. He came to power through an election that was alleged to be massively rigged according to reports of local and international observers. This led opposition parties to challenge his election in the courts and Nigerians are still waiting for the final verdict from the Supreme Court which can legitimize or nullify his election.
He assumed office in a situation that he needs the support of Nigerians as he was greeted by strike organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) which demands him to reverse last minute policies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who privatize Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries, increase vat and price of petroleum. The policies were reversed as demanded by the organized labour which reflects the yearnings of Nigerians.
Saddle with the leadership of Nigeria President Yar’adua formulated the 7 point Agenda which according to him will be the central cardinal of what he wants to achieve so as to put Nigeria among the world emerging economies in the world. The 7 Point Agenda are Energy, Security, Wealth creation, Education, Land reform, Mass transit and Niger Delta. After one year in office did Nigerians feel the impact of the 7 point Agenda? And out of the 7 point Agenda which among is he able to addressed? How far has he gone in achieving the 7 point Agenda? Can Nigerians testify to any difference in his governance to that of previous administration of President Obasanjo?
Sincerely, Nigerians have not felt any impact on any of Yar’adua’s 7 point Agenda. Energy sector is getting worse than he met it, according to reports power generated by Egbin Thermal station with the capacity to generate 1,350 megawatts has drop to less than 800 megawatts. And Nigerians are still looking forward to Mr. President in fulfilling his promise of declaring the state of emergency in the power sector. Insecurity is on the increase as Nigerians continue to live in fair of activities of criminals. On the issue of Niger Delta, the militant youth had continued to disrupt oil exploration which led to drop in amount of oil drill every day from 2.4 million barrel to around 2 million.
Political analyst and commentators view the Yar’adua administration as slow and the government seem incapable of tackling the enormous problems affecting the country, couple with policies reversal and somersault. This had even led some to believe that Yar’adua’s administration is the continuation of Obasanjo’s administration as his government has achieved little in the past one year.
But one distinct quality of Yar’adua’s administration is in the area of rule of law. The President has tried in issues regarding to the rule of law compare to the previous administration of Obasanjo. In the past one year all court rulings were abide by the President especially verdicts that had affected governors of his ruling party. He has also promise to cease to be president if the Supreme Court annulled his election and hand over to who the court decide will take over.
Though the President Yar’adua has promise to bring about electoral reform, Nigerians have continue to experience massive election riggings and manipulations from local government elections to re-run elections conducted all over the country. He should also fulfill that promise so that Nigerians will have free and fair elections like all democracies in the world. Free and fair elections will encourage Nigerians to believe and trust democratic governance as a tool for social, economic and political development of their country. President Yar’adua should not allow Nigeria under his leadership to become a one party state as canvassed by his party men.
In the area of corruption, President Yar’adua is not been accused by Nigerians of embezzling their nation’s resources as previous administrations were accused. And there is no allegation of spreading corruption and bribery in the National Assembly to enable him have his ways as it was alleged during the past administration where Ghana must go bags are used to achieve personal and selfish interest .Also he is not accused of interfering with the running of affairs in the legislature and judiciary in process of executing their works.
Nigerians expects action and not lip service from Yar’adua’s administration, to execute projects that will better their lives. Lack of constant power has led to set back in the economic sector and he should boost the agricultural sector or to be short and precise, President Yar’adua should fully implement his 7 point Agenda as he has promised Nigerians.
Many Nigerians believed that President Yar’adua has good intention for Nigeria and Nigerians. Some are of the view that the court cases have been affecting his performance in office. President Yar’adua should side with the Nigerian people and what they want as trying to please somebody or some people will hinder him from implementing his dreams for Nigeria. Time does not wait as one year out of four is already gone.
If a national survey for public opinion will hold on rating the Yar’adua’s administration for the past one year , most Nigerians will express the opinion that Yar’adua’s administration have achieved less and it has failed in bringing about any positive impact on their lives. For Nigerians , their lives today has no difference from the past eight years they had lived under Obasanjo’s administration and they have started loosing hope that the Yar’adua’s administration will bring about any positive change in their lives.
In the next coming months Nigerians can access if the change they desire will come about or they will continue to live as they had lived in the past nine years which is suffering with all the billion of dollars the country is making due to high increase in oil price.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
He assumed office in a situation that he needs the support of Nigerians as he was greeted by strike organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) which demands him to reverse last minute policies of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who privatize Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries, increase vat and price of petroleum. The policies were reversed as demanded by the organized labour which reflects the yearnings of Nigerians.
Saddle with the leadership of Nigeria President Yar’adua formulated the 7 point Agenda which according to him will be the central cardinal of what he wants to achieve so as to put Nigeria among the world emerging economies in the world. The 7 Point Agenda are Energy, Security, Wealth creation, Education, Land reform, Mass transit and Niger Delta. After one year in office did Nigerians feel the impact of the 7 point Agenda? And out of the 7 point Agenda which among is he able to addressed? How far has he gone in achieving the 7 point Agenda? Can Nigerians testify to any difference in his governance to that of previous administration of President Obasanjo?
Sincerely, Nigerians have not felt any impact on any of Yar’adua’s 7 point Agenda. Energy sector is getting worse than he met it, according to reports power generated by Egbin Thermal station with the capacity to generate 1,350 megawatts has drop to less than 800 megawatts. And Nigerians are still looking forward to Mr. President in fulfilling his promise of declaring the state of emergency in the power sector. Insecurity is on the increase as Nigerians continue to live in fair of activities of criminals. On the issue of Niger Delta, the militant youth had continued to disrupt oil exploration which led to drop in amount of oil drill every day from 2.4 million barrel to around 2 million.
Political analyst and commentators view the Yar’adua administration as slow and the government seem incapable of tackling the enormous problems affecting the country, couple with policies reversal and somersault. This had even led some to believe that Yar’adua’s administration is the continuation of Obasanjo’s administration as his government has achieved little in the past one year.
But one distinct quality of Yar’adua’s administration is in the area of rule of law. The President has tried in issues regarding to the rule of law compare to the previous administration of Obasanjo. In the past one year all court rulings were abide by the President especially verdicts that had affected governors of his ruling party. He has also promise to cease to be president if the Supreme Court annulled his election and hand over to who the court decide will take over.
Though the President Yar’adua has promise to bring about electoral reform, Nigerians have continue to experience massive election riggings and manipulations from local government elections to re-run elections conducted all over the country. He should also fulfill that promise so that Nigerians will have free and fair elections like all democracies in the world. Free and fair elections will encourage Nigerians to believe and trust democratic governance as a tool for social, economic and political development of their country. President Yar’adua should not allow Nigeria under his leadership to become a one party state as canvassed by his party men.
In the area of corruption, President Yar’adua is not been accused by Nigerians of embezzling their nation’s resources as previous administrations were accused. And there is no allegation of spreading corruption and bribery in the National Assembly to enable him have his ways as it was alleged during the past administration where Ghana must go bags are used to achieve personal and selfish interest .Also he is not accused of interfering with the running of affairs in the legislature and judiciary in process of executing their works.
Nigerians expects action and not lip service from Yar’adua’s administration, to execute projects that will better their lives. Lack of constant power has led to set back in the economic sector and he should boost the agricultural sector or to be short and precise, President Yar’adua should fully implement his 7 point Agenda as he has promised Nigerians.
Many Nigerians believed that President Yar’adua has good intention for Nigeria and Nigerians. Some are of the view that the court cases have been affecting his performance in office. President Yar’adua should side with the Nigerian people and what they want as trying to please somebody or some people will hinder him from implementing his dreams for Nigeria. Time does not wait as one year out of four is already gone.
If a national survey for public opinion will hold on rating the Yar’adua’s administration for the past one year , most Nigerians will express the opinion that Yar’adua’s administration have achieved less and it has failed in bringing about any positive impact on their lives. For Nigerians , their lives today has no difference from the past eight years they had lived under Obasanjo’s administration and they have started loosing hope that the Yar’adua’s administration will bring about any positive change in their lives.
In the next coming months Nigerians can access if the change they desire will come about or they will continue to live as they had lived in the past nine years which is suffering with all the billion of dollars the country is making due to high increase in oil price.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Thursday 29 May 2008
Shekara daya bisa mulki: Shugaba Yar’adua a kan mizani
A kwana a tashi ranar 29 ga watan Mayu na wannan shekarar Shugaba Umaru Musa Yar’adua ya cika shekara daya bisa kujerar mulkin Nigeriya. Zaben daya dora shi bisa mulki ya sami suka daga kungiyoyin sa’ido na cikin gida da kasashen waje da jam’iyyun adawa saboda zargin an tafka magudi, wanda ya kaiga shigar da karairaki a gaban kotuna , inda a halin yanzu ana jiran kotun koli ta halasta ko kuma ta soke zaben nasa.
Ya kama aiki a wani yanayi na neman goyon bayan jama’ar kasa , ga kuma yajin aiki na gama gari da kungiyar kwadago ta kasa ta kira saboda neman ya warware wasu manufofin gwamnatin tsohon shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo na sayar da matatan man fetur na Kaduna da Fatakwal da Karin kudin man fetur da haraji. Bayan amsa kiran yan Nijeriya ta hanyar biyan bukatun kungiyar kwadago ta kasa ta data nema , ya dauki alkawarin inganta rayuwan yan Nijeriya ta hanyar aiwatar da kudirori guda bakwai.
Ginshikin mulkin Shugaba Yar’adua kamar yadda ya sha fada zai kafu ne bisa kudirori guda bakwai . Kudirorin sune bunkasa wutar lantarki da samar da tsaro da samun yawaitar arziki da samar da ingantattacen ilimi da kawo sauye-sauye a dokar filaye da kyakyawan tsarin sufuri da warware matsalar yakin Neja Dalta . Amma abin lura da tambaya shine ko Shugaba Yar’adua ya kama hanyar cimma burin sa na kudirorin guda bakwai ? Kuma cikin kudirorin guda bakwai wannene ya warware matsalar ? Sannan shin yana kan hanyar aiwatar da kudirorin guda bakwai? Kuma shin talakawan Nijeriya zasu shedi banbanci a gudanar da yanayin mulkin sa dana tsohon shugaban kasa Obasanjo?
A zancen gaskiya har yanzu yan Nijeriya basu fara amfana da kudirorin bakwai na shugaba Yar’adua ba. In mun dauki wutar lantarki, a kullum lamarin sai kara tabarbarewa yake tayi inda yanzu wutar da ake samu ya gaza awa biyar a rana. Kuma har yanzu yan Nijeriya na sa’ido domin ganin ya saka dokar tabaci a kan wutar lantarki kamar yadda yayi alkawari. Sannan in muka dauki fannin samar da tsaro har yanzu yan kasa na fuskantar barazanar masu aikata muggan laifuka. Kazalika matsalar yankin Neja Dalta na nan inda tsagerun matasa masu dauke da makamai nata cigaba da kawo cikas a harkokin hakan man fetur inda ake hako kasa da ganga miliyan 2 a rana maimakon ganga miliyan 2.4. Fatara da talauci da rashin aikin yi da kuma hauhawan farashin kayayyaki ya tasa talakawa a gaba duk da makudan kudade da gwamnatin ke samu .
Tun hawan sa bisa mulki masana harkokin siyasa ke zargin cewa Shugaba Yar’adua na mulki da sanyin jiki wanda ya janyo harkokin gudanar da mulkin kasa keta tafiyar hawainiya. Suna kuma ganin cewa har yanzu kamar ya kasa gano kan zaren matsalolin dake damun kasar , ga kuma ayi gaba ayi baya kan manufofin gwamnatin sa. Akwai masu ganin cewa mulkin sa cigaban mulkin tsohon shugaban kasa ne Cif Olusegun Obasanjo . Wannan shi yasa ma wasu suke ganin cewa babu wani cigaba da aka samu a shekara daya da yayi yana mulki.
Amma wani abin lura game da gwamnatin Shugaba Umaru Yar’adua shine na kokarin bin doka da oda, inda yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ana bin dokokin tsarin mulkin kasa da bin umarnin kotu sabanin gwamnatin da ta shude. A shekara daya na mulkin sa, Shugaba Yar’adua na bin hukuncin kotuna da suka yanke musamman gwamnonin jam’iyyar sa da kotuna suka soke zaben su, shima kansa yayi alkawarin cewa in kotun koli ta soke zaben sa zai sauka a take ya kuma mika mulki ga wanda kotu tace a mika masa mulki. Koda yake yan adawa na zargin cewa ta bayan gida ana tsoma baki a harkokin shari’a inda suke zargin sa hannun Uwargidan sa Hajiya Turai Yar’adua da hannu a shari’ar data tabbatar da kujerar gwamnan jihar Kebbi Alhaji Sa’idu Usman Nasamu Dakin Gari domin surikin sune. Duk da haka babu zargi kai tsaye na cewa shi Shugaba Yar’adua da kansa ne ya tsoma baki a batun shari’ar.
Kuma tun hawan sa mulki babu zargin cewa yana sama da fadi da dukiyar al’umma kamar a gwamnatocin baya. Sannan ba’a zargin sa da yada cin hanci da rashawa ko kuma bada cin hanci ga yan majalisun kasa dan cimma manufofin sa. Haka kuma ba’a zargin sa da dakile ko kuma kawo cikas ga aiyukan majalisun tarrayya da kawo cikas a aiyukan sashin shari’a.
Yan Nijeriya nada bukatar ganin cewa gwamnatin Shugaba Yar’adua na gudanar da aiyuka na zahiri da zai inganta rayuwar su, kamar samar masu da aiyukan yi da gaggauta kawo karshen matsalar wutan lantarki da rashin sa ke kawo cibaya ga bunkasar tattalin arzikin su da bunkasa aikin gona ko kuma a takaice ya aiwatar da kudirorin sa guda bakwai kamar yadda yayi masu alkawari. Sannan kuma a aikace ya tabbatar da ana zabe na gaskiya kamar yadda yayi alkawari domin baiwa yan kasa kwarin gwiwa kan cewa lallai Nijeriya na bin tsarin dimokaradiya.
Har yanzu mafi yawan yan Nijeriya nayi wa Shugaba Umaru Yar’adua kyakkyawan zato na cewa kila abinda kesa yake jan kafa wajen gudanar da mulkin sa shine na karar dake gaban kotun koli . Ya wajaba a gare shi ya kasance tare da yan Nijeriya ba wai wani ko wasu mutane ba saboda sun tsaya masa ya zama shugaban kasan Nijeriya ba. Lokaci dai baya jira a inda a yanzu har ya shafe shekara daya yana mulki.
Inda za’a gudanar da kuri’ar jin ra’ayin mutanen Nijeriya da mafi yawan su zasu ce su har yanzu basu gani a kasa ba. Rayuwar su babu banbanci da shekaru takwas da Obasanjo yayi yana mulki, kuma sun fara fidda rai kan cewa mulkin Shugaba Yar’adua zai kawo canji a rayuwar su. A watanni masu zuwa yan Nijeriya zasu iya tabbatar da cewa zasu sami canjin da suke tsammani ko kuma cigaba da rayuwa kamar yanda suka shafe shekaru takwas na mulkin Obasanjo cikin matsi da kuncin rayuwa duk da arzikin da kasar ke samu albarkacin hauhawan farashin man fetur a kasuwan duniya.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Ya kama aiki a wani yanayi na neman goyon bayan jama’ar kasa , ga kuma yajin aiki na gama gari da kungiyar kwadago ta kasa ta kira saboda neman ya warware wasu manufofin gwamnatin tsohon shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo na sayar da matatan man fetur na Kaduna da Fatakwal da Karin kudin man fetur da haraji. Bayan amsa kiran yan Nijeriya ta hanyar biyan bukatun kungiyar kwadago ta kasa ta data nema , ya dauki alkawarin inganta rayuwan yan Nijeriya ta hanyar aiwatar da kudirori guda bakwai.
Ginshikin mulkin Shugaba Yar’adua kamar yadda ya sha fada zai kafu ne bisa kudirori guda bakwai . Kudirorin sune bunkasa wutar lantarki da samar da tsaro da samun yawaitar arziki da samar da ingantattacen ilimi da kawo sauye-sauye a dokar filaye da kyakyawan tsarin sufuri da warware matsalar yakin Neja Dalta . Amma abin lura da tambaya shine ko Shugaba Yar’adua ya kama hanyar cimma burin sa na kudirorin guda bakwai ? Kuma cikin kudirorin guda bakwai wannene ya warware matsalar ? Sannan shin yana kan hanyar aiwatar da kudirorin guda bakwai? Kuma shin talakawan Nijeriya zasu shedi banbanci a gudanar da yanayin mulkin sa dana tsohon shugaban kasa Obasanjo?
A zancen gaskiya har yanzu yan Nijeriya basu fara amfana da kudirorin bakwai na shugaba Yar’adua ba. In mun dauki wutar lantarki, a kullum lamarin sai kara tabarbarewa yake tayi inda yanzu wutar da ake samu ya gaza awa biyar a rana. Kuma har yanzu yan Nijeriya na sa’ido domin ganin ya saka dokar tabaci a kan wutar lantarki kamar yadda yayi alkawari. Sannan in muka dauki fannin samar da tsaro har yanzu yan kasa na fuskantar barazanar masu aikata muggan laifuka. Kazalika matsalar yankin Neja Dalta na nan inda tsagerun matasa masu dauke da makamai nata cigaba da kawo cikas a harkokin hakan man fetur inda ake hako kasa da ganga miliyan 2 a rana maimakon ganga miliyan 2.4. Fatara da talauci da rashin aikin yi da kuma hauhawan farashin kayayyaki ya tasa talakawa a gaba duk da makudan kudade da gwamnatin ke samu .
Tun hawan sa bisa mulki masana harkokin siyasa ke zargin cewa Shugaba Yar’adua na mulki da sanyin jiki wanda ya janyo harkokin gudanar da mulkin kasa keta tafiyar hawainiya. Suna kuma ganin cewa har yanzu kamar ya kasa gano kan zaren matsalolin dake damun kasar , ga kuma ayi gaba ayi baya kan manufofin gwamnatin sa. Akwai masu ganin cewa mulkin sa cigaban mulkin tsohon shugaban kasa ne Cif Olusegun Obasanjo . Wannan shi yasa ma wasu suke ganin cewa babu wani cigaba da aka samu a shekara daya da yayi yana mulki.
Amma wani abin lura game da gwamnatin Shugaba Umaru Yar’adua shine na kokarin bin doka da oda, inda yake ta kokarin ganin cewa ana bin dokokin tsarin mulkin kasa da bin umarnin kotu sabanin gwamnatin da ta shude. A shekara daya na mulkin sa, Shugaba Yar’adua na bin hukuncin kotuna da suka yanke musamman gwamnonin jam’iyyar sa da kotuna suka soke zaben su, shima kansa yayi alkawarin cewa in kotun koli ta soke zaben sa zai sauka a take ya kuma mika mulki ga wanda kotu tace a mika masa mulki. Koda yake yan adawa na zargin cewa ta bayan gida ana tsoma baki a harkokin shari’a inda suke zargin sa hannun Uwargidan sa Hajiya Turai Yar’adua da hannu a shari’ar data tabbatar da kujerar gwamnan jihar Kebbi Alhaji Sa’idu Usman Nasamu Dakin Gari domin surikin sune. Duk da haka babu zargi kai tsaye na cewa shi Shugaba Yar’adua da kansa ne ya tsoma baki a batun shari’ar.
Kuma tun hawan sa mulki babu zargin cewa yana sama da fadi da dukiyar al’umma kamar a gwamnatocin baya. Sannan ba’a zargin sa da yada cin hanci da rashawa ko kuma bada cin hanci ga yan majalisun kasa dan cimma manufofin sa. Haka kuma ba’a zargin sa da dakile ko kuma kawo cikas ga aiyukan majalisun tarrayya da kawo cikas a aiyukan sashin shari’a.
Yan Nijeriya nada bukatar ganin cewa gwamnatin Shugaba Yar’adua na gudanar da aiyuka na zahiri da zai inganta rayuwar su, kamar samar masu da aiyukan yi da gaggauta kawo karshen matsalar wutan lantarki da rashin sa ke kawo cibaya ga bunkasar tattalin arzikin su da bunkasa aikin gona ko kuma a takaice ya aiwatar da kudirorin sa guda bakwai kamar yadda yayi masu alkawari. Sannan kuma a aikace ya tabbatar da ana zabe na gaskiya kamar yadda yayi alkawari domin baiwa yan kasa kwarin gwiwa kan cewa lallai Nijeriya na bin tsarin dimokaradiya.
Har yanzu mafi yawan yan Nijeriya nayi wa Shugaba Umaru Yar’adua kyakkyawan zato na cewa kila abinda kesa yake jan kafa wajen gudanar da mulkin sa shine na karar dake gaban kotun koli . Ya wajaba a gare shi ya kasance tare da yan Nijeriya ba wai wani ko wasu mutane ba saboda sun tsaya masa ya zama shugaban kasan Nijeriya ba. Lokaci dai baya jira a inda a yanzu har ya shafe shekara daya yana mulki.
Inda za’a gudanar da kuri’ar jin ra’ayin mutanen Nijeriya da mafi yawan su zasu ce su har yanzu basu gani a kasa ba. Rayuwar su babu banbanci da shekaru takwas da Obasanjo yayi yana mulki, kuma sun fara fidda rai kan cewa mulkin Shugaba Yar’adua zai kawo canji a rayuwar su. A watanni masu zuwa yan Nijeriya zasu iya tabbatar da cewa zasu sami canjin da suke tsammani ko kuma cigaba da rayuwa kamar yanda suka shafe shekaru takwas na mulkin Obasanjo cikin matsi da kuncin rayuwa duk da arzikin da kasar ke samu albarkacin hauhawan farashin man fetur a kasuwan duniya.
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Tuesday 27 May 2008
OH YEAH NIGERIAN MASSES
Hope as the motivating factor that keeps the Nigerian masses going as usual , today is giving them the courage to withstand the present hardship which has to do with exorbitant prices of food stuff and materials needed for their daily use. Inflation is on the move like wild bush fire consuming and destroying whatever stands on it's way. Worse still, income of Nigerians is not increasing in propotion to the inflation rate, if they are even lucky to have something doing as a means of livinghood.
Insecurity is on the rise.With all security operations, this and that going on in most states of the country . Armed robbery, assasination and thuggery are on the rise and the situation is so bad that in some parts of the country, where in previous years, armed robbery was alien especially on the roads, has now become order of the day , as armed robbery could occur at any time of the day.
Health, which is one of the responsibilities of goverment has been left under funded. If the Nigerian mass is unfortunate to be sick , he/she is in deep trouble as there is a berlin wall of naira between him/her and the hospital. The cheap source of medication to the common man is the traditional concoctions which he can afford. And if the sickness is so bad that there is need for an operation or expensive drugs, it is either- if they have the connection- to seek for public assistance through the media or lie down at home and wait for death. Due to goverment attitude toward provision of basic health amenities which is not forth-coming , it has led to providing booming trade to private hospitals and traditional medicine sellers.
Qualitative education is beyond the reach of Nigerian masses. Public schools now cannot compete with private schools in providing qualitative education as even children of our leaders wards are not attending the schools. Education provides many oppurtunities in life which is even the reason today that children of the poor and downtrodden are able to have the good things of life and even become leaders in their societies. The Elites of today have used their positions to deny the children of the masses the oppurtunity they need to obtain education through implementation of anti-people policies. They have also succeeded in segragating our societies through provision of different schools for the poor and rich from primary schools to universities as their ways will never cross in seeking for knowledge and the quality of jobs after school.
Unemployment also remains one of the problems affecting the Nigerian masses. The trade they are into is congested due to the number of those involved in the trade such as barbers, okada riders, petty trading, selling of recharde cards, labourers e.t.c and they cannot even satisfy their basic needs of day to day living. Due to non availability of power supply which has led to closure of many industries, Nigerian masses have been sent into labour market. Even those employed presently in public and private sector are not comfortable as they can lose their jobs any time in the name of reforms.
The Nigerian masses' votes no longer have any value as those they elect are different from those declared as winners.During election period political , traditional and religious leaders summon the masses to go out enmass to cast their votes, which sermon they oblige to as masses do come out enmass , men and women, to cast their votes. Unfortunately the elections are often rigged and those leaders will come back and lecture them that power belongs to the Almighty! Due to the behaviour of votes stealers and manipulators the masses are now having a second though on future elections as they would not want their times to be wasted.
For a very long time to come Nigerian masses will be taken for a ride as far as they cannot distinquish between justice , tribalism and sectionalism. The elites use the tricks of power shift and rotation to continue to confuse the masses as they mostly have one common agenda of protecting their political class and their intrests.
If Nigerians will allow themselves to be deceived with the issue of return of power to their region or those they share the same faith affiliation with, even if they came through the back door closing their eyes to their ability and capability to lead the nation , it will take a long time for us to have dedicated leaders.
The Nigerian constitution is clear on what are the rights of the Nigerian people , the Nigerian masses should not allow their rights to be infringed on and be turned into second class citizens in their own country. The Nigerian masses should never believe in the propaganda spread that things will never be alright in their country. That there will never be a free and fair election, that corruption is in their blood, that those in authority cannot be quetioned e.t.c. The masses should believe that things will one day be better in their country and they should collectively strive toward this attainment.
It is well known that the Nigerian problem lies in lack of dedicated and good leadership. Any day they are lucky to have a leadership with people's intrest and concern at heart, a focussed leader that attains power legitimately, fearless and not a cohort or errand , surely the country will be on the path of progress and greatness.
Tricks used by the political elites should be understand by the masses as they (the masses) are to be discouraged from democratic process so that they can have a free hand to do whatever they want. The masses should come out enmass during future elections and try to make sure that their votes are counted as they are as it happenned in some states during previous elections . If they refuse to come out to cast their votes in future elections, they should be ready to continue to live under civilian dictatorship in the guise of democratic governance.
It is a duty on all Nigerians to ensure that we have good governance. If they allow themselves to be bought with as little as two hundred naira and some toilet soaps, they are not being fair to their contry. All over the world countries are fast developing especially those with petroleum resources, where food stuffs of the common masses are rice, milk and chicken. But in our own Nigeria with all the billions of dollars gotten from petroleum products , food stuffs like gari, amala and tuwo are not guarentteed three times a day. our politicians lack development ideas to lead our country to greatness, as building of water wells , drainages and distribution of motocycles are achievements they can boast of while in office.
Oh yeah the Nigerian masses when shall you strive for your nation to attain the greatness it deserves in the comity of nations ?
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Insecurity is on the rise.With all security operations, this and that going on in most states of the country . Armed robbery, assasination and thuggery are on the rise and the situation is so bad that in some parts of the country, where in previous years, armed robbery was alien especially on the roads, has now become order of the day , as armed robbery could occur at any time of the day.
Health, which is one of the responsibilities of goverment has been left under funded. If the Nigerian mass is unfortunate to be sick , he/she is in deep trouble as there is a berlin wall of naira between him/her and the hospital. The cheap source of medication to the common man is the traditional concoctions which he can afford. And if the sickness is so bad that there is need for an operation or expensive drugs, it is either- if they have the connection- to seek for public assistance through the media or lie down at home and wait for death. Due to goverment attitude toward provision of basic health amenities which is not forth-coming , it has led to providing booming trade to private hospitals and traditional medicine sellers.
Qualitative education is beyond the reach of Nigerian masses. Public schools now cannot compete with private schools in providing qualitative education as even children of our leaders wards are not attending the schools. Education provides many oppurtunities in life which is even the reason today that children of the poor and downtrodden are able to have the good things of life and even become leaders in their societies. The Elites of today have used their positions to deny the children of the masses the oppurtunity they need to obtain education through implementation of anti-people policies. They have also succeeded in segragating our societies through provision of different schools for the poor and rich from primary schools to universities as their ways will never cross in seeking for knowledge and the quality of jobs after school.
Unemployment also remains one of the problems affecting the Nigerian masses. The trade they are into is congested due to the number of those involved in the trade such as barbers, okada riders, petty trading, selling of recharde cards, labourers e.t.c and they cannot even satisfy their basic needs of day to day living. Due to non availability of power supply which has led to closure of many industries, Nigerian masses have been sent into labour market. Even those employed presently in public and private sector are not comfortable as they can lose their jobs any time in the name of reforms.
The Nigerian masses' votes no longer have any value as those they elect are different from those declared as winners.During election period political , traditional and religious leaders summon the masses to go out enmass to cast their votes, which sermon they oblige to as masses do come out enmass , men and women, to cast their votes. Unfortunately the elections are often rigged and those leaders will come back and lecture them that power belongs to the Almighty! Due to the behaviour of votes stealers and manipulators the masses are now having a second though on future elections as they would not want their times to be wasted.
For a very long time to come Nigerian masses will be taken for a ride as far as they cannot distinquish between justice , tribalism and sectionalism. The elites use the tricks of power shift and rotation to continue to confuse the masses as they mostly have one common agenda of protecting their political class and their intrests.
If Nigerians will allow themselves to be deceived with the issue of return of power to their region or those they share the same faith affiliation with, even if they came through the back door closing their eyes to their ability and capability to lead the nation , it will take a long time for us to have dedicated leaders.
The Nigerian constitution is clear on what are the rights of the Nigerian people , the Nigerian masses should not allow their rights to be infringed on and be turned into second class citizens in their own country. The Nigerian masses should never believe in the propaganda spread that things will never be alright in their country. That there will never be a free and fair election, that corruption is in their blood, that those in authority cannot be quetioned e.t.c. The masses should believe that things will one day be better in their country and they should collectively strive toward this attainment.
It is well known that the Nigerian problem lies in lack of dedicated and good leadership. Any day they are lucky to have a leadership with people's intrest and concern at heart, a focussed leader that attains power legitimately, fearless and not a cohort or errand , surely the country will be on the path of progress and greatness.
Tricks used by the political elites should be understand by the masses as they (the masses) are to be discouraged from democratic process so that they can have a free hand to do whatever they want. The masses should come out enmass during future elections and try to make sure that their votes are counted as they are as it happenned in some states during previous elections . If they refuse to come out to cast their votes in future elections, they should be ready to continue to live under civilian dictatorship in the guise of democratic governance.
It is a duty on all Nigerians to ensure that we have good governance. If they allow themselves to be bought with as little as two hundred naira and some toilet soaps, they are not being fair to their contry. All over the world countries are fast developing especially those with petroleum resources, where food stuffs of the common masses are rice, milk and chicken. But in our own Nigeria with all the billions of dollars gotten from petroleum products , food stuffs like gari, amala and tuwo are not guarentteed three times a day. our politicians lack development ideas to lead our country to greatness, as building of water wells , drainages and distribution of motocycles are achievements they can boast of while in office.
Oh yeah the Nigerian masses when shall you strive for your nation to attain the greatness it deserves in the comity of nations ?
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Thursday 8 May 2008
Shekaru 60 na mulkin PDP: Zancen Ogulafor da kanshin gaskiya
Yerima Vincent Ogulafor , Shugaban jam’iyyar PDP na kasa a kwanananan ya sanar da yan Nijeriya cewa jam’iyyar sa zata mulki Nijeriya na tsawon shekaru 60. Zancen na Ogulafor ya janyo masa suka daga masoya bin tsarin dimokaradiyya na hakika, sannan cikin zantuttukan nasa ya nemi da Nijeriya ta kasance kasa mai bin tafarkin jam’iyya guda daya rak.
Jam’iyyar PDP ta saba da aikata wasu abubuwa daya sabawa tsarin dimokaradiyya. Kuma abin abin mamaki shine yanda suke son abubuwa su kasance haka nan yake kasancewa ko ana so ko ba’aso. Kafin tsohon Shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo ya kamala wa’adin sa na farko, tsohon hambareren shugaban kwamitin amintattu na jam’iyyar ta PDP Cif Tony Anenih yayi shelar cewa babu gurbi ga wani sabanin Obasanjo dake da niyyar zama a fadan mulkin kasa ta “Aso Rock” . Haka zancen ya kasance inda PDP suka tabbatar wa yan Nijeriya cewa babu gurbi a fadar Aso Rock , kuma abubuwan da suka faru bayan haka a yau ya zama tarihi.
Obasanjo da kansa shima a lokacin yakin neman zaben 2007 ya fadi cewa zaben na 2007 zabe ne na “ko a mutu ko ayi rai”, kuma tabbas sun tabbatar wa yan Nijeriya cewa zaben na 2007 na a mutu ko ayi rai ne domin har yanzu kasar da yan kasar basu gama farfadowa da irin mamayan da PDP tayi masu ba. Koda kotunan zabe sun soke wasu zabubbukan na jam’iyyar PDP , jam’iyyar ta bayyana niyyar ta na ganin cewa yan takarar ta da aka soke zaben su, su zata sake tsayarwa dan su koma kan mukaman su, jam’iyyar ta tabbatar da haka a zaben da aka sake a jihohin Kogi da Adamawa.
Wai shin me yasa jam’iyyar PDP ke samun yadda take so ne a kullum? Shin korafe-korafen da yan Nijeriya keyi kan jam’iyyar PDP da yanda ta keta hurumin zabe a zaben 2007 da gaske suke yin ta? Sannan yan Nijeriya suna goyon bayan jam’iyyar PDP ne da yasa ita kadai ce jam’iyyar da ta wasu a ko’ina cikin kasa? Shin gwamnatin PDP ta aiwatar da ayyukan cigaban kasa ne a tsawon shekaru 9 da har yasa yan Nijeriya ke son baiwa jam’iyyar goyon bayan har na shekaru 51 masu zuwa? Lallai yanda al’amurra ke tafiya da kyar in PDP basu yi shekaru 60 suna mulki ba, sai dai in bisa hanya yan Nijeriya sun farga da sanin hakkin su na hakika a tsarin demokaradiyya da kuma samun dammar kidaya kuri’oin su kamar yadda suke.
A yanzu haka jam’iyyar ta shafe shekaru 8 tana mulki. A yanzu kuma Shugaba Umaru Musa Yar’adua ya shafe shekara 1 cikin 4 na mulkin sa a zangon farko (mance da zancen shari’ar dake gaban kotun koli), yayin da zai kamala wa’adin sa na farko jam’iyyar PDP zata ta shafe shekaru 12 tana mulki. Kuma da alamun cewa Shugaba Yar’adua zai ci moriyar gyaran kudin mulkin kasar nan inda kila ayi zancen maida wa’adin mulki zuwa zango guda na tsawon shekaru biyar ko shida , sannan dokar ta fara aiki a shekarar 2011, in ka lissafa shekaru biyar ko shida PDP zata shafe shekaru 17 ko 18 tana mulki.
Kamar yadda aka saba in Shugaba Yar’adua ya kamala wa’adin sa na zangon farko sau biyu(?) sai mulki ya koma kudu kamar yadda Obasanjo ya aiwatar a aikace. Mataimakin Shugaban kasa , Jonathan Goodluck na jira inda shima inda rabon sa ya shafe shekaru 8 a wa’adin zango biyu ko shekaru 5 ko 6 a wa’adi guda a inda a shekarar 20….., PDP zata shafe shekaru kusan 30 ko fiye tana mulki.
Zancen da Ogulafor yayi na samun tsarin jam’iyya daya rak na bisa hanya saboda jam’iyyun da ake kira na adawa a yau sun zama masu fuska biyu kuma yan amshin shatar jam’iyyar PDP . Babbar jam’iyyar adawa ta ANPP a yau ta sami kanta a halin tsaka mai wuya inda ya’yan jam’iyyar nata tururuwan fita daga jam’iyyar zuwa jam’iyyar PDP, wasu kuma sun raba kafa suna makale a kan Katanga kamar gizago. Gwamna Ali Modu Sheriff na jihar Barno , ya bayyanawa Shugaba Yar’adua gaba da gaba cewa in har kotu ta soke zaben sa , to shi da magoya bayan sa zasu yiwa Yar’adua yakin neman zabe . Shi kuma tsohon gwamnan jihar Zamfara Sanata Ahmed Sani, Yeriman Bakura, cewa yayi yana da burin ya mulki Nijeriya , kuma ta shiga jam’iyyar PDP kawai ne zai iya cimma burin sa. Shi kuma Gwamna Isa Yuguda na jihar Bauchi nata kaiwa da komowa domin ganin ya auri diyar Shugaba Yar’adua, in ya cimma burin sa to da wuya ya kasance cikin yan adawa suna adawa da sirikin sa.
Jihohin Kano da Zamfara da suka kasance a sashin Arewa maso yamma shiyyar da Shugaba Yar’adua ya fito , tabbas PDP zata so ta kafa gwamnatoci a jihohin . Ta bangaren jihar Zamfara , tuni Yerima yayi alkawarin komawa jam’iyyar PDP dashi da jama’ar sa . Amma a bangaren Jihar Kano sai da yan dabaru, kuma tuni abubuwa na nuni ga irin rawar da Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau zai so ya taka bayan ya bar mulki a shekarar 2011. Da alamu Gwamna Shekarau zai so ya taka rawa a siyasar tsakiya kamar yanda takwarorin sa a da gwamnoni sannan a yanzu sanatoci wato Saminu Turaki da Adamu Aliero . Magoya bayan Shekarau tuni suka mika amincewar su da goyon bayan su game da yadda Yar’adua ke tafiyar da kasar nan bisa ayyukan cigaba , sannan labarai nata yawo kan cewa Shekarau da Yar’adua “abokai ne na makaranta” a jami’ar Ahmadu Bello ta Zaria, kuma matan su aminan juna ne, shi yasa ma matar Shekarau tana cikin sahun farko da suka fara zuwa yiwa Yar’adua murna bayan hukumar zabe tace shine ya lashe zaben 2007.
Ta bagaren jam’iyyar A.C tuni ta dare gida biyu da masu son shiga gwamnatin hadin kan kasa da masu adawa. Kuma tuni gaggan jam’iyyar keta ficewa suna komawa jam’iyyar PDP kamar su Alhaji Abubakar Rimi da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba.
Inda gaske yan Nijeriya suke na son bin tsarin dimokaradiyya to da jan aiki a gaban su . A matakin farko yan Nijeriya na bukatar zabe na gaskiya a inda za’a kidaya kuri’oin su kamar yadda suke. Tsarin dimokaradiyya ya ginu ne bisa wakilci na hakika da shugabanci na gari. Magudi da murdiyar zabe da dankara wa jama’a wanda bashi suka zaba ba yayi nesa da hakikanin tsarin dimokaradiyya na gaskiya. In za’a gudanar da zabe na gaskiya yan Nijeriya basu damu ba in jam’iyyar ta PDP zata shafe shekaru 1,000 tana mulki ba wai ma shekaru 60 da Ogulafor ke fadin zasu yi ba.
Yan Nijeriya na bukatar jam’iyyun adawa na gaskiya wadanda zasu jajirce wajen adawa na gaskiya , ba wai jam’iyyun adawa dake amfani da dammar su domin cinikayya da jam’iyya mai mulki ba dan biyan bukatun kansu ba
Hazawassalam
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
Jam’iyyar PDP ta saba da aikata wasu abubuwa daya sabawa tsarin dimokaradiyya. Kuma abin abin mamaki shine yanda suke son abubuwa su kasance haka nan yake kasancewa ko ana so ko ba’aso. Kafin tsohon Shugaban kasa Cif Olusegun Obasanjo ya kamala wa’adin sa na farko, tsohon hambareren shugaban kwamitin amintattu na jam’iyyar ta PDP Cif Tony Anenih yayi shelar cewa babu gurbi ga wani sabanin Obasanjo dake da niyyar zama a fadan mulkin kasa ta “Aso Rock” . Haka zancen ya kasance inda PDP suka tabbatar wa yan Nijeriya cewa babu gurbi a fadar Aso Rock , kuma abubuwan da suka faru bayan haka a yau ya zama tarihi.
Obasanjo da kansa shima a lokacin yakin neman zaben 2007 ya fadi cewa zaben na 2007 zabe ne na “ko a mutu ko ayi rai”, kuma tabbas sun tabbatar wa yan Nijeriya cewa zaben na 2007 na a mutu ko ayi rai ne domin har yanzu kasar da yan kasar basu gama farfadowa da irin mamayan da PDP tayi masu ba. Koda kotunan zabe sun soke wasu zabubbukan na jam’iyyar PDP , jam’iyyar ta bayyana niyyar ta na ganin cewa yan takarar ta da aka soke zaben su, su zata sake tsayarwa dan su koma kan mukaman su, jam’iyyar ta tabbatar da haka a zaben da aka sake a jihohin Kogi da Adamawa.
Wai shin me yasa jam’iyyar PDP ke samun yadda take so ne a kullum? Shin korafe-korafen da yan Nijeriya keyi kan jam’iyyar PDP da yanda ta keta hurumin zabe a zaben 2007 da gaske suke yin ta? Sannan yan Nijeriya suna goyon bayan jam’iyyar PDP ne da yasa ita kadai ce jam’iyyar da ta wasu a ko’ina cikin kasa? Shin gwamnatin PDP ta aiwatar da ayyukan cigaban kasa ne a tsawon shekaru 9 da har yasa yan Nijeriya ke son baiwa jam’iyyar goyon bayan har na shekaru 51 masu zuwa? Lallai yanda al’amurra ke tafiya da kyar in PDP basu yi shekaru 60 suna mulki ba, sai dai in bisa hanya yan Nijeriya sun farga da sanin hakkin su na hakika a tsarin demokaradiyya da kuma samun dammar kidaya kuri’oin su kamar yadda suke.
A yanzu haka jam’iyyar ta shafe shekaru 8 tana mulki. A yanzu kuma Shugaba Umaru Musa Yar’adua ya shafe shekara 1 cikin 4 na mulkin sa a zangon farko (mance da zancen shari’ar dake gaban kotun koli), yayin da zai kamala wa’adin sa na farko jam’iyyar PDP zata ta shafe shekaru 12 tana mulki. Kuma da alamun cewa Shugaba Yar’adua zai ci moriyar gyaran kudin mulkin kasar nan inda kila ayi zancen maida wa’adin mulki zuwa zango guda na tsawon shekaru biyar ko shida , sannan dokar ta fara aiki a shekarar 2011, in ka lissafa shekaru biyar ko shida PDP zata shafe shekaru 17 ko 18 tana mulki.
Kamar yadda aka saba in Shugaba Yar’adua ya kamala wa’adin sa na zangon farko sau biyu(?) sai mulki ya koma kudu kamar yadda Obasanjo ya aiwatar a aikace. Mataimakin Shugaban kasa , Jonathan Goodluck na jira inda shima inda rabon sa ya shafe shekaru 8 a wa’adin zango biyu ko shekaru 5 ko 6 a wa’adi guda a inda a shekarar 20….., PDP zata shafe shekaru kusan 30 ko fiye tana mulki.
Zancen da Ogulafor yayi na samun tsarin jam’iyya daya rak na bisa hanya saboda jam’iyyun da ake kira na adawa a yau sun zama masu fuska biyu kuma yan amshin shatar jam’iyyar PDP . Babbar jam’iyyar adawa ta ANPP a yau ta sami kanta a halin tsaka mai wuya inda ya’yan jam’iyyar nata tururuwan fita daga jam’iyyar zuwa jam’iyyar PDP, wasu kuma sun raba kafa suna makale a kan Katanga kamar gizago. Gwamna Ali Modu Sheriff na jihar Barno , ya bayyanawa Shugaba Yar’adua gaba da gaba cewa in har kotu ta soke zaben sa , to shi da magoya bayan sa zasu yiwa Yar’adua yakin neman zabe . Shi kuma tsohon gwamnan jihar Zamfara Sanata Ahmed Sani, Yeriman Bakura, cewa yayi yana da burin ya mulki Nijeriya , kuma ta shiga jam’iyyar PDP kawai ne zai iya cimma burin sa. Shi kuma Gwamna Isa Yuguda na jihar Bauchi nata kaiwa da komowa domin ganin ya auri diyar Shugaba Yar’adua, in ya cimma burin sa to da wuya ya kasance cikin yan adawa suna adawa da sirikin sa.
Jihohin Kano da Zamfara da suka kasance a sashin Arewa maso yamma shiyyar da Shugaba Yar’adua ya fito , tabbas PDP zata so ta kafa gwamnatoci a jihohin . Ta bangaren jihar Zamfara , tuni Yerima yayi alkawarin komawa jam’iyyar PDP dashi da jama’ar sa . Amma a bangaren Jihar Kano sai da yan dabaru, kuma tuni abubuwa na nuni ga irin rawar da Gwamna Ibrahim Shekarau zai so ya taka bayan ya bar mulki a shekarar 2011. Da alamu Gwamna Shekarau zai so ya taka rawa a siyasar tsakiya kamar yanda takwarorin sa a da gwamnoni sannan a yanzu sanatoci wato Saminu Turaki da Adamu Aliero . Magoya bayan Shekarau tuni suka mika amincewar su da goyon bayan su game da yadda Yar’adua ke tafiyar da kasar nan bisa ayyukan cigaba , sannan labarai nata yawo kan cewa Shekarau da Yar’adua “abokai ne na makaranta” a jami’ar Ahmadu Bello ta Zaria, kuma matan su aminan juna ne, shi yasa ma matar Shekarau tana cikin sahun farko da suka fara zuwa yiwa Yar’adua murna bayan hukumar zabe tace shine ya lashe zaben 2007.
Ta bagaren jam’iyyar A.C tuni ta dare gida biyu da masu son shiga gwamnatin hadin kan kasa da masu adawa. Kuma tuni gaggan jam’iyyar keta ficewa suna komawa jam’iyyar PDP kamar su Alhaji Abubakar Rimi da Alhaji Ghali Umar Na’abba.
Inda gaske yan Nijeriya suke na son bin tsarin dimokaradiyya to da jan aiki a gaban su . A matakin farko yan Nijeriya na bukatar zabe na gaskiya a inda za’a kidaya kuri’oin su kamar yadda suke. Tsarin dimokaradiyya ya ginu ne bisa wakilci na hakika da shugabanci na gari. Magudi da murdiyar zabe da dankara wa jama’a wanda bashi suka zaba ba yayi nesa da hakikanin tsarin dimokaradiyya na gaskiya. In za’a gudanar da zabe na gaskiya yan Nijeriya basu damu ba in jam’iyyar ta PDP zata shafe shekaru 1,000 tana mulki ba wai ma shekaru 60 da Ogulafor ke fadin zasu yi ba.
Yan Nijeriya na bukatar jam’iyyun adawa na gaskiya wadanda zasu jajirce wajen adawa na gaskiya , ba wai jam’iyyun adawa dake amfani da dammar su domin cinikayya da jam’iyya mai mulki ba dan biyan bukatun kansu ba
Hazawassalam
Shehu Mustapha Chaji
shehuchaji@yahoo.com
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