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Buhari, Nigeria’s break-up is possible (2)

14th December 2016
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Three of the reactions to last week’s column were opposition to my recommendation that if by the end of April, next year President Muhammadu Buhari does not come out in support of restructuring, that the southerners in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), should during their party’s presidential primaries in 2018 vote for former Vice – President Atiku Abubakar who has identified with the idea. One of the readers, Ritchie in Abuja (080 – 5057 – 7650) believes that Atiku may have come out for restructuring now for electioneering purpose and would renege on it if he becomes the country’s president. On their part, the twain of Ibrahim (080 – 5589 – 8484) and Isa (081 – 4127 – 3263) are against the former vice – president of the country (1999 – 2007) because they see him as a corrupt politician and that such a person should not become our head of state.
I was actually not campaigning for Atiku as the three of them have taken it. I mentioned his name because so far he is the only APC leader in the North who has spoken in favour of restructuring the country. As can be seen in the last paragraph of my article it was stated that Atiku or any other acceptable northerner presented by the APC, the Peoples Democratic Party or any other party should be the one voted as president by southerners in 2019.
Apart from his anti – corruption abhorrence credential the other reason why I supported and voted for Buhari in 2011 was because he subscribed to the restructuring of the country during his campaign. My belief that he was still for it was why I voted for him last year. But apparently his running – mate in 2011 Pastor Tunde Bakare must have influenced his action five years ago. This was why in last week’s column I advocated that the restructuring of the country and creation of a state in the South – East should be campaign issues and major factors in the northern candidate southerners would vote for in 2019. If such a person becomes president and does not take steps for restructuring the country then southerners should abandon him or her during the 2023 poll.
As to the allegation that Atiku is a corrupt person, apart from Buhari and Mr. Balarabe Musa, a one – time Governor of Kaduna State (1979 – 81), I want anyone to show me another politician in the country one can vouch for as being clean of the vice. Moreover, if Atiku has not been charged and tried in a court of law or a tribunal for corruption and found guilty, how can anyone say people should not vote for him on that ground?
One of the issues in the restructuring many a Nigerian are clamouring for is to change from the presidential to the parliamentary system. In which the legislators will become part – time parliamentarians earning sitting allowances only when they attend meetings, and not been paid very fat salaries and allowances they get now as full – timers. With the parliamentary system only those out to serve their states or the country will come out to contest elections. Unlike since 1999 when people seek to go into the legislature in other to become wealthy through the huge salaries and allowances they earn and the bribes they receive from the president or governor of a state before they passed their bills or in order to escape impeachment.
The major reason why most of the presidents and governors we have had in the seventeen years of parliamentary democracy is the fact that the electorates in the whole country or an entire state are those who elect them. So, it costs billions of naira to contest election at the national or state level and as a result they have to recoup the huge sums they spent to come into office. Whereas under the parliamentary system a few wards in a local government area will be involved in voting for who becomes the prime minister and executive head of the federal government or the premier of a state.
Members of the House of Representatives will elect one of their colleagues to become the prime minister while those in the State House of Assembly will choose the premier. The prime minister will pick the ceremonial president for the country while the premier will select the ceremonial governor for a state. Given these facts, the parliamentary system is a good and effective way to reduce corruption drastically and have more money for the development of the country. Consequently, restructuring the country should be a priority goal for President Buhari, if he wants his current anti – corruption crusade to be a lasting legacy for which he would be remembered eternally.


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The eighth of the history-making juju bandleaders I am showcasing is the late Oladipupo Owomoyela, better and popularly known as Orlando Owoh, of the Omima-International Band, who, like King Sunny Ade, Akinrogun Olusegun Osoba, former Governor of Ogun State (1991 – 93 and 1999 – 2003), and myself was raised in Egbatedo Street, Osogbo in the 1940s and 50s. And like King Sunny Ade, who is from Ondo town, Ifon-born Orlando Owoh too is from Ondo State.
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  1. Tony says:
    5 years ago

    Buhari was equally accused of corruption in the PTF funds and like Atiku he was never convicted by a competent court.Those accusing Atiku of corruption are like the proverbial “pot calling a kettle black”. Atiku has proved to be sauve,urbane,enlightened and above all appreciates that Nigeria is multi-ethnic and therefore the necessity for restructuring. He subscribes firmly to the restructuring blue-print of Dr Alex Ekwueme,whose recommended to the 1995/96 national conference for a consolidation of the unviable 36 states structure into (6) six Zonal/regional structures of homogeneous ethnic groups. The major political parties in Nigeria has since accepted and are implementing the 6 zonal arrangement in the allocation of political offices.The federal government has equally adopted the 6 geo-political zonal structures in most of its policies and programmes,but greedy politicians whose only avenue for milking the country dry are opposed to the full restructuring.2019,if the south rejects one of its own, then Atiku should be the only option for a better Nigeria,as others are largely inexperienced.Finally ,there is nothing wrong in campaigning for Atiku,as long as it is based on informed and educated analysis of track record.

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  2. MAZI JOE OFFOR says:
    5 years ago

    whether it is Atiku or no Atiku, it is high time Nigerians started to shop for a brand that is not smeared in corruption . We should leave all these deadwood of the same mind of impoverishing Nigeria for their selfish ends and look for a vibrant youthful Nigerian with independent mindset to move the country forward. What happened in America should be an eye opener to Nigeria. Donald Trump has been a multi millionaire businessman all his life . He never held any political office before. He was not under the bondage of any political godfather or under the idiosyncrasies of any political party. But, he came out for political office with vision and mission and pursued it to logical conclusion. That’s the line Nigeria should tow. We have many rich Nigerian men and women with the zeal to lift our country to another level. They should come together in 2019 and form a mega party to challenge the moribund politicians of yesteryear who do not want the young to grow. The wind of change has started with America at the forefront and the earlier our youths take their destiny in their hands the better for all Nigerians.

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  3. Dr. Uche Kalu says:
    5 years ago

    But Atiku Abubakar is an Aboki and a muslim too.
    Don’t ever take muslims serious with their words but with their
    actions.All muslims claim that their religion,Islam,is a religion of
    peace.But yet,killing of their fellow human beings has from time
    immemorial,been a sport for muslim, as if killing of their fellow human beings is an act of peace.And they do call that Jihad.
    Currently there is no peace in the polity because of the muslims.
    The Qur’an enjoins all true believers to dissemble when they are
    confronted by the infidels.
    Muslims are like leopards.Like leopards they don’t ever change their spots.
    The basic fact of the matter is that we,indigenous and patriotic
    Nigerians,have had enough of the status quo in the polity.There must be an end of the current Hausa/Fulani Islamic Hegemony in this country.
    The agitations of the boys in the Creeks along with those of their
    Cousins,our forgotten Bakassi boys,IPOP and MASSOP boys,will
    never end as long as Buhari refuses,to restructure the ccountry, devolve power to our 6 Geo-political Zones and of course, with
    100% Fiscal Federalism.
    At the very long run,if Buhari’s led Government doesn’t redeploy
    his Hausa/Fulani /Kanuri jihadist dominated Janjawee Army to
    the North East, where they are urgently need, the ongoing crocodile tear’s and anaconda campaign in the N’Delta and South
    East respectvely,might eventually lead to a total war and to Nigeria’s break-up.
    I do reckon that our Fulani rogue President,Muhammadu Buhari
    isn’t going to last beyond 2017 in Office.
    The Almighty God does work in a mysterious ways.God for sure,
    will certainly harken to the cries and prayers of His oppresed people.Amen!

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  4. Kakus says:
    5 years ago

    Why this agitation for restructuring is going on when Buhari is in power.? Obasanjo was in power for 8years, but there were no such agitation. So is GEJ. All that time where were you?. You are just a typical ethnic and religious bi-got who see nothing good from the north and it’s people. For me structuring or not u people shall go to hell, for all i care.

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