The Doctrine of throwing Stones

"You must work hard to ensure that they don't stone you because if you do not work hard & they stone you, I will join them to stone you" GEJ

Recently a past head of state, Ibrahim Babangida,coined the phrase "doctrine of nigeria's settled issues". I have also coined my own doctrine and named it the "doctrine of throwing stones" which was inspired by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in his bid to sensitize our leaders and government appointees by calling on them to deliver on dividends of democracy and to foster the drive of political, economic and social excellence has suggested that we could throw stones at erring leaders and political office holders, so I say let us begin throwing stones at all political office holders who do not deliver dividends of democracy to us. From the local government chairman to the state governor and everyone in between all the way to the presidency and senate.

Most of these leaders do not understand the degree of rot in the system because when they come around us in the grass roots,we pretend to love them just because of the little things we want to get from them. Maybe if we had been throwing stones in the past, all the mediocre leaders/appointees and opportunists would have buckled their belts.

Therefore,like the biblical David,let us begin to gather stones,take aim and await the Goliath in our polity who have taken advantage of our meek attitudes. Therefore,let us stop the tradition of seeking gratification from this leaders who do not have our interests at heart, truthfully, the leader/appointee who has failed to deliver would rather bribe his way than to actually do some work.

Since they have no conscience we could appeal to,we may however appeal to their sense of safety,when a leader knows that he is liable to be stoned by everyone on the street, then he would sit up, when his wife,children and servants keep coming home with broken heads and bandaged foreheads, maybe then he would fear for his safety and get the work done.

Also let us test the FOI bill, as a citizen it is your right to be informed on government policies and actions from any government parastatal. Only through such investigations would we discover the truth and only that truth can set us free. Therefore,write to your local government chairman asking how he spent his budget, or to government parastatals asking what they have been doing with tax payers money that has been allocated to them,maybe if we had done this earlier,we would have prevented the rot in Pencom now where its leaders/apppointess have been milking from the government of Nigeria the sum of 3.3 billion naira MONTHLY.

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Understanding the Menace; BOKO HARAM

I stumbled upon a blog which allegedly belongs to a member of the Boko haram, the authenticity of www.yusufislamicbrothers.blogspot.com however I am yet to confirm but by reading its contents,it was not so difficult to jump into that conclusion.

It however got me thinking. I read in a broadcast message that the leader of the Boko Haram sect has rejected President Jonathan's outstretched arm of peace and dialogue. I then ask myself "what does he want?".

The National Security adviser said the other day on national tv that Boko Haram would soon run out of suicide bombers, but I say what if they do not and if they eventually do,how much damage would have already been caused. As a way of tackling the problem from its root,have we asked ourselves "WHAT MAKES A PERSON decide to be a SUICIDE BOMBER or TERRORIST? ".

I once believed the answer to this question was illiteracy or a poverty stricken mentality when all hope of survival is lost. History, however tells us different because Bin Ladin and our very own Abdumutallab are from wealthy families,moreso they attended some of the best schools too.

It is believed that a coward cannot commit suicide because the act of taking one's life in the first place is an act of bravery. So in the normal sense of the word neither are they cowards,rather they are dedicated and devoted believers in their cause, the justification of such cause however is another matter and not the issue at hand at this moment.

Over the years, scores of Boko Haram members have been killed by security operatives but they have not been dwindling in numbers rather they seem to be growing and expanding. The truth is no matter how many boko haram members are killed, others would rise up in their stead.

what then must we do,to uproot Boko Haram? Kindly Leave comments

MY LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY

Help, my life is in jeopardy, what do I do. I am in big trouble. Wondering what is bothering me?.Let me give you an insight. I am a Nigerian youth and I am clueless about what to do about things I experience in this country daily, I am in a serious quagmire.

I don't have a job and with 18,000 naira how do I survive when 10 litres of fuel is now 1000naira and a bag of pure water is now 200 naira. Last time I was going to see a friend,I had to trek because the fare that used to be 50naira is now 120 naira. Even though my country produces crude oil,some members of the CABAL have stolen all our wealth and used it to develop foreign countries, just take a trip to dubai and see where our leaders have gone to lodge our money.

The government whom I relied on to protect me almost duped me in the latest fuel subsidy scam, how would a government who flagrantly wastes money and resources care about poor little me. How do I trust a government that lies and deceives me, the President and his vice are spending 1billion naira on food, the National Assembly who are meant to represent me and protect my interests by enacting credible laws are busy spending 320 million naira on each member, flying 1st class, driving in 29 car convoys and having allowances that would make Barack Obama envious. I have asked them to review the constitution but they would not listen,they would rather deliberate on increasing their salaries and allowances, how come they get to decide their pay by the way.

In addition, I live in constant fear, anyone carrying a bag around me is a likely boko haram suspect. I am scared of going to church, scared of going to crowded places, I am running scared for my life. The police,Navy,Army and air force don't know where to start from in stopping the Boko Haram menace, they eventually caught the christmas day bomber but in their incompetence,they let him escape. An average policeman is interested in collecting bribes rather than policing the streets.

Further more,I cannot graduate because ASUU is on strike. My course of study should take me 4 years to complete but here I am 6 years after gaining admission, due to no fault of mine. Even if I graduated at this moment,I would be useless in the international market because my teachers taught me based on archaic theories and principles. Basically I got a certificate and not an education.

The little money which is meant to serve as a buffer is also being squandered by corrupt politicians and the EFCC/ICPC I have now regarded as a dog whose bark is worse than its bite,that's if it even has teeth at all. Because if it did,I wonder what all these politicians who have embezzled my money are living like kings in their palaces instead of cooling off in prison cells.

My troubles are not yet over,please continue reading. I have not mentioned the decay in the judiciary and the slow pace at which the law strikes. Some judges have totally refused to separate themselves from the executive, prosecutors are incompetent, prison cells are filled with petty thieves and innocent victims who have no faith in the justice system, I wonder why it takes about 6 - 10 years to finish a case in our courts of law in the first place.

To add insult to injury, there is no electricity, many governments have pledged to solve the problem but still no light at the end of the tunnel, even after squandering billions of naira and dollars on the sector.

When I think about all these, I feel downcast, I don't know where a solution would come from but I would continue to keep faith and believe that one day,my country would have a transformational leader who would turn things around.

THE FACELESS ENEMY

" My love for Nigeria has been a compelling impetus charting the course of my life"- Eneche Akogwu (1980 -2012)

Channels tv news agent who died in the kano bomb blast on 20th January, 2012 on his facebook page.

 

Hours ago, agents of destruction and chaos took the lives of so many by a coordinated series of bomb attacks which rocked kano,the second largest city in Nigeria. At last count, 20 bodies have been recovered,however some unconfirmed reports claim to have counted about 60 bodies.

 

It is a shame that we cannot curb this menace taking over our society as our security chiefs and their respective agencies seem clueless in this fight against a faceless enemy. Obviously,the President and his security advisers cannot solve this problem alone, they need our help. We cannot over emphasize the importance of coperating and aiding security agencies in combating this evil.

 

However when we hear stories about terror suspects escaping from the police,it breaks our heart that their incompetence stinks to the high heavens. If only we had not been mismanaging funds meant for security over the years, we would be well equiped to investigate and nip this evil in the bud.

 

Who however do we blame for the loss of lives, the psychopaths who triggered the bombs or the officer who could not do his job? The voice of Eneche and the other souls who died yesterday cry out to us in anguish. Would their deaths be in vain and are we truly headed towards disentegration? Moreover what does the future hold?.

 

This questions i cannot answer as i go down on my knees in prayer for my great country, Nigeria.

 

Adedunmade Onibokun Esq.