My friend
called me on Saturday and he said, “What we are going to do about 2019?” The
first thought that came to my mind was, “I will be running my MBA ”. However, taking
a deep reflection, I remembered that 2019 will be a defining moment for
Nigeria. It is a period in which we cannot afford to fail and yet somewhat in
my mind, I am of the opinion that we are on the verge of failing already.
Unfortunately
for us as a nation, 2019 election might be the worst that we will ever
experience. This is because the options that will be presented to us are more
likely to be saddening of which we will just have to settle for the lesser evil.
I am indeed scared
of the future and I know everyone that understands this is scared too.
In 2019, our
most prominent options for President are Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Muhammadu
Buhari of the APC. I shudder to imagine Atiku Abubakar as the President and Commander
in chief of the armed forces of Nigeria. I think the former Vice-president
should simply enjoy being the Chancellor of ABTI American University, Yola in
peace. He will be 73 years old in 2019!
I am also of the opinion that our incumbent
president, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, deserves to rest. In fact, I think he should just go to
Daura, Katsina state, and enjoy the peace in his country home, play with his
grandchildren on vacation and walk around his farm every evening.
Now, what do
we do when the options we have are not fit to be our choice?
I really
wish we could do something.
Like my
brother DanielNK says, “No nation became
prosperous by mere wishes and no people can become prosperous by just saying ‘God
will help us’”. We have to do something but I am afraid there is just a
little we can do. I think we will still have to do that little in the end because our actions or inactions will affect our lives and that of our generations to come.
We need to be led by a true leader.
We need a
PAUL KAGAME in Nigeria.
👌👍
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