By Ahmed Ghani Hassan
The first thing that devastated the foundation of Democracy in Nigeria is the first military intervention in politics which had Happened Base on tribalism and sectionalism been one Region of the country executed the coup d’etat. But after six months there was a counter coup, subsequently Yakubu Gowon who was from the Cristian minority tribes in the Northern Nigeria became a president, after the civil war, the second republic came to a being with the improvements that have been drastically reduced the sectionalism been achieved the pan National outlook. The tribalism and religion bigotry in the country were detached in the politics been operates the Presidential System of Goverment. The president came from the North west, vice president came from the south east and the Chairman of the rulling party came from the South west. This had been drastically reduced the fear and tension of domination of the majority tribe in the country. But unpatriotic political elites in both part of the country still have introduced the religions and trabalism difference for achieving their personal Gains.
At this point and tension of the present situation of the country to utter the words that can disintegrate the nation by a high profile personality. It’s indeed lamenting and would cause a chaos to the Nationa’s peace.
For a very long time in Nigeria, the elites and religions cleric playing the intelligence of ignoramus Nigerians to cause a scene of Carnage. The statement of Bishop Kukah was indeed a futility and lamenting to those who knows the repercussions of overtrown the legitimate Democratic Goverment by the way and manner in the first republic happened.
I’ve been in a complete daze since I read the statement of Bishop Kukah who have outburst and outcries the Buhari’s admistration in his Christmas message were he alleges nepotism and incompentence.But he declined to something that make confusion to the peace and stability of the country who have said “president Buhari deliberately sacrifice the dreams of those who voted him to what seemed like a program to stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony by reducing others in public life to second class status. He has pursued this self-defeating and alienating policy at expense of greater national cohesion.”
He further said ” every honest Nigerians knows that there is no way any non- northern Muslim president could have done fraction of what president Buhari has done by his nepotism and gotten away with it. There would have been a military coup along time or we have been a war.”
How could everything go so disastrously wrong in Nigeria? What we are expecting from good people particularly the religions clerics, political leaders, traditional rullers, and high profile personalities to call upon devote prayers for the present circumstances to seeking God’s intervention for peace and stability of the country, but some unpatriotic particularly the religions clerics disguise under the umbrella of religion to cause destruction and use the religions as the instrument for their personal gains in both religions in Nigeria.
I therefore vehemently disagreed with statement of tribalistic by the unpatriotic political elites, religion clerics, and other high ranking personalities for utterance the word that could be quickly accepting and pervades which would disintegrate the nation. Reason being that they have enormous followers would indeed cause a serious harm to the nation. It’s also a lamenting calling for an unprocess of the law to addressing the alleged poor governance or to overthrown the legitimate Democratic Goverment or to instigate the innocent citizen for ravaging the country.
Therefore I call upon the political elites and religions clerics and other high ranking personalities should avoid a such statement that can be abysmal to the people which could cause chaos and decaying the country.
Ahmed Ghani Hassan Writes from Bauchi
ahmedghanihassan@gmail.com
