I wish to thank Abimbola Adelakun for her
article of Thursday, April 2, 2015 entitled, “Now that Buhari has won”.
Her first paragraph says it all. This is one of the characteristics
that still keep some of us still reading her articles even when we
completely disagree with her sometimes. That was a rare display of
self-correction- an extremely rare trait in Nigerian writers:”Alas, the
incumbent was far too damaged for such a possibility’’ That all
encompassing point was the reason why many of us disagree with her in
the article entitled, “Why Buhari may not defeat Jonathan.”
The blackmail challenge of Asari Dokubo
has been answered. I can assure he will blend, conform and accept with
humility the reality of the new environment he now finds himself. Like
Ayo Fayose, Gani Adams, Godsday Orubebe, Patience Jonathan, Tompolo,
Femi Fani-Kayode, and other boasters. They were running their mouth
because Jonathan is in power.
Wuyi Lagoke,
wuyilagoke@yahoo.com.
Congratulations to everyone who took time
out to vote during the last presidential election irrespective of
whatever divide we found ourselves. It is pertinent to note that it is
just not a civic duty but part of the decision making process for
whoever aspires for leadership must get involved in. This shapes the
future for every one of us resident in Nigeria and who looks forward to a
new modern Nigeria.
Yes Muhammadu Buhari has won as many
envisaged and we thank God for giving him the privilege to serve this
country again. We need a strong leadership which expectedly will lead
Nigeria to her right place in the comity of nations.
Therein lies the beginning of hard work
for all of us and those who would rather be on the sidelines offering no
contribution. This is a wrong approach to governance as building a
nation is a collective responsibility and Buhari’s victory at the polls
being a first in the history of the nation offers a shift in our focus
to help build this country. We have input to make and we need the media
to contribute in the way that it should, being part of the watchdog and
the civil society also getting involved in ensuring that we help the
president-elect stay and maintain his focus towards delivering
people-oriented policies for growth of the economy and the country’s
self-reliance on other main-stay of the economy away from oil-dependent
one. We need vigilance spear-headed by the media to put not just the
presidency on its toes but also the legislative houses both at the
Federal and States level. We need columnists as Abimbola Adelakun to
maintain the watch; it is a responsibility for the citizenry to ensure
we get things right this time around. We all have to pick up the shovels
and help dig to create the “runway for the aircraft to taxi to”
take-off and take Nigeria to the height she should have been over two
decades ago.
I expect a technocrat-driven cabinet with
the likes of Prof. Patrick Utomi, Babatunde Fashola, Prof. Sheriffdeen
Tella or Mr. Henry Boyo serving as the Chief Economic Adviser to the
president and many more noble and competent men and women vying to
outshine one another with brilliant and practically driven policies to
help the country. This is not a time to wake up on the wrong side of
history as some have envisaged, speculating that it would not work.
Adewale-Olasupo Bamgbala,
adewalebamgbala@aol.com,
+2348020941.
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