If GEJ is a building contractor elected by Nigerians and he employs
labourers with an average age of 70 to do the job while 80% of the youth in the
population are not breaking a sweat, then something needs to be changed. If the
ongoing National Conference (NC) was initiated towards redefining Nigeria and
building her walls to make her a better country for her people, and the average
age of the delegation is 61, while Nigeria as a nation is over 75% youths with
and
“one third of her population is young people between the ages of 10 to 24
years” according to UNFPA in 2011, then the national conference is not
for the future but for the past because the future is not represented. All the
members need to be sacked because they are not fit enough or in any physical or
mental position to redefine or rebuild or define the path to repositioning
Nigeria. They are too old, too weak and too tired to produce any true
resolution or referendum that will change the lots of Nigeria or liberate her
from "The Wolves of Niger Area" aka Corruption.
A few days ago, I read that the ongoing National "Sleepers" Conference
and jamboree under the Order
13(3) of its draft Rules of Procedure, indicates that the final report of the Retirees
Conference is expected to be submitted to President Goodluck Jonathan. Delegates
present argued that they have wide-reaching powers and could even amend the
Constitution or draft a new one entirely. Some delegates even kicked against
any move to subject the report of the Conference to the scrutiny of the
National Assembly, arguing that the legislature has always killed previous
reports, making sane references and facts.
A delegate Olaniwun Ajayi said
“If by any mistake, the decision of the Conference is sent to the National Assembly, it will end just like others. The problems we have been facing for 54 years will not be solved. We will be on the wrong side of history by submitting our report to the National Assembly (NASS). We should send to the people of Nigeria through a referendum and say, we the people.”
And with this he called for the amendment of Order 13(3) to
empower the Conference to send its report to Nigerians to take a decision on it
through a referendum.
A few of our former "Yes
Men" (Click the "Yes
Men" to find out who they are) like Ken Nnamani argued for the status quo. He referred to our failed
constitution and his lame ex-colleagues in the NASS as the superintendent law custodian
even though he admitted that the elections that placed them in the offices to torment
the citizens were flawed and delivered in irregularities.
Hassan Rilwan drew attention to Order 13 (2) that
said the final report must be passed by delegates before it is signed by the
Conference leadership and he further argued that youths have been marginalised,
he called that they should be given opportunity to address issues on the floor.
He buttressed his point by saying
“Most of those who are here caused some of the problems we are facing today…”
And soon
as he sat down, the conference continued with the unrepentant, dirty, sleeping,
old cankerworms overseeing the conference (in dream land off course) agreeing
that the report goes to the president.
How on earth does GEJ expect people that got it
wrong out of greed in their youth to stand up to correct their wrong when they
are already tired, old and sleepy, and still demanding respect for failing, living
without anything worth living for, hoping that what they have stolen from
Nigeria will keep their children rich forever be expected to deliver a worthy
document? But never say never! Old men pray better and with the death of Hamma
Missau, our referendum is already being given a celestial ratification in the
heavens.
I shrink every time I hear the argument that the constitution
must be followed, that the law of the land must be respected, yes it is true
but that should be said only when the law is in the interest of the people and
not some people. A law that convicts a man for murder on investigative
assumption but allows a governor, whose convoy kills an activist to ride free
on the ground of immunity, jails a man for allegedly stealing 10k but discharges
a criminal like "Ibori" and grants a pension thief in billions a bail
of 100k. Allow a minister that can't account for $43Bn fly a private jet on the
country's purse, and maintains a Presidential Special Adviser “Reno Mockery”
guilty of a felony in an exalted office with benefits. That constitution should
be thrown in the trash. The law of the land as failed "We the
people" a million times, why should failure still be held as the guiding
principle on a journey towards rescuing Nigeria from the claws of this decay we
daily decry? I think our resolve should not be sitting to watch things go
wrong, but we must be patient, lest we break the pot that should hold our
flower.
The rule of law should be honoured and respected but should never be
a "blank cache" situation. In Nigeria, it has so far only brought
pain on the citizens and I think for once the people should be allowed to
choose where they want to go. The 1999 constitution was not constituted by the
people let alone young people, it was crafted by the military for the people
and it has only left a big hole in our pockets and life as a nation. This
constitution being stoutly guided by this NASS as failed to protect the people,
curb corruption or punish corrupt leaders, build Nigeria or maintain her
sanity, the only thing it as succeeded in doing is ensuring that looters and
killers are recycled every year, leaving the real generation of Nigerians that
should be in the driving sit not even on the back sit, but at the bus-stop,
waiting for a bus that might never arrive. I think this is an opportunity for
the people to get on the bus at least, maybe this time, we will get the chance
to guide the drivers to destination Nigeria.
Since we can’t stop the National Conference, in my OPINION, the confab
should present a report that calls for a referendum, allowing the people to
have an input in the direction or course their lives should take. A
constitution that does not represent my interest should not be forced down my
throat when it can be reviewed or even sacked for a new one. In every sane
society, the constitution was instituted by the people's true representative,
ours was instituted by the military and has been managed for years by retired
military men and party representatives that are only representing the interest
of a group of people with their name starting, braced or ending with a
"P" and thus they've only been able to feed our lives with Problems
and not Peace as we desire, if there is a chance to change this, then we must
take the chance.
Selah!
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