Unravelling the Nigerian Question and Ending the Greed and Lies of the 1% of Us. Part Two

The ongoing bloodshed in the land is no longer about North vs South or about Hausa/Fulani vs the rest of us. It is about the vulnerable ones in our midst who have no one to cry to or seek protection in the face of perils or clear and present danger. That a lady who newly put to bed was made to watch while bandits took turns to rape her Mom and her Mom was also made to watch while she was also subjected to the same rape ordeals is beyond the pale.

For a start, we should rise above Buhari and whatever our mind tells us that he represents. We know what he represents. And we also know that what he represents is not in our best interest or our national best interest. His children, like those of his cabinet team, as well as those of his Service Chiefs, are in private schools in the UK.

Now, it is time to confront the facts on the ground, devoid of political correctness. And as I wrote a few days ago, solving the Nigerian GDP and related wahala are outside the realm of economics or economic theories. It demands a socio-cultural approach. Trust me, no amount of IMF or World Bank funding supported by their expertise can help us to experience real economic growth.

It is about greed, hypocrisy, and unfounded fear, ensconced in race and religion cards in the hands of a powerful, influential few. You solve that question, you solve the Nigerian problem permanently. And until we confront it frontally, outing those behind it, there is no end in sight to the bloodshed and barbarism ravaging the North and spreading to the South like the Harmattan wildfire.

Confronting the Unfounded Fear.

Can a Northern Muslim President of Nigeria resign due to obvious evidence of mental infirmity and physical incapacity for a Southern Christian to emerge as the President, no matter how weighty the infirmity and incapacity are?

Also, can a docile and highly compromised NASS impeach a Northern Muslim President for a Southern Christian to step into the vacuum, despite the overwhelming facts on the ground that satisfy the constitutional threshold?

Finally, if given the chance to take a vote and decide on moving Nigeria forward, will the two gentlemen (Northern Muslims) on the video that is playing in Part on of this essay, vote to impeach one of their own (President Mohammadu Buhari, a Northern Muslim) for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (A Yoruba Southern Christian like Obasanjo) to become President? Can they conscientiously traverse that noble path, despite the unceasing bloodshed suffocating their once-peaceful lifestyle?

Confronting the Greed and Lies Factors.

Does it matter that Northerners have actively dominated the helm of affairs since 1967, created all the newer states and local government councils, advantaging the North, which is no doubt benefiting and enriching a lot via allocations from the Federation Account?

Also, does it matter that Northerners dominate the leadership of most of the strategic and lucrative MDAs, making them and their family richer for life?

And finally, does it matter that Northerners have a lot to benefit and nothing to lose if less than 1% of their population loses its hold on our National Treasury so that the 99% of them who are susceptible to attacks from bandits can live in peace. Is it morally wrong for 99% of the Northern population to enjoy a few of the good things in life in the serenity of their ancestral home and villages, just as those in the 1% category are doing at Abuja and Dubai?

The truth, as we all know, is that the Northerners in the 99% bracket have no say in all the stuff I am writing here. Not even their vote matters. They are helpless as the rest of us in the South and Middle Belt. It is the stupendously rich and influential 1% that is holding the two gentlemen on the video hostage. They are behind the unrest throughout Nigeria and the architects of the wrought that characterise our MDAs and the entire Federal system. And it trickles down to the local government level.

If we can take care of that one per cent, we will succeed in taking care of the religious lies and the race card they play. It would signal the end of the meaningless war and the insurgency of our economic and sociopolitical emancipation.

Let me use one example - just one example - to drive home my point and explain the thesis of this essay.

Go and do a review and analysis of the Nigerian budgetary allocations for fighting Boko Haram in the last five years, vis-a-vis the budget for our Educational sector for the same period. As well as how much it cost President Goodluck Jonathan to fund the Almajiri Integrative Educational Initiative for the number of years it lasted before it was discontinued by the Buhari Administration. Then you will begin to understand the extent of the greed of that 1% and what they can do to remain relevant.

And they are relevant, dominating, and thriving today because they have perfected the deployment of race and religion cards when push comes to shove. Even if Nigeria is burning today, they have nothing to lose. They have accumulated so much money and wealth stockpiled at Abuja and Dubai that will last them and their future generations forever.

Moving Forward

With true federalism in place and special emphasis on resource control and State Police, the urge to dominate power at the federal level, with all the associated bloodshed and intrigues, will be drastically reduced. I must warn you, we don't need the NASS or the Constitution to put True Federalism in place. You don't need the approval of anyone.

The right to it is akin to the right to self-determination, and it is outside the Constitution. Whatever you do, never bank on the cooperation of the Southern members of the National Assembly. They are not on your side.

Persuaded by greed and in pursuit of bourgeois paraphernalia, they are knowingly and unknowingly in cahoots with the 1% Northern oligarch that is holding the North in bondage and perpetuating the bloodshed in the land.

They are the enemies of the people. The troubles with Nigeria. And the facilitators of the Shame of a Nation. A geographical expression or not, they don't deserve a part of its heritage. Not any more. Peace. And no longer in my Father's land. Peace.

To be continued.