How Ohakim Brutalized Imo Citizen Ikenna Samuelson

The despicable act of insult, abuse, let down and desecration of the office of the governor of Imo State by Chief Ikedi Godson Ohakim (The State governor) started on the 7 th of January 2010. On this day, this writer (Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha) had distributed a document in the internet and media houses through e-mails. I entitled the document “OPERATION RESCUE IMO FROM BONDAGE”. In that document I reeled out 100 (one hundred) reasons why Imo people should reject the Ohakim evilcractic, jezebelic and fraud-infested leadership. On the 9 th of January 2010 this writer (Mr. Ikenna samuelson Iwuoha) wrote a letter to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly. In that letter I urged the Speaker to set up a special probe panel that would invite me to come and prove my allegations of fraud and criminalities against chief Ikedi Ohakim. I also copied over 54,000 people through the internet.

Few days later I followed my desire to expose the criminal activities of Governor Ikedi Ohakim by posting an article in the internet, media organizations and to prominent Nigerians. I entitled that articles “STOP CHASING THE WIND: LET US FOLLOW PRECEDENCE”.

On the 18 th of January 2010 I sent a reminder letter to the speaker of Imo State House of Assembly still urging him to set up a probe panel that would invite me to prove that Chief Ikedi ohakim is a monumental criminal. On the 19 th of January 2010 I posted another article in the internet entitled “WILL FRAUDSTERS AND MONEY LAUNDERERS CONTEST ELECTIONS IN IMO STATE? PART ONE”.

On that same 19 th of January 2010 by 3:34pm, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State (Mr. Aloysius Okorie) called my telephone number requesting that I should come and see him for “brief” discussion. So I agreed with the Police Commissioner that I would come and see him on Friday 22 nd of January 2010 by 9:00am. The following day being 20 th of January 2010 by 5:30pm I personally called the police boss to reconfirm my appointment with him on Friday 22 nd January 2010. I was therefore dumbfounded and flabbergasted the following morning Thursday, 21 st January 2010 by 6:31am when I heard a knock at my personal apartment (Plot 98 Ikenegbu Layout Extension Owerri). When I drew my curtain, behold I saw five heavily armed men. The men told me that the Police boss asked them to bring me along with them. I quickly objected telling them that my appointment with the Police Commissioner was on Friday 22 nd of January 2010. The armed men pulled their guns at me telling me to open my iron protector. I told them off by saying “Taaa”. I picked my phone and called the Police Commissioner by 6:34am. I asked Police Commissioner Aloysius Okorie when my appointment with him was to the hearing of those heavily armed men. The Police Commissioner said “tomorrow Friday by 9:00am”. He went further to add “I thought we had agreed on Friday 22nd January 2010”. Why this sudden call. I now told CP Aloysius Okorie that before me were five heavily armed men saying that he asked them to bring me to his office. The police Commissioner responded by saying “Em, Em, Em, Ok, Ok follow them”. I then told the police Commissioner that I would follow them but should anything happen to me that I would hold him responsible. I also told him that those armed men would remain outside while I dressed up. I also told the police boss that I would inform my people all over Nigeria of the development. The Police Commissioner then pleaded with me to hand over my phone to those men so that he would talk to them. I responded by telling him that I was not a “mugu”.

So I made calls to my people nationwide informing them of the development. After that, I instructed my wife (Chioma) to get me water for bathing which she did. I took my bath and dressed up. Of course I left my phone in my house. I knew that Ikedi Ohakim was the person looking for me based on Police Commissioner’s “Em, Em, Em, Ok, Ok, follow them”. My 5 1/2yrs (Five and half) old son Nwachinemerem was in the palour, so I told him, “Ogbuefi let me go and see that foolish man”. The little boy nodded his head. I then asked him “who is that foolish man?” my son responded “Dr Ikedi Ohakim”. The armed men were shocked. So I opened my iron protector and followed them. When we came outside my compound I saw a PRADO JEEP with registration number Imo 849 NKR, I told those men that I know the jeep to be among the Governors convoy. So I entered the car and we drove off. When we got to government house owerri by 7:04am, the driver of the jeep diverted to the multi-purpose hall where he packed. So the leader of the team that picked me up made a call to “somebody” informing him that I was with them at the multi-purpose hall premises. On three different occasions those armed men asked me about my phone of which I responded that I was with it.

By 9:00am, a call came to those armed men that Chief Ikedi Ohakim was in his Office. By 9:03am the Chief security Officer to the Governor walked to where we were packed. The driver of the jeep came down while Chief security officer entered the jeep. He turned back and asked “ My friend, who are you?” I responded “I am Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha”. The CSO nodded his head and drove off and entered the Governor’s lodge and packed. I came down and I was marched straight to Ohakim’s Office. When I entered the governor’s Office, I saw Ikedi Ohakim. He quickly shouted “lock the door, lock the door”. The door was locked leaving me only with Ohakim and his CSO in the office. The CSO pulled his gun at me. Ikedi Ohakim on his own shouted at me to pull off my clothes completely. At that point I knew that I was in danger, so I played along. As I was removing my clothes, Ohakim stood up from the Office chair and came to me and forcefully removed my clothes. Another young man of about 33yrs wearing an ash coloured suit came into the governor’s office to assist Ikedi Ohakim to completely remove my clothes. I became completely naked before Ikedi Ohakim in the office of the Governor. The young man then left the Governor Office. The CSO was still pointing a gun at me. Then Ikedi Ohakim gave me a blow on my mouth, he gave me a head butt. He hit me with his hands and legs severally. Then Ohakim went to his office table and brought a “koboko” (horse whip). He started to flog me all over my body. After he ordered me to lie down on the rug in the office and I obeyed. Ikedi Ohakim flogged, flogged and flogged me ruthlessly, heartlessly and without mercy. He kicked me severally without mercy. He kicked me severally with his shoes. He also marched me with his shoes. The pains was much. I cried, cried and called on Almighty God to come to my rescue. Ikedi Ohakim personally brutalized me right inside his office. I must have received well over 120 strokes of koboko. My blood completely stained the rug in the governor’s office. I was in pains. I saw hell with my two eyes, Almighty God did not allow me to die. Ikedi Ohakim continued to flog me. His brother Emma Ohakim walked in and said “Chinekee, His Excellency, His Excellency”. Ikedi Ohakim said to his brother “Emma, this is Ikenna Samuelson I will kill him today”. Emma simply left the Office. The CSO also continued to point his gun at me. When the pains became unbearable, I decided to take a risk. I boldly grabbed Ikedi ohakim legs. I shouted at him as follows, “What you are doing to me in this office is wrong”. “You are abusing the office of the Governor” “you are desecrating the office of the Governor of Imo State”. “Moreover my wife is from your place Mbano, conversely you are my children’s Nnaochie”. This was the miracle that saved me from Ikedi Ohakim’s brutality. He stopped beating and flogging me. He then shifted a chair and sat down with the koboko still in his hands. I was seriously in pains. Then Ikedi Ohakim started to shout “Samuelson you have disgraced me in this country. You have finished me. I will kill you and nothing would happen. I will prove to you that I am not an ordinary Governor. I know those sponsoring you. But you must mention their names to me with your mouth”. Then flogging started again. Ohakim flogged and flogged me that I became helpless. So I begged him to leave me alone. But Ohakim said he would leave me alone on his conditions. He brought out a copy of NATIONAL DAILY Newspaper of 1 – 7 December 2009 edition with the caption “HOW OHAKIM LOOTS IMO STATE. Then Ikedi Ohakim said to me “Samuelson, look at how you disgraced the Governor of Imo State”. “Your own Governor”. “You have finished me in this country”. “I no longer have respect in this State.” “What have I done to you?” “They sent you to come and monitor all my activities”. “Why must you team up with my enemies against me”.

Then Ohakim brought out another document entitled “HOW OHAKIM LOOTS IMO STATE PART TWO”. HE SHOWED IT TO ME AND SAID, “SAMUELSON, WHO WROTE THIS PETITION AGAINST ME TO THE Office of the Inspector General of Police”? He then ordered me to read the contents of that petition to the Office of Inspector general of Police. I refused so he started to flog me again. I pleaded with him to leave me alone. Then Ohakim said “Samuelson you must cooperate with me”. “I want to call a press conference where you will come and denounce those allegations against me. Once you do that, I will give you anything you want. Ohakim continued “last Christmas I gave scholarship to 60 people in my home town OKOHIA, so I can give you anything. “Just do me a favour”. Then the CSO still pointing a gun at me said “just cooperate with his Excellency”. Ikedi Ohakim continued his sermon by saying “Samuelson, where is your laptop, your numerous e-mail addresses, their passwords, flash drive and documents. I did not respond but continued to look at the man who says he is the Governor of Imo State. We stared at each other for about 15 seconds. Then the next thing I saw was tears flowing from Ikedi Ohakim’s eyes. At this point I was moved but I stood my ground because I know Ohakim and his antics too well.

The CSO then told the Governor that Commissioner of Police and another person was coming. Ikedi Ohakim then told me to put on my boxers only. I was in pains but I managed to put on my boxers and sat on the rug. The Commissioner of Police Aloysius okorie walked into the Governors Office with a woman I later discovered to be the State Director of SSS.

Immediately they walked in, Ohakim stood up and said “CP Aloysius Okorie, Samuelson has confessed”. I was shocked at Ohakim’s statement to Commissioner of Police. Ikedi Ohakim then started shouting and saying all sorts of things. At a point Ohakim said “it is Willie Amadi that caused their problem for me, Owu kwa willie Amadi ooo”. “He destroyed your kerosene business at Douglas road and you now turned around to focus on me.” I smiled in my mind because I never had my kerosene business at Douglas road. I had my kerosene businesses at Prefab, Aladinma, Ikenegbu Layout and inside the market. Thereafter, Ohakim said before the Commissioner of Police and the State Director of SSS “Samuelson just cooperate with me and I will restore your business. I can do anything for you”. The Commissioner of Police Aloysius Okorie then told me “Ikenna look at your Governor and cooperate with him”. The state director of SSS said to me “My son why don’t you cooperate with his Excellency”. I did not say anything. At a point I turned to the Commissioner of Police and said “Nna-anyi Ukwu Aloysius Okorie, you have put yourself into trouble. I followed those armed men because you asked me to follow them. My people will, hold you responsible if anything happens to me. Just look at my body”. Then the Police boss told Ohakim that I called him when those men came to pick me and that I made calls to people. At that point Ohakim ordered me to wear my clothes which I did painfully. The CSO led me out of the Governor Office. At the corridor I saw the chief press secretary to the Governor Mr Henry Ekpe. I also saw Mr. Chikwem Onuoha, the boy that does money laundering for Ohakim. I also saw four other people whose names I cannot readily re-collect. At this point let me say that Mr. Henry Ekpe pitied me. He saw my condition. When I was to enter the PRADO jeep (Imo 849 NKR), I staggered, Mr. Henry Ekpe said “jide nu ya aka ka ohara ida” meaning hold him properly so he does not fall. The CSO drove off to another section of Government House. At that section I sat on the veranda while the CSO pulled his gun at me and demanded for my laptop, my email addresses, passwords etc. I did not respond but just stared at him. He continued to demand for those things. Then I said to him “please leave me alone I am tired. “Tell your Governor that I would like to see him one on one”. The CSO left and drove off. The security men there came to me and said “Ndo nnu” meaning “sorry you hear”. They now brought water and poured on my head. They also used water top soothe my back. Honestly I was in severe pains. The CSO drove in and saw what they were to me and shouted “what are you people doing”. He ordered them to put me in the car. The CSO and three other people in the car drove me straight to the Commissioner of Police Office. The CSO then handed me over to the Police boss and left. The Commissioner of Police and the State Director of SSS were in the Office when CSO handed me over to the Commissioner of Police.

The Commissioner of Police asked me to sit down which I did. I said to the police boss “you have put yourself into trouble. I followed those men because you asked me to follow them. Look at my body” The Commissioner of Police with his own mouth and in the presence of the woman who is the State Director of SSS said “Ikenna when you were led out of the Governor’s Office I told His Excellency that he did wrong by personally beating you up”. I then told the police boss to be ready to repeat what he just said when the time comes, because I would fight to the end. I added “As for that foolish Ikedi Ohakim I will deal with him”. The police boss said to me “Ikenna, look at what you are saying in my Office”. “Just cooperate with His Excellency and everything will be ok. The woman who is the State Director of SSS then showed me that petition I wrote to the Inspector general of Police and said “Did you actually write this petition?. I looked at her and said “I signed it with my name, my address is there, my phone number is there, I attached my passport. Therefore I take full responsibility of that petition. Ikedi Ohakim is a criminal”. Both the Commissioner of Police and the woman just looked at me and said simultaneously Na – Wao.

Then the woman said to me “My son you are very intelligent. I want to investigate the governor myself. So hand over the documents to me so that I can do proper investigation”. I just looked at her and did not say anything. After a while the police Commissioner then sent for a senior Police officer who now took me to his office. When I told the man how Ohakim beat me up in his office. The man was shocked. He left me in his office with another police officer looking after me. He later came back and handed me over to another officer who wanted to interrogate me but I told him that I can only respond if my lawyers were around.

I was thereafter locked up at the CIB police cell containing 48 people.

The next day I was brought out to get ready for court. I wrote my statement narrating what happened from my house to the time the Governor personally beat me up. In that statement I owned up to be the writer of that petition against the Governor to the Inspector general of Police. And my readiness to prove all my allegation against the Governor. Suddenly the police said that they won’t take me to court again. That it will be Monday 25 th of January 2010. I was then locked up again. On Monday 25/1/2010 I was taken to court where a three court charge was read against me. Of course I pleaded not guilty. I was refused bail and was therefore reminded in prison custody till 2/2/2010.

When I appeared in court on 2/2/2010 six new court charges were added to the earlier three. So hey have a nine court charges against me. I was later granted bail to the sum of N500,000. The next hearing is on the 19 th of February 2010. I am 100% sure that the koboko which Ikedi used to flog me was poisoned. I say this because I am seriously in pains and receiving treatment in a private hospital. Nonetheless I make bold to say that the lion is back.

At this point and juncture let me state it very clearly that this debilitating monster called Ikedi Ohakim has done his worst. I will go to any length to take my own pound of flesh raised to the power 1000. I must prove my allegations against him. I will unearth everything about Ikedi Ohakim and his fraud infested leadership. In short I will jail him. At least he knows that I have the ability.

The battle is now full blown. Ikedi Ohakim has given me the bullet to shoot him. Ikedi Ohakim is now in my firing range.

NYSC Scheme and the Genocide in Northern Nigeria

The April 16th presidential elections took place all over the country and within 48 hours as promised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the result were announced by the chairman of the commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, the pronouncement of the incumbent president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as obviously our votes reflect was no surprise for citizens like me who do not undermine the strength of the winner considering peoples interest in him as he has always been rated best candidate amongst the four top contenders by opinion polls from time to time.


In as much as some see the re-election of Dr Goodlcuk Jonathan as a way forward for Nigeria some miscreants took it as still another opportunity to foment trouble and destroy lives and properties of defenceless Nigerians. From press report, thousands of lives and properties has
been destroyed in states like Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Borno and Kwara states.


In as much as the violence cannot be distanced from the terrorist groups known as Boko-haram it is very obvious that the violence has been incited/masterminded by political opponents of the president-elect and his party the PDP, this was evident by the fact that houses belonging to the top PDP party chieftains were destroyed by these hoodlums.


Enough is enough, I salute the courage of the president and Chief security of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for responding to this ugly trend with the required attention and have so far succeeded in aborting it through the use of joint task force who came to the rescue of the defenceless citizens being murdered per-second in these states.


This article above all things was triggered when the news came about sporadic killings of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who only were posted to the north to fulfil their call to national duty. A brother to a colleague serving his country in Bauchi called to inform that he was in a police station where he and other seven youth coppers ran into for protection apparently when being chased by mobs in Gyadi Local Government Area in Bauchi. When called back by a sister to find out about his current situation, someone else received the call just to say with all satisfaction that "we have killed your brother" in clean - clear English with a northern accent and this was later confirmed. How long will this continue ?.


Based on the foregoing, mothers from the south have made SOS call to the Federal Government to scrap the NYSC scheme instead of constantly having their children killed in the North in the name of the scheme while their northern counterparts who serve here in the south enjoy maximum peace and security without fear of molestation.


I challenge the National Assembly to revisit the ACT which set up the NYSC scheme with a view to bringing lasting solution to this ugly trend of constant massacre and genocide going on in the north from time to time, this ugly trend is unacceptable and in the nearest future it will begin to receive stiff resistance by we southern youths who continue to loose our brothers lives because of their engagement in the NYSC scheme.


Coming from the perspective of a learned youth who have gone through this scheme in Kogi state of Nigeria, having noted that my service year was not absolutely peaceful, it is good to note quoting from the NYSC website that there are two major purposes of setting up the scheme thus: "The purpose of the scheme is primarily to (1) inculcate in Nigerian Youths the spirit of selfless service to the community, and (2)to emphasize the spirit of oneness and brotherhood of all Nigerians, irrespective of cultural or social background.


If these are the objectives therefore, scraping the NYSC as our mothers suggest will have defeated the duo purpose of the scheme which are all vital to national development, but in my own opinion I call on NYSC to post all corps members to their geo-political zone as this will not amount to total abortion of the objectives of the scheme but will defeat only one of the two majors objectives. I can categorically state that the purpose which will be defeated in this case is not worth the lives of thousands of NYSC members who have lost their lives in ethnic and religious crisis so far.


I call on the great Nigerian students through the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) to oppose this ugly trend and make a resounding statement concerning the future of their products whose lives are threatened by these genocide perpetrated/incited by cruel individuals who take their personal interest above human life, who choose to kill and destroy at the slightest provocation/incitation. But let them remember the injunction that "he who kills in order to live shall have death await him as sentinel at the door of his life and he who destroy in order to succed shall have destruction await him at the door of his success". I urge you to call for all intending corpers to be posted to their geographical zone.


All over the world this constant act of violence have been condemned by Nigerians home and in Diaspora and the world at large, some are calling for placing ban on such race/ethnic composition who always engage in these killings a writer opined "Enough is enough. Joining world ...human rights groups will give it international perspective and if possible place a travel ban on these people and their families. All men are equal before God. Therefore any man who takes it upon himself to destroy another or fails to act in order to stop the mindless killing of others must be made to answer here on earth in accordance with the law and afterwards before God. So go people. I am not rich but if push comes to shove I will contribute and help to raise requisite litigation funds. I enjoin everyone to pledge support in anyway possible. Lawyers should assist with preparation of briefs on voluntary basis, citizens should volunteer as witnesses if they know anything about events leading up to the gruesome killings, others can organise fundraising and be in court to give moral support. Please let’s do whatever you can as a mark of respect for our fallen heroes".


Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Long live the Nigerian Corps Members, Corpers WEE!! WAA!! AJUWAYA!!
May the souls of all corps members killed during the post election violence the Northern Nigeria rest in perfect peace.

Using the Scamper Technique For Problem Solving

The SCAMPER technique uses a set of directed questions which you answer about your probortunity in order to come up with new ideas. The stimulus comes from forcing yourself to answer questions which you would not normally pose. The questions direct you to thinking about a probortunity in ways which typically come up with new ideas.

SCAMPER is an acronym which stands for questions relating to the following:

S	Substitute	Think about substituting part of your product/process for something else. By looking for something to substitute you can often come up with new ideas.
		Typical questions: What can I substitute to make an improvement? What if I swap this for that and see what happens? How can I substitute the place, time, materials or people?
C	Combine	Think about combining two or more parts of your probortunity to achieve a different product/process or to enhance synergy.
		Typical questions: What materials, features, processes, people, products or components can I combine? Where can I build synergy?
A	Adapt	Think about which parts of the product/process could be adapted to remove the probortunity or think how you could change the nature of the product/process.
		Typical questions: What part of the product could I change? And in exchange for what? What if I were to change the characteristics of a component?
M	Modify/distort	Think about changing part or all of the current situation, or to distort it in an unusual way. By forcing yourself to come up with new ways of working, you are often prompted into an alternative product/process.
		Typical questions: What happens if I warp or exaggerate a feature or component? What will happen if I modify the process in some way?
P	Put to other purposes	Think of how you might be able to put your current solution/ product/process to other purposes, or think of what you could reuse from somewhere else in order to solve your own probortunity. You might think of another way of solving your own probortunity or finding another market for your product.
		Typical questions: What other market could I use this product in? Who or what else might be able to use it?
E	Eliminate	Think of what might happen if you eliminated various parts of the product/process/probortunity and consider what you might do in that situation. This often leads you to consider different ways of tackling the probortunity.
		Typical questions: What would happen if I removed a component or part of it? How else would I achieve the solution without the normal way of doing it?
R		Think of what you would do if part of your probortunity/product/process worked in reverse or done in a different order. What would you do if you had to do it in reverse? You can use this to see your probortunity from different angles and come up with new ideas.
		Typical questions: What if I did it the other way round? What if I reverse the order it is done or the way it is used? How would I achieve the opposite effect?

In essence you should ask yourself questions relating to each of the SCAMPER words to come up with new ideas. Spend some time developing questions which challenge your current way of thinking.

Brainstorming Toolbox software can be used to spark off suitable questions or you can generate your own manually.

NB. It is acknowledged that not all of the questions will fit in with every scenario, but you will need to extract the meaning of each question and develop your own which is directly relevant to your situation. It is the principle behind the question that you should apply to your own probortunity, not just the immediate question asked.

Please try this technique for yourself and you will certainly improve at coming up with new ideas.

April 2nd 2011 Elections, Another Call For Uncertainty

It was around 2pm when I was on the queue at No.27 Gerald road Ikoyi, having painstakingly gone through accreditation, then a black jeep drove in to the polling unit and echoed from behind a tinted glass window of the vehicle that was wound down "election has been cancelled", in the normal fashion of astonishment electorates at the unit moved towards the jeep to make further enquiries when the man reiterated his pronouncement and further explained that the elections has been postponed to Monday 4th April based on shortage in supply of electoral materials to some locations.

To me, that was the height of disappointment from a highly revered body like INEC whom to an average Nigerian is an independent body as the name suggests, as we went off the polling booth, concerned citizens who were alongside with me started analyzing the event; while some saw it as a failure and incompetence on the side of INEC others suggested that, they are working under instructions, some said they have an ulterior motive behind the cancellation, but one of my friend actually gave kudos to Prof Jega for taking such a bold step to cancel the election as it shows that the commission does not want to engage herself in conducting an incredible election.

But to me there is no better way to explain this than to say that it is a display of laisser-faire attitude in handling the nations resources, which have been displayed in the attitude most of our Governmental parastatals by spending more resources than required in accomplishing any task given by the Government hence it is our "Government money" we always believe that since the Government is not our personal business, she cannot suffer loss or run bankrupt, this attitude is what have crippled many Government industries in the past, this is why we spent at least 50 times more money to achieve the electronic voters registration process that did other countries like India and South Africa, when shall this stop?.

Some concerned citizens lamented that Prof. Jega was supposed to have inspected all electoral materials at least 24 hours before the elections as any business man would do to make sure he delivers purchased consignment to clients within contract time, others were of the opinion that it is very obvious that the commission cannot conduct a credible election on Monday April 4th 2011, owing to the fact that some reasonable part of the electoral materials have been exhausted in the Saturday elections "we will begin to experience ink, ballot papers, result sheets and other materials shortage", as I also witnessed people made categorical statements that no electronic voting materials were seen at the polling units.

From all indications a friend in a nutshell said that, INEC have failed Nigerians, Dr Chris Ngige said that what happened was an abortion of process since it was done when the election has started, stating it would have been in the best character of the commission to disseminate this information earlier before elections, I challenge the head of Logistic in INEC to consider himself as a failure and see the need to upgrade his professional competence to meet up with cutting edge ideologies.

Nigerians blessed with enormous human capital and natural resources should as a matter of urgency engage in proper utilization of these our God given potentials, I call on all Nigerians and INEC in particular to handle all responsibilities with all sense of dedication, responsibility and high level of integrity in a bid to create a landmark in their service to the nation. All Ad-hoc staff must ensure that they preserve their integrity in order to preserve this hard earned democracy.

Long live Citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!,

Long Live Independent National Electoral Commission!!,

Long Live Federal Republic of Nigeria

Michael Nwaolisa

HND, CCNA, MDNKI, MNIM.

Writing from Lagos.

Nigeria at 50, a tragic celebration

Nigeria is a great nation blessed with abundant natural and human resources, the later which is still under-tapped, I believe remains our greatest strenght, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and highly populated society, a state which was believed to have been librated from the British colony on 1st of october 1960 turned 50 on the 1st of October 2010, some issues associated with this celebration has remained food for thought, happy birthday Nigeria.

Last weekend the Eagle square in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory was a beehive of activities and all 36 states of the Federation were not left out in the golden jubilee celebration of our great country, but amidst all these colourful celebrations it is important to answer a critical question that borders on us as a people and our leadership as a group, what have we achieved in fifty years?.


Let us consider some tragic news that recently flooded our national dailies and internation media; The ban on NFA by the world football governing body FIFA, think about the recent bomb blast in the federal capital territory Abuja on the independence day celebration venue were about 12 people were feared dead and many others injured, and the shameful arrest of exited MEND leader Henry Okah, far away in South Africa.


There is no gainsaying the fact that until we put our house in order it may be difficult if not impossible to confront, tackle and conquer the significant problems we face in this country, one of the worlds renowned inventor Albert Einsten said that "the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level we are when we created them", on this note it has become expedient that we all Nigerians must stand up and change the level of our perception to the image of our motherland, let us believe in Nigeria, let us reflect in all our dealing the true loyalist to the dreams of this country, by this attitudinal change in every one of us and if imbibed by our leaders shall make nigeria a succes story.



I challenge the Presidency to 'invade' the NFA and use the most objective minded Nigerians to reform the NFA to save us from the hands of these self centered individuals who take their personal interest as a priority over the interest of the nation which they serve, it is also nessesary that the Federal Government will continue the amnesty programme in a way that will not defeat its purpose but rather to implement the blueprint to save the innumerable creek youths who have been in the struggle for Government attention, I also salute the effort of the president for meeting with the 'ex'-militants who were on a solidarity visit to the villa in the effort to fish out the perpetrators of this henious crime against the state.


Let us prepare to use our vote wisely in the 2011 general elections to enthrone intergrity as a national character and let us resist by all means possible in our own little ways, any act capable of bringing disrepute to this great nation, we have no other country to call our own, Nigeria is ours, lets make it better.



Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.