A LESSON FOR ALL NIGERIANS
Mubi, the biggest commercial town in Adamawa state,
was thrown into chaos the day Boko Haram descended
on them and the people found themselves running for
their lives. The terrorists shot sporadically, killing a lot of
people while those who could escape jumped into any
available car to run to safety. Christians, Muslims, Igbos,
Yorubas, Tivs, Hausas and any tribe or religion, jumped
onto any vehicle that was headed outside the town.
Soldiers scampered onto trucks with civilians, begging to
be saved, hundreds of people who could not get a
vehicle ran into the hills. In their frantic effort to stay
alive, no one paid attention to anybody's religion or
ethnicity before asking them for help or helping them to
stay alive. It was a community of people, united by their
desire to escape the common enemy that hunted them
all without discrimination. Ethnicity and religion
vanished, all they were left with was their humanity.
Those climbing the hills stayed together, helping one
another stay on their feet as they all tried to survive.
The most interesting part of the narrative is that the
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Badeh is from the
same town of Mubi. It has been reported that few hours
before the attack, helicopters flew in and evacuated his
family members from the town. The chief of Defence
staff by the way, is the most senior military officer in
Nigeria and he controls the army, navy and air force.
Before that sad day, someone from Mubi would have
boasted that the Chief of Defence Staff is from their
home town. But on the day that it mattered the most, he
evacuated only his family members and abandoned
everyone else to their fate. It means he had information
of the impending attack and as the most senior military
commander, he did not fly into the town to lead his men
to battle to defend his community. He quietly saved only
his family and left even the soldiers without an inspiring
commander to motivate them to engage the terrorists
and defend his community.
One lesson all Nigerians must learn from this story is
that as a people, all we have is our neighbours. When
you need some help at home, you knock on the door of
your neighbour. The president, governor, senator or
minister is not there to help you. Why then should you
continue to fight your neighbour because of a man or
woman who cares only about his own family? Our elites
may deceive us about sharing the same religion or
ethnicity with us, but time and again, they have proven
that they do not care. We have been fools, killing one
another on the basis of religion and ethnicity while they
stay united across all the divides and plunder our wealth.
The time has come for us to rise, educate one another
and unite to fight our biggest common enemy. The
politicians are our enemies and not the poor struggling
men and women in our neighbourhoods.
What now will the people of Mubi boast about as the
gain of having their son as the chief of Defence Staff? If
you go to Otueke where Jonathan comes from, there are
many people who live in excruciating poverty! There is
still a lot of poverty and suffering in the home towns of
all our governors, ministers, parliamentarians and
former presidents, while they and their families live in
scandalous affluence. The minister of petroleum spent
over 10 billion Naira on a private jet. That money can
end the poverty of several communities in her state.
Stella Oduah bought two cars with 120 million Naira
while there are people in her home town who can't
afford 500 Naira to feed their family in a day. The time to
throw away the sentiments is now! Support only a man
or woman who has a just heart and will serve everyone
and every community regardless of if they come from
there or not. The moment anyone begins to talk to you
about religion or ethnicity, reject him summarily! We
need leaders who will unite us because our shared
humanity is greater than any differences between us.
And if someone does something wrong or fails in
governance, do not support them simply because
they're your own.

In a mur simplified word, vote Buhari instead of Jonathan ryt?







NO WAY.........
Buts its really pathetic that our goverment can not protect their own, I think this boko haram insurcance is now terrifying enough for our government to seek foreign aid. Obama has sent 1500 troops to assist the iraqi pple combat ISIS, mayb they can "lend" us 100.