In about a few weeks’ time, precisely February
2015, the country’s general election will
commence. As a citizen of Nigeria, I wish to put
forward some issues that should serve as a
guide as we all go out to elect our leaders at
various levels. As patriotic Nigerians, I advise
that we should endeavour to vote for what is
best for the country and never allow ethnicity,
religion, tribe, sex and even age to be
determining factors.

The country, in the past few years have, gone
through some harrowing experience under the
present administration and we now have an
opportunity of putting a halt to it by the power
of our Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) come
February, 2015.

OUR EXPERIENCE UNDER THE GEJ
ADMINISTRATION
MISSING CHIBOK GIRLS: On the 15th of April,
2014, over 200 girls were kidnapped in a
secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, North
West, Nigeria, during the last West African
Examination Council Exams. Rather than having
the Government that is constitutionally saddled
with the responsibility of protecting the lives and
properties of her citizens to swing into full action
and find a way of rescuing these girls, the
government only engaged in an exchange of
words with the Governor of the state, saying the
story is not true. As I write this report, neither
the president nor his vice has paid a visit to the
community, and up till today, the girls have not
been rescued. Little wonder we now have series
of female bombers. To further worsen the acts of
the government, a full scale clampdown was
made on a group who independently protested
and campaigned for the release of the girls. Our
president even went ahead to engage a public
relations firm Levick for $1.2m to improve the
public presentation of his handling of the crisis.
Nigerians, should we continually watch while
these girls are yet to be found when we can
effect a desired change with our PVCs for a more
responsible government?

NNPC SCAM: A lot of scam pervades the
corridors of power at the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation, where millions of dollars
of crude oil wealth are being mismanaged by a
few cabals who will even be “smart” enough to
easily rush to court to obtain orders against
investigation. If you have done the right thing,
why should you be afraid? Nigerians, beware! We
need change.

$9.3 MILLION NAIRA ARMS DEAL: Nigerians
woke up to a rude shock on the 5th day of
September, 2014, when a Nigerian jet allegedly
belonging to the President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) was caught by the
South African Government with raw cash in a
small airport in Northwest of Johannesburg,
South Africa, accompanied by two Nigerians and
an Israeli, with the aim of going to purchase
arms. Fellow Nigerians, in a government that
preaches a cashless economy, where is that
done? It is a shady deal, if not, why is it that no
official statement or report could be made when
this jet was arrested? We need a change; we
need a leader who will fight corruption with a
good intent, and not play double standards.
SERIES OF BOMB ATTACKS: Rather than
reducing, the activities of the dreaded sect,
popularly called Boko Haram, have been on the
increase. Our security agencies, policy makers
and government at all levels have all failed us.
Between 2009 and 2014, the dreaded group has
been responsible for over 2000 deaths with
violence, killings and kidnapping. Rather than
equipping the Nigerian Army to be able to face
the task ahead with full concentration, the
government, through his appointees in the army,
only reward these officers by convicting them of
mutiny, suspension and even dismissal. Will all
this amount to a form of encouragement for
these officers? Nigerians, it is time for change, to
elect leaders who understand the cry of its
citizens, and who know the effect of encouraging
our service men. The change that we desire can
do this.

IMMIGRATION JOB SCAM: Not only has the
government failed to provide good jobs for able-
bodied Nigerian youths, but it has now moved to
the stage of extorting money from poor Nigerian
youth who need government jobs. Millions of
youth were made to part with ₦1,000 each as
application fee to get a job in the Nigeria
Immigration Service and in the process, over 19
young, men and women were killed and
thousands injured across 37 centres nationwide.
Up till date, nothing has happened to the Minister
in charge of this dastardly act nor has he
refunded the money paid by each applicant.
Nigerian youth, our PVC is our voice for a
government who can, at least, cater for us by
creating an enabling environment to get good
jobs.

PETROLEUM PUMP PRICE: Amidst comity of oil
producing states, our fuel pump price is the
highest. Even when the price of crude oil crashed
at the world market, our leader did not allow us
to enjoy same. We were not surprised when, on
a Sunday evening, the Minster of Petroleum, Mrs
Allison Madueke, announced a N10 reduction in
the prices of petrol. Nigerians received the news
with mixed feeling – Why now? What a Greek
gift!

INCESSANT STRIKES IN THE EDUCATION
SECTOR: This is another major identity of the
present day government. Many thought that Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, being a former academic,
will excel in this regard. Rather, his government
has further bastardised the state of our
education. In the year 2013, our tertiary
institutions were at home for a record of 6
months under Nyesom Wike at the helm of
authority. Today, the same failed man as
Minister of Education is now aspiring to be a
state governor. What! This can only happen in
Nigeria where failures in a little government task
qualifies you to gun for a higher position.
Incessant strikes have negative effects on our
educational system. i.e. Production of half-
baked graduates, poor public image of Nigerian
universities; robbing our graduates of
international esteem, financial loss and time
waste.

RECURRENT STRIKES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR:
Have you been to our public hospitals of late?
They are now death traps, sometimes it is either
the Medical Doctors are on strike or at another
period the Health workers, a lot of Innocent
Nigerians have lost their lives in this health
sector crisis. Private Hospitals now milk our
citizens dry before they could treat you; deaths
from minor accidents are now on the increase.
Nigerians, we can’t continue like this, we need a
change now. They travel out at every single
moment for medical check-up even with tax
payers’ money, little wonder they die cheaply.
MISSING $20 BILLION: $20 billion dollars
belonging to estimated 170 million Nigerians, half
of who live below a dollar per day, was
reportedly stolen, withheld or unremitted by a
few set of cabals within the corridors of power.
The erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, made
this revelation and was suspended from office.
This shows the government’s weakening resolve
in tackling widespread corruption which has been
on the increase in the past six years. At a
campaign rally in Ibadan, Oyo State, South West
Nigeria, the President boldly said he does not
believe in jailing people who steal from
government coffers. No wonder he granted Chief
Diepreye Alamiesegha and Mohammed Abacha
state pardon and soft pedal on the trial of Femi
Fani Kayode who is now his campaign
spokesman. Nigerians! The time for change is
now!

These and many more reasons like devaluation
of the naira, oil theft, poor power supply, non-
functional refineries, subsidy scandal, are why I
advise Nigerians to stand boldly for change even
in the face of undemocratic dramas and socio-
economic instability characterised by the present
administration of the man from Otuoke. Civility
and patriotism is when we use our voting rights
to effect the much-needed change. Responsibility
beckons!

God bless Nigeria
God bless her citizens

Am vote for Change. Sai Buhari.

What about d certificate scam?
My papers are wt d military board.
Buhahahahaha
Greatest scam ever happeneth