momentusjay:
Few days ago I was accosted by a friend who
wanted to know who between President Jonathan
and General Mohammed Buhari, I would be voting
for in the forthcoming March 28, 2015 presidential
election. His reason for coming to me with this
question was informed by what he described as a
“remarkable shift in my political sentiment in the
past few days.”
Now, I had been an unrepentant critic of President
Jonathan’s led administration and as such a
staunch supporter of General Mahammdu Buhari’s
candidacy. My unflinching support for General
Buhari has more often than not got me into
trouble with friends and fellow South Easterners
who are fanatically committed to Jonathan’s re-
election. Nevertheless, I have never allowed these
often verbal attack and public humiliation to deter
me from supporting Buhari. I was there in Okpara
Square the day the good old General came
campaigning in Enugu. I had to be there because I
believe in the change he was going to bring and
thought I had to give him all the support I could
muster.
So when I began speaking well of Jonathan in
recent days, my sudden political u-turn did not go
unnoticed by my closest friends. They wanted to
know why I am leaving my beloved General who
despite all odds I have stood by and voted for, for
the three times he had run for the highest office
in the land.
As could be seen, my shift in allegiance was not
informed by tribal sentiment. Though Igbo, I had
voted for General Buhari in all the elections he
contested for in this country. Also, I did not begin
supporting Jonathan recently because I believe he
is a better candidate to Buhari. In fact, truth be
told, Jonathan has failed in many areas and is still
going to fail in more areas. I am lobbying for
Jonathan’s reelection today because I believe that
his presidency more than that of my beloved
Buhari will take Nigeria to the path of peace and
prosperity that the great Ikemba longed and
prayed for many years ago.
As succinctly, argued in his magnum opus,
Because I Am Involved, Ikemba believed that the
trouble with Nigeria is premised on the undue
political advantage given by the British to the
North just before independence. He was insistent
that Nigeria cannot move forward with its present
lopsided and unjust political structure and
suggested an East-West Alliance as the best if
not the only way towards restructuring of the
country.
Any knee observer of Nigeria’s political
permutation in recent weeks will notice that the
quest for Jonathan’s re-election is gradually
bringing to fruition the East-West alliance that the
Ikemba had prayed for. For never before have the
Igbo and their brothers in the South-South and
South-West been so united in pursuing one cause
as they are in ensuring the re-election of
President Jonathan. I have feeling that If this new
trend eventually pulls through, it will bring an end
to the hegemonic position of the North and create
a new Nigeria where all Nigerians will be
considered equal; a Nigeria where the born to rule
mentality is finally erased for good.
As my present view can easily be misunderstood,
let me categorically state that this is not an
attack on the North. I bear no ill will towards the
North. I honestly love northerners; however, the
truth is that I believe that the present structure of
the country has made Nigeria so unworkable that
everybody, including the North is reaping from the
tragedy. A restructured, more viable and strong
Nigeria is also in the interest of the North.
In the final analysis, I am thinking of a new
Nigeria that will be born after March 28. A Nigeria
where Jonathan emerges the president and my
beloved General is made the chairman of EFCC.
That will definitely be an interesting Nigeria. As
you can see, I have a reason for supporting both
Jonathan and Buhari after all. Sai Buhari and
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan till 2019!

Momentusjay

LogicPower:
[s]RIDDLE 1: Can you guess who is this OP who registered with this new moniker (momentusjay) a few hours ago in order to remind the SW voters that there is an 'east-west' alliance which the late Ujukwu helped to form, and on the basis of which the SW voters are now morally bound to troop out en mass on Saturday to vote for the current Azikiwe in Aso Rock in the spirit of that alliance?

RIDDLE 2: Can you guess the OP's motive for talking about this 'alliance' at this particular time?

RIDDLE 3: If the OP sincerely believes this can convince ONE single SW voter to vote for GEJ on the basis of this 'east-west' alliance, then can you guess the OP's IQ? [/s]

Balkan:
I am a staunch supporter of Buhari,
but since last week, i had a change of mind.
let peace reign.

GMB is good but
but GEJ makes more sense for stability.

LogicPower:
RIDDLE 4: Can you guess why the OP CANNOT day talk about this 'alliance' under his/her old moniker?