Contrary to negative predictions of presumptuous conflicts that could mar the impending 2019 General Elections in Nigeria, due to the unrelenting rivalry amongst the THREE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT, there can be no better time than now for the citizens to identify who is really faithful to the overall administration of the Nigerian nation!

Though the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was unambiguous when it began on this patriotic note:
"We the People of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
Having firmly and solemnly resolved:
TO LIVE in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble Sovereign Nation under God dedicated to the promotion of inter-African solidarity, world peace, international co-operation and understanding:
AND TO PROVIDE for a Constitution for the purpose of promoting the good government and welfare of all persons in our country on the principles of Freedom, Equality and Justice, and for the purpose of consolidating the Unity of our people :
DO HEREBY MAKE, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES the following Constitution: etc, etc.

QUESTION: Are the THREE ARMS, mentioned in our opening paragraph included among, "We the People of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: ", or are they from another PLANET?
The EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATURE, and JUDICIARY in Nigeria - especially of the 6th Republic, have been at each others' throat from 29th May, 2015, when President Muhamadu Buhari, in a part of his inaugural speech categorically stated as follows: "I AM FOR EVERYBODY AND I AM FOR NOBODY", without bothering about other groups of people in the equation - like the CITIZENS, and the ELECTORATE, - whom they claimed to represent in government!

WHAT ABOUT THE DIVINE PERSONALITY OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD TO WHOM THE DRAFTERS OF THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTED THE NATION'S WELFARE, - UNITY, HARMONY, INDIVISIBILITY, INDISSOLUBILITY AND SOVEREIGNTY UNTO? SHOULD HE NOT BE FACTORED INTO THE NATION'S LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES?

In no time the President's statement was given diverse interpretations by the different folks of the conglomerate! The All Progressives Congress (APC), with majority seats in the Federal Legislature was the first to fire the salvo by sidelining Party Supremacy to choose its Principal Officers, in an unprecedented revolution that shook the ruling party to its very foundation from the very beginning!
From that time on, the Federal Government had suffered several set-backs in its various operational activities, ranging from appointments of key officers to man strategic agencies, to confirmation of ministerial appointees, board members, passage of government-initiated Bills - especially, the annual BUDGETS of each year consecutively since 2016, which has culminated into the loss of the budget execution cycle of January to December!
The arrow-heads of the rebellious National Assembly (NASS), Senator 'Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara, respectively, succeeded in conniving with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), minority members to craftily decamp to the group and still maintain their principal positions as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives with a view to heating up the polity!!
The JUDICIARY on its part maintained conspitorial silence, though in most cases of litigation, gave ridiculous judgements in solidarity with the Legislature against the Executive, especially after a successful Directorate of Security Services (DSS), STING OPERATION of 2016, which destroyed their self-esteem and self-imposed/illicit IMMUNITY and exposed all the skeletons of their cupboards which included tons of United States dollars, British pound sterling, Euros, naira, which were excess of their legitimate earnings and also unlicensed guns!

The 1999 Constitution in its very Chapter titled General Provisions, Part I, specifically enumerated the binding force and SUPREMACY of the document over all citizens and warned that Nigeria would only be governed by the provisions of the Constitution and not by any person or group of persons - as flouted by the Military for about 30 years, and now by a group of civilian opportunists, who were bent on truncating the new democratic order!
President Buhari in his declaration of, " belonging to everybody and to nobody", which was mis-interpreted by roguish politicians was in conformity with his manifesto that he would not be a draconian military dictator but a TRUE DEMOCRAT in a growing democracy like Nigeria and would take the nation to greater economic heights in a politically assured and a water-tight secured environment! From the inception of his administration which re-introduced the Treasury Single Account (TSA), all avenues for stealing the common patrimony by unscrupulous politicians and their civil servant accomplices, were totally blocked and every kobo was prudently accounted for to ensure that the TALAKAWAS were not continuously short-changed!

WHERE LIES THE UNITY OF THE ARMS?
Provisions for separation of powers and the seeming equality of the three arms are clearly spelt out in the Constitution but is not one ARM more equal than the others? Although the sacred document was crafted to ensure the independent position of each Arm, it is very clear that their duties and functions dovetail into one another through: operational duties of the Executive which takes care of protection of lives/properties of citizens and defence of territorial integrity of the nation; the Legislature being in charge of formulating the laws for good governance and carrying out oversight functions on government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), while the Judiciary which serves as the arbiter/conflict resolution professional/expert between the other two, takes care of all litigations, civil/criminal, but most importantly, represents the LAST HOPE OF THE COMMON MAN where the quest for JUSTICE was concerned!
From the earlier narratives, it is crystal clear that there was no love lost between the Three Arms, neither existed any bond or UNITY because the Executive was equally disappointed that the Judiciary failed to support the WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION! Recently, when allegations of failure to declare assets was brought against the Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen, who heads the THIRD ARM, the Executive Arm did not stop investigations but suspended him from office on the strength of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to allow for the rule of law to play out during his trial at the Tribunal and consequently, the National Judicial Council (NJC), which is the constitutional administrative/disciplinary body for JUDICIAL OFFICERS, concurred in order not to further heat up the polity in spite of the hue and cries by a motley crowd of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, junior lawyers and some misguided youths!
Similarly, former Secretary to the Government, Babachir Lawal, former Director General (DG), Ayo Oke and Wife, who faced allegations of fraud/corruption/money laundering etc, were not shielded either, but allowed to answer to charges against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the Federal High Courts!


WAS GOD FACTORED INTO THE ADMINISTRATION OF NIGERIA ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION?
Until when Muhammadu Buhari was divinely installed by GOD, as Nigeria's CHANGE AGENT, in 2015, the previous successive administrations of the PDP, encouraged corruption with impunity in all facets of life as the LOVE OF MONEY took the centre stage of governance! The Common Wealth of the people of Nigeria frittered into the hands of a favoured few which were awarded all manner of unexecuted contracts which ran into billions of naira which have not been accounted for till date - the most outrageous being the USD $16 billon dollars POWER SECTOR CONTRACT during ex-president Aremu Obasanjo's tenure!

During those dark period of Nigeria's history, dubious PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SUBSIDIES were paid to contractors who did not import a drop of refined product into the country! But today, when GOD has been factored into the life of the nation, the story has changed for the best because all uncompleted contracts of the past in the ECONOMY, SECURITY, POWER, ROAD, RAIL, AIRPORTS, SEA PORTS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRADERS SUPPORT, AGRICULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM,& SPORTS,SECTORS ETC, have received new directions through "righteous governance" by the UNDISPUTABLE MAN OF INTERGRITY, PRESIDENT BUHARI, WHOSE ANTECEDENT COULD NOT BE FAULTED BY HIS WORST DETRACTORS! TODAY, FEDERAL PRESENCE IN THE EXECUTION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IS ONGOING IN ALL THE 36 STATES OF THE COUNTRY!


IS IT NOT TIME FOR THE PEOPLE TO FULLY SUPPORT THE RULING APC WHICH POSSESSES CLEAN CREDENTIALS?
Now is the time for fresh orientation of all citizens in respect of quality politicking and governance as the country moves into the 2019 General Elections in about two weeks so that the right candidates can be brought on board to WORK WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI IN HIS DIVINELY PREDICTED SECOND TERM FROM 29TH MAY, 2019, TO 29TH MAY, 2023!
This is the time to separate the CHAFF FROM THE WHEAT, the right time to show the TRAITORS OF THE NIGERIAN MASSES, the way out and send them to the labour market where they belong! It is also the time to KICK OUT APC ENEMIES IN ZAMFARA, IMO, RIVERS AND OGUN STATES who are bent to "have their cake and eat it too"!
The Augean Stable within the APC fold MUST be thoroughly cleansed in preparation for CONTINUITY from 29th May, 2019! Arm yourselves with your Permanent Voters Cards, (PVCs) and ensure their defeat on 16th February and 2nd March, 2019, days of elections! Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. (Prov 22:29).


I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon. 08130669886, 08098194390. 08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.