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Before Atiku Abubakar Is Crucified, May We Ponder A Little
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze
ezecontinental@yahoo.com, 08053469916
In a political clime like ours where much premium is placed on half truths and near lies
constantly peddled by unscrupulous politicians, colourless lobbyists, charlatans, political
prostitutes and influence peddlers, it becomes expedient to sometimes clear the air on issues
this group at times raises before they assume the wrong standing. It is based on the above that
one has to ensure that people do not go to sleep with the wrong information especially as it
concerns the actions of the Action Congress Presidential candidate in the flawed April, 2007
polls, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his petitions at the Elections Tribunal.
Some have said that the Oligarchy has pressurized him to drop the case while others are
noising that an understanding has been reached for him to discontinue the case as if he went
to court to scurry negotiation ability which is very far from the truth and the net effect of the
rumours can be very destructive for the image of a man who have demonstrated resilience in
the pursuit of justice if such an erroneous insinuation is not corrected on time.
To some school of thought, Atiku Abubakar’s hard stance on not withdrawing his petition
against the emergence of his brother and a fellow Northerner as President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria not minding if the election was flawed or not is said to be that he is
canvassing for a bargaining power to negotiate with the Presidency into erasing his alleged
gazetted indictment by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. This stand from all
available record does not hold waters as the idea behind this malevolent motive by General
Obasanjo have been overtaken by event as the court has not only quashed this so called
indictment, but Atiku Abubakar was allowed to contest the last Presidential Election.
Proponents of this school of thought are the same people trying to portray Atiku Abubakar as
being disrespectful to our traditional Rulers and elder Statesmen forgetting that being a one
time Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria he is well versed in protocol and respect
for these revered institutions. This school are those behind the erroneous media presentation
associating Atiku with being disrespectful to some eminent traditional leaders that include our
revered Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Alhaji Ado Bayero, the
Emir of Kano, the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe and, Sir
Muhammed Sanusi among some concerned elder statesmen alleged to have being rebuffed
when they visited Atiku in Dubai, United Arab Emirate to put pressure on him to withdraw his
case at the Presidential Election Tribunal.
This cannot be but pure blackmail and calculated attempt to dress Atiku in a borrowed toga as
arrogant and disrespectful to traditional institution and elder statesmen in the country which
runs contrary to the fact that, Atiku Abubakar not only respects traditional institution but
rightly belong to that revered institution being the most capped or rather the highest living
Nigerian traditional titles holder in the country today.
For avoidance of doubt, the former Vice President apart from being the Turaki Adamawa one
of the highest titles in the Adamawa province is the Ochendo Ndi Igbo of Adamawa and
Taraba States; Saraduna Ganye; Zege Mule ‘U’ Tiv; Mayedoro of Lagos; Shetima Biu,
Zantalma of Borno; nyioha Ndigbo of Enugu, Suka of Ogoniland, Ezi Enyi of Anambra,
Nwanne Di Na Mba of Imo State and over thirty other titles that need not be mentioned
because of lack of space. For some people therefore to try to portray such a traditionally
inclined person as being disrespectful to highly respected traditional rulers is a blackmail which
runs contrary to any sound reasoning. Click HERE to continue
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze
ezecontinental@yahoo.com, 08053469916
In a political clime like ours where much premium is placed on half truths and near lies
constantly peddled by unscrupulous politicians, colourless lobbyists, charlatans, political
prostitutes and influence peddlers, it becomes expedient to sometimes clear the air on issues
this group at times raises before they assume the wrong standing. It is based on the above that
one has to ensure that people do not go to sleep with the wrong information especially as it
concerns the actions of the Action Congress Presidential candidate in the flawed April, 2007
polls, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his petitions at the Elections Tribunal.
Some have said that the Oligarchy has pressurized him to drop the case while others are
noising that an understanding has been reached for him to discontinue the case as if he went
to court to scurry negotiation ability which is very far from the truth and the net effect of the
rumours can be very destructive for the image of a man who have demonstrated resilience in
the pursuit of justice if such an erroneous insinuation is not corrected on time.
To some school of thought, Atiku Abubakar’s hard stance on not withdrawing his petition
against the emergence of his brother and a fellow Northerner as President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria not minding if the election was flawed or not is said to be that he is
canvassing for a bargaining power to negotiate with the Presidency into erasing his alleged
gazetted indictment by the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. This stand from all
available record does not hold waters as the idea behind this malevolent motive by General
Obasanjo have been overtaken by event as the court has not only quashed this so called
indictment, but Atiku Abubakar was allowed to contest the last Presidential Election.
Proponents of this school of thought are the same people trying to portray Atiku Abubakar as
being disrespectful to our traditional Rulers and elder Statesmen forgetting that being a one
time Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria he is well versed in protocol and respect
for these revered institutions. This school are those behind the erroneous media presentation
associating Atiku with being disrespectful to some eminent traditional leaders that include our
revered Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Alhaji Ado Bayero, the
Emir of Kano, the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe and, Sir
Muhammed Sanusi among some concerned elder statesmen alleged to have being rebuffed
when they visited Atiku in Dubai, United Arab Emirate to put pressure on him to withdraw his
case at the Presidential Election Tribunal.
This cannot be but pure blackmail and calculated attempt to dress Atiku in a borrowed toga as
arrogant and disrespectful to traditional institution and elder statesmen in the country which
runs contrary to the fact that, Atiku Abubakar not only respects traditional institution but
rightly belong to that revered institution being the most capped or rather the highest living
Nigerian traditional titles holder in the country today.
For avoidance of doubt, the former Vice President apart from being the Turaki Adamawa one
of the highest titles in the Adamawa province is the Ochendo Ndi Igbo of Adamawa and
Taraba States; Saraduna Ganye; Zege Mule ‘U’ Tiv; Mayedoro of Lagos; Shetima Biu,
Zantalma of Borno; nyioha Ndigbo of Enugu, Suka of Ogoniland, Ezi Enyi of Anambra,
Nwanne Di Na Mba of Imo State and over thirty other titles that need not be mentioned
because of lack of space. For some people therefore to try to portray such a traditionally
inclined person as being disrespectful to highly respected traditional rulers is a blackmail which
runs contrary to any sound reasoning. Click HERE to continue
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