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The second school of thought holds that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s inordinate ambition is to
become President of Nigeria at all cost and nothing else. Those that hold this view either do
not know who Atiku Abubakar is or what his principles and political thoughts are or are just
doing everything to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it. Though there is nothing wrong
for any person to desire to rule his country constitutionally, the fact is that Atiku Abubakar
has
never taken the issue of becoming Nigerian’s President as a do or die affair. He has
demonstrated, based on the unpleasant circumstances placed before him by General Olusgun
Obasanjo and his undemocratic cronies that he is a true democrat who is desirous to protect
and respect the rule of law and the constitution of our country at all times.
It is a common understanding that Atiku detest abuse of the human rights of Nigerians in any
form by elements holding sway as leaders of Nigeria within 1999 to 2007. These he has
demonstrated even at the risk of his life. It is this school that is also sowing seeds of discord
among key followers of this great democrat particularly among Chief Tomi Ikimi and His
Excellency Senator Tinubu but thank God that the evil machination and faulty strategy of this
school has been dully exposed. It is on that note that Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu need to be
commended for his timely rebuttal of the evil machination of enemies of democracy in
Nigeria
over the erroneous insinuation that he has threatened to decamp from AC if Atiku fails to
withdraw his case from the tribunal. For this timely rebuttal, Tinubu has won more followers
to his side and the side of true democrats in the country.
This has proved that the said phantom conflict between him and Atiku was only in the
polluted
minds of evil minded politicians that would have preferred and celebrate such a conflict
between these two lights of democracy in Nigeria in order to achieve their wicked desire of
keeping Nigeria in perpetual undemocratic control. With the failure of their evil ploys and
diversionary tactics aimed at detracting true democrats from the historic role of salvaging the
country from the shackles of the undemocratic forces in the country; they can now go and
bury their heads in shame.
The third school of thought states that Alh. Atiku Abubakar having served as the Vice
President of Nigeria should be contented and forget the idea of becoming the President of
Nigeria. The proponents of this school of thought though entitle to their opinion forgot so
easily that if not for Atiku, General Obasanjo and his cohorts would have conquered the
country with their evil third term plot and succeeded in becoming the Emperor of Nigeria he
so much desires or plunge the country into a disastrous civil war that would have consumed
us all.
It is also truism that without the various legal battles instituted and won by Atiku the country’
s
democracy would have been in limbo by now. Thanks to Prof Maurice Iwu the shameless
INEC Chairman for accepting the fact that it is the third term agenda of General Obasanjo
that
made the last election to be a failure. If I am to accept the views of the school of thought that
holds that the third term plot of General Obasnjo would have plunged this country into a
calamitous civil war, it then means that Atiku Abubakar by killing the evil intention of General
Obasnjo and his little minded cronies over the hilarious third term agenda saved this country
from a bloody civil war!
Having stated all these facts, Nigerians and the world at large can now easily read between
the
lines of all the follies, the maneuvers and untoward pressure on a man whose only desire and
plots is to use this case to strengthen the country’s democratic norms and culture. If he
succumbs to any pressure and withdraw his case before the Tribunal that will be most
unfortunate, regrettable; and would have negated all the principles he ever stood for thereby
legitimizing the electoral fraud, day light robbery, subversion of the people’s mandate and
undermining democratic process in the country. Most sadly, such an act will be rendering all
that he went through in the hands of undemocratic elements in the country fruitless and
therefore a lesson in masochism. Click HERE to continue
become President of Nigeria at all cost and nothing else. Those that hold this view either do
not know who Atiku Abubakar is or what his principles and political thoughts are or are just
doing everything to give a dog a bad name in order to hang it. Though there is nothing wrong
for any person to desire to rule his country constitutionally, the fact is that Atiku Abubakar
has
never taken the issue of becoming Nigerian’s President as a do or die affair. He has
demonstrated, based on the unpleasant circumstances placed before him by General Olusgun
Obasanjo and his undemocratic cronies that he is a true democrat who is desirous to protect
and respect the rule of law and the constitution of our country at all times.
It is a common understanding that Atiku detest abuse of the human rights of Nigerians in any
form by elements holding sway as leaders of Nigeria within 1999 to 2007. These he has
demonstrated even at the risk of his life. It is this school that is also sowing seeds of discord
among key followers of this great democrat particularly among Chief Tomi Ikimi and His
Excellency Senator Tinubu but thank God that the evil machination and faulty strategy of this
school has been dully exposed. It is on that note that Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu need to be
commended for his timely rebuttal of the evil machination of enemies of democracy in
Nigeria
over the erroneous insinuation that he has threatened to decamp from AC if Atiku fails to
withdraw his case from the tribunal. For this timely rebuttal, Tinubu has won more followers
to his side and the side of true democrats in the country.
This has proved that the said phantom conflict between him and Atiku was only in the
polluted
minds of evil minded politicians that would have preferred and celebrate such a conflict
between these two lights of democracy in Nigeria in order to achieve their wicked desire of
keeping Nigeria in perpetual undemocratic control. With the failure of their evil ploys and
diversionary tactics aimed at detracting true democrats from the historic role of salvaging the
country from the shackles of the undemocratic forces in the country; they can now go and
bury their heads in shame.
The third school of thought states that Alh. Atiku Abubakar having served as the Vice
President of Nigeria should be contented and forget the idea of becoming the President of
Nigeria. The proponents of this school of thought though entitle to their opinion forgot so
easily that if not for Atiku, General Obasanjo and his cohorts would have conquered the
country with their evil third term plot and succeeded in becoming the Emperor of Nigeria he
so much desires or plunge the country into a disastrous civil war that would have consumed
us all.
It is also truism that without the various legal battles instituted and won by Atiku the country’
s
democracy would have been in limbo by now. Thanks to Prof Maurice Iwu the shameless
INEC Chairman for accepting the fact that it is the third term agenda of General Obasanjo
that
made the last election to be a failure. If I am to accept the views of the school of thought that
holds that the third term plot of General Obasnjo would have plunged this country into a
calamitous civil war, it then means that Atiku Abubakar by killing the evil intention of General
Obasnjo and his little minded cronies over the hilarious third term agenda saved this country
from a bloody civil war!
Having stated all these facts, Nigerians and the world at large can now easily read between
the
lines of all the follies, the maneuvers and untoward pressure on a man whose only desire and
plots is to use this case to strengthen the country’s democratic norms and culture. If he
succumbs to any pressure and withdraw his case before the Tribunal that will be most
unfortunate, regrettable; and would have negated all the principles he ever stood for thereby
legitimizing the electoral fraud, day light robbery, subversion of the people’s mandate and
undermining democratic process in the country. Most sadly, such an act will be rendering all
that he went through in the hands of undemocratic elements in the country fruitless and
therefore a lesson in masochism. Click HERE to continue