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NigerianNews
Editorial
Ignore the blast, Fr Kukah
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Ignore the blast, Fr Kukah
NigerianNews
Editorial
There is no doubt we are in full support of the intention and
potential of PRONACO conference over the pre-ordained outcome of the
Abuja Dialogue. That is precisely why we believe PRONACO should have
been represented to prevent the possible rubber stamping of the
pre-ordination.
While President Obasanjo and the Governors picked the delegates, there
have been unrelenting cries by the Muslims that they are being short
changed, at the same time, the "Pro-democracy" people cried foul that
the delegates were not elected. Were the "Pro-democracy" people out of
the country during the last nation-wide elections? If the answer is
"in Nigeria", then what difference would it have made if the current
people in Abuja were to stand for election? The same people would have
"won" hands down. The elections in the Rivers' Obua/Odua or the
presidential election in Ogun State has not escaped our minds at the
NigerianNews.
The fact is, election does not matter in the current dispensation.
This is why people of righteous mind ought to be represented so that
they can expose the many impending hanky and panky at the conference.
PRONACO missed the opportunity by not showing up to increase the
"non-contractors" members of the conference. We have already
witnessed, in spite of the integrity of Chief Akinjide and Dr Akinyemi
panel, the "elected" governors of the South West have concluded that
supporting Obasanjo's wishes are much more important than the yawning
desires of the South Western Nigerian people, and so, these "elected"
governors will support Zeus, less he descends on them from mount
Olympus
We have doubted the stay home wisdom of PRONACO from the beginning,
however, we defer to them because of what they know, which we do not
know. Balarabe Musa, a week earlier, had exposed the weak link in the
PRONACO chains. The agenda of the Musa group is to supply the
furniture to the edifice, the structural details a lasting edifice
requires are of no use to them. There is a fear in the group they
represent that the new structure may demolish some privileges. You may
say this man does not even enjoy the privileges now. That is true, but
his home base seem to subliminally think the base does. In our
opinion, if this base does, it is shortsighted and temporary, as it is
not sustainable. That is why we must all work together to build for
tomorrow and not the temporary privileges of today.
Chief Gani Fawehinmi is a great and admirable nationalist, but, on
this issue of the attendance at the Abuja confab, we believe Kuka and
all incorruptible minds should all be there to keep vigil. Contrary to
the allegation of the "lure of office", attendance does not make Fr.
Kuka a degenerate. We believe the presence of Chief Fawehinmi, Chief
Enahoro, Professor Soyinka and Mr. Beko Kuti, in addition to Kuka at
the conference could have prevented unwanted practices and the
pre-ordained outcome. It would have been either the prevention of
these vices or a walk-out from the conference. A walk out based on the
unyielding desire to lay good structure for Nigeria would have exposed
and invalidated the Abuja conference outcome. This in effect would
have strengthened PRONACO as the people's real alternative to the
Abuja conference.
We are afraid the PRONACO effort at its own conference, no matter how
well meaning will eventually become "By what authority thou doeth
this" - to quote the good Holy book
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"Were
the "Pro-democracy" people out of the country during the last
nation-wide elections? If the answer is "in Nigeria", then what
difference would it have made if the current people in Abuja were to
stand for election? The same people would have "won" hands down. The
elections in the Rivers' Obua/Odua or the
presidential election in Ogun State has not escaped our minds at the
NigerianNews.
The fact is, election does not matter in the current dispensation.."
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