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NigerianNews
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We like this
former Senator!
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We like this former
Senator !
NigerianNews
Editorial
We at the
NigerianNews
are not the type to hide our feelings for certain Nigerians of which
Senator Okunronmu is one. This former Senator does not take position based on
the personality involved, he stakes the positions some of which are
sometimes detrimental to his own well being. This is a trademark of an
intellectual, and this is the way we would want all Nigerians to be.
If you do not remember, Sen. Okunronmu of AD was one of those senators
probably rigged out of their positions by the machination of the South
West PDP in the 2007 general elections. We will not be surprised if by
this morning he is accused by some numbskull of being Yoruba
irredentist or even ethnicist working on behalf of Obasanjo. This
Senator was directly a victim of Obasanjo's South West home base
policy in the last election. As you can see, that does not stop him
from staking the right position on this issue. A good human being does
not shift positions to suite the temperament of the moment.
So, if you believe righteousness does not start or end in churches or
in the mosques but a way of life, stand up for the system and ask
Atiku to do the honorable thing by resigning his VP position today.
This does not stop Mr. Atiku to be relevant in the system in a new
life after resignation. As a matter of fact, he stands to gain from
this bold stand. If he really wants to become the next president,
resignation is the best and honorable path for him regardless of what
Bugaje and others are telling him. If he wants history as his friend
and not "his" story with shallow root, he must resign now to plant a
tree which an erring future Vice President or Deputy Governor will see
as an example and a landmark on how a deputy should conduct himself in
office.
Mr. Atiku, you have many friends all over the country, you are more
likely to show a strong strength in a nationwide Presidential election
in 2007. Do not think those who ask you to resign now may not support
you in 2007. Be sure Mr. Vice President that those who ask you to
resign do so with heavy minds, and so, do not rule some of them out as
your supporters in 2007. However, this institution is more important
than an individual.
You cannot accuse Okunronmu of being a friend of Obasanjo or an enemy
of Atiku. He does not take a position because it is convenient or
because that is what the party line is, unlike some of his colleagues
in AD or the so-called pro-democracy group who cannot separate the
institution from the individual or an issue from the individual. We
salute you Sen. Okunronmu for your past principled stands and this
call for Atiku's resignation.
We at the
NigerianNews
through this editorial, again ask Atiku to resign as this is the
honorable thing to do, Haba! We assure you, Mr. Atiku, you would have
done much to strengthen this institution and the political space of
the future by NOT clinging to this demeaning and empty position some
of your friends think you should stake, and we ask God to forgive
those who ask you to stay, for they know not what havoc that stance
will wreak to the system. The presidential form of government and in
fact, the whole institution is defaced by your sit tight attitude. Of
course in a country where patriots are few, we are not surprised the
mobs ask you to stay put. If you look at our record, you cannot ever
accuse us of being in the Obasanjo crowd, in fact we try to stake a
neutral position. We just want this nascent institution to succeed so
much, we do not want ignorance to destroy it.
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"You
cannot accuse Okunronmu of being a friend of Obasanjo or an enemy of
Atiku. He does not take a position because it is convenient or
because that is what the party line is, unlike some of his
colleagues in AD or the so-called pro-democracy group who cannot
separate the institution from the individual. We salute you Sen.
Okunronmu for your call for Atiku to resign."
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