Presidential Years: From Dr. Jonathan to Gen. Buhari, Volume 1

KSC Chief Sir Emeka Asinugo

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What well-meaning Nigerians hope is that the Buhari administration meets their expectations in the change they desired and voted for. The administration should continue to learn from the mistakes of its predecessor, build upon those mistakes and deliver from that knowledge. The Buhari administration should appreciate this fact. It is the truth spoken to authority.When Jonathan was there, he inherited and had to deal with many problems, just as the new Buhari administration is expected to do. Those challenges were there before President Jonathan was elected into office. And he dealt with them as much as he was able to do during his one-term tenure. Some of them will definitely be inherited by the Buhari administration. He, too, will be expected to deal with them to the best of his ability. No one expects all of the country's problems to be solved under one government or under one term of office.The metamorphoses of armed militant ethnic groups of the Niger Delta, armed resistance of the dreaded Boko Haram in the north-east, the MASSOB and IPOB in the east, OPC in the west, APC in the north--these militant groups were there. They didn't start with Jonathan's administration. They may not end with Buhari's government. Nation-building implies continuity. A new incoming government continues from where its predecessor stopped.

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• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Date de parution: 31 juillet 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781784559939
• Langue: English
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The Presidential Years: From Dr. Jonathan to Gen. Buhari, Volume 1
Chief Sir Emeka Asinugo, KSC
Austin Macauley Publishers
2018-07-31
The Presidential Years: From Dr. Jonathan to Gen. Buhari, Volume 1 About the Author About The Author Copyright Information © Acknowledgements A New Beginning Who Gets What in the Scheme of Things? The Same Old Song Our Values, Our Children’s Future Nigeria: 53 Years of Experiment in Democracy This Side of the Coin The Return of Sanity Nigeria’s Siamese Twins of Corruption Two Faces of the Same Coin A Government from Boko Haram The Dilemma of A Nation One Love: Made in Nigeria Professor Jega’s Chance to Serve Nigerians Hillary Clinton’s Brief Visit to Nigeria Police Measures to Contain Boko Haram The Shifting Sand Called Nigeria’s Middle Belt Nigeria’s Pension Funds and the Robbers Within Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Regime Report Political Defections in Nigeria Nigerians Should Vote for Only Independents Us Constitution and Islamic Offensive Reactions Northern Governors Move to Stop Boko Haram Nigerian 2015 Elections: As the Bell Tolls 2015 Elections: Not About Jonathan or Buhari When the Kings Decide A New Nigeria with Greater Zonal Autonomy Dr Jonathan’s March Towards True Democracy The Type of Leaders They Deserve Nigeria’s Growing Democracy Medicine for Their Persistent National Headache Go Back to the Pdp The Danger in Defecting to the Ruling Party Give Peace A Chance Boko Haram in the Face of Nigerian Centenary Chrislamism – The Way Forward for Nigeria Upholding Sustainable Justice in Nigeria Nigeria Beyond the Oil Revenue Referendum, Not National Assembly Time to Lean on Radical Democracy Touching The Soul of Every Nigerian Aborting Nigeria’s Disgrace Healing The Wounds of the Past Blame the Governor, Not the President No Time to Join Issues Presidential Letter to My Countrymen What Was Stella’s Motif? Chidoka’s Ministerial Appointment Okorocha and Imo Grassroots Baby Boom Industry in Eastern Nigeria When the Broom Is Tied Together Focus On the Nigerian Politician (1) Focus On the Nigerian Politician (2) Too Early in the Day How Do They Dance? One Step Ahead In Weeks: How Will the Pendulum Swing? The Road to True Democracy Lessons From Moshood Abiola Kanu and The Biafra Dream Dr Fayemi and Solid Minerals Development Biafra Is A Challenge, Not A Solution Nation Building Implies Continuity Need, Not Greed A Blessing in Disguise Until They Call off Their Bluff Their Future Can Still Be Bright A Clue from America Nigerian Heads of State 1963 To Present Agility of Youths And The Wisdom of Old Age The World is Watching Don’t Allow Nigeria’s Democracy to Crash The Choice is Theirs What Would President Buhari Prefer? Senator Shehu Sani: Apc Will Need His Like Beyond Breastfeeding in Old Age Beyond the Prophet’s Home Town Nigerian Nationalism or Business As Usual Building Up A Strong And Stable Nation Centre of Excellence Indeed The Way of Previous Governments Truth, Spoken to Authority We Need to Be Careful The Problem Is the System Section Two: The Society Mending Our Broken World Post-Natal Trauma Among Nigerian Women Mothers, We Celebrate You Sarah Ibikunle: Advocate for True Democracy Make Friends, Not Enemies It Is the Holy Spirit That Directs An Open Letter to Pastors Chris And Anita 90 Years Jail for Us-Based Nigerian Till Death Do Us Part Not Mutually Exclusive Nigerian Anglican Clerics on Gay Controversy The Church and the Fight Against Caste System Roll Out the Drums: It’s Father’s Day! Igwe: A Tribute to A Colleague The Truth Behind His Truth Letter to A Friend: We Are In Trouble Open Letter to Pastor Bakare Open Letter to Ed Miliband Save Our Business Class Letter to Sarah Letter to Mike Abiola Section Three: Poems My Valentine Wish Poems From the Underground Was I Lost? We Are Truly in Love Tribute to Motherhood 2018 Our Love, Our Secret Our Collective Do
About the Author

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Emeka Asinugo is a London-based journalist. He was Features Writer for the Daily Star Group of Newspapers and Features Editor of The Nigerian Statesman ; Political Editor & Editor of The Horn , Features and Business Editor of African Voice and Editor of Trumpet newspapers. He is currently a columnist with Modern Ghana and The Nigerian Voice newspapers and the Cameroon Web . He is also a guest writer for New York-based Sahara Reporters . He is married to the Rev. Christiana Asinugo, Vicar of St Matthews Church of England, Stratford, London, and they have two grown-up sons, Noble and Chima, and two grown-up daughters, Adanna and Ezinne and three grandsons, Raymond, Joshua and William.
About The Author
In memory of my father, Chief Sir Benson Asinugo, and my mother, Chief Lady Janet Asinugo.
This book is dedicated to the Nigerian Nation and to all its builders who selflessly fought against innumerable obstacles to place her on the path of true democracy and great nationhood.
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Acknowledgements
I would like to acknowledge my gratefulness to my editors and publisher, Austin Macauley, who committed their time and experience to see that this little contribution of mine towards Nigeria’s democratic evolution saw the light of day.
I am delightfully indebted to my dear children, Noble Onyekachi, Daniel Chima, Adanna Oluchi and Ezinne Munachi, whose encouragement was a breath of fresh air to me as I compiled this memoir, and to my grandsons, Raymond Chimdi, Joshua Jidenna and William Kamsi, the joy of my old age.
To my wife, Rev. Christy Asinugo, who stood by me all the while and offered me spiritual guidance and inspirational devotion, I am grateful.
I am hugely indebted to the editors of Sahara Reporters , Cameroon Web , Modern Ghana , Nigerian Voice , Christian Voice and Daily Post newspapers who first published these writings.
Finally, I know it would not have been possible to produce this book without the grace of God. I thank God for being there for me all the time.
A New Beginning
Who Gets What in the Scheme of Things?
It was the beginning of a new era in the political history of Nigeria. In 2010, a wave of revolutionary protests in most Arab countries ushered in what became known as the Arab Spring. It was a period that defined what many observers believed was an emerging socio-political direction for many Arab nations because the protests happened in a most profound sense. News about the Arab Awakening dominated global media for the better part of 2011. It was on television and on the radio every hour of the day. It was in the social media. It was in national and international tabloids.
In Nigeria, the wind of regime change took a different turn. Nigeria is the most densely populated country in Africa, numbering about 180 million people. The south of the country is predominantly Christian, the north mainly Muslim. But despite the fact that the north is mainly populated by Muslims, the wave of protests that gripped the Nation of Islam by 2010 did not have much effect on the oil-rich country. While the revolutions that brought about regime change in most Arab countries lasted, Nigerians were busy trying to cope with their own internal crises. It was around this time that the Boko Haram insurgency was instituted, following the death of their founder, Mohammed Yusuf, in 2009, while in police detention. The Nigerian authorities who had grossly underestimated their strength and determination were taken by surprise when they observed that they had started killing people and destroying properties in the northeast of the country. So, while Nigerians had their own internal problems to sort out, the problems did not bear the same identity as that of the Arab World.
The troubles did not call for a demonstration. They did not call for regime change. If there was any demand by the people, it was to strengthen the government so that it could deal a sustained blow on the insurgency that was rearing its ugly head.
But elsewhere in the Arab World, Saturday 18 December 2010 was the day all the trouble started. The day before, on 17 December, a 26 year-old Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, had protested against his humiliation and the seizure of his wares by a municipal council official and her aides. The government officials accused the young man of operating without due licence. The governor refused to listen to his plea to return his cart and wares. The young man sat down in front of the State Office, poured fuel over his head and set himself ablaze. He died 18 days later on 5 January 2011.
Spontaneously, Bouazizi’s self-immolation ignited public anger and violence in Tunisia and subsequently became the wake-up call, not only for the Tunisian population but also for the wider Nation of Islam. 11 days later, on 14 January 2011, Tunisian Pre