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Nigerians Must Stop the PDP, They are the real RASCALS!

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Adeola Aderounmu

PDP has destroyed Nigeria since 1999. It is a party founded by crooks, criminals, gangsters and well known corrupt Nigerians. PDP was founded by those who the police refused to arrest for their corrupt acts and crimes against humanity in Nigeria. PDP is made up of a nest of killers who the judiciary cannot throw behind bars because in Nigeria some people are more equal than the others.

PDP is not the only group with criminals. There are many other criminals hiding in other political parties across Nigeria. But Nigerians need to start setting example from somewhere and the PDP is the ideal group to start with.

I cannot vote and I do not believe in the Nigeria’s electoral process. This is my contribution to motherland- that Nigerians must stop the PDP now and for all time. The system has failed the people of Nigeria. It is time for the Nigeria people to stop failing the system.

I don’t believe in the forth coming elections at all. They are asking us to vote before we complain. Bullshit!

What happened to my votes in 1993? Where is my vote? Those who complained were bulldozed by Ibrahim Babangida, that emperor living free in Nigeria with treason and murder charges hanging over his head. Pro-democracy activists and protesters-our brothers and sisters trying to defend their votes- died for nothing! Abiola and his family members were marked for murder by national and international conspirators.

What happened to all the complaint made after Obasanjo and Iwu bundled Umaru and Jonathan into offices illegally in 2007? They are asking for the same process again and we are playing into their hands again. Complain after voting, rubbish!

The Nigerian system is in the hands of the PDP. It must be taken away by whatever means possible and return to back to the people. The PDP agenda has been a masterful plan to continue to deceive Nigerians into “believing”. April is around the corner and I state again that Nigerians will be fooled in the upcoming charade. It’s sheer carelessness and maybe stupidity not to see that INEC is in the hands of the PDP.

I don’t know where Nigerians found their new optimism. How is it different from the optimism I had in 1993? How is this optimism different from the anticipations I had in 2003 and 2007 where votes were stolen or never counted? It’s a cycle of idiocy.

In Nigeria history repeats itself with the same precision and pattern, yet we the people always find a way to hope against hope every four years. There must be something wrong with our cerebral hemispheres.

PDP in Ibadan should have been met by the stiffest of opposition from the masses. They should have made it impossible for the crooks to gather themselves in peace. For how long will the people of Nigeria be deceived and lured by the monies that were stolen from them in the first place?

Nigerian Rascals: Namadi Sambo, Alao-Akala, Jonathan, Obasanjo, Oladipo

Nigerian Rascals: Namadi Sambo, Alao-Akala, Jonathan, Obasanjo, Oladipo

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The Nigerian Tribune Online

A collection of people who stole our future and destroyed our lives, and having the audacity to call us rascals in our own domain, should never be allow to talk in our presence. Jonathan, though free to exercise his right in contesting for political offices, has not earned the audacity to stand before Nigerians preaching morality. He needs the dictionary of the humble.

Is Jonathan not aware of how the elections were conducted in Bayelsa in 2007? Was Jonathan not among those who supervised the violent elections in Bayelsa in 2007? Was he not aware of the masked men carrying guns and cutlasses who guarded the various secret locations where fraudulent elections were conducted in Bayelsa? Both Jonathan and Obasanjo knew what Obasanjo meant by do-or-die elections in 2007. It is their common trademark.

All the state chairmen of PDP across Nigeria were responsible for the rigging of elections in their various states. Jonathan, Obasanjo or any PDP follow-follow should know that some of us are aware of what they did in 2003 and 2007. Was Jonathan not among those bad men who were sweating as these evil processes were conducted across the nation in 2007?

And what about the scrabble and struggle for rewards for these nefarious activities when Umaru took forever to form the cabinet and government of the evil doers? Why didn’t Nigerians ask Umaru why it took him several weeks to form a government? It’s too late to ask now but we know it was difficult to reward all the evil people-they were so many that confusion reigned supreme in PDP and in Nigeria.

Jonathan or anyone in the PDP has no right whatsoever to call other people rascals. The real rascals are the PDP big-wigs and touts, the likes of those who showed their faces and stinking armpits in Ibadan where Jonathan had the audacity to call other people rascals.

PDP has bought the souls of millions of Nigerians with promises of instant wealth. The masses have been so disorientated that they settle for anything. Anything goes in Nigeria. The Nigerian laws do not catch up with looters. The laws of Nigeria have never been directed at eradicating corruption.

Where will the hope of the common people emanate from? It must be from themselves and this must be our new song until change comes to Nigeria. It must come.

Alao-Akala is a rascal, no doubt about that. Jonathan and Obasanjo have also acted as rascals. Or what is the meaning of do-or-die elections championed by Obasanjo? What is not rascal about Jonathan accepting a stolen mandate in 2007? Jonathan cannot go about calling other people rascals.

It’s like him going about saying we will deal with corruption and corrupt people. Then he has so start dealing with himself and the members of his family starting from his wife who has been implicated in money laundry and himself who helped Alams to empty the Bayelsa treasury. It doesn’t matter that Ribadu covered up for the Jonathans. Truth is always naked and telling lies is one of the most difficult tasks known to mankind.

I cannot shout enough that we need to do something to save the next generation of Nigerians. The third generations of Nigerians is about to be wasted, just like that.

The way forward can never be complaining after elections have been rigged or manipulated because they will be rigged and manipulated whether Nigerians like it or not. I have discussed about these issues and even proffered solutions in several essays. The acts of complaining before and after election have never helped us in Nigeria. We know the truth and we shy away from it. That is why we are not yet free. Freedom is far from Nigerians. We must earn it.

There must be mechanisms that can be enforced by the Nigerian people to make all the looters and corrupt people in Nigeria pay for their deeds and misdemeanors. I am sure there are mechanisms that can bring change and accountability to Nigeria. Nigerian politicians and military dictators must pay for their corrupt acts and evil deeds. They should be made to pay for all the murders and assassinations they committed directly and indirectly. Somehow we must make them give accounts of their stewardship in office. These are not impossible targets. Change must come.

I am convinced that with the PDP it is business as usual. With the way things are now, that party will continue to suck Nigerians dry.

I hereby cast my invisible vote for the Nigerian man who is so confused and derailed that he has no idea what governance means. My vote is for the Nigerian woman who continues to live her life in struggle and agony because she knows that the Nigerian government is full of clueless looters and rogues.

My vote goes to the Nigerian children whose future, like mine, had been stolen even before they were born. They are so unfortunate; they are born into a world that doesn’t care.

My hope is that one day my children and our grandchildren will cast their votes in one democratic republic of Nigeria where sanity, probity and accountability reign. At that time one hopes that the PDP and other associations of cabals, gangsters, rascals and political nonentities that dominate present day Nigeria would have been erased and replaced by Common Good.It will come to past either in Nigeria or in a region within it if every person is sent back to his tent. I am sure.

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October the 1st 2010. The Black Friday in Nigeria.

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Adeola Aderounmu

October 1 2010 has now gone done in our annals as the Black Friday.

In the last one month alone there have been several reasons for the selfish Nigerian government to annul the useless and stupid celebration that is going on worldwide today.

The reasons culminated today in the deadly bomb attacks carried out by MEND-Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. MEND is a militant group that emerged from the Niger Delta and Goodluck Jonathan definitely know more about them than the rest of us. Goodluck Jonathan is also from the Niger Delta.

The attacks are condemnable like any other terrorist attack. We must condemn in the strongest way possible all forms of attacks that aim at innocent people or ordinary citizens of Nigeria. Two cars exploded and more than 35 other cars were affected.

21 people are reported injured with 8 confirmed deaths. There are other unconfirmed reports stating that 15 people are dead. It’s a sad day in Nigeria. What a black October! The first day of the month for that matter and a Friday!

In more than 10 articles I have condemned the use of more than N17b for the celebration of failures and the promotion of evil and corruption. Several genuine and patriotic Nigerians have done the same. But in the eyes of the evil ones and the corrupt people those of us who write and speak the truth are the unpatriotic ones.

The 50th anniversary of Nigeria has exposed Nigeria the more as a nation of corrupt, wicked and evil rulers.

This week more than 2 million Nigerians became homeless. Dams ran over and rain fell. People became homeless overnight and it did not even occur to the government of Nigeria as an emergency. It was hardly mentioned in the news in Nigeria. It was a no issue. The attention was on the looting of the treasury through the 17 billion naira party.

17 billion naira can change Nigeria forever if it is genuinely used to bring NEPA back to life. Under Obasanjo 16 billion naira grew wings and we heard nothing from the investigation conducted in the National Assembly. 17 billion naira would have changed the face of Nigeria forever. But No. They prefer to party and jolly with it. This is the most useless form of governance on the face of the earth. Party, party, party while the people suffer.

Also this week innocent children have been kidnapped in Abia State of Nigeria. This is morally wrong. You don’t kidnap children. It is a very wrong step from all possible perspectives.

Children are the future. You don’t use children in sending messages of this nature. Children are never to be used to settle scores if such even exist in this situation.

Kidnapping is a crime. All hopes have been kept alive that the children will be found alive. Their lives are changed forever. They will have nightmares and they will probably be traumatized for the rest of their lives judging by the Nigeria that I know.

If the children are returned or found alive, please let the first destination be to the hospital or to a renowned child psychologist. Let no one hire crowds to sing and let the church services wait. Give psychological help first.

What is the message of the kidnappers? They want money-Yes. What else? They are not pleased or happy with the situation of things in Nigeria. Who is?

The inclusion of children in this evil venture has made headlines all over the world. Was that the objective? That has been achieved. Can the children now be released?

One thing that I know for sure is that this particular criminal act (plus the car bombings) has put Nigeria on the international spotlight at a time that Nigeria is celebrating her 50th anniversary-the biggest wastage in history.

It is like a nightmare. We are spending so much money to showcase the failures of governance and the decay of infrastructure everywhere except in a few places in Abuja and elsewhere where money has been buried by Nigeria’s corrupt and looting politicians.

The kidnappers chose this time to change the targets of the type of victims. It is not a coincidence. They planned it because they know that the government of Nigeria has earmarked billions of naira for every state government in Nigeria and the embassies abroad to spend and lavish away.

Invariably the crazy thing is that families are weeping and are devastated but the criminals are expecting the governor of Abia State to come up with the money for ransom. You don’t have to watch criminal minds to deduce the timing and the execution of the evil acts.

I am really sad. I have been sad many times just because of Nigeria. Have I mentioned that I am the weeping blogger? I still cry for Nigeria and Nigerians. The people deserved a better life. Nigeria is worth crying and dying for. It’s a country that provides unbelievable contrasts. It is possible that more than 70% of us are poor and wretched. Altogether we are 140m people, or more.

We are not able to manage our affairs successfully. We widened the gap between those who have and those who lack. The gap is huge and enormous such that many have lost hope.

Part of the hopeless lots cannot withstand the oppression of the politicians and corrupt people. They joined them in their own ways-kidnapping and state terrorism. All forms of criminal activities to survive the desperation created by the Nigerian government since 1960 has added to the loads of nonsense and rubbish that continue to negate genuine attempts.

There will be no justification for any kind of evil. But since our judicial system is crippled and the enforcement of law and order is a fairytale, all kinds of evil and atrocities go unpunished. Even Jonathan mentioned today on CNN that the judicial system is weak. Some of us know that that is why he and his other corrupt lots have escaped justice. What a country!

In Abuja and across the world where Nigeria is represented drinks are flowing. On NTA last night you could see people playing with bottles of wine just like that. Nigeria’s monies are going up in flames while our sisters and female friends from Delta State and other places are being used as prostitutes and slaves in Mali of all places on earth. In whichever place the news itself is a disgrace to Nigeria.

Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (Naptip) should be commended for its efforts in combating human trafficking. They have now told us that thousands of Nigerian women are sex slaves in other West African countries.

It is as a country that we have failed to stop our girls from carrying out this trade in Europe. We have now also failed to stop them from plying this trade in our neighbouring countries.

What does our government care? They are busy at this time distributing gifts and medals to themselves for lack of electricity and the spread of ignorance and disease. They are drinking and making merry in style and splendour while our scavengers are keeping vigil at the rotten garbage heap looking for the source of their next meal ticket. What a contrast?

The kidnapped children and their families are in trauma. The sex workers face an uncertain future as ever. MEND the militant groups are hitting wrong targets to send strong messages about what lies ahead-terrorism. We fear that we might reach a complete state of lawlessness and absence of central government. We are getting close.

The rest of us continue to worry about our next meal and if it will be safe to go out this night. We are also worried about our salaries being paid. Roads and schools give us sources of concern. From now on we are going to be afraid to get into our cars not knowing if bombs have been planted in them. Is this the life we chose?

We are not sure of anything. We are so unsure of the future. We are worried. We face uncertain elections and we don’t know where the unwinding road will lead us.

After the merry making let these rulers emerge from their madness and drunkenness and provide security for lives and property. Let them tell us the plan for our women, children and mothers. We are looking forward to the plans that will give us hope and dignity. I salute all Nigerian optimists; they give me hope in this season of hopelessness.

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FOOTNOTE:

The kidnapped Children have been freed.

Am I The Last Hope Of My Generation?

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Adeola Aderounmu

I now realized that blogging has become a part of my life.

I see that I can’t do without it because I can’t afford to live with the pains and frustrations inside me without giving them the avenue to escape-Blog.

There are probably over a hundred groups in Nigeria today clamouring or supporting Jonathan for the presidency.

Nollywood is torn apart by the amount of money that its members will receive for the support or campaign for Jonathan.

Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) has almost relocated to Nigeria for the money hunting businesses associated with boot-licking. They are chasing every opportunity to hypocritically show sympathy to the Nigerian masses while fattening their pockets.

One useless group called NIGERIA ECOWAS YOUTH or Nigerian Youths in ECOWAS has promised to open a campaign office in the 16 ECOWAS countries on behalf of Jonathan.

If they are so rich, why don’t they pump the funds into rural electrification or provision of pipe borne water?

Thousands of Nigerians are dying of cholera, even as you read this piece but these morons are more concerned about selfish gains through their hypocrisies.

I have come to realize that the battle for the survival of Nigeria is a lost battle for my generation. My father’s generation was wasted. My generation too is wasted.

We left the truth about the essence of life.

There is now a Nigerian mentality that will not change in my generation. I am very sure that when I die by natural or artificial reasons, Nigeria will remain in the hands of the people who don’t understand the nature of my arguments for the past eight years and since when I wrote “Why Politicians Steal”.

Sometimes I’m thinking like this: Am I the last hope of my generation? Is it just me or are there people like me who know the meaning of public service, accountability and probity? Am I alone in my line of thoughts and ways of thinking about public life?

Public life as I see it is a means to even become poorer so that others might be richer, more comfortable and having a sense of belonging. I have never deemed public service as a means to get rich or becoming comfortable.

You are supposed to be mentally alert and up and doing about the needs of the people, the development of your community and nation at large. The logo is, Others first!

When you serve people, you sacrifice your time, energy and possibly your life because many things and lives depend on you.

In Nigeria, the saints are dead or about to be killed. There is a mentality that those who try to do the right things must be eliminated. To this course I am willing to sacrifice my life. It took so long to write that but I have now realized that it is the reason I am alive.

I am not just. I am not righteous. But I know what public service is.
I have cursed the day I will steal public fund. I know the son of whom I am and I know that money is my slave and not the other way around.

I have been through any kind of experience that any Nigerian will narrate. I saw poverty face to face. I walked and worked my way through the ladders of life, diligently and paying attention to the people on my way up. My goal is to take them up with me and never planning to meet them on my way down. I’m not going down!

I have been told a couple of times by those who love me to “mind what I write or say”, “to mind how I tread in Nigeria”.

But now I don’t care any longer. If I die for the course that I stand for-in my heart and in my soul-so be it. If someone thinks, who is this blogger? Who does he think he is? I don’t care anymore.

I will continue to write about things the way I see them.

Therefore I will be back in a short time to bear my minds about some recent events in Nigeria.

In short those events confirm my fears (as usual) that there is something wrong with the black race. Something is wrong, something very fundamental.

Two generations are irredeemably wasted.

My suggestion is that some people must make deep rooted sacrifices now for the future generations.

I don’t want to be turning in my grave with the regret that I said nothing or I did nothing when I was alive.

Life afterall is a passage. No one leaves this world alive. The best way to pass through this passage is to live and let others live.

I hereby openly rededicate my life to the unborn generations of Nigerians.

I will continue to write on their behalf and shed my tears today so that they can laugh when they arrive.

Come Let’s Celebrate! It’s 50 Years of Hopelessness!

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By Adeola Aderounmu

I continue to marvel.

They are either aliens or extremely special breeds of wicked souls taking revenge for things that I cannot explain.

I will probably continue to write about this particular issue until October 1st and afterwards.

We have complained that it is morally wrong for Nigeria to celebrate the 50th year anniversary in an ostentatious manner because of the resounding failure of the various governments since 1960.

Our pleas and appeals have fell on deaf ears.

Goodluck Jonathan planned to celebrate with 10b Naira. We complained. We suggested that the money should be used to procure cancer testing machines for our dilapidated hospitals.

Yar Adua died of kidney and heart problems. The government of Nigeria should consider millions of Nigeria suffering/dying daily for the same/ similar reasons and procure kidney dialysis machine and other instruments relevant to the testing and treatment of kidney and heart problems.

These idiots in government don’t see the need to divert money into the health institutions so that we can increase the life expectancy of Nigerians with figures less than 50 years.

One man told me that if Goodluck does not do the party that some other persons will embezzle the money. This is the level to which the Nigerian mentality has descended. We talk like mad people.

Alas! The men in the Nigerian senate/ house of assembly confirmed the stupidity in the Nigerian political space by reviewing upward the money for the party. I think it is now around 16-17 billion naira!

So ladies and gentlemen of the sane world, we will soon be treated to a worldwide party that will cost 17 billion naira or more.

And we also live in a country where scavengers make less than 200 naira a day and they have families to feed.

Our politicians in Nigeria are special.

Sometimes I think their senses are under their feet, smashed.

We are complaining that we should have a low key celebration and use this time of our 50th anniversary to map out strategies that will make us emerge a developed country in our second jubilee and all we can get for the calamities in Nigeria is a party worth 17 billion naira or more.

No greater madness!

The money is not a big deal to those who approved it because they can steal, loot and cart away millions through exaggerated salaries and bonuses while the rest of us can go to hell.

These people who think and act foolishly owe us no apology, no probity and no accountability because we didn’t vote for them.

Our politics is jungle politics where the fittest survive and win everything. The weak and losers lick their wound and beg for favours.

We are in trouble and constant dilemma.

It is hard to believe how we reason and how corruption had destroyed the essence of our lives.

Today I dedicated my twitter and facebook statuses to the African children whose future had been stolen even before they were born.

Has anyone thought of a 17billion naira education endowment fund, how much it will avail if it is not looted?

Curse apart, suffering will persist on the African continent until true freedom is fought for.

Freedom after all is not free.