The commendable for 2015 elections and May 29 reality.
Written by Rahmon Gbadamosi
We have
celebrated and inaugurated the new set of government on May 29. However, this D-day did not transit into
reality in isolation.There were inextricable precedent of peace making,
endurance, and sacrifice for the day to be actualised.
Pre - elections atmosphere was engulfed with
portent of frenzy as a result of incendiary actions reflected in utterances and
undue threats from some vicious and desperate politicians which predisposed the
public to apprehension. While militant leaders were heard fuming and making
provocation.
Other scary
factors that spoked up incensed condition of the country were emanated from spurious
speculations and predictions. Like splitting of Nigeria by 2015, postponement
saga, interim government conspiracy, handling over to the military e.t.c
Virtually, very
rampant, the sparse imbroglio that took place in the country. The fatality reports
of 51 people being killed and several injured from violence outbreaks in different
parts of the nation was a bad omen.
The keen
observers who were not only perched like a bird on the roof but also intervened
to avert the looming doom. They saw the
violent trending that was comparable with a proverbial behaviour of abandoning
a torch of fire on the roof and went asleep. They swiftly alerted and
admonished the initiation and perpetrators of inflammation
KOFI
ANNAN -
The ex-UN Secretary General, along persons of
world - acclaimed personalities of eminence
who were mainly African and Nigerians organised peace accord for all
presidential candidates contesting in 2015 elections. He encouraged them to
shun violence and asked them to have their supporters brindled. This accord was
made effective by ensuring all the contestants to undertake the agreement by
appending their signatures.
His intervention
was laudable and appreciated. This idea prompted Nigerian Police Force to
organise such peace accord in respective states among the gubernatorial
candidates.
ABDUL
SALAM ABUBAKAR
His contemporary nationalistic passion, as in ensuring harmony and peace, is not amazing because to me he is a man of solicitude that has unpretentious love for his country.
He had humbly
fulfilled his promise to return democracy to us when he was military Head of
State.
He saw it as an
onus on him to disallow and avoid truncation of democracy which he served
actively as machinery for its rebirth in 1999
He was ominous
like other people and Nigerians. He organised the second peace accord knowing
very well that the first one was not efficient enough which was evident from
the increase in spate of violence.
His timely
intervention was effectual, deserved applause and more respect for having
minimal violence and free and fair election.
FORMER
PRESIDENT EBELE JONATHAN
It is odd; a
habitual attitude of African leaders to sit tight eternally on helm of power.
Government is run like patrilineal affairs. They explore through manipulative
means to persist on power and destroy their enemies.
He was unlike
them by taking critical decision. He followed the pact of pious nobility. His
congratulatory message via the famous phone call to General Buhari Mohammed was
appreciated in near and far of the world. An impression that expressed and
justified his utterance ‘‘No Nigarian blood worths any ambitions of any
politicians ''
Acceptance of
defeat had percolative effect on intense heavy pendulum of violence. It
significantly doused down the tension and volatile formation.
It was a gesture
that finally broke the camel back of the his sycophants that intrigued in conspiracy
to provoke and disrupt the entire polity.Also, a outstanding gesture which has
engraved boldly in the history of Nigeria
PROF.
ATTAHIRU JEGA
The kingpin-
undoubtedly, the INEC Chairman was steadfast and neutral in steering the
electioneering affairs. He was not diffident, not distracted in organising and
conducting free and fair election despite condemnation, baseless allegation,
threat.
His ingenuity of introducing
PVC and ECR- Permanent Voters Card and Electronic Card Reader respectively
enhanced the voting system; well embraced and appreciated for abating elections
rigging and fraud drastically.
Jeaga has made indelible rut which makes him recognisable and esteemed. Many accolades have
been received by him from both national and international admirers. His
performance and contribution will ever be referenced to in Nigeria
PRESIDENT
OBAMA
The popular US President
message televised live and seen all over the world had enormous positivity. It
shown that American government were nor flippant about our political affairs.
Their solemnity about us was expressed by Obama for their readiness to have
punitive measures for any politician who fomented kiosk. This speech put fear,
restrain into the mind of political conspirators.
WE
THE ELECTORATES
Before the
election days, we shown genuine commitment to perform our civic duties. Our
zeal to collect PVC to an extent to pay for it when some dubious INEC Adhoc
officers demanded; we were so desperate to exercise our franchise..
We did not mind
being scorched by the sun and drenched by the rain in election days.
Desperate
politicians threw money everywhere to hoax us. We made their immoral enticement
insignificant and not tempting. We vote
with our conscience genuinely and credibly by voting out the failure and
simultaneously voting in the capable.
Above all, our cooperation
with INEC Adhoc officers; shunning violence and disruption contributed to the
violence-free elections.
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