Lord Anunoby,
Here is Dally Kimoko's latest (from last year): We love you Mandela
When comes such another?
The news item below is still of some concern to some of us:
"According to the group, the APC candidate insulted Chief Obafemi Awolowo, surrounded his house with troops, seized his international passport and shortened his life by denying him a medical trip overseas. READ MORE: http://www.naij.com/387169-yoruba-leaders-blast-buhari-endorse-jonathan.html "
What sayest thou?
Three days ago I sent the same query to Ogbeni Kadiri and have yet to hear from him or any of the Oduduwa people dem...
"Is Buhari in regression?" (You wonder)
"Has the radical soldier become a reactionary civilian?" (You ask)
Can lion become a kitchen pussy cat? (Ask Wole Soyinka)
Radical and radical!
Was Saddam Hussein radical?
The watchword is Zeal! Sense of purpose!
Mr. Buhari has waited long time to be president, ostensibly to complete the agenda he started on 31st December 1983. So, we are to assume that when he resumes as head cleaner of the Federal Republic of the United States of Naija, he will get cracking in no time at all! Life is short, not a minute to be wasted or lost, straight to work, he must set forth at dawn!
If by presidential decree, Mr. Buhari were to dispense with the judiciary, with costly, lengthy, time-wasting trials, lawyer's fees etc. and hanged all the criminals to his heart's desire, I guess that there are those who would call such purposeful action "radical" and he would have thus fulfilled some peoples minimal expectations of justice. Where there has been too much injustice
If such cleaning up is a result of his being blood thirsty and revengeful or he was merely doing it all in the name of Human Rights and Justice - and to satisfy the people who had just elected him - then, at the behest of Goodluck Jonathan (assuming that Goodluck's head was not one of those that rolled because he was wise enough - as a precaution – voluntarily, to exile himself to safety - then at his behest and at the behest of some of the sycophants who currently surround him the ICC would be issuing an international warrant for sitting President Buhari's arrest and trial at the Hague...
More seriously, your questions are the same as the questions that they must be asking themselves at Chatham House, the Palace, 10 Downing Street, Aldershot and Sandhurst and of course the Brother in the White House must also be curious about Mr. Buhari's next moves when he becomes president and outside of the formal meetings would also like to obtain certain assurances from him (concerning American interests)
As a result of the nightmare scenario ( that I just painted above, in jest) there is the current flight of capital out of the country, and the lootocrats who have their loot stashed in the Cayman Islands and other safe havens in Switzerland, in the far and near East and of course in various investments, stocks and shares, are nervous about the safety of their assets and whether or not such assets will be seized or frozen after Mr. Buhari wins the presidential ticket and like you, are wondering – and hopeful - about what is too true to believe: "Has the radical soldier become a reactionary civilian? "
There is also the Boko Haram insurgency which has to be addressed – and genocide is not the solution.
I love this statement from Mr. Buhari: I abhor violence
What is Mr. Buhari's vision for Nigeria? Assuredly, not different from yours or mine – creating the circumstances in which it should be possible for all Nigerians who have a birthright to be given an equal possibility of fulfilling their dreams.
But how to fulfil it - how to implement such a vision – ay – there's the rub.
Samuel Szalanga's man, the Prophet Amos – was he a radical? If Nigeria had a president like him – a president with a social conscience and a president who could effectively realise that vision – the movement from election manifesto promises to fulfilment, of course, that would be the achievement of a radical.
Radical and radical – like the US supporting some of the extremist Islamic jihad terror groups and calling them "moderates", just because they haven't been slitting any American throats. There's a range or scale of radical but what is sufficient for our purposes Lord Anunoby is what you said – we want and effective leader not an "ineffectual" or "infirm" leader. Do you think that the Africa Union chairperson Mr. Mugabe is "ineffectual" or "infirm"?
In Africa, generally anyone who has anti-corruption on his political agenda is considered "radical" - not merely normal, but radical. So, in Sierra Leone, the APC's leader Ernest Bai Koroma after spending a good ten years on the parliamentary benches of the opposition campaigned on a platform of "Zero tolerance for corruption" and has won two terms in succession. Here he was in Sacramento, California on the Diaspora campaign trail in 2006 . I wonder to what extent Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari would electrify the Diaspora masses in the US. Each of them have their fanatical supporters. I guess there would be counter- demonstrations too
In their day, the Buhari-Idiagbon duo were considered radical - a departure from the doldrums of corruption and stagnation – perhaps a little too pushy - the rumour was that they ( the coup-makers) were getting too big for their boots and pushing for Nigeria to get a permanent seat on the Security Council .
If you are still worried about the old Buhari (the young Buhari) the one who was in liaison with MOSSAD to get Umaru Dikko kidnapped and brought to Justice, I guess that one of the questions that he must prepare himself to face from Chatham House and from the nervous lootocrats is whether or not he would be prepared to do it again.
This is getting kind of long. This morning I followed a few hours long briefing about what to expect in the coming months about the falling price of oil. In short, it's not likely that the price of oil will ever get back to the former glorious levels – and since it is oil money that has mostly lubricated the political visions of Nigeria's statesmen, we will have to be a little more circumspect and real about 180 million Nigerians mostly depending on that sole resource and here I think of Dr. Aliyu Tilde who has for as long as I have followed him been adumbrating this one point : the importance of agriculture !
I hope that you too will be tuning in to follow Muhammadu Buhari at Chatham House – there will be so much more to talk about then - Buhari will be in the limelight – poor G. Jonathan behind the curtain, out of our immediate line of vision. Some are alreday counting him out and saying good riddance – others will hope it's only a brief disappearance – but one thing is certain : Goodluck Jonathan does not have the zeal or the tenacityor the self-belief to contest four more presidential contests to re-take his crown...
Looking forward to your comments on Mr. Buhari's performace in London.
Yours sincerely,
CH
On Wednesday, 25 February 2015 12:06:17 UTC+1, Anunoby, Ogugua wrote:
...CH,
Is Buhari in regression? I wonder.
Would the 1983-85 Buhari have given more than a flipping thought to participating in a meeting on the "Nigeria Project" in London, at that time? Has the radical soldier become a reactionary civilian? Who are his minders? What is going on?
Is this evidence that the man is a changed man?
oa
From: usaafric...@
googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafric...@googlegroups.com ] On Behalf Of Cornelius Hamelberg
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 5:22 PM
To: usaafric...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Chatham House and RAS host Buhari tomorrow in London
Lord Anunoby,
I wish both President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari good health and a long life.
May they both attain to the ripe age of one hundred and twenty years, each....
You say that, "Buhari visits London for completely different reasons. He like many before and around him, believes deep in his soul that he owes fealty to London"
Is that what you say about my man?
And of course when he goes on pilgrimage to Mecca, I hope that you and the kuffar are perceptive enough to know that he owes his soul to Allah subhan't'ala.
Some time ago , although I did not name names, my posting did not appear perhaps because among other things I was talking about those who have sold their soul to the devil and are even prepared to sell their grandmothers for money...
In this very painstakingly thoughtful contribution in very medical terms Samuel Szalanga tells us that Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad "studied medicine at the University of Singapore under colonial rule. One could see in his analysis that he believed in accurate diagnosis of a problem, maybe because of the influence of his medical profession. He would argue that the first step towards solving a problem is accurately diagnosing it." The need for an accurate diagnosis of Nigeria's problems is still urgent – maybe not only the spin doctors but everyone especially the shuffering and shmiling masses know what's wrong and so far in not very concerted ways, diagnoses and the medication are being proffered, sporadically, by doctors like you and bodies like the world bank, hopefully too, people like Jeffrey Sachs. So why isn't Nigeria taking the lead as she should? Is Corruption a leadership problem?
It seems that you have ever so subtly either intentionally or unintentionally misinterpreted my words "the sick man", an entirely metaphorical expression which I first encountered in this book and which in early twentieth century Europe, described the then Ottoman Empire before its disintegration and by which analogy there are those who with or without your permission or approval, refer to Nigeria, the sleeping giant as "the sick man of Africa". I was by no means referring to the state of mind or of health of either of the contenders for the next term as president of Nigeria. As far as we know, both of the contenders for the Nigerian presidency have a clean bill of health and I assume that the very disciplined Mr. Buhari follows a very Spartan regime – probably no debilitating haram al-cohol, "hot", kai-kai, burkutu o'gogoro or tobacco.
If Nigeria has indeed learned from what happened in the case of President Umaru Yar'adua I deduce that you are suggesting that a vote for Muhammadu Buhari is effectually also a vote for his running mate Professor Yemi Osinbajo who, as all vice-presidents / running mates is but a heart-beat away from the presidency, should the President unexpectedly leave his presidency behind and step into the non-political world of the Hereafter. This must be one of the considerations that resulted in the APC's choice of running mate – a man of sterling qualities, capable hands and a reputation that's not stained by any allegations or suspicions of corruption. Now exactly what could Lord Anunoby have against a man of Professor Osinbajo's calibre, apart from my Yoruba brother being a heartbeat away from the presidency?
Yours Truly,
CH
On Tuesday, 24 February 2015 22:10:27 UTC+1, Anunoby, Ogugua wrote:CH,
I implore you to stick to available and presented facts. Please do judge me or others on the basis of hypothetical possibilities. Jonathan is president. If he becomes sick he should receive medical treatment as president. He was not sick when he was elected president. Had he been I would have argued that he should not be elected president. If Buhari is sick, he too should receive medical treatment. If however Buhari is too sick to be an effective president and I do not know that he is, he should not run for the office and should not be elected if he chooses to. If he truly loves his country, he should know not run for office.
To elect a sick candidate president is to elect his running mate by stealth? Worse still, why elect a cohort of charlatans who may be propping the candidate in the certain knowledge that he will be ineffectual in office for the reason that he is infirm, for their personal gain? Would you support a repeat of the sad and pitiful Yar 'Adua saga, so soon after that ignominious experience? Were you not embarrassed and saddened by the messy indignity that was visited on the man, the country, and the constitutional crises that was forefended?
You may want to know that I have neither a dog nor vote in this election fight. I am just oping that bad would and should not be replaced with bad or worse. A head for a head or less is not a prudent and therefore acceptable exchange.
oa
From: usaafric...@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafric...@
googlegroups.com ] On Behalf Of Cornelius Hamelberg
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 11:09 AM
To: usaafric...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Chatham House and RAS host Buhari tomorrow in London
Lord Anunoby,
Let me hasten to assure you: I don't overestimate myself and underestimate others. I have never doubted your sincerity or your love for Nigeria and I don't doubt mine either.
The eyes of the whole world are on Nigeria, and apart from worries about the-winner-takes-all elections and the likelihood of post-election violence if there is the usual rigging, the main concern is that the fall in oil prices is creating unrest in Nigeria. These are immediate problems that are waiting to be solved.
As far as I know – and I know so little - countries like the US and the UK and even Sweden - who have embassies in Nigeria, are not unaware of what's going on. Of course there are many people who have properties and bank accounts etc. in the UK etc. and the authorities are aware of that too – it's said that some of the capital flight is disgusting.
Given the real situation, given that Nigeria is the underdog here, the underdog and the sick man, your questions cannot be said to be fair or genius, and you know it. You know as well as I do that if Goodluck Jonathan were suddenly to be in need of a brain operation or developed severe heart problems (too much stress on the campaign trail and uncertainties about the future) you would not be prevaricating in the same way, in fact you and all the Goodluck Jonathan Appreciation Day flock would be the first to be giving such sound advice as, "Fly him to Harley Street in the UK/ USA/Germany/Sweden/ Switzerland /Poland etc. for the best medical treatment that is available to mankind! Abi ai lie Lord Anunoby? If you yourself were in need of emergency medical treatment would you be flying to Nigeria for consultations? That's another problem waiting to be solved by Africa's sleeping giant.
There's nothing unfair about being even-handed in the name of Justice. So, for a change, let's try to treat Nigeria's first citizen Goodluck Jonathan and his rival Muhammadu Buhari, equally, on a level plain, as Nigerians.
A well informed person like you is aware of the like of Jams Ibori?
My gut impression/ understanding is that those who willy-nilly would not like to see Muhammadu Buhari democratically elected by the people of Nigeria as the next president of Nigeria, are afraid that his being welcomed in London - at Chatham House or what you call the temple at Buckingham Palace / Number 10 Downing Street or Westminster Abbey will give him the legitimacy, the recognition and credibility which you and other prevaricators like you, would like to deny him. If Mr. Buhari had been denied entry into Britain would you not have been overjoyed?
If the pious Goodluck Jonathan were to take off to make his last one-minute prayer for salvation on the banks of the River Jordan some of the crooks and sycophants that are said to be close to him/ surrounding him would not have anything against such a move and that is understandable too: Rabbi Shneur Zalman says that "A thief, while breaking into a home in order to steal, calls upon God to help him". Now I don't have any objection whatever to Goodluck Jonathan paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Netanyahu – if Netanyahu will be in town to receive him, or Goodluck Jonathan appearing at the Wailing Wall just as Brother Obama did in 2008 after all Lord Anunoby, lock stock and barrel, body and soul, I belong (to the House of Israel and do not claim neutrality, but in the circumstances and knowing what I know, it is my moral obligation to support Muahammadu Buhari. Please feel at liberty to press me on this matter - I'll be happy to oblige you.
However, if Brother Muhammadu Buhari were to take off to Saudi Arabia for umrah there would be a hue and cry and much howling issuing from the likes of Emetulu about "Islamic fun-da-mentalism" and some of the most desperate ones have already gone as far as saying that my man (Muhammadu Buhari) is in bed with Boko Haram. How much more ridiculous can they get?
Let's try to be fair – and here I'm thinking of President Obama's stated reason for refusing to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the latter addresses Congress on 3rd March – that on principle he does not meet with any leader so close to an election... this of course means that Goodluck Jonathan too is out of business and that's why we don't see him in Washington rubbing shoulders with Brother Obama about a world problem they have in common : Islamic terrorism and you can bet that Moses Ochonu's rather academic assessment of Boko Haram has come to the attention of not only the readers of TIME magazine. If only we could all have a look at a good security dossier....
Now let me ask you some questions of my own:
Would it be improper of whoever wins the Nigerian presidential elections to take off to Jerusalem, Mecca, China, Number 10 Downing Street, and the White House to request assistance in fighting Boko Haram or restoring law and order broken down by post-election violence?
Who will it be? (smile)
Yours Sin-cerely
CH
On Tuesday, 24 February 2015 12:24:36 UTC+1, Anunoby, Ogugua wrote:CH,
You may have read but not correctly appreciated my earlier post.
I posed two questions among others as follows:
" Would Britain accept or worse still, tolerate a reciprocal interest in British affairs by a Nigerian political party? Would a potential British prime minister and his party attend a meeting on the "Britain Project" anywhere outside Britain?" Would you answer the questions truthfully please? Do you know anytime this happened?
You say that "Mr. Buhari is surely not going to make a fool of you or of Nigeria." He has in my opinion already by accepting to speak on the "Nigeria Project" outside Nigeria as a presidential candidate in an imminent election. Who is/are his intended audience? Why is this audience so important to him that he needed to make his case to be Nigeria's next president to this audience in their own home outside Nigeria? If there was need for a "Nigeria Project" who in your sincere opinion should conceive of and initiate it? Should any meeting on such a project before the presidential elections, take place outside Nigeria?
The poverty of thought of many developing countries' leaders is very evident in their lack of self-respect, low self-esteem, and awareness of and therefore concern, about how they are perceived by foreigners and foreign interests they needlessly strive to impress and receive their "imprimatur"? It is not just about what these leaders think about themselves and their countries. It also about how these leaders and their countries are thought of, by foreigners and foreign interests.
Anyone who knows enough history would be worried in my considered opinion.
oa
From: usaafric...@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafric...@
googlegroups.com ] On Behalf Of Cornelius Hamelberg
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:50 PM
To: usaafric...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Chatham House and RAS host Buhari tomorrow in London
Lord Anunoby,
Why are you so worried? You seem to be visibly shaken. What kind of conspiracy do you have cooking in your head? Methinks that thou doth protest too loudly.
C'mon! Many African leaders including leaders of the opposition – especially from Commonwealth countries have been hosted by Chatham House - it's nothing extraordinary even for those whose formal merits of a Nigerian school leaving certificate are in dispute – and you have made your point, but Mr. Buhari is surely not going to make a fool of you or of Nigeria.
Doesn't President Goodluck Jonathan have any connection with Chatham House? No ? Since the UK and Nigeria have a good relationship, and the UK is indeed one of the financial hubs of the world and has many good international partners, you Sir, should not start braying as if Muhammadu Buhari is visiting enemy territory to enlist international support when now and hopefully later he visits the UK, the US and other Nigeria-friendly countries.
I could say more. You should hope for the best for Nigeria. Do keep the ball rolling.
Yours sincerely,
CH
On Monday, 23 February 2015 19:58:20 UTC+1, Anunoby, Ogugua wrote:26 Feb 2015 - 10:00 to 11:00
Chatham House, London
Africa Programme, Nigeria Project
Participants
General Muhammadu Buhari, Presidential Candidate, All Progressives Congress, Nigeria
Chair: Sir Richard Gozney KCMG CVO KStJ, British High Commissioner to Nigeria (2004-07)
I am worried by Buhari's sojourn in London. Why does Buhari and his party find it necessary to participate in what a British Think Tank calls "Nigeria Project"? Who own this project? What are its objectives? Who are the true intended beneficiaries? Why is it necessary for Buhari to try to sell himself and his party to Britain? Why is he wasting valuable time seeking legitimacy in Britain when his legitimacy as a candidate is questioned by some Nigerians? You would expect "The Nigeria Project" to be a turnoff for serious Nigerian leaders. It apparently is not to Buhari and his cohorts. Why Buhari and the APC have chosen to make Nigeria smaller and more exploitable by foreign interests than she needs to be is baffling to me. Is this another depiction of colonial mentality? If it is, how and when will it end?
The advertised program chair is a former UK High Commissioner to Nigeria? He clearly must be considered in Britain to be a resource person- expert on Nigeria and a potential lobbyist, which may be one reason he was chosen for the role, in anticipation of a Buhari election victory. He probably knows Buhari and other senior APC leaders well from his time in Nigeria and is being used to secure and maintain his country's and other international interests' economic and political leverage on Nigeria. Why is Buhari (and the APC) not ashamed to be part of a meeting in London on "The Nigeria Project". Why are the meeting organizers this interested in Nigeria's state of affairs. Would Britain accept or worse still, tolerate a reciprocal interest in British affairs by a Nigerian political party? Would a potential British prime minister and his party attend a meeting on the "Britain Project" anywhere outside Britain? Of course not and rightly so. What is Buhari going to say to his British audience at the meeting that they do not know already? Why does he not know that by participating at the meeting, he is subordinating himself to avoidable undesirable foreign influence, possibly compromising his personal integrity, and worse still compromising Nigeria's independence? Should serious leaders of a developing country not see through the fog of pretended interest that is taking place in London? How will Nigeria and Nigerians benefit from the meeting? Does anyone know? Buhari and the APC could meet Nigerians in London without the agency of a British Think Tank. Why through Chatham House?
When will Buhari and the APC realize that Nigeria is in the mess she is in today partly because Nigeria's leaders will not keep Nigeria's destiny in Nigerians' hands. Why do they prefer to seek and receive the approval of foreign powers when what Nigerians and their leaders need to do is be proud, stand tall, work hard, and look inward for solutions and resolutions to Nigeria's problems.
Nigerians should be angry, very angry with Buhari and the APC. They should be very worried too.
oa
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Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:49 AM
To: usaafricadialogue
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Chatham House and RAS host Buhari tomorrow in London
To those of you living in London town. Please go to this event and ask General Buhari important questions. And yes, you can see if he is fit enough or not!
http://www.chathamhouse.org/event/prospects-democratic- consolidation-africa-nigerias- transition Overview
The postponement of Nigeria's fifth election since its return to civilian rule in 1999, together with fierce political competition, a security crisis and severe economic challenges linked to the drop in oil price, have thrown into sharp relief the challenges of conducting this essential process in such a complex environment. While there is widespread speculation as to the reasons for the delay, there is also widespread acknowledgment of the necessity that national elections do now take place as scheduled on 28 March.
General Muhammadu Buhari, former military ruler (1983-85) and now opposition presidential candidate, will discuss the importance of democracy for Africa's future, and in particular why delivering dividends of elected government matter both to Nigeria and internationally.
LIVE STREAM: This event will be live streamed. The live stream will be made available at 10:00 GMT on Thursday 26 February.
ASK A QUESTION: Send questions for the speaker by using #CHAfrica on Twitter. A selection will be put to him during the event.Please apply to attend by midnight on Tuesday 24 February. Applications received after this time will not be considered.
Entry to this meeting is restricted to e-ticket holders only.Event contact
Chris Vandome
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- See more at: http://www.chathamhouse.org/
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