Dear compatriots (Muhammadu Buhari's last appeal to Nigerians)
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, even satirical fantasy and that's why the piece of news quoted below is astounding considering that such an army has proved incapable of quelling Boko Haram terror thats been raging the six years now:
"Also, most people aren't aware of the extent of force restructuring that has taken place in the Nigerian Army (NA) since 2010. There are seven Divisions and many new Brigades and battalions and numerous Rapid Response Groups (RRGs) and Forward Operations Bases (FOBs) today compared to just three Divisions during the locust years of the "soldiers of fortune"commanded by like-minded knuckle heads and trusted allies of the juntas. "
And not only that, here's another sound bite from which could be immediately verifiable:" that the Nigerian President, Jonathan Godluck, has not been forthright with Nigerians": Chadian President Says Jonathan Allowed Shekau Escape At Dikwa!
On Thursday, 26 March 2015 10:21:55 UTC+1, okeyiheduru wrote:
Note: God gave all the easy problems/questions to Physics; otherwise Buhari would have won the election, going by the maddening crowd. Hence, Nigerian Political Scientists (many of whom are atrociously biased and smelling an impending ethno-religious feast!) have been of little help in explicating a Nigeria that has truly become "complexified" in all its ramifications over the past two decades.Because it's not Physics, Barak Obama will be disappointed, come March 28, 2015. Jonathan will likely win CLEANLY, though by a very thin margin. The heavens won't fall; and even if there's post-election violence, Nigeria won't break up. The C-130 planes and 200 US Marines in Accra would have wasted my tax dollars, similar to the 200-plus "Ebola Clinics" in Liberia and Sierra Leone built by US troops as "aid" which were never used for one day, but which would be a fitting vacation home for the Obamas after 2016.More importantly, there won't be any coup. Nigeria's democracy has been tightly coup-proofed since 2010. Time and space constraints preclude a thorough disquisition here. Suffice to say that the Nigerian military--like all military forces--is very conservative and is primarily driven by its organizational interests and material interests of its officers, especially the top leadership. Democracy has been great to the military, and they're not about to become the lizard that ruined his mother's funeral this time around. The arrival of new war materiel has enabled them to demonstrate the stuff they're made of. I feel very sorry for Gov. Amaechi and Alhaji Lai Mohammed; the military DO NOT FORGET their friends or their traducers.Also, most people aren't aware of the extent of force restructuring that has taken place in the Nigerian Army (NA) since 2010. There are seven Divisions and many new Brigades and battalions and numerous Rapid Response Groups (RRGs) and Forward Operations Bases (FOBs) today compared to just three Divisions during the locust years of the "soldiers of fortune" --commanded by like-minded knuckle heads and trusted allies of the juntas.And, today? Just take a look at the backgrounds of the Commanders of the critical Guards Brigade and 3rd Battalion, Kuje and Garrison Command, Mogadishu Barracks, Asokoro--all in Abuja; 3rd Armored Div., Jos; 1st Mechanized Div., Zaria/Kaduna; and 81 Div, Lagos. Try getting SEVEN division commanders and the Guards Brigade commander PLUS the GOCs of the Infantry Corps and the Amored Corps to agree to a coup plan and I'll show you a firing squad aiming at the stakes where they're all tied up! Besides, "sacred cows" and reservation of "juicy" postings for certain ethno-religious divinely-appointed officers was dismantled by Lt-Gen Ihejirika--you wonder why he's so savagely vilified.Finally, in the unlikely event of any goon successfully overpowering the Guards Brigade, can he count on Jos, let alone Kaduna and Lagos? Of course, what we now have is not your father's Nigerian Air Force. Gone are the days when we had treasonable felons who became "generals" after 14 years in the army simply because they murdered their GOC and shot at Biafran kwashiokor babies.I can't wait to see a peaceful Nigeria after March 28!Okey
U.S. set for likely post-election crisis in Nigeria
Posted by: Bello Imam in Featured, News 7 hours ago
http://thenationonlineng.net/
new/u-s-set-for-likely-post- election-crisis-in-nigeria/
The United States is preparing for a likely crisis in Nigeria after Saturday's elections.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Nigeria, preaching peace, ahead of the elections. Vice President Joe Biden has spoken on the need for violence-free elections.
And President Barack Obama has urged Nigerians to keep this country united – whatever the outcome of the elections.
But the United States seems to have gone a step further by sending hundreds of marines to neighbouring Ghana.
An Aviation source in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, told The Nation that two Hercules C-130 transport planes landed at the Kotoka Airport last week, bearing "at least three helicopters".
"There are well over 200 marines," the source, who pleaded not to be named because of what he described as the sensitivity of the matter, said.
"They are camped at the airport," he added.
The helicopters are believed to be meant for the quick evacuation of Americans in Nigeria - in the event of violence.
It was not immediately clear yesterday where the marines and equipment may have been moved from. The United States has military bases in Europe.
The source also said two United States Navy ships had been sighted off the coast of Takoradi, Ghana.
A Ghana Defence source said one of the ships is equipped with medical facilities.
"More marines are expected," he said, also pleading not to be named because, according to him, he is not allowed to talk to the media.
"It is not unusual for the United States or any other country to do this because they have to protect their people," the source said.
Ghanaians have noticed the presence of the marines. The popular thinking is that they are in the country to train the military.
"Their mission is to move into Nigeria swiftly, should there be any need to do so," the source said.
President Goodluck Jonathan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his main challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, have signed a peace accord in Abuja, pledging to maintain peace before, during and after the elections.
The United States is said to have had an intelligence report that the election could turn bloody, if the result does not favour the ruling party.
Leaders of the PDP and the APC are believed to be willing to accept the result, but "there are fears that should the polls be rigged, the citizenry may reject the results," a source said.
--Okey Iheduru,
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