It is now obvious that the newly installed president lacks the basis
for restoration and transformation that he previously claimed to be
his target. What on earth is the relationship between tenure
elongation and service delivery at this stage? Political violence can
never be solved when political leaders are sure of secured longer
period of stay in power. I guess the president is afraid of seeking
mandate from the electorates soonest. If that is the case, I would
rather advise the president and his snail oriented emerging cabinet to
face the real challenges of the nation. His former boss declared state
of emergence on the power sector only to sideline the subsector. Let
the president work towards employment generation, functional education
and poverty eradication by embarking on serious drive for greater
power generation. If we can generate even 15000 megawatts of
electricity, the citizens of the country can easily fix themselves in
laudable ventures. I once told a friend that governance in Anambra
State is unique and easier than other states of the federation but he
would not understand. Anambra state is made up of families that make
up what I can refer to as mini governments. The state government does
not need to build houses for anybody anywhere to ensure urban
development. If the state can be lucky enough to see a governor who is
committed to developing layouts by way of building roads and extending
electicity to the various layouts the various communities, shanties,
suburbs and cities would change within a space of one year. In the
state the government does not provide water but the people have got a
lot to drink and use for other domestic functions. This is exactly
what am talking about the national government. Jonathan should just
face one area (particularly) power generation and all other areas
would be boosted.
We have suffered enough in this country and that is why much is
expected from this present administration especially where everybody
seems to believe that it is a new dawn and that God is ready to redeem
the image of the nation.
On 7/17/11, orunmilababa@yahoo.co.uk <orunmilababa@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hmmmm!
> I hope that Nigerians can now see that we need more than Goodluck to make
> Nigeria great. If President Jonathan thinks that all he needs to steer the
> ship of state is fate or goodluck, he should be advised by those he calls
> his advisers to have a re-think.
> No successful leader runs a nation without vision and a proper understanding
> of issues. Our president has exhibited that he lacks direction by proposing
> such a bill. He has shown that he is a megalomaniac who basks in the
> euphoria of power but blind and deaf to the sad realities of his country and
> cries of the people he's supposed to be leading.
> Hopefully, the two houses of legislature will nip this inordinate,
> self-serving ambition in the bud or face the wrath of the people.
> Nigeria and Nigerians have gone past the thinking of shallow minded party
> leaders as demonstrated in the last election.
> Mr. President, sir, you don't need more than a single term of four years to
> fix electricity, roads, security issues, unemployment and mortality rate IF
> you understood these issues before "good luck" placed u where u are.
> Deliver now or posterity will NEVER forgive you.
> Tunji Azeez, PhD
> Department of Theatre Arts & Music
> Lagos State University
> Ojo, Lagos
> Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dayo alao <dayoalao2002@yahoo.co.uk>
> Sender: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:35:50
> To: <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Reply-To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - PRESIDENT JONATHAN GOODLUCK
> PROPOSES
> A BILL FOR SEVEN YEAR SINGLE TERM.
>
> The proposed bill from the Nigerian President and Commander in Chief,
> President
> Goodluck Jonathan, for a seven year single term for the position of
> President
> and Governors as panacea to stopping violence in Nigeria is unfortunate. The
> bill if approved will make an easy way for a second term for Mr. President
> and
> most of the serving governors as against the stiff opposition most of them
> suffered during the 2011 party nominations.
> In my opinion, the bill is not only untimely but unpatriotic from the
> present
> crop of leadership in Nigeria. How can one explain a move for a second term
> at a
> time when the nation is witnessing the greatest threat to lives and
> properties?
> How can 120 million Nigerians justify the confidence and thrust given to
> President Jonathan to steer the ship of state. How can one marry the
> appearance
> of innocence, sincerity and a purposeful driven philosophy of President
> Jonathan
> to the proposed bill? Nigerians are asking questions. The president need to
> be
> reminded that unfulfilled promises of corrupt leadership lead to violence.
> Those who are lucky to get elected during the last elections would
> appreciate
> the fact that elections are no longer won on party ticket but on candidate's
> personality and achievements.
> It is my humble submission that the President attention should be directed
> towards national unity, provision of essential amenities and security of
> lives
> and properties, rather than spending time on bills that have the tendency of
> institutionalizing sit-tight leaders. More attention is needed to stop the
> atrocities and threats of members of Boko Haram. Also, the monster of Niger
> Delta is still hunting the nation and a permanent solution is needed.
> In a country where electricity is epileptic, where unemployment rate is
> skyrocketing and where infant mortality rate is increasing due to high level
> of
> poverty and poor Medicare, it is unacceptable for the President to sponsor
> such
> a bill. I hope our law makers are listening.
> Prof. Dayo Alao, Babcock University.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: OLADMEJI ABORISADE <olaaborisade@msn.com>
> To: USAAfricaDialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, 16 July, 2011 2:58:56
> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - PRESIDENT JONATHAN GOODLUCK PROPOSES A
> BILL FOR SEVEN YEAR SINGLE TERM.
>
>
> FROM: PROFESSOR OLADIMEJI ABORISADE: Some comments on "President Jonathan
> Goodluck's" bill to the National Assembly for a seven year single term for
> the
> President and the Governors.
> Concerned by the circumstances surrounding the April 2011 elections in
> Nigeria,
> President Jonathan Goodluck is forwarding a bill to the national Assembly
> for
> one term of seven years
>
> instead of the present four years of two terms. The bill is designed for the
> President and the Governors. These two positions had problems in some states
> or
> some geographical areas.
>
> Violence was the word which President was worried about but he did not
> mention
> the factors leading to the "violence". Since he had problem getting his
> nomination for the first term, he is likely now to be concerned about the
> second term. The bill if approved may make him to remain in office with
> little
> or no negotiation. The President would have done good by telling the
> Nigerian
> people the areas where violence was badly noticed. Clearly, Lagos had no
> problem
> because, there is abundant evidence of good governance since 1999. States
> like
> Oyo, Osun and Ogun reported violence because the ruling party PDP lost
> control. If all the states are examined well, areas of violence are most
> likely to be associated with the mismanagement of the states controlled by
> the PDP. Mr. President, your anxiety is to apply your bill to protect your
> party
> which is the PDP. If the PDP remained longer in those states, Oyo, Osun and
> Ogun the situation could have been ugly. Please think of Nigeria at large.
>
> Remember that you are barely two months in the Office and one will think
> that there several problems in the country more than elongating the term of
> office. What about problems like Boko Haram, mass unemployment, corruption
> at
> its highest peak, the Delta issues, armed robbers , education, road
> network,
> health care centres, electricity, water and even to have a steady Party
> Chairman for the PDP.
> It is on record that the former President Olusegun Obasanjo also attempted a
> third term bid, but failed. The problem is not the " Constitution" but the
> operators of the constitution. If you fail to learn from President Obasanjo,
> you
> must be ready to learn the hard way because any bill for a constitutional
> amendament for the purpose of elongating the term of office may be met with
> stiff opposition. The President capitalized on violence as the basis for
> introducing the bill but did not mention the perpetrators. The bill will not
> solve the problem of political violence. Political violkence will cease
> when
> politicians become responsible to the people and the gains of democracy is
> distributed evenly. This means looting must disappear and functional
> governance
> restored. Please stay with the two terms of four years each. Your proposal
> will in no way help Nigeria to move forward. It is very detrimental . The
> Constitutional period of two terms of four years each made it absolutely
> possible to remove the poorly performed governors of Oyo and Ogun states and
> elsewhere.
> Thank you,
> Professor Oladimeji Aborisade.
> Email: olaaborisade@msn.com
>
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