Excellent greetings, Mr President,
I would start by saying, though days are numbered in a human life as, for whatever happens, life surely exit to unknown land either in the nearest or future. I have seen how you have demonstrated rigorous political acumen before, during and after the general election. I am so certain that if you have been fully given opportunities to get to streets, you would understand great hunger in our land more than I do.
I am equally so certain that, if we see unto problems enveloping our dear Nigeria at the moment – with clear science of humanity, no one has to preach gospel of tribalism, party difference and individual difference to aid arranging for good of our great nation. To this line, you must deactivate approaching negativisms arising to make funs of the situation. Hence, make humanity speaks during your administration.
I am not too balanced with your economic policies that have evacuated comforts of the citizens merely gotten by previous mismanagements of our national values. However, I must commend few of your actions and I can never hesitate to come on table with you for our nation’s economy dialogue.
Just as it is perceived that African political leaders don’t read lines of newspapers and tongues of our intellectuals on radio and television stations, I must tell you that taking these importantly, surely have ways to stabilize and reshape our country for better.
Our problems are within and these solutions have been voluntarily and voluminously arranged on pages of newspapers, books and online mediums. Therefore, if you must have time for all, you should devote times to debate national issues with your special advisers. It is historically-inclined, 50 percent of national problems are functions of the ascribed and credited wisemen around a national leader. And from my careful observations, I can tell that you must haven’t been seriously briefed with situations of the land. Expectedly, not paying attention to intellectuals on reliable and independent sources is the major accredited problem of our developmental gears.
Mr. President, honestly, our dear Nigeria is very sick. You should forgot about attention seekers who have never cared to say things for forward Nigeria – the same goes in the opposite version of such individuals. One thing is certain in the field of life, the truth. Nothing can change the position of truth in a society, because, when concerned to it on time, we see gracious life and progress at all angles, however, otherwise, everything is achieved on touches of delay and pain. This happens in a society governed by poor minded individuals.
How men have traded truths with lies for short term pleasure is making a great fear in the area. This always invites me into agony. Then, how much more this affects my spirit whenever intellectuals trade on this; should be your concern if truly your self-acclaimed call and admonition of crusading peace and democracy is absolutely beautiful, Your Excellency.
You must know that, the first step to detecting a stolen mandate is avoidance of peaceful and legitimate responses to the cries of the governed. And, as an intelligent leader, you must not expect equal conduct of knowledge and wisdom with the governed. Hence, the governed are ever prone to depression especially under a poor government. Therefore, I can only urge you to listen carefully, organize yourself maturely to deal with situations on ground. Nothing is out of hand. Nothing has ever been damaged beyond repair. Developmental approaches are not too invisible. So, it is time to address issues within than to raise alter of blind criticisms to previous mismanagements. Invariably, a show of a good thing can never be hidden in the middle of the aged and enlightened.
And rising to defense is the best instrument of a weak and ignorant leader whereas, arising to take responsibility of mistakes to feature effective and effectual progressions is the strong and intelligent leaders. So, be advised.
In all our doings, we must at least acknowledge a little touch of uprightness to awakening conscience of humanity which drives engine of posterity. True and transitional legacies are built on integrity and honesty. Because, it is better to build monumental and emulating legacies – for whatever a man do for himself is a waste, rather for a thing does for true society as man dies and society transforms capitals and humans. In this regards, I do enjoin you to wake up to human developments. Acquisition of materialisms is not the best for all rather, a depression for all.
I must now rise to an occasion of cautioning you against issues that might rise above easy negotiations. Man alone apart from God is vulnerable with time. But, a team is more than gods. Try to understand languages of the poor. That is regulatory animalism. No one should deceive you that the protest is orchestrated by your haters, oppositions or ethnicity. The protest is purely admittance of hungry Nigerians. Therefore, stand to possible and positive defense of the demands on time, because, I don’t think tricks can longer work on our youths. Note, an extremely hungry person has no time for explanations. Again, I must be disappointed for your actions towards the peaceful protest. You may not call it a peaceful protest because it is against you. However, whatever seen awkwardly should be credited to your illegitimate approach towards the protest as it is very hard to talk to a deaf person without raising voices.
I am not pushing efforts one-sided, the citizens are really suffering and I can’t blame them for ignorant actions, if you think so. You are a leader. If you have surrounded yourself with real visionaries, you wouldn’t be having such problems. Listen to our intellectuals to do the needful, please, Your Excellency.
To this length, I should enroll my lines to stoppage and look forward to see how your intellectualism makes workings on this. Many regards, sir.
Idegu Ojonugwa Shadrach, author, activist and journalist.
