OPINION: A TRUE NIGERIAN WILL NOT DELIBERATELY ATTEMPT TO DESTROY NIGERIA

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By: Shehu Bashir Esq.

President Buhari was not part of the passionate comrades who risked their lives to reclaim this democracy, he got undeserving help to that seat on a platter of gold, no wonder he doesn’t understand the principle of peaceful transition, and no wonder he wants to trade it off for bigotry.

In 2015, Jonathan was defeated in a peaceful poll, he was almost cajoled into not relinquishing power, we showed him the demonstration on the consequences of the attempt, he retreated and took the honourable door to exit. He handed over peacefully without manipulating the system

It is another transition and now, the man who enjoyed that peaceful transition in 2015 is driving Nigeria into a chaotic end. Something will always give out an unpatriotic fellow – the way he/she treats Nigeria, the way they care less about her peace, the way they fan the embers of crises and the way they disregard the comfort of the people. It is “unnigerian” to attempt to destroy Nigeria, true Nigerians will defend the soul of Nigeria and not cause anarchy for it

You cannot be the beneficiary of a largesse and afterwards, destroy the house for others. Nigeria is a democracy, the democracy that saved you from the anguish of depression, we supported you to stand up again. And we still will support all democratic process. We will stand against anything that we tamper with our peace. The lawful valuables that we have, the health that we enjoy, the family that we have been blessed with, the “hurts” that we have built and the “horses” that we ride can only be enjoyed in an atmosphere of peace, why would anyone, especially the one who has enjoyed the best of the peace attempt to destroy this atmosphere of peace?. Buhari, are you a true Nigerian? And where is your conscience?

NIGERIANS want the NIGERIA State to remain, we want the peace to be intact, we don’t want anything that will tamper with our common existence. We have chosen democracy not because it is the best but because it is better than autocracy. This democracy will outlive anyone who tries to truncate it. Your emotions, feelings, ego and idiosyncrasy are not clauses of the Constitution, you can’t determine the course of democracy with your feelings, you can’t be above the law, no one can ever be above the law.

You cannot slap a people and expect them not to react. This attitude of betrayal will not be a tradition, the jinx will be broken this third time. Those who don’t always want true progressive, non-military aligned, pure democrat president will not succeed this time. This attack on democratic process will not be tolerated, we will resist it with all that God has given us as our strengths.

Many ignorant opportunists are laughing and thinking you are doing their biddings, what they don’t know is that you are undoing the system, doing everything that can tamper and destroy the democracy they are all waiting in turn to lawfully clinch. The political career of all the candidates across political parties is in danger, nobody can be sure of retaining this democratic privilege when crises brew out. Why is anyone supporting or celebrating this transgression? Ignorance!

Why messing up the country when you can quietly retire and go home in honour. Those who are pushing you now will not be there to face judgement before your Creator, this is the worst that Allah does not like – treacherous transgression. Judgement will come both here and more hereafter.

NIGERIA does not deserve this kind of “pay back” from you. But it is not too late to call yourself back, Nigerians are forgiven when you erase the wrong with the right thing to do – and the right thing to do now – return peace to every home, let Nigerians have access to their money, let’s traders in remote areas trade with their cash, return to status quo and never disobey the court. Nigerians can forget and forgive you within one hour when you take them back to their peace, we always understand. It’s human to err. Only a dog that will go astray that will not listen to the whistle of caution of it’s shepherd. NIGERIANS are the shepherds here.

Fellow compatriots, if you are a true NIGERIAN, say it here and proclaim it. I am a true NIGERIAN and I am ready to defend NIGERIA.

GOD IS HERE

Shehu Bashir is a legal practitioner based in Abuja