{"id":37364,"date":"2015-04-02T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T10:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=37364"},"modified":"2015-04-02T11:07:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T10:07:47","slug":"gej-and-gmb-what-legacies-may-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/gej-and-gmb-what-legacies-may-record\/","title":{"rendered":"GEJ AND GMB: What Legacies May Record"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Ikechukwu Enyiagu<\/p>\n

From the wisdom chapter of the Holy Bible, we are told that, although man
\nreserves the right from God to will and to plan, it is often the mandate of
\nheaven which prevails.\u00a0 This has been clearly brought to the minds and
\nconsciousness of Nigerians as a result of the 2015 presidential election’s
\noutcome. Without shying away from the truth or trying to color facts, the
\nresult of the just concluded presidential election left even enigmas
\nshocked: while some who believed that APC posed a greater danger sulked at
\nthe seeming silence of heaven, those who boasted in the “power of the
\nincumbency” cowered in shame as the power of change shook them into a new
\nchange.<\/p>\n

Politics is a business for mature souls. The challenge often experienced in
\npolitical circles the world over, especially in Africa, is as a result of
\nimmature souls leaning on the pride of their flesh to impose on other (most
\ntimes, more mature) souls their carnal abilities. That tells why most of
\nthem go to the length of committing murder and causing societal instability
\nto prove their carnal point and ability to suppress will. Some often tend
\nto forget that, until life ends, politics runs as in a cycle; garbage in,
\ngarbage out. In other words, the only thing which marks an indelible
\nimprint in the sands of time for any politician is his ability to forsake
\nother luring and enticing promises of the now and shooting for what may, in
\nthe history of time, abide. Clear ignorance alone makes some of them curse
\nand chant for war if they feel denied, either way, the ‘opportunity’ to
\nrule or lead others. And one wonders when imposing oneself on others became
\na ‘noble’ task.
\nPresident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may have gotten a glimpse of the rewards
\nof history, I dare say – far clearer than his contemporaries and mates and,
\nas a result, has left an indelible imprint in the history of Nigeria;
\nalbeit to his favour. That the “power of incumbency” became inferior to the
\n“will of the people” has only been made possible now is to GEJ’s credit.
\nLeaders have hitherto emerged in Nigeria but only this time, in GEJ, has a
\nleader with such impunity and veto powers submitted himself to the will of
\nthe people, the fate of political correctness and to the mandate of God for
\nthe now. Granted, Nigerians have reserved reasons to opt for yet another
\npolitical change, however it took only a leader, tough on uniting the
\nnation and soft on the will of the people, to have looked beyond the pomp
\nand pageantry of political utopia towards the impacts and legacies of
\nleadership history. President Goodluck Jonathan has shown himself a man
\nwith a changed soul; a man leaving the country’s highest political seat
\nwith a conscience equating and even, to a greater level, dwarfing his woes
\nand weaknesses. So, if the yearning of true elders and leaders of Nigeria
\nis to be birthed, successive government has a tip-toe of a duty to the
\npeople to build upon the political legacies inherited from the outgoing
\nhumble man.
\nWhat legacies may record? It’s been the witness of many that GMB is a good
\nman. For people of my age and experience, that leaves to be yet
\nexperienced. However, the will of of the citizens has been almost unanimous
\nwith the mandate of God in his emergence as the president this time round.<\/p>\n

My concerns: now that electoral challenges have been somewhat nipped, would
\nit please our incoming president to take a personal decision to will out a
\nchange in the nation’s electric power supply shame? What legacies may
\nabound? Will our new president enforce a policy on agriculture which will
\nensure that food within the country becomes as cheap and affordable as
\ntoday’s salts? What legacies may record? What should we speak of the true
\nidentity of every Nigerian: will it be a herculean task to electronically
\ndocument the population of Nigerians? Without an accurate population count,
\nmost leadership calculations will often miss their targets.<\/p>\n

Everything around is a source of education; how will this incoming
\nleadership harness our environment and the benefits of the global village
\nto help in the education of our children and indeed every citizen desirous
\nof maximizing their inputs to the society by maximizing their knowledge of
\nthe human society?<\/p>\n

Personally, I believe more in a soul that is more alive than in a
\npolitician who is more political in his approach. This is because true
\nleadership sets sail from within the soul; only a soul who is truly alive
\nto the truth of his society can carry out any meaningful political
\nundertaking. It is my wish and, I believe, the wish of all Nigerians to see
\na nation where power outages will become a thing of the past, a country
\nwhere education will no longer be exclusively exclusive, where the
\ncommunication gap between the citizens and the rest of the world will be
\nbrigaded by a mass focus on the internet availability and affordability,
\nand where people will pamper their lives instead of trying to destroy them
\nby trying to destroy others. Without genuine steps of love towards nation
\nhealing, I’m afraid, the cries for personalization can only grow louder
\nand, at a point, collide as a bomb in the sky and rain on the indifferent
\nand carefree so-called citizens of the so-called “Giant.” It costs far less
\nto prevent, protect and maintain than to heal and cure.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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