The decision to go to court on this issue of a stolen
mandate in the February 2019 presidential election was a necessary
sacrifice that a leader of the mould of Atiku Abubakar had to make, not
only to claim his mandate, but also to free Nigeria and Nigerians from
the perilous consequences of allowing our country to sink under an
avoidable situation of bastardised democracy.
This
decision was not made out of naivety; Atiku was not oblivious of all
the tendencies that could play out, especially in the Nigeria that has
emerged under Buhari and his ilk, neither was he unmindful of the burden
of going it almost alone as with the case in situations like this where
true to type people are quick to show up when all looks rosy and
immediate personal benefit is in sight, but stay on the fence or use the
door when it matters most!
Atiku
Abubakar went on this journey because, all considered, it was the right
thing to do in the interest of our nation Nigeria, in the interest of
democracy, in the interest of all things decent and noble.
As
we await judgment tomorrow, I can only say to our people: let us all be
proud of our symbol - Waziri Atiku Abubakar, GCON. Let us be proud of
ourselves from the smallest to the highest; let us be proud of our
contributions to the process. Human activities are not without their own
failings, but we must never allow our heads to be bowed. We must be
resolute and know that our desire to get Nigeria working again is in
order.
In such a short
time, look at what we have become as Nigerians. We are now a shadow of
who we are and who we are meant to be. The gloom in the land is
palpable; we no longer have the respect of fellow Africans. Our internal
contraptions are staring us in the face. But despite all, we must keep
the hope.
Let those of
us on the side of democracy; citizen participation in governance; free,
fair and credible elections, equitable distribution of resources, shift
in developmental paradigm to leapfrog Nigeria into a future that, under
an Atiku vision we know is possible, work together as one people, with
mutual respect and understanding of our differences. We must not be
tired to work harder for the Nigeria of our dreams. This is what the
whole electoral challenge is about.
Certainly,
we are proud of ourselves and our brand champion, Waziri Atiku Abubakar
(GCON). Let judgment be done even if the heaven falls.
No comments:
Post a Comment