CAN A NORTHERN MINORITY GET THE SUPPORT PRES. GOODLUCK E JONATHAN GOT FROM THE SOUTHERN MAJORITY? THE DEMONIC FACE OF NORTHERNER HYPOCRISY by Mozino Mozino

"A leader of thought, Visionary, self-determined, a bridge builder with a progressive mind, an icon, dynamic and diversified yet coherent in thought and focused. A man of justice whose desire was to build a unified, strong, economically viable and politically formidable North. The man who laid the foundation for an all inclusive region that gave a sense of belonging to all but was frustrated, and his ideas rejected and fought by his Islamic Kinsmen." “Don’t envy the unity of the North but worry about the division in the South so that we can have a united South and a united North in a united Nigeria” his words to Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo. 

It was upon this that he once advised Dr, Nnamdi Azikwe whom I have so much respect for, that for us to achieve Unity in Nigeria we need to appreciate our differences so that we can live of them. This patriotic and historic leader Sir Ahmadu Bello values, ideas have been theorize but betrayed by the Northerner Elders, fanatics and ethnic bigots just the way Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) truncated and betrayed the government installed through a Coup out of sheer wickedness and greedy. 

The overthrow of Buhari’s govt. by IBB was orchestrated because of his refusal to enrich and make separate laws for his army friends and the very corrupt individuals whose actions, negligence or deliberate in action lead to the Coup as all Nigerians in the eyes of Buhari were equal under the law.

It is appalling, unscrupulous and detrimental living in a once unified diverse region that has been undergoing some sort of ethnic cleansing, marginalization and religion favoritism, it’s on record that negative stereotyping has reduced the North to a joke and a perilous region of endangered species; in a situation whereby a Northerner from Borno or Benue is not worthy to become a minister of defense, subjecting his person to religious and geopolitical zone profiling evoking the sentiments of an Islamic core North and middle belt, is ridiculous and preposterous.

However, it is not too late but we are heading to a point of no return, if we as a people continue this way then; we are no different from the misguided young solders that stage the 15th January 1966 Coup. Well, the South may not be historically united like the North or rhetorically mischievously preaching unity like the North but they have not failed to make a statement of Unity.

 It will be too early to forget how a leading leader of an opposition party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu defy his party’s ethics if any, demeaning himself by leading his presidential candidate to a demoralizing colossal defeat but still winning his South-west states through a preconceived, calculated and systematic manipulation of the system in favour of his Southern presidential candidate Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan at the detriment of his own presidential candidate Nuhu Ribabu. A tactical move applauded by his prints and other media, admirers, friends and political associates especially Southerners as being “Smart”. 

He further confirmed his smart move by paying GEJ a smart visit immediately after executing his smart job with a big smile. If Bola Tinubu has been this democratic why has he consistently denied PDP candidates victory in Lagos Local govt. polls, If not for GEJ move to crush his political dynasty or sixteen foreign accounts, I would have thought all this noise of leading opposition is treacherous and a facade but since the Nigeria state is more of a dystopia and Nigerians pessimism is at its peak with a confirmed cluelessness style of leadership that has consciously fragmented the Nigerian state and all head lose on retaining power by all means so as to consolidate the gains of hatred, mischief, and division among Nigerians, I would have been doubtful because that is demonstration of unity in the South. When will the Northern majority support their own minority in quote “as minority tribes in the North are much more than majority” the way GEJ got votes even from dead people?

It is pertinent to know that my neighbour’s dog in APC can win election anytime with a PDP contestant, in my constituency. Their dying minute stomach infrastructure, politics of mass murder, hatred, bribes for employment, and mistrust among the citizenry for the past few years! My neighbour’s bingo has scared and attacked criminals whenever I am asleep; it never discriminates!

Mozino Orngu Mozino