Hmmm…Etcetera wayo kwa
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Frankly speaking, popular writer Etcetera is not relenting in his lambasting of Nigerian politicians...lol! Obviously, Etcetera is dissatisfied with the situation of things in Nigeria, and unfortunately, he sees everything from the negative perspective. Chai!!!
In the article you will find after the cut...the singer who is no doubt, a columnist with Punch, takes a sudden whipe at the APC Presidential flagbearer Maj. Gen M. Buhari (rtd) and his teeming supporters...Read it after the cut...
Stupid is a word that has
a broad range of applications, but it generally means a person lacks
rudimentary intelligence or the ability to reason. It can also imply a
congenital lack of capacity for reasoning, or a permanent state of daze or
slow-mindedness.
However one defines or
applies the word stupid, you can hardly think of the word without directly
relating it to the utterances of some Buhari’s supporters; especially the
supposedly literate ones.
Over the past week, it
became apparent that the level of stupidity inherent in those inclined to
support certain politicians at all cost is beyond comprehension. In fact, it is
frightening that so many Nigerians of voting age lack the fundamental reasoning
ability of a second-grader and are even less-informed about basic facts than a
kindergarten.
I have heard some of the
most bizarre ideas peddled by some Buhari’s supporters and I am really
concerned about the future of this country. I have heard troubling statements
like: “It really doesn’t matter if Buhari is qualified or not, he must be the
next president and we’ll vote for him. Even if he presents a NEPA bill as
certificate, we don’t care, we will vote for him. Are these people for real?
To base your position on
whatever absurdity your favourite candidate espouses; regardless of reality is
the reason why we are in this hell of a nation. These are exactly the type of
supporters Nigerian politicians bank on to win elections. These goons should
know that in a democratic system, we live by the constitution and the Nigerian
constitution in section 131 (d) gives a specific order for all presidential
candidates to show proof of education up to a minimum standard not below school
certificate or its equivalent.
If Buhari doesn’t have the required
qualification, he should be disqualified immediately or if it is proven that
his certificate or result was doctored or forged, he should be arrested and
charged to court for deception. Atahiru Jega and his INEC got us into this
embarrassing position. How can someone refer INEC to the Secretary of the
Military Board for his credentials when it is stated clearly that every
contestant should attach copies of their qualification to their forms? INEC is
a joke.
If elections are conducted like job
interviews, can the applicant direct his would-be employers to his previous
work place for his credentials? Won’t the applicant be chased off the premises
with a stick or security dogs? How do we bring about the clamoured “change” in
the nation when we can’t treat the nation’s business as ours?
Nobody is saying you
shouldn’t support Buhari or any candidate of your choice but it shouldn’t be
based on sentiments of any kind. The other day, a radio presenter was screaming
like a banshee on radio of how Buhari is a man of great ideas, you shouldn’t be
the one telling us what Buhari’s ideas are.
As a radio presenter, it is against NBC
regulations for any presenter to influence listeners’ votes. Buhari should sell
himself convincingly enough to earn their votes. Aren’t we tired of having
leaders who can’t sell their ideas themselves? That’s why they haven’t
approached the subject of how they are going to revive the economy in any of
their campaign speeches?
Let’s not be stupefied
into supporting any candidate. We are screaming for a corrupt free nation, yet
we are refusing to see that electing someone without the required qualification
is as good as endorsing corruption. No one would want to admit that half of
this country’s population is inherently stupid, much less ignorant, but at the
rate politicians garner votes based on sheer fantasy and lies, there is no
other conclusion that makes any sense whatsoever.
One thing is certain; if
Nigerian voters were not so stupid, they would not knowingly go against what is
right, whether for their personal, ethnic or religious interest. Our
politicians know that without stupid people, most of them would be extinct as
viable political forces. But they are far from going extinct and it is all down
to the level of stupidity permeating this sad ignorant nation.
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