OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN; MY TAKE ON MALALA`S VISIT TO NIGERIA

Dear Mr. President,
Sir, it is with great sense of disappointment that I write you this letter. Like many others, I`d  hoped that your election would bring a salutary change of direction to the country and that you will deliver the true dividends of democracy to the people going by the gospel of transformation you preached during your campaign coupled with your innocent look.
 Everyone had thought that the messiah has come to Nigeria and majority could not just wait to give you their mandates which they did.

 
However, I have keenly observed that you have in turned paid evil for good to Nigerians who gave you their mandates.
Though I cannot credibly blame you for the socio-political and economic mess that you inherited from your predecessors but then even the polices response under your watch have been profligate and largely ineffectual and also your attitude and response so far towards some vital issues that is germane to the economical growth of this nation, such as, response towards corrupt cases, as not really shown that you are ready for that TRANSFORMATION you yelled.
The fuel subsidy saga still remains a gaping wound for most Nigerians who are yet to fully recover from the shock it brought on them. You claimed that siphoning of fuel subsidy fund by members of a powerful and well known oil cartel also known as cabals is one of the reasons for the removal of fuel subsidy. Yet, you still live and dine with these men daily and no justice has been brought on them.
Well, away from that; though, I might not have been a president of a country before and might not have held any Public political post before but I know what is best for my country and I know, watch and read what happens in other countries.
I will just briefly awaken your consciousness to my take on Malala`s visit.
After the adoption of the Chibok girls on April 14<sup>th</sup> 2014 by the Islamic extremist group- Boko Haram, different campaign groups championed the course for their freedom with the hash tag #BringBackOurGirls.
The activities of these well meaning and patriotic Nigerians to bring about the release and freedom of these girls were not recognised by you but were rather seen as an act of opposition.
The leadership of the #BringBackOurGirls group in Nigeria has requested to see you and that you meet with the parents of the abducted girls on several occasions but it`s so unfortunate that you turned deaf ears to their yearnings and didn’t grant their request.
Dear Mr. President, it is an act of hypocrisy for you to grant the same request from a foreigner which was not there when we voted you. As our leader you have the responsibility of granting our request and placing us first above any foreigner irresponsible of whom the person might be.
You are in the midst of so many cronies that influence your judgements and decisions. Most of these men are grossly greedy, selfish and heartless.
They will always do anything and everything possible to influence your judgments and decisions for their personal gains. But Dear Mr. President, always remember that you have the final say and at the end of the day, you will always be responsible for whatsoever happens under your watch, irrespective of the roles you played.
Putting Nigeria first above everything is the least thing you can do for us as a nation.
It would have been nice if you had listened to Nigerian first before listen to strangers.
We voted for you and not her, we`re not against her visit, but we are against the fact that you  treated us like strangers in our own land and treated stranger like princess at our own detriment.
Nigerians deserves an apology from you on this and it will just be fair of you if you did.
Thank you Malala for coming to our country and for being part of the #BringBackOurGirls struggle.
Of course Sir, I would have said more but I wouldn`t want to consume much of your time on this so that you can also attend to other pressing issues.

Yours Sincerely.
Ogundana Michael Rotimi
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