Letter To Senator David Mark: It`s Either You`re For The People Or Against Them. By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

The Senate President Sir,

All due respect to your highly elevated position; the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sir, it is with great sense of disappointment that I write you this letter. Like many others, you are among the few elder state men that I regard and respect so much in the country, not only because on your wealth of experience in leadership and politics, but also due to your manner of calmness and maturity.

President Jonathan Must Go Because Nigeria Must Survive!

You may want to ask me; what has President Jonathan done to deserve this? But I ask you what has President Jonathan done not to deserve this? And what has he done to make him stay four more years as the President of Nigeria?

11 years ago, after the 2003 general elections no one could have ever imagined that General Buhari would get such a resounding support as a presidential aspirant like he does now. And after the 2011 presidential election, majority of the people already believed that was the end of his ambition because many Nigerians believed in President Jonathan and thought he would fix the economy, fix the insecurity issues, fix the health sector, etc. Hence no need for a former military ruler- General Buhari

Like many others too, I had hoped that the election of President Goodluck Jonathan would bring about positive and valuable change of directions to the country and that he would deliver the true dividends of democracy to the people. Going by the gospel of transformation he preached during his campaign, coupled with his innocent look, most people thought he would place the interest of the nation first above personal gains. We had thought that the Messiah had come and most could not wait to give him our mandates. We dashed to the polls voted him and needed him to bring smiles on the faces of the people. So disappointing he never did! His uncaring, nonchalant, incompetent and “crimiphilic” (criminals loving, having affinity for criminals, derive pleasure in pampering criminals etc) attitude never made him place the interest of the nation above personal interest.

Election 2015: The Opportunities and The Time-Bombs By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

Year 2015 has been tagged the election year, not just because of the presidential election alone but because all other elections are at stake.

Come next year- 2015, Nigerians will go to the polls to choose their leaders for the next four years. Now that a formidable opposition party- All Progressive Congress (APC) has been put in place, we might be witnessing one of the most competitive elections for the presidency since Nigeria`s democracy in 1999.

The last time we had this opportunity was 2011, and the outcome of our decisions still affects us till now. All things being equal, the opportunity to choose our leaders comes once in four years, but the outcome of our decision always for a long time remains our companion even when the elections are over.

This Is Why President Jonathan Is The Worst Elected President Since 1960 By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

Last week the presidency released a statement to hit back at the Former President- Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for scoring the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan below average.

The statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, read thus, I quote: “Our attention has been drawn to comments made by a former President of this country, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the performance of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. We aver that Chief Obasanjo’s comments are untrue, misleading and clearly do not tally with the facts on the ground. We therefore wish to assert without equivocation that in terms of performance and achievements, no administration since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence from Britain, has done as much as that of President Jonathan. Every discerning and unbiased Nigerian will definitely attest to this fact as the evidence stare all of us in the face…..”

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The Making of a Tyrant: President Goodluck Jonathan By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.”- Charles de Montesquieu

Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as; "One who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics against his own people as well as others" and that is who President Goodluck Jonathan is!

The seeds, which produce a tyrant, like the seeds that generate other abnormal aberrations, are planted in the early life of an individual. In the case of President Goodluck Jonathan, it is not easy to assess his potential as a ruthless tyrant because of his naturally innocent and calm looking face but the actions displayed by the people working under his commands speak more of him than does his look.

Nigeria, What Else Do You Want From God By Ogundana Michael

Just recently, President Goodluck Jonathan landed in Israel for a two-day pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

According to the special program designed for him, he observed the Sabbath Day at the Wailing Wall, and after private prayers, he went to Mount Tabor and Mount Carmel and other Christian holy sites. After these, he took part in a prayer session at an Interdenominational Church Service with the topic “A Day with Jesus for Nigeria in Israel”.

High-ranking Nigerians joined him for the praying session for the Well-Being and Prosperity of the nation during the pilgrimage.

But God is not a man that he be fooled by the foolishness of men, neither is he stupid to be thrown into confusion by the unwarranted prayers of men.

President Jonathan To Sanusi: Your Offences Are Dropped Go And Be A Whistleblower No More By Ogundana Micheal

After reading this piece, kindly take a time out to pray for Nigeria and her citizens, most especially the victims of one form of terror or another. May the souls of those that have died rest in peace, while those that are hospitalized get a speedy recovery and may God grant the love ones of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.

Just within a week after the meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the erstwhile Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano; Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Department of State Security (DSS) returned the international passports it seized from the former nine months ago.

FORGET ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT`S WICKEDNESS, LET`S TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE`S COWARDICE! By Ogundana Michael

In 2012 after the sudden increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popular called Petrol, and the reprisal protest organized by some concerned Nigerians, I wrote an article titled: “Nigerians, Peaceful or Cowardly?”.

In the article, I proved the point that; the fact that most Nigerians do not fight for their rights does not make them peaceful but that most are just cowardly to demand for justice.

I have written, read so many articles and heard so many speeches complaining about the government`s wickedness, cluelessness, selfishness, greediness and also about the high level of corruption of our leaders and lack of care towards the masses. However, you will agree with me that there are few articles that have talked about the citizens cowardice as one of the banes of the country`s developments.

Chibokgirls Release and The Ceasefire Scam! By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

It is my wish that this piece was a congratulatory and welcoming speech for the Chibok girls and a new dawn to the peaceful coexistence in Nigeria after the federal government raised our hopes in an acclaimed ceasefire with the violent sect and a possible release of the chibok girls.

 

After immense pressure from both local and international concerned fellows, most especially from the campaigners of the bring back our girls group, and following the need to impress the public towards getting their vote in the upcoming elections, the federal government had no choice than to prove to the people that she was indeed concerned about the release of the chibok girls, kidnapped by the violent Boko Haram sect about six months ago.

Nigeria: The Spectacular Success Story By Ogundana Michael Rotimi



Ogundana Michael Rotimi

Repeating the stories involving how the Ebola Virus Disease got into our country might not be much necessary for the message this piece is intended to pass across.

However, in summary, Nigeria had 19 cases of Ebola after an infected Liberian-American man named Patrick Sawyer flew into Lagos on 20th July 2014, and collapsed at the airport. Health care workers treating Sawyer were infected, and as it spread it ultimately killed eight people, a low number next to the thousands of cases and deaths in other countries.

 

Dear Buhari, Don’t Mind the Polls You Have Not Arrived! By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

As at the time you will be reading this piece, it is my uttermost desire that the Chibok Girls abducted six months ago by the violent Boko Haram sect would have been freed up. The hope for their release was brought alive on 17th October 2014 when the Federal Government, through the Nigerian military, said that it had agreed to a ceasefire deal with the ferocious sect and that the Chibok girls would be released soon. The deal was announced by the Chief of Defence Staff; Air Marshal Alex Badeh.

 

Nigeria: The Need For Visionary Leaders! By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

If you live in your own doubts and underestimate what men of vision can do and achieve, this quote is for you: “Some believe there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills -- against misery, against ignorance, or injustice and violence. Yet many of the world's great movements, of thought and action, have flowed from the work of a single man. A young monk began the Protestant reformation, a young general extended an empire from Macedonia to the borders of the earth, and a young woman reclaimed the territory of France. It was a young Italian explorer who discovered the New World, and 32 year old Thomas Jefferson who proclaimed that all men are created equal. ‘Give me a place to stand,’ said Archimedes, ‘and I will move the world.’ These men moved the world.” -Robert F. Kennedy

Mbu And His Many Controversies By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell

If there is something so special and interesting about democracy that the people cherish the most it is Basic Human Rights. This includes freedom of speech that is the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

Over 14 years, Nigeria left Military dispensation and moved on to the path of democracy but it is a pity that in a democratic set up of ours where freedom of speech is meant to be protected, granted and sustained, that is where it’s been abused and bastardized.

 

Nigeria @54: The Great News! By Ogundana Michael Rotimi

Nigeria, so many things have been said about you. You are arguably the most controversial country on earth, only few people have said something good and great about you.

Your case is just like the case of the biblical Nazareth- can any good thing come out of Nazareth said the people, but indeed something great and awesome came out of Nazareth.