PRESIDENT BUHARI SHOULD EMULATE AMERICAN WAR VETERAN PRESIDENTS!

ZION B-BC   NEWSLETTER.  

(Looking at Nigeria's Political System From a Godly Perspective).

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PRESIDENT BUHARI SHOULD EMULATE AMERICAN WAR VETERAN PRESIDENTS!

The United States did not just attain its enviable position as the best democracy, most economically and militarily powerful global nation on a platter of gold but through years of positive determination of and by “War Veteran Presidents”, who were prepared to build NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND NOT PERSONALITIES IN THE PAST 243 YEARS, from July 4, 1776, Declaration of American Independence to date!

Those Commanders-in-Chief and their cabinet troop also detested CORRUPTION like plague or leprosy and never hesitated to punish culpability according to American LAW, which is no respecter of any person or persons, including serving or retired presidents!

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS SCORECARD!

Most American Presidents were war veterans! Out of 45 Presidents, 31 actually served both in the military and also participated during several wars – French and Indian War, American Revolution, Creek War, the War of 1812, etc. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush, all served during World War II, while Dwight D. Eisenhower served in both World War I and World War II, Abraham Lincoln led his country to win a bloody Civil War to overcome a moral, constitutional and political crisis during his tenure between March 1861 and his assassination in April 1856!
And they all brought to bear their wealth of disciplined experience to deliver socio-economic dividends to their vast population of 327.2 million (2018 figure), and thereby created a platform of mutual trust and bonding between government and its people.

Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine was a product of the several years of the successive penchant of American Presidents to practice democracy in its true perspectives and protect the overall interests of all their citizens to the uttermost, wherever they were domicile globally! The American Government would promptly attend to “SOS Calls” and rescue its citizens from any part of the world without counting cost of men and materials! 

Historians records of the 1812 war, reveal that the United States declared war on the United Kingdom, from June 1812 to February, 1815, for three main reasons precipitated through (1)Trade restriction introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France (a country with which Britain was at war), (2) Forced recruitment of alleged British deserters seamen on US Vessels into the Royal Navy and (3)The British military support for American Indians, who opposed America’s expansionist tendencies towards the Canadian territories!

CAN HISTORIANS SAY THE SAME OF NIGERIAN WAR VETERAN COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF?

First on the role call was late Lt. General Aguiyi Ironsi, who introduced military autocracy which was a complete opposite of Nigeria’s Parliamentary system of government at Independence in 1960, on assumption of office as Head of State, following a coup de tat, masterminded by officers of the Igbo extraction on 15th June, 1966, with fatalities!

Second was Major General Yakubu Gowon, who was installed through a counter coup carried out by officers, mostly of the Northern extraction from 28th- 30th July 1966! Gowon was in office until 30th July, 1975 when he was ousted!

Third was Brigadier, later General Murtala Muhammed, who became the Head of State in the 1975 coup and within one year was assassinated!

Fourth was Lt General Olusegun Obasanjo, who benefitted from Murtala’s death in 1976 to become the military ruler. He handed over to a democratically elected President Shehu Shagari in 1979.

Fifth was Major General Muhammadu Buhari who fought on the Nigerian side of the BIAFRA WAR, and was ferried into the number one seat in 1983 by a retinue of infamous coup specialists who participated in almost all previous coups, namely: Ibrahim Babangida, Ibrahim Bako, Sani Abacha, ‘Tunde Idiagbon, David Mark, Aliyu Mohammed, Halilu Akilu, ‘Tunde Ogbeha, Sambo Dasuki etc!

Sixth was Major General Ibrahim Babangida, who overthrew Buhari in a palace coup in August 1985 and remained in power until 1993 when he was also forced to resign by his bosom conspirator, late General Sanni Abacha in August 1993, through a pseudo interim civilian transitional administration which lasted for only three months for him to eventually take over in November, 1993!
Seventh was General Abdusalami Abubakar, who took over the reign of power at the demise of Sanni Abacha in June 1998!

NIGERIA’S MILITARY RULERS SCORECARD!!

The military economic policy of almost 30 years was a total disaster! It was characterised by institutional corruption of the highest degree – especially during Babangida’s era when “the doctrine of cash settlement” was very prominent to keep him on seat in transition to democratic presidency! He annulled the results of elections of June 12 1993, Presidential elections, because it did not favour their candidate!
Having successfully deposed, General Muhammadu Buhari and Brigadier ‘Tunde Idiagbon, whom Nigerians believed would restore national confidence for an improved economy, Babangida exhibited gross incompetence through mismanagement of resources which led to institutional decay, increased poverty, with its ripple effect in crimes and insecurity

There was a reckless neglect of the non-oil agricultural sector/ natural mineral extraction for dependence on crude oil exports and importation of refined petroleum products and exotic food items through the private sector participation to the detriment of made-in-Nigeria products while huge chunk of foreign-exchange earnings was spent on debt servicing!

Under the watch of General Babangida (1985-1993), about USD$ 12 billion earned from an oil windfall during the Gulf War was reportedly mismanaged! 

ABACHA WAS WORSE THAN BABANGIDA!

On the 28th May, 1999, successor to late General Sanni Abacha, Abdusalami Abubakar published in the Official Gazette a list of items worth over USD$1billion dollars seized from the family and top aides of the late military ruler which included:
About USD$800 million dollars in cash,
Estates in Nigeria and Holdings in Sierra Leonian Refineries. But that list was limited as several millions of US dollars had been further recovered by successive democratic administrations since 1999 to date. Presently efforts are being geared towards recovering a fresh USD$321 million dollars starched in the Island of Jersey and the United States by the Buhari Administration!

IF THE PEOPLE ARE SOVEREIGN IN THE NIGERIAN PROJECT FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ON SECURITY MUST BE ANSWERED!

Every citizen has the constitutional right to complain against constituted authority if it derelicts on promises of social contract especially when it devolved around insecurity of his life, family or property! And as of right, they are asking:
  With one voice, in one accord and without discordant tunes, they all chant plausible solutions of various degrees to the seemingly intractable security challenges which always flowed from endemic CORRUPTION in the system.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CORRUPT-FREE NATION IF WAR VETERAN BUHARI CAN IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS IN 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS!

All official wastages in respect of financial, monetary, and fiscal allocations/appropriations – among the three tiers – Executive, Legislative and the Judiciary, especially during Budget preparation, defense, approval and execution, MUST be totally blocked through meticulous, painstaking and RIGHTEOUS monitoring by trusted aides!
Senate must be scrapped on or before 29th May, 2023! Buhari must achieve this feat through Referendum if the Legislators foot-drag!
House of Representative members must be reduced 360 to 74 by 29th May, 2023 and placed on civil service salary structure!
Legislative processes must commence from February 2020 to establish: (a) STATE POLICE authorities in all 36 States of the Federation according to one of the 13 recommendations of the 23-Member El Rufai Restructuring Committee of January 2018, which is now TWO YEARS OLD! (b) Derivation Principles. (c) Fiscal federalism and revenue allocation. (d) Devolution of powers. (e) Resource control (exploitation and revenue sharing of resources from oil /minerals) through constitutional amendments. (f) Local Government Autonomy. (g) REFERENDUM: SERIOUS National or State issues should be decided by a referendum (currently absent in the constitution), but which insertion can be quickly done through URGENT Amendment. (f) Independent Candidacy which precluded citizens from being forced to join any political party – this recommendation also needs amendment. All of the above recommendations MUST be implemented without further delay to drastically reduce the tension of insecurity and restore confidence in the people.

IS BUHARI THE REAL OBSTACLE TO RESTRUCTURING OF NIGERIA?

A very critical school of thought asserted that President Muhammadu Buhari, was the real opposition to the nation’s restructuring process because he had consistently held a stubborn view that CORRUPTION was the bane of economic and insecurity woes of Nigeria!
We could not agree more with the President who said in his New Year message that his administration would “take a closer look at the cost of government and for the public services long used to extravagance, waste and corruption to change for the better.” 

He affirmed that security of life and property still topped the administration’s agenda adding that security operatives would not relent in ensuring safety for all citizens through incentive motivation and adequate funding.

PRESIDENT BUHARI WILL NOT RESIGN – HE WILL SHAME HIS DETRACTORS!

Buhari, like his Veteran American Presidents will have resounding victory because he is not alone, JEHOVAH SAOBBATH (the Lord of Hosts), is also with him for remaining diligent, faithful and righteous in the discharge of his constitutional duties to the Talakawas that he loves dearly and we shall all be witnesses to the actualization of this prophecy. Amen. THIS INSECURITY STARTED FROM INDEPENDENCE BUT WILL BE ROUTED IN THIS ERA! “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to all people”. (Proverbs. 14:34).

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