Mr. President
We have never met despite the fact that we were all born and we lived
for more than half a century in this great vast country Nigeria. It’s
here we all grew up and were educated and I presume except by divine
prudence it’s here that we will all be buried.
So what truly matters is the legacy that we will bequest our children
and the next generation of Nigerians to come. We will not want it a
burnt country with hundreds of thousands dead, maimed or displaced
people because of the thoughtlessness and recklessness of its
stewardship.
Nigeria today is a single railway line with two heavily loaded trains spending towards each other in opposite direction.
You’re the driver of the heavier train and please do not think that
even a cart on the railway cannot derail you with great catastrophe to
humanity.
You need to come out of the cocoon and face the reality. Denial of the truth can never solve problems.
Mr. President, from what I heard from people who are close to you, is
that you are humble with a soft heart. But still humility is never
enough for an effective leadership. Leadership is about listening and
taking the good advices from people of wisdom not from those that
benefit from you or have any agenda other than the unity and progress of
this Nation.
The mantle of the leadership of this country was given to you under
oath. Almost four years ago you swore to protect ‘the interest of the
sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria’. You said: ‘ I will not allow my personal
interest to influence my official conduct or my official decisions; and
‘I will do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear
or favour, affection or ill-will’
Unfortunately, many people including me before God believe you broke
some of your oath. I’ll only need to refer you back to the honest open
letter advice you were given by your political godfather. You appear
more Ijaw than Nigerian. It’s seldom fathers will deceive their
children. Yet you never listen. And sadly by your recalcitrance you are
dangerously leading this nation to chaos and turmoil that only God knows
were it will end.
Muslims have officially registered to you on occasions your
partiality. Northern groups have complained about your bias. The youth
about your neglect.
You have divided the nation gravely on the religious divide. Already
we heard a call in a church that you are now a saviour. Now, not of
Nigeria but the church in Nigeria. With this religious zeal on both
sides, each side looking at the wrong people for salvation the nation is
heading towards disaster.
My fellow country man, it’s unfortunate that your stand on many
issues have made you into a polarizing figure while the exalted office
you occupy needs a nationalistic one. Surely with the Christian votes
and northern PDP followers you can win another election but you will
also set the nation into another turmoil because that segment of the
nation that rejects you do so because they believe rightly or wrongly
you are involved negatively in the Boko Haram Saga. The natural thing
any good leader will do in this situation is to step down for a person
all the segments of the nation will have confidence with for their
well-being. A credible person that will not stir apprehension. The
decision is not about your rights but about responsibility.
Therefore as you pray in the Holy Land seek for God’s indulgence to
show you the light of honor and do the right thing. It’s God’s command
that Nigeria stay united and ‘what therefore God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder’.
A word of wisdom says: ‘He who consults is never disappointed and he
who seeks God’s choice never regret’ so please don’t brush it aside call
men of wisdom to advice you too.
I for a start, I am hereby candidly advising you to relinquish your
presidential ambition because of peace, stability and well being of
millions of innocent Nigerians. There are many politicians that can
‘finish’ it on your behalf. The PDP can present Akpabio or Obi or Orji
etc.
I rest my case here.
Stay blessed.
Ahmad Gumi
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