Many people are very lazy to exert their intellect. They want other people to think for them and are quick to cash in on the popular side. If you belong in that block, I am sorry to break your crest, "Yar Adua, The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, IS NOT DEAD!" There is NO PROOF of such.
All the quoted sources in the rumour mills are false so far. The most popular quoted source is American Chronicle:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/136017I have personally traced that source as quoted and even proceeded to contact them, but the quoted link does not exist. American Chronicle never made such indications that Yar Adua is dead! The information is absolutely false that you are forced to wonder aloud, "Who is fooling who?”
Understandably people would want to blame President Yar Adua for the myriad of problems plaguing Nigeria; and they make a mountain out of a mole hill by insisting that The President should resign. But, I am sorry, I hold a view to the contrary and very well informed too. The President does not have to resign or handover just because some people wish so. The power of the people rests on The President and if they want it back they must apply true constitutional processes; disgruntled elements whipping sentiments of administrative vacuum and employing antics in propoganda to justify a shade of opinion purportedly asking The President to resign is not a constitutional process; it is tactitacally underhand. When you ask or demand something you must have discerning enough to remain hopeful to get the answer you desire and, on the contrary, you must have wisdom enough to understand that that you may be refused. The President has a constitutional right not to resign, whether you accept that or not. Truth is very bitter. That The President does not resign does not amount to him doing any wrong under the constitution.
I am not supporting any side, I only contend that we must fashion our polity on sound human principles that respect the dignity of the person within the bounds of his mortal worth; and a polity founded on veritable institutional framework. I do maintain that The President has a right to exert himself to the extent that the Office of the President would allow him; and that would include not accepting to resign merely on health grounds. That is why he is president. If the people genuinely feel otherwise, the better approach will be to compel the other two arms of government (Legislature and Judiciary) to invoke laws that would ensure his removal. If these two arms of government would not act in that accord, you should question them and not heap the blame on President Yar Adua for electing to exercise the rights of his office.
The truth is that Yar Adua is not the problem; slow or not, he has not been shown to play to the gallery; he did not put himself in office, yet he has proved to be the most credible leadership Nigeria has enjoyed in recent times. Perhaps, the lesson here would be that we must question The Establishment that keep Nigerians from being enlightened and making progress that conforms with modern aspirations. President Yar Adua is still president, we must no lose sight of that tangible fact. May God, in His Infinite Mercy and Love, grant Yar Adua health and long life to continue the good work he has started. No weapon fashioned against him will ever prosper in the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen. And may God help us all; and open our eyes to the climes of our times. Amen! Amen! And Amen!
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Posted: at 11-01-2010 07:33 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie |
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