Listening to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, the attraction of over $5.6 billion into the economy within the last three years, was because government deliberately exercised a strong political will to tackle the corruption associated with the distribution of seedlings and fertilizer to rural farmers across the country. Even if it was orchestrated which I doubt, the lesson is this, if each of the Ministries decide to half-achieve what was on display today during AgricFest event… February election would have been a stroll in the pack for President Goodluck Jonathan.
Imagine, if Jonathan had deliberately exercise a strong political will to tackle the corruption associated with Aviation, Defence, Education & Youth Dev, Justice, Labour And Productivity, Petroleum Resources, Power & Steel. Confidently, we should have something to celebrate as at today imagine an Aviafest, TouriFest, EduFest, HealtFest showcasing real sector achievements and not this other glorification antiques…
Imagine Nigerian Army giving a score card of defeat of Boko Haram… need we another change? Jonathan may not be all that we wanted but his works would have at least stand the test for him, but what do we have … NO SHOW!
I will illustrate how every sector of this government contributed immensely to the failure of the Jonathan administration take for example the Baga massacre, technology says about 2, 000 dead, government response not more than 150 dead. Please what is the difference Nigerians have been killed while a standing army look the other way…?
I want to ask who is commanding this Nigerian army, could it be that Jonathan does not command the respect of the armed forces? Or could it be that even within military there is internal power tussle such that the Airforce cannot command the Army to battle. How else could we explain the scenario below without asking who is commanding this Nigerian army?
Baga story is gradually coming out and the last may not have been heard about what transpired on January 3, 2015. Contrary to what National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sabo Dasuki, (rtd), said “cowards” within the Armed Forces were responsible for the festering Boko Haram insurgency.
It has been revealed that on that January 3, Boko Haram launched a bloody assault on the towns of Baga and Doron, killing hundreds and razing the area to the ground. The army had withdrawn ahead of the raid, after being told the Nigerian air force was about to bomb the rebels. But the plane never arrived. Therefore, as usual another tactical manoeuvring ensued which we now called cowardice.
Should few soldiers have waited without air support and meet certain death in the hands of 2,500 Boko Haram insurgents? If there was coordinated ground and air assault on Boko Haram, Baga would have been the turning point and tip the scale in favour of Nigerian army, but that was not to be as usual the prosecution of the war does not matter? Should Boko Haram had advance on Abuja, will jet fighter (s) fail to arrive?
The question is what happened to the airforce support which could have easily neutralise the ambition of Boko Haram on that day? Or was the fighter jet pilot also a coward who did not want to fly a jet to confront the dreaded rag tag army of insurgents?
Could Jonathan have requested Senate President to take over command of the Armed forces may be this would have worked wonders. Conspiracy theorists have it that “The best hope [of defeating Boko Haram] would be the elections. The problem is in Nigeria. The answer is in Nigeria. However, so long as President Jonathan is in charge there isn’t much that can be done. He isn’t in control of the military leadership. And the leadership doesn’t control the soldiers on the ground.
Could this be the silver bullet against Boko Haram …?
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