Pro-Buhari states and the Jonathanian presidency
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Posted by Felix Okoli on Tuesday November 11, 2014 at 9:54:51:
Should Jonathan Goodluck really care if Pro-Buhari states burn to ashes? Ok, does he care? Those are basically 2 different questions with the former focusing on his obligation while the latter focuses on his final choice.As president of Nigeria, Jonathan does have a duty to protect civilians by ensuring that there is enough military support for people in all states of the country even if they belonged to a region that out-rightly rejected him during the last election which he won. The north eastern states of Nigeria mostly voted for Buhari while the north west middle best and south mostly voted for Jonathan and this helped him get about 10 million votes more than his competitor who was a retired Army General and former ruler of Nigeria.Pro-Buhari states are basically states that supported the former General during the last presidential election in 2011 during which the CPC got victories in some core northern states rather than the PDP. The outcome of the election showed that there were still people who wanted a Buhari and Fulani presidency rather than a Jonathanian presidency. What happened in the aftermath of the election after the results were announced showed that most people in those region were not as civilized as other parts of Nigeria as there was a great civil disturbance which led to the death of hundreds of innocent civilians just because their man did not win. A breakdown of some of the state results showed the following:State (PDP) (CPC)
BORNO (207,075) (909,763)
YOBE (117,128) (337,537)
BAUCHI (258,404) (1,315,209)Pro-Buhari states have mostly not had peace since the aftermath of the 2011 election as violence has mostly been increasing and even now moreso as there is growing rebellion in the region with Islamic militants gradually seizing territories and declaring a caliphate for themselves.It would seem that the Jonathanian govt is doing little to protect them as refugees from the region keep increasing despite army offensive against the Terrorists who are believed to be well armed and receiving financial support from other terrorist groups in Africa and the Middle east.The Nigerian army has also been engaging the militants for a while now and many have laid down their lives defending the North East even though it mostly a stronghold of the opposition party. Despite that, there is the fear that if not controlled, it might grow and spread to other northern states and may affect the Abuja too. Already, Boko Haram has shown that they are capable of striking targets in the capital city since there has been a history of multiple bomb blasts in the city.The worst blow to the Jonathanian presidency was the widely reported kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls from Chibok, a school where many claim were mostly Christian children and that Boko haram was been sponsored by Muslims to attack Christians. Til date, the children have not been found and only few were able to escape. It has remained a thorn in the flesh of the ruling party and may further affect their performance in the 2015 elections since it showed the inefficiency of the current government in protecting her citizens.Pro-Buhari states have mostly not supported the Jonathanian presidency and projects and believes that they've been further neglected by the government. I'm not sure the PDP is counting of securing any wins further from the region but it may also affect the opposition given that majority of prospective voters have also had to flee the region as a result of the never ending violence which is gradually isolating the region from the rest of the country.Matters have also not helped as some opposition politicians have contributed to the fire by making inflammatory statements aimed at blaming the president for doing little to remedy the situation or tactically supporting the terrorists.Will there ever be an end to the violence in north eastern Nigeria? Will Boko haram ever be defeated. Will politicians be human enough to understand that it's people's lives that are being lost and that the best thing is not to turn every issue into a political advantage?
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Should Jonathan Goodluck really care if Pro-Buhari states burn to ashes? Ok, does he care? Those are basically 2 different questions with the former focusing on his obligation while the latter focuses on his final choice.As president of Nigeria, Jonathan does have a duty to protect civilians by ensuring that there is enough military support for people in all states of the country even if they belonged to a region that out-rightly rejected him during the last election which he won. The north eastern states of Nigeria mostly voted for Buhari while the north west middle best and south mostly voted for Jonathan and this helped him get about 10 million votes more than his competitor who was a retired Army General and former ruler of Nigeria.Pro-Buhari states are basically states that supported the former General during the last presidential election in 2011 during which the CPC got victories in some core northern states rather than the PDP. The outcome of the election showed that there were still people who wanted a Buhari and Fulani presidency rather than a Jonathanian presidency. What happened in the aftermath of the election after the results were announced showed that most people in those region were not as civilized as other parts of Nigeria as there was a great civil disturbance which led to the death of hundreds of innocent civilians just because their man did not win. A breakdown of some of the state results showed the following:State (PDP) (CPC)
BORNO (207,075) (909,763)
YOBE (117,128) (337,537)
BAUCHI (258,404) (1,315,209)Pro-Buhari states have mostly not had peace since the aftermath of the 2011 election as violence has mostly been increasing and even now moreso as there is growing rebellion in the region with Islamic militants gradually seizing territories and declaring a caliphate for themselves.It would seem that the Jonathanian govt is doing little to protect them as refugees from the region keep increasing despite army offensive against the Terrorists who are believed to be well armed and receiving financial support from other terrorist groups in Africa and the Middle east.The Nigerian army has also been engaging the militants for a while now and many have laid down their lives defending the North East even though it mostly a stronghold of the opposition party. Despite that, there is the fear that if not controlled, it might grow and spread to other northern states and may affect the Abuja too. Already, Boko Haram has shown that they are capable of striking targets in the capital city since there has been a history of multiple bomb blasts in the city.The worst blow to the Jonathanian presidency was the widely reported kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls from Chibok, a school where many claim were mostly Christian children and that Boko haram was been sponsored by Muslims to attack Christians. Til date, the children have not been found and only few were able to escape. It has remained a thorn in the flesh of the ruling party and may further affect their performance in the 2015 elections since it showed the inefficiency of the current government in protecting her citizens.Pro-Buhari states have mostly not supported the Jonathanian presidency and projects and believes that they've been further neglected by the government. I'm not sure the PDP is counting of securing any wins further from the region but it may also affect the opposition given that majority of prospective voters have also had to flee the region as a result of the never ending violence which is gradually isolating the region from the rest of the country.Matters have also not helped as some opposition politicians have contributed to the fire by making inflammatory statements aimed at blaming the president for doing little to remedy the situation or tactically supporting the terrorists.Will there ever be an end to the violence in north eastern Nigeria? Will Boko haram ever be defeated. Will politicians be human enough to understand that it's people's lives that are being lost and that the best thing is not to turn every issue into a political advantage?
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