I Would Disown My Son If He Votes JonathanBY DR. IBRAHEEM DOOBAFEB 25, 201538940

The forthcoming presidential election is not politics.  The gubernatorial

contest in Lagos State between Agbaje and Ambode is politics, since it’s a

choice between two credible candidates.  Obama v Romney was politics. 

The gubernatorial contest in Jigawa is politics, since people have a choice

to elect a candidate from a party (PDP) which has done well for them at

state level or a candidate from a party (APC) that promises to revolutionize

their lives positively.

I stand united with Sonala Olumhense, who said that the presidential

election this year is a struggle for the soul of Nigeria.  “Make no mistake:

this struggle is for the soul of Nigeria, and you are either in the race for that

soul, or assisting someone who is. Anyone who is neither running nor

contributing productively works against Nigeria.”

So, it’s not politics!  And it shouldn’t be construed as such.  In this struggle,

you can’t be on the fence, because there is no fence.

To give you one premise out of many, I read last week in Leadership

newspaper that 13 of the Chibok girls’ parents have died.  Among many

deaths that GEJ caused with his actions and inactions, I attribute these

deaths to him.  The parents, the newspaper wrote, died due to stress

related illnesses on account of the kidnapping of their children.  If that was

the case, the deaths were quite avoidable.  Some measures could have

been taken by the president to reduce the feeling of hopelessness for

parents in such a traumatic situation; such as showing concern, empathy,

giving them hope, visiting the community and showering them with kind

words.

Now imagine you were a Chibok parent, and listened to these presidential

statements:

I’ve not gone to Chibok because it’s not a small place, it’s a whole local

gov’t – President Jonathan.

Going to Chibok will not bring back the girls – President Jonathan

When I looked at the list, 90% of the girls are Christians – President

Jonathan

We don’t know where the Chibok girls are – President Jonathan

On the Chibok girls, I don’t want to be quoted – President Jonathan

We’ve rescued the girls [a lie] – Defense HQ

Nobody is missing – Patience Jonathan, the first lady

 

These are words from the leaders who are supposed to provide comfort. 

Indeed, it took the intervention of a teenage girl, Malala, from a foreign

country, Pakistan, before our president agreed to see the parents of the

girls.  And as if to rub it in, it was reported that someone in the president’s

circle (where stealing is not corruption) attempted to steal the little money

the parents were given.

 And now you tell me that voting someone who enacted this nonsense is

politics?  This is just one case from many cases of the deaths that GEJ’s

government has caused.  As recent as last year, 2014, GEJ and his people

believed that the criminally insane idiots in Boko Haram camp are fighting

political war on behalf of “northerners” to make Nigeria ungovernable for

him!

To prove that, Dr. (first name, Bastard) Okupe, the presidential

spokesperson, suggested, on a Channels TV interview which I watched, 

that local government elections in Yobe State were conducted hitch free. 

Proving his case that BH don’t attack their northern political leaders.  Like

ex-president Obasanjo said, if Jonathan and his aides had not wasted time

believing that BH is a creation of his enemies armed to campaign against

his government, these insufferable idiots would have long been defeated.

Yet, you want me to tolerate people who support this gang?  Someone

suggested some of my followers are my students and I should seek to

convince them instead of killing our friendship.  My response to that is, I’m

not proud of a student with such a flawed logic as to support a government

which has brought nothing to us in Nigeria save destruction.  And I think the

time to convince people is long gone, if you’ve not made up your mind that

this is the worst government we’ve ever had in Nigeria, whatever your age,

you’re beyond redemption.  You’re unteachable.

Maybe I didn’t write plainly enough, earlier.  I’ll do so now:

If I had a child old enough to vote and he told me that he’s going to vote

Jonathan, I would disown him.  Friends, if l lost, I would make new ones,

but there’s no guarantee I can spawn a new child.  This is how seriously I

take this.

For the same reason, if an employee comes to me and says he’s voting for

GEJ, I would thank him for his candour and fire him on the spot. I can’t risk

contaminating my organization by such wicked thinking.

If I had a tenant who promises me to vote GEJ, I would hand him a quit

notice without hesitation.  I hope you get the point?  Not yet?  OK, here’s

the final one: if I were having an open heart surgery, and the lead surgeon

informs me that he’s voting for GEJ, I’ll ask him to drop his scalpel and let

me die!

I’m sure you now get my point.  Anybody but Jonathan. And like I wrote

earlier, this resolve is open to no question. That is, you’re not free to

challenge me with (what you think are) valid points – no matter how

reasonable they are. 

If you do, I’ll unfriend you too, because by your action, you’ve

demonstrated that I don’t need your friendship, neither do I have the energy

to tolerate you.  By the way, I genuinely like my friends.  So if our

relationship has reached a point where I’ve to tolerate you, I can’t not, in

good conscience, continue with it.