1914: Amalgamation was a mistake...dem for leave evry body wit him juju and village, den develop am if dem want!
1958: With the drafting of the Constitution…the dream was beginning to look real, crude was also discovered about this time in Oloibiri, current Bayelsa-our blessing…a curse
1960: Formal declaration and ceremonies, making late Dr Azikiwe the 1st ceremonial President…a bright future as Mary lugard has named niger area-Nigeria
1966: Bloody coup by the Army…its execution was and is one of the problems that began the journey to a disunited Naija
1967: secession by a Colonel Ojukwu, Biafra born! the dimmed sunrise of Biafra, if only…maybe we for don become industrial Giants
1970: end of civil war. The greatest fallacy of Naija history by Gen. Gowon “no Victor, No vanquished”…after the loss of millions of souls and casualties on both sides. God bless their souls. 20 pounds for properties owned in parts of the north. Ndigbo now learnt the hard way…buying and selling, even their consciences! One Man was a war hero…collecting the instrument of Surrender! Baba Iyabo
1973: NYSC founde by Gen. Gowon to foster unity…Ajuwaya na waste of time, serving without pride, just a source of pseudo-employment where 40yr olds are happy to be recruited!
1976: Baba Iyabo, then a General Olusegun Obasanjo was given the mantle of leadership after the assassination of Gen. Murtala Mohammed by Major Dimka…he cried like a baby cos he was scared
1980: Power was given to the First Civilian rule and the beginning of the Second Republic. Alhaji Shagari and his Vice Dr Ekwueme. It was in this era that the finance Minister, Late Chief Udoji boasted that Nigeria had too much money but don’t know what to spend it on. Civil salaries were doubled…food e bin dey, water bin dey, and our road bin good…wat about the Ghana people, na dem dey sew shoes and dey teach our people!
1983: Gen. Buhari seizes power, introduced Kick Against Indiscipline. C how people dey frog jump for streets, u cud have been charged if u waka anyhow…for wandering!
1985: A gap-toothed General assumes power and ruled for eight years…Self-acclaimed “Evil Genius”,Maradona SAPped Naija, oil windfall of 12 billion $ vanish, chop-I-chop government. Na here, be the original yahoo-yahoo start a la 10 Downing street.dat was d 1st tym I sabi dat address, no even know wetin e be, u sabi now ba?
1993: The fairest election in the history of Nigeria was conducted with late Chief M.K.O. Abiola emerging as winner, yet annulled!...how much wickedness can come from a friend, on the march again, looking for the man to lead.-MKO is d man o!
Late 1993-1998, another General, a shade-wearing one assumes power. He intended to become a civilian President-perhaps against Papal advice, died on seat…One of Naija’s best Military President, vilified but I fink an unsung Hero. He loved accumulating money. has got his flaws but check the records …steady economic growth, steady fuel price of 11 naira,first world cup attendance by Naija, victory of Atlanta Olympics and Ajunwa’s gold medal in long jump, reward of athletes and odas. –ves: Hanging of Ken Saro Wiwa, detaining and witch hunt of NADECO members with the likes of Pa Enahoro, Prof Wole Soyinka etc in its ranks.
Mid June,1998: General Abdusalami takes his turn, conducts elections…wise man with his white beards and a Statesman now
1999: Power is handed to ? Guess…Baba Iyabo, who escaped being given ‘tea’ and was a born again having only 20 naira, abi 2000 naira in his account…”when providence smiles on a man, how he handles it is how he would be judged”-Anonymous… he ruled for eight years, wanted t change the constitution to allow for a third term. Oloriburuku ni eh ! did some good tins-GSM, good economic team led by DR MRs Okonjo Iweala-wiping out 18 billion $ in 2006, etc…yet He failed to become a revered Statesman by wanting to change the constitution to remain in power,for how long? E no dey belle ful am? Now having billions of dollars and companies…from where? make una tell me!
2009: A covenant between friends is kept, OBJ hands power to his bosom friend’s son/relative? Alhaji Umaru Musa YarAdua…a pawn, whose health status was in question
Ø 2010: President UMY dies in office and after a long tussle and heated polity, Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Azikiwe assumes power permanently after acting…Another Man of Providence after OBJ? he is allegedly being purported by his mentor OBJ, will he make the same great beginnings and worse end?
October 1st 2010, Mediocrity would be celebrated with pomp and gallery amidst poverty and security in the land, with the lives of 15 innocent kid pupils hanging in the balance…Naija, Agbaya
2011: Who rules Naija? Will we see another Mother of all Rigging a la 2007? Will Naija break up against the backdrop of a US Intelligence report? Are we gonna ever feel the pride of singing the National Anthem? When will True Nigerians and Patriots be awarded National awards rather than cronies, political Psycophants and party loyalists? Will the Super Chickens, grow to ascend 5th position in the Worl a la 1994? When will looters and indicted public pen-robbers be tried, prosecuted and jailed? When would these Old Generals from the past, leave our politics alone? Tym will tell….I dey go sleep. if I wake up, maybe…food e go dey,water e go dey, our roads go good.wat about d nepa abi PHCN nko? We go get light, industries go yanfu, jobs go plenty, our certificate go get head, white people go like com invest….hope I no dey dream!
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