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Too little, too late. That is a good beginning for the 2015 Presidential Elections. By that time Nigerians would have understood what true democracy is.

There is something we (UPN (Unity Party of Nigeria - 1978) members fondly refered to as "party discipline" which is non-existent in the Political Parties of the day.
I also remember a gentleman named Suleman Takuma. During the 1982 Party Primaries for the 1983 Elections numerous frivolous cases were filed by party members against the NPN over Party Primaries. Party Secretary Suleman Takuma went on TV - NTA gave ALL Plaintiff concerned 48 hrs to withdraw those cases or consider themselves EXPELLED from the Party. The rest as they say is history.

There are, today Governors and other Politicians installed in office by court order. Some are serving "court prescribed" terms. We clapped when the courts ruled that a Vice President can de-camp to another political Party and still hold on to office. We clapped when INEC was denied power to screen candidates. We insisted that Party Registration was a right. (Yet we jokingly compared 50-Party Presidential election to Ghana's 2-Party one and tried to ridicule our country) Even the Ballot paper was difficult to produce. Guobadia was not a problem but Maurice Iwu is. Atiku did not win neither did Buhari but Yar'Adua stole somebody's MANDATE. Atiku is begging to return to PDP and HE Dr orji Uzor Kalu has joined the National Unity Govt. Chief Gani Fawehinmi stood for the Presidency but got no votes.

Dont raise our hopes in vain again. Alliance of 49 mushroom parties is an unserious way to bring change. You know already that Atiku will not step down for Buhari. Buhari will not step down for Dr Pat Utomi. Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the APGA Candidate should not be insulted with a request for step down. And we all know for sure that if an whenever it is declared to be time for Igbo Presidency, HE Dr Orji Uzor Kalu is unchallengeable.

History repeats itself! In the second republic Zik would not step down for Awo. Progressive Governors would not come up with a single candidate.
Inspite of those lessons Buhari contested against Atiku!

To bring positive change we must adhere to certain guidelines:


1. ALL REVOLUTIONARY YOUTHS SHOULD JOIN THE PDP EN MASSE AND EFFECT CHANGE FROM WITHIN. BUT ELDERS AND OTHERS TOO CLEAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE "ROGUES AND SCATTERERS" IN PDP SHOULD GO ON 40 DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING FOR THE FALL OF THE PARTY OR SUDDEN DEBILITATING ILLNESS OF ITS CHAIRMAN BOARD OF TRUSTEEES. This is because there are presently two ADs, two APGAS, four ANPPS, three ACs, one and half PPAS etc etc
2. EVERY PARTY SHOULD LIMIT GOVERNORSHIPS AND PRESIDENCY TO ONE TERM ONLY. (We succeeded in killing "third term" but watched second term slip by us)
3. PROMINENT NIGERIANS SHOULD ALWAYS COME OUT AND GUIDE VOTERS LIKE PROF SOYINKA HELPED NIGERIA NIP THE SECOND BUHARI PRESIDENCY IN THE BUD. BUT ALL EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON CANDIDATES NOT PARTIES EVEN AT STATE LEVEL.
NO RETIRED GENERAL SHALL RULE NIGERIA AGAIN FOR THE NEXT 60 YEARS. (But watch David Mark!)
4. ANY CHANGE ATTEMPTED WITHOUT THE WELL KNOWN PRO-DEMOCRACY/NADECO ACTIVISTS IS BOUND TO FAIL SO WE MUST SOUND THE HORN "BACK TO THE TRENCHES!"

Dr Abati does a very good job of "cursing" PDP and it members but he is not the only person who has benefited from the Party (Abuja land) but continues to "curse" it. This write up shows his limited understanding of the political landscape but there is hopelessness in the land therefore some Nigerians might "see" hope in the excellent piece.