Friday, 28 March 2014

PRESIDENT JONATHAN IS NOT A KNOWN RESPECTED COMMODITY IN THE GLOBAL ARENA - Usama Dandare.

That President Jonathan has not been able to command a respectable presence in the global stage may be an enigma to some Nigerians who are under the bondage of a criminal, inept, clueless, unfocused, sentimental, homosexual, inactive, irresponsible, immoral, blood sucking and corruption riddled government begging for an acknowledgment but not when an average Nigeria lives below $1 on a daily life sustenance survival ratio in a nation endowed and awash with wealth, when a few are enjoying a life of splendor while majority are in poverty defined range, yet some are clamoring for the continuation of the same inept and corrupt government.

Jonathan and the Jonathanians are not the answers to Nigeria's problems but the problem itself. This summit was not a race baiting club but a nuclear conference to proffer solutions to the dwindling global power energy. Jonathan have been unable to Harness even the Kainji dam, neither the large amount of uranium in Taraba nor the abundant oil/gas in Nigeria to provide electricity yet his abba moronic handlers sent him to a nuclear summit that he knows nothing about, just to embarrass the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The truth is that Jonathan is bereft of ideas and lack the charisma in the global stage to attract attention nor presence, not to mention of investment. Nigerians, been what they are will look away from the facts as usual and chase shadows, accompanied by some brainless insults (we are thick skinned and don't have time for brainless insults). There is no electricity in Nigeria, no drinking water, no hospitals, no food, no security, no functional transport system, no jobs, no justice, no good leadership and good schools, yet your President who should have been sent to a summit on corruption and transparency is busy acting a fisherman in the midst of world scientists and electricians.

Cry my beloved nation of morons chaperoned like lost sheeps. Pictures from world nuclear summit captured president Jonathan standing with an empty head, looking zoonotic and unfriendly in the midst of world leaders at the 2014 global nuclear security summit in Amsterdam this week and some selfish idiots still refuse to acknowledge the fact that Jonathan is irrelevant when it comes to international presence and incompetent to pilot the affairs of even a poultry farm talkless of Nigeria.

We must collectively act fast to defend the integrity of our dear nation and to put an end to the ongoing discrimination against our president by world leaders. No matter how irrelevant and uncharismatic Mr Jonathan is, he still remains our president and we must defend his in the eyes of the world atleast till 2015. What the shekau is this?

Now, they will start abusing me and my late father.

Usama A. Dandare
Nat. Coordinator,
Social Movement For Change (SMC).
@osadaby

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

To Whom It May Concern - Usama Dandare

My questions goes directly to the Presidency and all the stake holders involved in the so-called assault on Boko Haram insurgents with a view to decree a long lasting quick fix to the lingering security lapses and to find answers that will clear some doubts in the cognizance of many Nigerians.

For the benefit of doubts, it's deem quintessential to ask a few questions which will help in discerning the conspiracy involved in the current insurgency ravaging the Northern part of Nigeria, which claimed the lives of thousands innocent citizens, annihilated properties worth Billions and still counting.

There were many scenarios of Boko Haram attacks (avoidable attacks) that must forced one to be suspicious of some dirty tricks, only important answers can help unclothed the ugly agenda behind Boko Haram and their sponsors. The modus operandi in which Boko Haram terrorists percolates in this part of the world is different and more diverse than all terrorist groups around the globe. 

The main desideratum of Boko Haram still remains unknown, their operations are far from being normal, their identity remains undisclosed, their financiers remains anonymous, the way and manner in which these terrorists import arms is miraculously unidentified and their targets unspecified.

Whenever someone attempts to dig deeper into forbearing the real motives and missions behind the insurgency, one will be left in a state dilemma. The only conclusion one can arrive at is politics. 

The insurgency terrorizing some sections of Northern Nigeria is neither a scalar nor a vector quantity as it lacks magnitude neither direction. No one could tell the momentum that determines the impetus of Boko Haram operations, but by querying and doing some analytical thinking, one can atleast categorize some events and analyze their tendencies.

Has someone ever asked this question: Why was Mohammad Yusuf (Boko Haram leader) arrested at the first instance? Why was he granted bail? Who bailed him out and why? If i wasn't mistaken, Mohammad Yusuf was arrested and jailed sometime in 2005 by the Obasanjo administration for terrorism related cases, he was later bailed out by some powerful men in government and was liberated unconditionally. I stupor why a terrorist should be granted bail? What is the correlation between Mohammad Yusuf and those that bailed him out? Are they his family members? Why will they bail out a terrorist if they aren't playing the cards together? Birds of the same feathers flew together.

When Mohammad Yusuf was later rearrested on same count charges, why was he extra-judicially killed? Who ordered his death? Why wasn't he prosecuted in a confident court of law? How can one believed he wasn't killed to suffer justice and hide some valuable dossiers away from the general public? 

On the 1st October 2010, Nigeria was sworn to what can be called the first major bomb attack, during an event marking the 50th anniversary of Nigeria's independent in Abuja. MEND, a terrorist group (although called militants) picked up responsibility for the attack and promised more if government didn't dance to their tunes. To my dismay, President Jonathan quickly move to bulwark MEND even before investigations were open. Was Jonathan having prior notice of the attack? Why would he espouse anyone who personally spill the beans to have committed a crime?

On 17th Jun 2012, the twin church bombings in Wusasa Zaria also exhorted some questions, where all the military guards deployed to sheltered the churches were no where to be found as at the time of attack only to return hours after the worst had already been done, despite prior notice by the attackers. Who ordered the military to withdrew from their duty post? This question stills remain unanswered for about two years now.

Toward the end of October 2012, the joint military task force (JTF) in Borno divulged that Boko Haram insurgents has resolved to embark on killing of elder statesmen and in less than a month, Gen Mamman Shuwa was shot dead right in front of his personal armed military guards numbering about eight on the 18th of November 2012. 
Again, the JTF televised another statement that Boko Haram fighters has decided to begin kidnapping elders and in few hours, Alh. Ali Munguno was kidnapped on the 3rd May 2013.
Now, if our security operatives are intelligent enough to culled what Boko Haram discusses in meetings, why can't they arrest them? Since they were aware of such attacks, why didn't they foiled them? 

Come to think of this. On the 29th Sep 2013, gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram (drove in a convoy of about five vehicles) unleashed mayhem at the College of Agriculture, Gujba, in Yobe State, slaughtering more than seventy students in their silent sleep. Wasn't it surprising that no security operative came to the heroism of this innocent students? amid heavy gunshots lasting several hours in a hearable distance, since then we heard nothing about the culprits. We need answers, i mean answers not insults and obloquys.

Coincidentally, since the quietus of former governor of Kaduna state, Sir Patrick Yakowa, Kaduna state hasn't recorded any bomb blast and the many terrorists attacks that once ravaged the town became history. Is this a coincidence or a conspiracy? Why the sudden brake in bomb attacks after the death of Yakowa? Kaduna state need answers. Are all the attacks before aimed at forming government ungovernable for Yakowa since he were a Christian? If yes, is Governor kashim Shattima a Catholic or an Anglican?

Has someone ever asked the whereabouts of all the suspects arrested for terrorism or related cases? We've been fed with reports of arrest here and there all connected with Boko Haram. If in doubt, can anyone remember when last did we heard of the Nigerian security personnel arresting one Boko Haram member and had extracted intelligent/useful information that could help to uncover their hide-outs or sponsors? I can authoritatively tell you No one!
We are only shown bodies of people killed and labeled as Boko Haram members. 

Can we now be at peace with the reasons why GEJ insisted that the Amnesty program is not gonna work? Why because this would only be known to an insider and a party to the BOKO Haram creation. Why declaring a state of emergency when peace talks were on going? Wasn't this a plot to shatter the amnesty program? We haven't heard any outcome of the amnesty committee report? I don't need any Kobo to tell you this, the amnesty report is wasting dusty under the carpet of one bigot somewhere within 3 arm zone in Abuja.

A self confessed Boko Haram Spokesman who pleaded guilty of his terrorism charges, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga was sentenced to three years in jail on the 6th Dec 2011 but amazingly, Kabiru Sokoto who claimed to be innocent of his charges got a life sentenced. Wasn't it funny to sentenced a terrorist who confesses to have taken several human lives to just three years imprisonment? Why should Kabiru Sokoto be given a life sentence after he insisted to be innocent and gave Konduga (who pleaded guilty) a light sentence of just three years? Doesn't it sounds as a planned conspiracy to indict Senator Ndume through Konduga? 

The shameful terrorist attack of 26 Nov 2012 at the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) headquarters in Abuja, yet calls another big question. How would about 150 armed men escaped a scene unharmed after several hours of gun battle, in an area surrounded by head offices of security bodies? Wasn't it funny for a security facility to be attacked in the Nation's capital city for hours without any backup forces arriving the scene? Atleast to shot on air and frighten the attackers. 

Just of recent on February 25, 2014, more than seventy unarmed students were slaughtered and some set ablaze at the Federal Government College of Buni Yadi in Yobe State, some kilometers away from a military base, all the military guards at checkpoints deployed to secure the area were miraculously no where to be found only to comeback four hours after the deadly inhuman massacre. Who ordered the withdrawal of soldiers at the checkpoints? Did all the military guards on duty went to buy food at once? We need answers, Nigeria need answers. 

A fake document created by the Presidential assistant on social media, Reno Omokri using a Hewlett Packard computer at 10:01 on Wednesday 26, February 2014 via the Nigerian government’s official internet service provider, Galaxy Backbone, from Abuja, claiming to be a pastor called Wendell Simlin. The document falsely linked the suspended CBN governor with Boko Haram in order to blackmail and tarnish his image before the general public simply for exposing a fraud. Isn't this an indication that the Jonathan-led administration would rather reap politically from Boko Haram than to put an end to it? How can i believe Senator Ndume wasn't indicted to this way? 

Lest we forget, all this attacks occurred at a time when the Federal government declared a state of emergency in three states highly affected by the insurgency, thousands troops were deployed and Billions budgeted for the fight against terrorist and terrorism but to no avail, the federal government's efforts appeared to be motivating the insurgents. 

A friend once aforementioned that Boko Haram is a creation of Muslims to wipe out Christianity and Christians in Nigeria. If so, isn't it so easier to lunch attacks in Enugu state (where Christians are fund in excess) than the Force headquarters? Another aforesaid that the insurgency is aimed at scattering opposition states. I agree to some extent but do you think attacking Lagos state wouldn't be the fastest way of wiping out opposition? One thing for sure, the current crisis rocking the Northern part of Nigeria are planned conspiracy and a crusade against the North. I can tell you this for free.  

Haven't we seen how the US and other serious countries fished out their criminals and deal with them without much harm to the rest of innocent citizens of theirs? Why can't Nigeria be serious in fighting crimes? we can't just fold our arms and assumed Boko Haram is our own fair share from the global crisis. 

The less care attitude exhibited by federal government toward ending the so-called Boko Haram bloodshed which claimed thousand lives of innocent unarmed civilians is frustrating, it's not only worrisome but incapable. Whenever Boko Haram struck, the only response we get from those in government are days of long silence, accompanied by some heavy words of condemnation without any follow up action, not even a visit to the affected areas.

Nigerians seems to have forgotten that whatever President Jonathan lay his hands against or condemned goes on to enjoy rapid acceleration and unretarded growth, we can see that in corruption, kidnapping, piracy, crude theft, terrorism, armed robbery e.t.c all of which has severely being condemned by Mr President but are increasingly multiplying in numbers and operations.

Whenever someone tries to questioned the government for it lack of focus in the so-called fight against terrorism, the only answers one will get are brainless insults from few money motivated notice me monkeys dancing to the tunes of Mr President called Presidential aides and baseless allegations directed toward the opposition with cheap blackmails. It's criminal as to how the Presidency is shifting blames for it clueless failures to others and can show nothing as evidence or facts.

A presidential aide some few days back, accused two prominent politicians from the North of being the masterminds of Boko Haram without any further probe of their involvements in such atrocities and the president has remain silence over the matter. Can i be wrong to say that the so-called president aides are the mouthpiece of Mr president? Since they say whatever rubbish came out of their mouths and the president will pretend to be deaf and dump. If really the presidency knew the masterminds of Boko Haram and did fail to bring them to book, one can clearly see the incompetence of the Jonathan led-administration in fighting crimes and criminals.

Please allow me to reserve my remaining questions till some other time, permit me also to categorically state that whoever is upset with my questions, he's advice to follow the path of Malaysian MH370 and dive in the Indian ocean for i fear nobody rather than God, and will forever stand along with the truth no matter how bitter it may be. I rest my case.

Usama A. Dandare
Nat. Coordinator.
Social Movement For Change.

Monday, 17 March 2014

Revolution On My Mind - Usama Dandare

Fellow Nigerians, it is with dire pain that i come to you, singing the phrase of our revolutionary anthem; 

“Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land.
Arise oh compatriots 
Nigeria’s call obey”
 
"It is for the love of you, that I besiege thee.
Let not my love be in vain. 
If love for the motherland is my destruction, 
Let me know I die for a lost cause.
We are being attacked,
Our country is at war. 
As such we have a flaw, 
Our enemies are pushing further and deeper into our lines. 
And we are running with our tails in our behinds, 
Soldiers at the frontiers have grown weary. 
Our citizenry have become teary, 
But I shall echo the sounds of our great anthem.  
“:Arise Oh compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey” 

My fellow Nigerians, The nukes of distrust, poverty, and corruption hurt us, and we claim to have no option. 
Facilities are destroyed.  
Our toil has been toyed.
Our people flee the infections. 
In Diaspora we seek solutions. 
In this Great War, we are defeated by saboteurs.
Yes, saboteurs, that choose to run and abandon our futures. 
Saboteurs, whose greed have eaten rotten the fabric of our society. 
Of which nationalism and honor are not a priority. 
We must rid ourselves of these traitors,
Each one of us shall be facilitator."
“Nigeria we Hail thee”

My fellow Nigerians, the time to strike is now. Lay down your greed and take a bow, Honesty, honor and dignity
Are what we need to cure our impunity.
Innovation and not devastation, Actions not words, diligence not nagging. 
The system does not work, but who will fix it? I ask whose country is It?
Join in the Nigerian Revolution.
There in we shall find our solution.
"Arise oh compatriots"

 The gospel declares that man's hope is not to be found in evolution but in revolution - revolution that is inward and spiritual, peaceful or violent.
We live in a dark, bleak society of ruin and forgotten splendors. The strong oppress the weak and the rich abuse the poor. Knowledge is feared and ignorance embraced. Society has fractured, turning once strong communities into eagle eyed strangers watching each others every move. Adhering to curfews, although not legally enforced are recommended for those who wish to survive in this world. 

Our country is grim but there are some who have had enough of the doom and gloom. These rare individuals take up lives devoted to overthrowing the dark shroud of fear that grips the land, spelunking forgotten citadels in the hopes of recovering the fabled Relics that kept the ancient world in a state of order. So far, only one relic has ever been found (Occupy Nigeria). To serve our fathers land and uphold her honor and glory can never be taboo. 

As we all know, that 'Rome was not built in a day, to build a nation where peace and justice reign, surely must need a sacrifice. Nothing seems to be possible for folks like Usama to be faithful, loyal and honest or to serve Nigeria with all strength. If only those that wrote the 15th March Immigration test can unite and go for revolution, that ugly episode of March 15 can never be repeated in life. 

 Nothing short of total repudiation of our entrenched systems can rescue Nigeria, we are under the control of a two-headed, one party political system. Cabals controls our financial lives; the media manipulates our minds. These systems cannot be changed from within, there is no any alternative than to revolt. Without a revolution, these institutions will bankrupt the country, keep fighting failed wars. Start new ones, and hold us in perpetual intellectual subjugation.

Our country is restless, and ripe for radical reform. There is no doubt protests will proliferate and intensify. In response, the government will call out troops and bring in the police, they will use the Patriot Act to silence, detain, harass, kill, persecute and prosecute groups and individuals exercising their Constitutional rights. I am ready to die for my generations to be happy, what ever they want to do, i don't care.
 
My dear compatriots, i am calling for a Revolution, i ask Nigerians to free their minds from the tyranny of 'Dumb Think.' This is a revolution about manning the barricades not thinking. It's about brute force not words.
For any society to survive and grow, it must wake up and grow up. Nigerians must acknowledge what their opinions are based on, who they listen to ... and why. Who do we listen to? A closed circuit of familiar faces guaranteed to take predictable positions? Authorities on nothing, yet pronouncing upon everything? a cadre of media aristocrats, pretending they're the people's voices?
  
"Arise oh the Nigerian youths" 
    
"Those who make peaceful change impossible, will make violent change inevitable. It's either they breaks the eggs and the chicks hatches or a fire breathing dragon breaks the coconut and the water spills."

 Sadly, the Nigerian youths (collective children of anger) just sat back cowardly watching evils in leadership. Allowing themselves to became cowards overnight.
 "Arise oh the Nigerian youths"

 We have no other country except Nigeria, we have been suffering in silence while our Leaders put our future in their bank accounts. How can we remain like this? How can we suffered to graduate at the end no job? You are almost 40 and still your future is as bleak as a dark room. Remember, a fool at forty is a fool for ever. 
Let us come out in mass and say No. We must not remain like this, we cannot all travel abroad to find a better life, our better life is here in our country.

We have the money, oil and resources but only a few have continue to suck it dry why we keep believing God for a change, wake up now. We say NO, we will destroy this country and rebuild it afresh, we will Kill those who stand our way as they are considered enemies. A man cannot have billions while millions of youths roam the streets every day looking for daily bread. Our young men must not all be kidnappers, our young girls must not all be prostitutes, our people must not all be terrorist. 

The time has come for us to react, the only way our Government listens is through violence, they have shown it to the Niger delta militants and now they are planning to show it to the invisible Boko Harams. Whereas a simple gesture of N20,000 per month to the unemployed is rejected and you pay militants N75,000 per month. How much do they pay as minimum wage? How much do they pay to elected officers? we are going to revolt. Nigeria will burn to be rebuilt again like Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Tunisia. Unless you want to die in poverty in a country where God has destined all of us to be happy and prosperous.

Those who say no are cowards, idiots, enemies of progress, devils, corrupt, looters, oil thieves, faithless, mindless, heartless, illiterates, ignorants, fools, and saboteurs. Enough is enough in this country, we must fight to regain our lost values, we must set Nigeria on the right track, we must flush evils out of our system, we must fight for our right, we must fight for our freedom. 
"Arise oh the Nigerian youths"

As i conclude, Permit me to quote from a revolutionary song sang during Zimbabwe's revolution movement by the great freedom fighter and legend Bob Marley:

"Every man got ta right to decide his own destiny, 
And in this judgment there is no partiality.
So arm in arms, with arms, we'll fight this little struggle,
'Cause that's the only way we can overcome our little trouble."

"Brother, you're right, you're right, 
You're right, you're right, you're so right! We gon' fight, we'll have to fight,
We gonna fight, fight for our rights!."

"No more internal power struggle;
We come together to overcome the little trouble.
Soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionary,
'Cause I don't want my people to be contrary.

To divide and rule could only tear us apart;
In every man chest, mm - there beats a heart.
So soon we'll find out who is the real revolutionaries;
And I don't want my people to be tricked by mercenaries.

Brother, you're right, you're right,
You're right, you're right, you're so right!
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), 
we gonna fight (we gon' fight),
We'll 'ave to fight (we gon' fight), fighting for our rights!"

Usama A. Dandare
National Coordinator,
Social Movement For Change (SMC).
@osadaby

Jonathan Must Sack Abba Moro Now- Social Movement For Change (SMC)


The Social Movement for Change (SMC) noted with great dismay, a statement credited to Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro over the death of 23 youths in the course of their struggle to be employed during an aptitude test carried out by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on the 15th of March 2014.

It's disastrous and danger alarming regarding the large number of unemployed youths in a Nation destined for all to be employed, it's even more disastrous as to how ill-hearted persons like Abba Moro whom are not even qualified to run the affairs of a poultry farm are giving a mandate to super head a section of government.

SMC condemned with strong terms, the inhumanly statement made by Mr. Moro at a time when his words should have been kind and fatherly, no responsible leader will issued such ill-hearted statement to mourning families that lost their love ones as a result of government negligences for failing to provide a conducive environment for applicants to write the examination despite the huge sum of money generated from the N1000 being paid by each applicant for the exams.

SMC isn't surprise by Mr. Moro's words viewing from his high level of ignorance and irresponsibility, Moro didn't only displayed his incompetence to administer the affairs of a Federal Ministry but also showcased his stupidity and his lack of human feelings. How can he accused a dead of killing himself while legally searching for his daily bread?

It's inglorious the high level of unemployment in this country despite government figures showing the creation of millions jobs yearly and the huge amount of funds budgeted for that purpose annually. Where does this figures came from? Where are the funds budgeted for jobs creation? Have the funds grown wings and flew away? They has gone to nowhere but the pockets of the officials in National leadership.

This clearly demonstrates government failure for failing to meet upto expectations as promised, it also displayed leadership errors and government incompetence to deliver it objectives accompanied by the lack of honesty in leadership. Unemployment in Nigeria has grown from about 21% in 2010 to an estimated 29.3% in 2012 and now to about 46%. What a tragedy!

Social Movement for Change can undoubtedly stated that the rising cases of insecurity threatening the existence of this Nation are nothing but direct nemesis of joblessness among youths and they will continue to destroy the economy of Nigeria until youths are empowered. We can assure Mr President that the current security challenges facing Nigeria today, are all jokes compared to when Nigerian youths will revolt against injustice and oppression.  
In this manner, we wish to join our sister groups to demand for the sack of Mr Abba Moro for simply exhibiting his prankishness, inhumanity and the scandalous characters in him.

Social Movement for Change is calling on the Federal Republic of Nigeria to, as a matter of urgency sack the Minister of Internal affairs Mr Abba Moro with immediate effect for his vandalism and order him to commiserate with the victims families and if possible, compensate them or face the anger of the youths.

We won't be worried to occupy the streets in mass if Mr Moro isn't shown the way out of Nigeria's leadership and be replace by more credible mind that perfectly knows the core values of human lives and government must compensate the victims families for what SMC can call government haphazardness in creating jobs.

Like it or not, this administration has only succeeded in further shrinking Nigeria’s dwindling middle class and worsening inequality. Where are all the promises made by Mr President of building industries that will create jobs? We are still waiting.

Lastly, we pray for peaceful eternal rest to the souls of our youths that lost their lives in their quest to earn a living, we also commiserate with their families and asked God to give them the fortitude to bear the exit of their love ones. They are destined to depart March 15 with or without Immigration Service.

Usama A. Dandare
National Coordinator,
Social Movement For Change (SMC).

Saturday, 8 March 2014

Boko Haram Insurgents: Extremists Or Jonathan Allies? By Usama Dandare.

 With due respect to our gallant soldiers in the field fighting Boko Haram in the troubled Northeastern region of Nigeria, I salute you. It is now beginning to unfold that Boko Haram fighters have established a free reign in Nigeria's Northeast states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, resulting into thousands of deaths and many more left displaced without shelter, food, healthcare and other social amenities, including women and children. 

The annoying part of it was the reactions from our President whenever terror attacks were carried out, the only response we got was long silence, easily perceived as indifference, callousness, carelessness, unseriousness followed by huge celebrations and parties all nights. 
At least to show concern to the victims of Boko Haram attacks that lost their love ones and properties, a state of the Nation address is of paramount importance but our clueless government ignored and staged a radical jamboree to honor some few selected opportunistic nuisance that destroyed the good foundation laid by our founding fathers all in the name of centenary. 

The funds budgeted for centenary parties alone should had been enough to address the rising cases of insecurity currently destroying the long enjoyed peace in Nigeria, not to mention of funds budgeted for the Presidency.  

It's pretty amazing for the Presidency to keep condemning Boko Haram attacks with soft voice each time they struck without any action, not even a visit to the affected areas to ascertain damages involved, Instead President Jonathan is seen flying from end to end paying political visits to traditional rulers, it looks like Jonathan's political ambition matters most to him than the bloodshed claiming the lives of thousands Nigerians. It's cool for Mr President to condemn the wanton killing of his masses but at least, a follow up of serious action was long overdue. 

But sadly for us, it almost seems as though everything condemned by President Jonathan goes on to enjoy speedy and massive growth, Jonathan's words are synchronized with motivations and courage toward achieving nothing but misery, corruption, election rigging, financial fraud, kidnapping and terrorism are all visible examples. 

Boko Haram attacks are becoming more frequent, daily attacks and i am scared to say it is connected with politics, purely politics with no link to any Religion.

Jonathan regime has been characterized by continuous embezzlement of public funds, abuse of power and wanton killing of innocent citizens. 
This government has failed in every capacity to drastically design a strategic approach that can halt or decrease the ugly situations in Nigeria. 

All what Mr President keep on saying is "Gov't is winning the war on terrorism" followed by some strong words of condemnation, we need action not words. How long can we continue to hear that government is winning the war on terror while we are here dying at every blink of an eye? Something urgent need to be done. 

Taking into account and considering many scenarios associated with Boko Haram attacks with regards to some incidents occurring in this Nation. One must be forced to believe that Boko Haram and President Jonathan seem to be working hand in hand in a very tight relationship to ensure our attention get diverted from the administration whenever serious cases of corruption are revealed. 

One must aligned to the fact that the momentum to determines the impetus of Boko Haram attacks solemnly depend on the amount of pressure hanging on Jonathan's shoulder. The higher the pressure on Jonathan's government, the higher Boko Haram attacks and vice versa. 

Whenever Jonathan’s government is under pressure, Boko Haram attacks and killings of innocent Nigerians escalated. The January 2012 subsidy protest, the presidential pardon giving to Alamesigha and now the missing $20bn oil revenue are all feasible examples, all this national issues were accompanied by bombings and indiscriminate killings in order to divert the Nation's focus from the government.  
Attacks were reduced to a very minimal level for some while but all of a sudden, the $42bn missing oil funds and the unconstitutional suspension of CBN Governor brought about some attacks, Boko Haram activities were never as bloody as they now seem to be, at a time when pressures got tougher on President Jonathan's government. The last time we witnessed a bomb blast was more than a year back but to my astonish, we recorded two deadly explosions just last week (courtesy of $20bn oil theft & SLS suspension), just to kill off the tempo. If only Nigerians can seize from questioning government the missing oil funds, the better for all of us and only then, terror attacks may minimize.

The style of leadership displayed by President Jonathan and his cohorts will forced one to think deeply wide or accused Jonathan himself of involvement in the recent insurgency disfiguring our Nation's unity, many scenarios will point someone into a state confusion regarding Nigeria's deplorable security collapse but an intelligent head can easily bisect the evil agenda and the bloody politics involved in it.  

Think of this few tips and analyze the type of leadership this Nation mistakenly rammed into.
    
Former President, Chief Olushegun Obasanjo (GEJ's Godfather) accused Jonathan of operating a killer squad to assassinate top government oppositions regarded as obstacles to his re-election bid. Should Baba's allegation be just predictive? Obasanjo deserves a bottle of Tequila for correct prediction, he must have possessed prophetic powers to prophesied what turned to be not only true but fact. Should one doubts Obasanjo's allegations, gun attacks targeted at Governor Murtala Nyako and Hon. Dino Malaye justified it all.

On March 9th, 2011, the President of Nigeria announced that he knew the sponsors of terror and he has given the order for them to be apprehended. We are yet to hear of any arrest.

The October 1st bombing which was Nigeria's first major bomb attack during independence celebrations in Abuja. Immediately after the attack, President Jonathan quickly step in to exonerated MEND from the attack before even investigation was conducted. Henry Okah (a leader of MEND) testified that President Jonathan ordered the attack and as a result, Mr Okah was imprisoned along with his younger brother and colleagues.  

Former NSA Andrew Azazi In April, 2012, said that the President’s political party (PDP) were responsible for Boko Haram terrorism. He was fired and believed to be set up in a helicopter crash few months later.

The chairman of the ruling PDP party, Bamanga Tukur via Punch newspaper of 16th May, 2012 said, “Boko Haram is fighting for justice; Boko Haram is another name for justice.” isn't this not a way of showing support to Boko Haram? 

Viewing from a critical point of view, Jonathan is fully responsible for making his government ungovernable. Contrary to believes sold by some few agents of destructions that certain politicians have ganged up to make government uneasy for President Jonathan.

We have been issued several warnings on many occasions threatening our lives if we fail to elect President Jonathan for a second term, the latest of such threat was issued by one Arthur Eze, an elder statesman of PDP and a die hard fan of Mr President that "anyone who opposes President Goodluck Jonathan's second term ambition will die", Asari Dokubo and many Jonathan allies had issued similar warnings. Does this mean we must return Jonathan as President in 2015 or pay back with our lives and blood?       

Is it a must to vote for Jonathan? Is going against Jonathan going against the wish of God? Then why are we being issued death warrants for opposing Jonathan's 2nd term bid? why are we being punished with deaths for not voting PDP? Has it become mandatory to elect leaders by force? Why only opposition states are targeted? but you cry out loud "Boko Haram are fighting Jonathan." 

 One of the cardinal objective of government is for the protection of lives and properties, irrespective of tribe or religion and any government that failed to provide enough security to their electorates is termed inactive and should vacate for active credible minds to takeover. 

Mr. President has promised not to hand over Boko Haram to his successor and insists he will crush them before the end of his rule. My question here is: How much time does President Jonathan needed to crush Boko Haram? Is this another grand style to seek for re-election? 
Although President Jonathan isn't good in fulfilling promises, can we wait to see if he will hand over Boko Haram to the next regime at the end of this tenure?        
What we are agitating for is an end to the killings of unarmed civilians and to halt the custom of politicking with the blood of innocent electorates.

One must agree to the fact that the Nigerian law enforcement machinery is far inadequate, ineffective, inefficient and outdated. Our government forces lacks welfare and training, resulting to massive civilians deaths and casualties due to their unprofessional modus operandi. If one is blind to the fact that Nigerian government is loosing the war on terrorism, we cannot all be blind to the fact that innocent lives are wasted on a daily routine. 

Borno and Yobe State Governors repeatedly claimed that Boko Haram terrorists were better equipped and motivated than government forces in the states, it is clear to see that authorities responsible for our protection are handling the security of our lives and properties with less care.

Our combatants need to be better equipped with sophisticated weapons and security gadgets in other to confront this disastrous tragedy called Boko Haram, terrible situations like this which are beginning to become daily events need more courage and determinations to be address. It is barbaric to just keep on issuing statements via some ridiculous short name agents called media assistants whenever lives were lost, we demand a drastic approach from the Presidency.    

When innocent children (future potentials) are killed, young girls (future mothers) are kidnapped and rapped, youths (future leaders) are inhumanly slaughtered, farmlands destroyed, businesses terrorized, schools scattered and house razed down, i see no possibilities of life existing in this region. Our hopes are crippled, our plans amputated, our dreams shattered and our lives devastated.

It is really worrisome because no one knows where the next attack will be or why or how or when!
Since sentiments has overruled our day to day activities, let's just fold our arms, sit down and assume Boko Haram is now part of us. 

Boko Haram is a northern affair being you from the south and has nothing to do in or with the north, be rest assured that if urgent measures are not urgently put on track, Boko Haram will soon be through with the North and transfer their artillery to wherever you think is safe for you. 

Let me lastly register my condolence to the Families that lost their love ones and relatives, may their souls rest in perfect peace and may God Almighty give them the fortitude to bear the lost. For those engineering this ugly trade of murdering innocent people, i say God is awake. Nemesis surely awaits you, if not by man by God and if not here, in the hereafter.

Usama A. Dandare
National Coordinator,
Social Movement For Change (SMC).
@osadaby

Monday, 3 March 2014

SOCIAL MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE (SMC). PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

In our quest for good governance and a better Nigeria.
We are proud to announce that we are changing our movement name from Naija Revolt to "Social Movement For Change (SMC)."

The name change is due to the significant expansion of our activities and partnership with other revolutionary movements across the Nation.

To avoid confusion with other movements bearing similar name with ours, we have resolved to change the name "Naija Revolt" to a more unique name. The name change should be perceived as an acknowledgment of the zeal, strength, and vision of the entire Group - making "SMC" the cornerstone of rebranding the image of our dear country by agitating for Peace, Justice and Accountability.

The Movement will continue to operate in its current structure and your membership will remain un-changed. At the same time, we have equally resolved to change our web domain to www.smchange.blogspot.com to reflect on its name and strengthen the movement. The old web address will not continue to be operational for the foreseeable future.

Nigeria is the only Country we have. Therefore, we must defend our country by ourselves.
Remain Bless

Usama A. Dandare
National Coordinator,
Social Movement For Change (SMC).