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Comedian and UN Ambassador, I Go Dye, has written his own letter to the
President, addressing the nation’s issues and also advising him to leave
now when the ovation is still loud for him.
He wrote;
A
clarion call to all tradition leaders, Ex-presidents, diplomatic
communities elder statesmen, professional bodies, entertainers and
Nigerian youths to lay their voices to end political recycling, because a
future bequeathed to Nigerian youths today, will be the best legacy.
Sir,
with profound respect to your personality do I write this letter, Sir,
with profound respect to your personality do I write you this letter,
Please allow me the privilege to politely take you through some of the
best moments of your life as a youth.
I have questioned my
fears when I looked back at our history, as a people and the many
opportunities that has been denied the youths of my generation. The
youths of today are grieving everyday, because so much has been taken
away from them.
They have been denied the right to good
life, quality education, freedom, justice, sustainable means of
livelihood and above all, the freedom to leadership. These opportunities
were given in the past,remarkably many great Nigerians including your
humble self, enjoyed the very best from our great country.
How
come my generation has been short changed and left in dissolution and
uncertainty? We all have our different birth dates, yours was in 1942.
You joined the Nigerian Army at the age of 19 in 1961. Just three years
in military service, Nigerian government sent you and a few others to
commonwealth military academy training at Aldershot in England, between
1962-1963.
A testimony of how government cared and protected
the youths at that time. At 22 years you were already the platoon
commander of the second infantry Battalion. Thereafter, at the age of 25
years you were the among the few soldiers that were involved in the
counter coup of 1966, which included your colleagues in service, Abacha
23 years, IBB 25 years and the oldest was Danjuma 28 years and a host of
others. At youthful age, In 1975, at 33 years ,you were already the
Governor of North Eastern States. While in 1976 at 34 years, you were
appointed as the minister of petroleum. Meanwhile, two years later, in
1979,I was born into this world,the story has been the same old
story,when e go better?
In 1983, at the age of 41 years as a
sign of displeasure with the Shehu Shagari led civil government, you
conquered your fears and risked your life to overthrow the democratic
structure at that time,at this young age 41 you became the Head of
State. Today you are 75 years old, and president of Nigeria, nothing can
be found to still be missing, apart from the fact that the youths have
not be protected even in your administration.
As highlighted
then, most of the issues facing the country,is still killing the
ordinary Nigerians today,no electricity,no food,no shelter,no employment
and many other social problems.
Let me recall, previously I
wrote you a letter titled: logic and reasons with out guns, l spoke on
some issues affecting us as a people. lf we don’t change our political
process, sooner than later, the youths will demand for it,l just pray
it’s not too late.
Sir, I am not against your political
ambition, neither am I opposing your interest but I am of the view that
it’s better to leave the stage when the ovation is loud. Honestly
speaking,there is nothing new for you to conquer,the only sacrifice that
will bring more honour to your personality, is for you to lead the
process of advancing and transferring political leadership to the
youths. The best gift that you can obviously give to my generation is to
activate and set the process of ending the long and over -due political
recycling’s that has denied the youths their rightful place in our
political history as Nation.
Today, some people are already
clamouring that you should continue in power,they have a right to their
opinions, but I feel we all owe this Nation the truth at all times.
Since you became president, life has taught many of us that the
circumstance of life are unforeseeable, It will be honourable to become
an elder statesman at this time of your life. Most of those instigating
this continuation are doing it mostly for their selfish interest
,because of what they are gaining or stand to gain, if you remain in
power,do they really care about what you will be remembered for.
Sir,
once again, nature has presented to you an opportunity to live as our
new generation hero and many young Nigerians are waiting, for you to
have compassion for the youths, by lending them the privileges to define
who governs them and stop the recycling that has kept us captives.
Thanks amb francis.