THE SPATE OF BOMB BLASTS MUST BE ARRESTED

Dear Editor,

THE SPATE OF BOMB BLASTS MUST BE ARRESTED

When considering those heating up the Nigeria polity, we do not need to look too far. When incidents happen, the government and some people would exonerate those that claimed responsibilities. Little wonder why when the Daily Trust of Monday December 6, 2010 came up with strong front page editorial titled “Dangerous  trade in illicit  arms” and on its page 30, published a short piece that concerned a south-south governor fingered in importation of arms and ammunition, probably towards ensuring a second term, the Presidency and Security Agencies did nothing. I also read the issue subsequently in Nigerian Tribune, Leadership, Compass and National Life.  People assumed that since the case had blown open, the office of the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Defence that were investigating the case would not sweep it under the carpet. With the matter dying off as it seems, would anyone that alleges favouritism be blamed?

One would not know why President Jonathan took his kinsman, Azazi as his new National Security Adviser without attaching an assistant to him; as existed during the tenure of Aliyu Gusau. Definitely we are witnessing increase of insecurity in the land. This situation definitely would not add anything positive to the present Nigerian leadership.

On October 1, there was bomb blasts; even at President Jonathan’s native Bayelsa State in recent times. Also recently in Jos and Maiduguri innocent souls were wasted and now it has happened in an army barracks? This is a situation Nigerians were not used to before now and all this points to terrorism and desperation by the present selfish political class.

It looks like those heating up the polity are the ones that are shouting ‘wolves’. Until we start learning to stand by the truth and path of peace and progress and not opportunism and wickedness, the nation would continue to derail. No matter how people paint the picture that Nigeria is at the brinks of breaking up, she would stand a united people. Every day that passes, our leaders are making us believe that the only solution for a progressive, united Nigeria is a serious revolution, probably worse than Ghana’s Rawlings’. But can we afford this? The answer is capital ‘NO’, but where there is no alternative, what happens?

Mr. Sunday Okon Isong, 88 Kehinde Street, Agbara, Ogun State.