Mr President,
On May 29th 2011, you were sworn into office as President of this great country having worn two-thirds majority in more than 28 states of the country. Today makes it exactly one year you have saddled the affairs of this country. With all sincerity, I congratulate you on this landmark achievement. Critics may argue that congratulations are not in order due to the mayhem, crisis, anarchy and misfortunes that has befallen us since the inception of your presidency. The conspiracy theorists have blamed all these chaos on the way and manner in which you were selected and elected into the exalted office, but that is a matter for another day.
On April 12th 2011 just after you worn the presidential elections, I wrote a letter to you. In that letter, I mentioned that the 2011 elections were based on sentiments, religion and ethnicity rather than ideas and party politics. The unfortunate events that have held sway for the past one year have only further buttressed that assertion. It is instructive to note that you won that election based on your personal mien and attributes, given that the self-acclaimed biggest party in Africa has failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians after 12 years in Power. Based on this backdrop, the onus lies in your hands to salvage the country.
Mr. President, you won that election fair and square because Nigerians believed that indeed a breath of fresh hair beckoned on us all. After your victory, there were wide celebrations across the length and breadth of this country (although there were reported cases of riots and protests in few states). For the first time, Nigerians were electing a man from humble background to rule over them; for the first time, a man who only few years earlier was a university don; a man who only came to Abuja for the first time a few years earlier via night bus; a man who didn’t have the proverbial god father and so forth. The name “Goodluck” actually became a household name. Nigerians were amazed at your elevation from a deputy governor to the Presidency within such a short period.
Mr. President, these happened a year ago. As I write this letter today, the situation is different. It’s painful to note that you have been tagged in Google search as the “most cursed president in the world”. The list is endless of the unprintable names out there that Nigerians have used to describe you. Indeed uneasy lies that head that wear the crown. It’s obvious that Nigerians are frustrated and the only one to vent that anger on is you, Mr. President because they trusted and voted for you to change the status quo.
Mr. President, I will also like to use this medium to remind you of the deluge of promises you made during the electioneering campaign. You barely have three years to fulfill these promises (since you equally promised to run for only one term in office) else you will be confined to the dustbin of history. Make no mistakes about it, if you fail, it is you-Goodluck Ebele Jonathan that failed and not PDP (PDP failed a long time ago).
On the other hand, if you able to fulfill all you promised, you will go down memory as one of the best President ever. Once again, I wish you Goodluck!
My Oga at the top told me to tell you that you will be considered for something once our website starts working again.
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