BIAFRA: DID JONATHAN CALL NNAMDI KANU A
PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE; ATTACK BUHARI OVER HIS
ARREST?
By Ifeanyi Chijioke
31 October, 2016
It is a big plus to the people of Biafra and the leader of
Indigenous People of Biafra who has long been illegally
incarcerated that the world is confessing he is a Prisoner
of Conscience. Jonathan is the latest to have taken a
swipe at Buhari for Kanu’s incarceration; and also taken a
due advantage of the matter. This position further means
that to Jonathan and the rest of the world; Nnamdi Kanu
committed no crime. To call Nnamdi Kanu a Political
prisoner is to say he did nothing and is illegally
incarcerated; that is what Jonathan told Buhari and it is
what is expected of every man of good conscience.
When a wise man speaks, it takes a wise head to interpret
and know where he is going; in recent time, Jonathan has
taken to the media to make few sensitive statements. He
questioned the accusation leveled against Dasuki; noting
that such amount of money cannot be stolen because
military hardware was really bought. The level of
diplomacy in his speech is superb; at least there is a
difference between a man that came with hundred
Lawyers to defend his O’level certificate and a man that
finished his university education. On Dasuki statement,
Jonathan was brief and indirect; he never said Dasuki did
not steal, he only said that the figure mentioned makes it
clear that Dasuki is a victim of retaliation.
After his speech, APC got pierced, truth can really hurt,
but this truth should not hurt much, because more will
come when the Court is done. Unlike Buhari who had no
education and would vow how he won’t release a man
(prejudice). Jonathan was quite aware that prejudicial
statements are unlawful; he withheld and allowed the
Court to go on without influence. This is a literate
handling government affairs; but when a dumb ass is
there, he babbles and even reminds us how his wife is
only made for sex and his feeding. APC is already calling
for Jonathan’s arrest; the crime Jonathan committed was
that he spoke for the persecuted. No opposition voice is
wanted in Nigeria; the APC Vice-President is already
giving reasons Jonathan won’t be arrested now.
The press is already making jest of Buhari, just after the
statement, APC were asked why they won’t arrest
Jonathan for talking; the VP was quick to capture the shot
by saying they don’t arrest anyhow; the government only
took power to enable them arrest dissent voices.
Jonathan doesn’t seem to be affected; how I wish they
would arrest him, I think that will be very interesting.
Corruption war indeed; enthroned by corruption and
fighting corruption when one’s source of enthronement is
the source of his dethronement makes the whole thing a
hallucination. If corruption took Buhari to the seat of
power, there is no way he can fight corruption because he
had fought his root or source of air that makes him
breathe.
Most recently, Jonathan boasted that in his
administration, he never had a prisoner of conscience or
political prisoner, referring to Nnamdi Kanu who has long
been detained for saying what the government of Buhari
feels should not be said against Buhari. This latest
statement is a mockery of the Muhammed Buhari’s
administration or rather a campaign strategy. This
statement is a clear message to Buhari that he is getting
it wrong on Nnamdi Kanu because he will soon stand
alone. Indirectly, it could be that Jonathan is trying to
bastardize the government of Buhari with him or calling
for his release. The bottom line is; Jonathan to have
attacked Buhari with Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest shows a
change of tide in the polity.
By referring to Nnamdi Kanu as a prisoner of conscience
shows the length Buhari has been discussed to Jonathan
by foreigners. Clearly, there would be questions like, “Who
is that prisoner that has turned Nigeria into something
else?” “Who is the prisoner the people are protesting for
his release all over the world” and maybe Jonathan is
taking advantage of that to tell the world, you stood
against me thinking that anything will change but you
have only taken Nigeria back to military regime or lawless
era when prisoners of conscience are the order of the
day. One thing Jonathan will sing throughout the period
will be I never had a political prisoner or prisoner of
conscience. In democracy, a democrat is needed to give
the best of it and with the handling of Nnamdi Kanu by
Buhari; it is clear the man cannot survive democracy
unless taken back to the military he knows better.
The message to Buhari is very clear, release the prisoner
of conscience in your dungeon and embrace democracy.
Respect the ruling of competent Court and learn how to be
a democrat because democracy gave him the power he
wields today. Jonathan might not directly tell him to
release Nnamdi Kanu or attack his government for
undemocratic acts; but the obvious thing is, the world is
stepping away from him; sympathy is clustering and
would explode to affect Buhari in every angle. As long as
Nnamdi Kanu is held is as long as issues come out
against this government.