Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town South Africa, the man who took Nigeria for a long scary ride through a path of ignominy and who wanted to truncate the constitution just for his own personal selfishness said, “Unless it is absolutely necessary, I believe that any African leader, whatever mistakes he made while in office, unless it is a heinous crime, when he gets out of office should be left alone to vegetate and retire to his village, or where ever he wants to retire to. One of the things that can discourage others from following the footsteps of those who have vacated power is the fear of what will happen to them after they leave office."Icheoku says but regrettably ever since Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo was forced out of office by Nigerians who thunderously said NO to his third term agenda, he is still walking the grounds of Nigeria a free man despite committing 'heinous crimes' of genocide against ethnic minorities of Odi Bayelsa State and Zaki Ibiam Benue State?
According to Obasanjo's doctrine of preventing 'sit-tightness amongst African leaders' and Icheoku quotes, "leaders should be left alone to rot in retirement "unless it is for heinous crime"; in which case, such a monstrous former president should not be left alone but disturbed by the law and the people. Icheoku asks, what then is the Nigerian authorities waiting before they arrested and prosecute Olusegun Obasanjo, using his standards as a guiding philosophy, or are they saying that his nearly extermination of a people is not such "heinous crime" as would subject Obasanjo under his own doctrine for culpability of a former leader? Icheoku says the crimes of Olusegun Obasanjo while in office make it absolutely necessary and imperative for him not to be left alone, but made to answer for them after he left office or rather was forced out of office. Icheoku worries that excessive executive impunity persisting in Africa especially Nigeria today, where men and women of means and power feel that they are above the law, stems from the fact of the failure to prosecute people like Olusegun Obasanjo for their blatant crimes, committed while in office or in a position of authority.
Such impetus is now being similarly shared by the failed presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change and three times rejected presidential candidate, Imam Muhammadu Buhari over his engineering of the post election mayhem that engulfed some parts of Northern Nigeria. Icheoku even heard that the Osama Bin Laden of Nigeria, severally and boisterously, challenged the authorities in Nigeria to arrest him if they can; that Icheoku wishes that atypical Sani Abacha is in office to take Buhari up on his dare.
Why would a country worth its name not subject every of her citizen under the law; and it is not as if these two were the only times people have felt above the law in Nigeria. Remember that the evil genius Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida once refused to honor an invitation to appear before a duly constituted Justice Chukwudiufu Oputa panel of Inquiry and he freely walked away from such arrogant disrespect and disregard for the law? The solution to this flagrant abuse of the law in Nigeria is simple as making an example with one of these people is all that is required to straighten things and empower the populace. Icheoku says, JUST PUT EVERY GADDAM NIGERIAN UNDER THE LAW and now that Olusegun Obasanjo has technically confessed that his crimes while in office were the reason for his wanting a third time, may be it is about time the Nigerian authorities make an example out of him and bring him to justice.
Luckily, there is no statute of limitation in matters of mass murder. Odi and Zaki Ibiam victims of Obasanjo's brutal regime are still reeling in pain, crying and demanding for justice, so Olusegun Obasanjo should be put through the judicial process and made to pay for his crimes against the humanity that called Odi and Zaki Ibiam home. The rest of his other Nigerian victims, since possibly his crimes against them did not arise to the "heinous crimes" standard; will be satisfied with the Odis and Zaki Ibiams getting their day in court against their traducer in chief, Aremu Michael Okikilemo Olusegun Obasanjo. But no, it ain't gonna ever happen as Icheoku almost forgot that President Jonathan is Obasanjo's boy and he dare not go up against the man who made him president. The Godfather strikes with venom and vengeance and President Goodlucky Ebelesimi Jonathan do not want none of that; moreso he is not of the brave-heart genre and would rather his boat is not rocked.
It is also quite ironical that Olusegun Obasanjo, who had eight years to but failed to fix Nigeria, is now imploring the present administration to address six key areas of 'economy, security, unemployment, corruption, infrastructure development and stability in energy generation and supply.' What a man who is both shameless and unaware Obasanjo is; otherwise with which face is he now urging that these areas be addressed urgently when he woefully failed to do so himself during his eight long years in office and with enough resources to make them happen. It is paradoxically akin to the Rush Limbaughs of America giving credit to former President GW Bush for the final "mission accomplished" in the matter of Osama Bin Laden? Like Obsanjo, Bush had eight years but could not or failed to land the trophy Osama Bin Laden; and although President Jonathan is not there yet but is directed and marching on; and soon it would be real democracy-dividend delivered to the people of Nigeria in those enumerated six areas. Icheoku's quarrel is not with the merits or demerits of the six issues raised, but that Olusegun Obasanjo is the wrong person to raise them; as he lost his moral standing to so do when he blew his opportunity to make a difference in those areas while in office. But at last Nigerians, we have a confession from the Aremu himself on why he desperately sought a third term in office that was resoundingly rejected by Nigerians. What a confession that is and when will Obasanjo be indicted for his crimes while in office since his immunity has since now lapsed?
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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