Attacking Osinbajo Will Not Give You Vote - Facebook User Warns Adamu Garba

 

Nigerian Facebook user Victor Sunday Kwambuge has advice APC presidential, Hon Adamu Garba II to stop critizise other presidential aspirant expecially Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Victor Sunday Kwambuge also advise Hon Adamu Garba II to focus on his race and tell Nigerians what he have form them instead of attacking other aspirant.

Here is what he wrote

An Open Letter to Adamu Garba II

Your Excellency Sir,
Let me start by tendering my unreserved apology for resorting to this medium of reaching out to you. This is because in my view, that is the most realistic medium of getting my thoughts across to you especially at a time like this when you are extremely busy with politicking. Therefore, due to issues relating to geography and proximity, I feel I should pen down my thoughts and share.

To put the horse before the cart, I want to first, salute your courage, bravery, guts and valour for staying firm and resolute with your ambition to contest for the highest seat in the land. My admiration for your swag and doggedness was re-affirmed when my bosom Friend Dr. Peter Oaya David led me and my team to your Maitama office on February 24th to solicit your participation in the build up of the Mubi Youths Convergence, which you graciously attended and even added colour to the historic event. Subsequently, your participation at the convergence and quality of your presentation endeared a lot of young persons to your aspiration to lead this great country. Honestly speaking, since that day, I admire your strong willed personality for defying all odds and staying committed to your ideals in the pursuant of this ‘big dream’. Today, your candidature represents the missing link that we have all craved for in Nigeria’s politics i.e Youths involvement as participants rather than spectators.

Having established the above, I wish to point out to you most categorically that the direction of your campaign strategy has left many observers, stakeholders and analysts with doubts and reservations about your preparedness. To be frank, I expected much to come out from you in form of well-articulated manifesto, carefully drafted blueprint for the emancipation of our economy from the current clutches and a well strategized campaign networks that could effectively galvanize the support of young people to your train. I expected that by now, you would have at least released a book that empirically gives us a snap shot of where we are at the moment, what we have, what we need and the direction you intend to take this great nation in your presidency. I also expect to be agog with intellectual engagements of different stakeholders of the Nigerian society by your team, dishing out workable ideas that can resurrect Nigeria from its current limbo.

Unfortunately, all I see on a daily basis are Facebook posts geared towards attacking the aspiration of the Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo and other aspirants. I wouldn’t have bothered if your criticisms are based on issues, but your attacks can best be described as campaigns of calumny to smear, stain, discredit and maliciously plant a seed of religious discord in our fragile polity. I can’t remember seeing any of your posts taking him on issues relating to how he managed the economy in the last seven years as the head of economic team, or his stance on the current ASUU strike as a Professor, or his contribution to our foreign policy drive as a Vice president, or his impact to the entrenchment of our rule of law as a professor of law. These are core issues Sir, instead of focusing on his membership/ pastorship of RCCG and/or his southern inclination.

I know Professor Kperogi has been making concerted efforts to lead the parade in this direction, but as a presidential aspirant, I think your roadmap should be different. I am not sure how attacking another person’s aspiration gives you votes and support automatically. Don’t get me wrong, I am not canvassing support for Osibanjo and neither am I a sympathiser to his aspiration, in fact, I am of the view that a support for the current VP is tantamount to passing a vote of confidence to the way and manner in which Osibanjo and his principal managed the affairs of this nation in the past seven years. Hence, my missive here is to draw your attention to the fact there are more issues to focus on than politics of division, acrimony, bitterness, bad blood and rancour.

Mallam Adamu, at this point in our national life, as I mentioned in my paper presentation at the convergence (which you unfortunately missed) we do not need a divisive leader because the country is already divided badly along different lines and neither do we need a champion of denominational clique. We need a leader that would most importantly, unite the people, initiate and promote transformative ideas and proffer bold solutions to the current ills we have in virtually all segments of this nation. We need a leader with the Midas touch to turn our potentials into economic fortunes, we need a leader with dexterity and foresights to champion a course for our collective prosperity. Please, focus on how you intend to pilot the affairs of this nation by doing things differently. I am sure you are aware that we have a large chunk of young people in this country that can give you the stamina you need to become anything you want but only if you convince us through your actions, body languages and dispositions that you do not and would never belong to the bandwagon of the status-quo. Anything less or close to this can best be described as a bull in a china shop.