By Femi Fani-Kayode
As a consequence of the events of the last few days, I am constrained to say that the Nigerian opposition, represented by the followers of Atiku Abubakar (Atikulators) and the followers of Peter Obi (Obidients), have lost control of their senses.
They need to get a grip before it is too late. They are attempting to
start something that they cannot finish and that they cannot possibly fathom
the end of.
They are beating the drums of war and are indulging in a level of irresponsible
and downright dangerous behaviour that has NEVER been witnessed before in the
annals of the history of our politics.
As a consequence of their subterranean manipulations, byzantine
conspiracies, unhinged vituperations and unbridled desperation things are
getting very hot and they are pushing us towards an Armageddon-like meltdown
and the road to Kigali.
Be rest assured that had it not been for the impartiality, strong
resolve, persistent interventions and sheer professionalism of our intelligence
agencies and particularly the DSS who have worked day and night to keep the
peace and stop us from tearing each other apart, we would have trod that
disastrous path and met a bitter end long ago.
The signals are not good and, unless they exercise restraint, reflect
sobriety and change course quickly, it is clear that our nation will soon find
itself in a cataclysmic and monumental struggle between the forces of light and
darkness, the likes of which have never been seen before.
Permit me to offer some free and unsolicited advice to them and to those
that are stoking their insufferable and rabid arrogance, intransigence and
belligerence from behind the scenes.
That advice is as follows.
Peace is priceless and unity is a fundamental pre-requisite to progress
and prosperity: you must learn to cherish them both.
That you have lost today does not mean you will lose forever.
I counsel you to calm down, purge yourself of hate, sheath your sword of
war, drop your dastardly gameplan and not-so-hidden agenda to establish an
Interim Government, desist from displaying madness, bend the knee and bow to
your President-elect, refrain from weaponising falsehood, act within the law
and if you must, make your protestations quietly in an atmosphere of peace and
tranquillity and there will be no problems.
Go to court, if you must, and state your case with respect, dignity and
decorum and I assure you that, no matter the outcome, there will be NO issues.
That is what democracy and the rule of law are all about. You win some
and you lose some.
That is the reasonable, rational and responsible attitude and disposition
that you should cultivate, display, engender and reflect. That is the path to
peace.
However if you continue to say you do not believe in the system or
institutions, that the President-elect must not be sworn in under any
circumstances and that you have no faith in the courts or the rule of law and
you encourage people to take the law into their own hands then you are inviting
chaos, anarchy, violence, tyranny, fascism, treason, a breach of the
constitution and the law of the jungle and we will NOT sit by idly and allow
that.
If you continue to incite, intimidate, threaten, provoke, destabilise,
undermine and overheat the polity and breach the rules of engagement all hell
will break lose.
Our only “crime” was to win an election yet because you cannot bear the
fact that you lost you want to pull the whole house down and burn everyone in
it.
Let this serve as a timely warning. We cannot be a punching bag for the
opposition forever and soon we will react.
Trust me when I tell you that if there is any foul play in this matter or
any conspiracy to thwart the people’s will…
There can be no more cheating, no more subterfuge, no more games and no
more dastardly tricks. We have seen enough of that over the last 63 years of
our national existence.
Do NOT test our will or underestimate our firm resolve.
We speak for the silent and peaceful majority and, unlike the opposition,
we cut across all regional, ethnic and religious lines. We do not represent
just one faith or just one tribe.
We represent all faiths and all tribes and our supporters can be found
everywhere in this country. We are the hope and promise of a better future
shrouded in glory, unity, peace, strength and prosperity for our nation.
There are millions of us all over this country and when we say that we
will stand on Bola Tinubu’s mandate and defend it, we mean it.
We are not joking and we are not playing games. We have prepared for it,
we have the means to do so and we WILL do so.
I implore you in the name of God not to mistake our relative silence,
calm disposition, magnanimity and attempt to reach out in peace as weakness,
stupidity or an indication of fear or guilt.
I urge you not to “cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war”.
I counsel you not to ‘wake our sleeping sword lightly”.
The bottom line is as follows. Annul Asiwaju’s election and we will annul
your brain. We have returned to the trenches.
Those that kindle fire shall be consumed by it. Those that invoke the
spirit of war shall be destroyed by it.
Those that wish to truncate our democracy shall be crushed by it. And
those that seek peace, unity, justice, progress and fair play shall find it.
The people have spoken. God has approved it.
If you want to steal our mandate you will have to kill every single one
of us and be ready to spend the next twenty to thirty years in a massive
regional conflagration and major conflict.
This is NOT our prayer and no sane person wants war.
However, we shall not shirk away from it if is forced upon us by those
that are hell-bent on robbing us, suppressing us, enslaving the US, cheating us
and turning us into pawns and vassals of their vain and obsessive delusions,
their wicked, vicious and relentless disposition of tyranny and their unbridled
and insatiable lust for power.
There are some things that are worth fighting and, if necessary, dying
for and democracy, fair play, truth, the rule of law, righteousness and justice
are among them.
Let that sink and let peace reign. A word is enough for the wise.
Femi Fani-Kayode, Director, Special Operations and New
Media, APC PCC, writes from Abuja
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