The gods are to Blame for Nigeria's Woe...

The Nigerian situation has generated alot of debate amongst friends here in the Uk.
Yesterday, I ventured to satirize the Obasanjo third term drive by saying ..." afterall, there are no eligible candidates from any part of the country to continue the good work OBJ has started and achieved..."

One or two people misunderstood my sarcasm and thought I meant every word that issued from my mouth...

Whereas what I was saying was that, if the president can tinker with the constitution-arbitrarily to suit his whim and succeed, then, Nigerians are in for a lot of deep shit...

Although, some have argued that Obasanjo's goal is to stay there for as long as 'God's will' (Nigerians love this expression alot- everything that happens is 'god's will'...) permits him... others say twelve years will definitely be the right period to assess his achievements.

But what he( Obasanjo) and his supporters, genuine or spurious fail to appreciate is that this singular action will set Nigeria forty-five years back...
Any elected president-( if Nigeria eventually survives this 'onslaught' and 'rape' by this Ota farmer...) who feels that he needs more time to consolidate his economic and political policies can then garner some political pawns called senators and MPs and with a little threat and generosity amend the constitution to suit him.
May be then , he would amend it to eight terms of four years each- amounting to thirty-two years as being the only ripe time to assess his achievements. Why not?

Afterall, Babaginda rolled out a transition program that lasted eight years and only ended with another five years circus of Abacha.
But what has Nigeria as a country done to the gods that she is always saddled with 'these men' who are hell bent and impetuously so, to destroy the country.
May be, we need answers from the gods here.