LEGENDARY J.O.E

ATIKU AND A LIFE OF GRAVE MISTAKES Atiku's greatest mistake is not supporting MKO in 1993. When he lost the primaries and MKO refused to pick him as running mate, Atiku stayed aloof - and even supported the annulment. Had he stood with MKO in that sacred hour, at least he could have enjoyed the sympathies of the Yoruba and the lovers of democracy today. But he chose comfort over conviction, and history took note. ----- His 2ND greatest mistake is not supporting the fight against the military - even while his political benefactor, Yar'Adua, languished in Abacha's dungeon and eventually surrendered his breath within those walls. He did not rage. He did not march. He did not even whisper. At least, today, Nigerians would have known he once stood for something beyond himself. ---- His 3RD greatest mistake is going against OBJ in 2003, the man who brought him into Aso Rock - and thus stamping himself, before the eyes of the nation, as acutely disloyal and chronically desperate. OBJ, who neither forgives nor forgets without publishing it, extracted his pound of flesh in ink and bound it in hardcover. That testimony lives in books. Books do not die. It is a stain Atiku can never wash off. ----- His 4TH greatest mistake is not supporting GEJ in 2015. Had GEJ won, Buhari would have naturally retired into the dry silence of Daura - and there would have been no one on the horizon capable of challenging Atiku in 2019. He could be rounding up his second term today. Instead, he conspired against the man, refused his entreaties for support and mindlessly worked with others to ensure his defeat. If he supported GEJ then, even if his defeat was unavoidable, at least GEJ could have owed him a debt of reciprocity today. ----- His 5TH greatest mistake is picking Peter Obi as running mate in 2019. Little did he know that the totally unknown, largely forgotten former governor he elevated into national consciousness would become his greatest obstacle to the lifelong dream of the presidency. He reached into obscurity and handed a mediocre a platform and he has now become a monster that now haunts his every electoral ambition. ---- Atiku has lived a long life of consistent blunders - each one costlier than the last - as though he were a man never destined to sit on that throne. The closer he gets to power, the farther the presidency retreats from him. And in every election cycle, he commits a blunder worse than the one before. Each step toward his lifetime ambition is just another nail hammered deep into the casket of unfulfillment. The list does not end here. There are more destiny-mistakes Atiku has committed on this ambitious walk. Which other one can you remember? Good Morning Severally....

When they call out your hypocrisy, you say they don’t have enough job; Temu journalists

ATIKU AND A LIFE OF GRAVE MISTAKES Atiku's greatest mistake is not supporting MKO in 1993. When he lost the primaries and MKO refused to pick him as running mate, Atiku stayed aloof - and even supported the annulment. Had he stood with MKO in that sacred hour, at least he could have enjoyed the sympathies of the Yoruba and the lovers of democracy today. But he chose comfort over conviction, and history took note. ----- His 2ND greatest mistake is not supporting the fight against the military - even while his political benefactor, Yar'Adua, languished in Abacha's dungeon and eventually surrendered his breath within those walls. He did not rage. He did not march. He did not even whisper. At least, today, Nigerians would have known he once stood for something beyond himself. ---- His 3RD greatest mistake is going against OBJ in 2003, the man who brought him into Aso Rock - and thus stamping himself, before the eyes of the nation, as acutely disloyal and chronically desperate. OBJ, who neither forgives nor forgets without publishing it, extracted his pound of flesh in ink and bound it in hardcover. That testimony lives in books. Books do not die. It is a stain Atiku can never wash off. ----- His 4TH greatest mistake is not supporting GEJ in 2015. Had GEJ won, Buhari would have naturally retired into the dry silence of Daura - and there would have been no one on the horizon capable of challenging Atiku in 2019. He could be rounding up his second term today. Instead, he conspired against the man, refused his entreaties for support and mindlessly worked with others to ensure his defeat. If he supported GEJ then, even if his defeat was unavoidable, at least GEJ could have owed him a debt of reciprocity today. ----- His 5TH greatest mistake is picking Peter Obi as running mate in 2019. Little did he know that the totally unknown, largely forgotten former governor he elevated into national consciousness would become his greatest obstacle to the lifelong dream of the presidency. He reached into obscurity and handed a mediocre a platform and he has now become a monster that now haunts his every electoral ambition. ---- Atiku has lived a long life of consistent blunders - each one costlier than the last - as though he were a man never destined to sit on that throne. The closer he gets to power, the farther the presidency retreats from him. And in every election cycle, he commits a blunder worse than the one before. Each step toward his lifetime ambition is just another nail hammered deep into the casket of unfulfillment. The list does not end here. There are more destiny-mistakes Atiku has committed on this ambitious walk. Which other one can you remember? Good Morning Severally....

ONLY AFRICAN BELIEFS FAIL. NEVER THE FOREIGN ONES. RIGHT? Papa Uma Ukpai lost more than one child in a single day. An unspeakable tragedy - the kind that breaks men regardless of faith, stature, or grace. We accepted it. We mourned. We said misfortune sometimes arrives beyond the reach of explanation. Christianity did not fail. The God of the Christians - who is omnipotent, meaning He possessed every power to prevent that tragedy - did not fail. Omniscient, meaning He knew the journey, knew the road, knew what waited at the end of it, and said nothing to His servants - did not fail. Omni-present, meaning He was there. At the scene. In the vehicle. On the road. In the river. A witness to every second of the horror - and He intervened in nothing. Yet we insist: the God of the Christians did not fail. And truly, the majesty of the Almighty cannot be defined by singular event. But Portable openly professes faith in African traditional religion - and loses to Carter Efe once - and suddenly, Juju is fake. Juju is worthless. Juju is an embarrassment. One loss. That is all it took. The Christian God watches children die and keeps His throne. The Orisha loses a boxing exhibition and loses His entire legitimacy. We will all be fine. Good Afternoon Severally...

ATIKU AND A LIFE OF GRAVE MISTAKES Atiku's greatest mistake is not supporting MKO in 1993. When he lost the primaries and MKO refused to pick him as running mate, Atiku stayed aloof - and even supported the annulment. Had he stood with MKO in that sacred hour, at least he could have enjoyed the sympathies of the Yoruba and the lovers of democracy today. But he chose comfort over conviction, and history took note. ----- His 2ND greatest mistake is not supporting the fight against the military - even while his political benefactor, Yar'Adua, languished in Abacha's dungeon and eventually surrendered his breath within those walls. He did not rage. He did not march. He did not even whisper. At least, today, Nigerians would have known he once stood for something beyond himself. ---- His 3RD greatest mistake is going against OBJ in 2003, the man who brought him into Aso Rock - and thus stamping himself, before the eyes of the nation, as acutely disloyal and chronically desperate. OBJ, who neither forgives nor forgets without publishing it, extracted his pound of flesh in ink and bound it in hardcover. That testimony lives in books. Books do not die. It is a stain Atiku can never wash off. ----- His 4TH greatest mistake is not supporting GEJ in 2015. Had GEJ won, Buhari would have naturally retired into the dry silence of Daura - and there would have been no one on the horizon capable of challenging Atiku in 2019. He could be rounding up his second term today. Instead, he conspired against the man, refused his entreaties for support and mindlessly worked with others to ensure his defeat. If he supported GEJ then, even if his defeat was unavoidable, at least GEJ could have owed him a debt of reciprocity today. ----- His 5TH greatest mistake is picking Peter Obi as running mate in 2019. Little did he know that the totally unknown, largely forgotten former governor he elevated into national consciousness would become his greatest obstacle to the lifelong dream of the presidency. He reached into obscurity and handed a mediocre a platform and he has now become a monster that now haunts his every electoral ambition. ---- Atiku has lived a long life of consistent blunders - each one costlier than the last - as though he were a man never destined to sit on that throne. The closer he gets to power, the farther the presidency retreats from him. And in every election cycle, he commits a blunder worse than the one before. Each step toward his lifetime ambition is just another nail hammered deep into the casket of unfulfillment. The list does not end here. There are more destiny-mistakes Atiku has committed on this ambitious walk. Which other one can you remember? Good Morning Severally....

Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ - My translation. Do not measure my life by the fate of the Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ (Beaded gourd rattle), Sekere - Opulent with cowries, whose rattle shepherds successul occasions home Only to be forgotten when the table of spoils is set. The Egbere does not know another song. From the forest depths, it carries only tears - wailing is its identity, grief its only fluency. And so it shall be for every hand raised against our ascent: Their harvest shall come, and it shall be watered with the very tears they planted. Rate my translation: After saying AMEN.

You are wrong Mr Daniel. Very wrong indeed. First - they are not journalists. Second - do not insult Temu.

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