Hope you have not forgotten the role these men, Generals Muhamadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Sanni Abacha and Dogonyaro played in perhaps perpetual truncate of our democracy?

Hope you have not forgotten the role these men, Generals Muhamadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Sanni Abacha and Dogonyaro played in perhaps perpetual truncate of our democracy? You recall these four men, the four musketeers, they have been together and their aim was just one thing to truncate the nation’s democratic journey and then lord it over us one after the other. You recall the overthrow of Alh shehu Shagari? Then Gen Sani Abacha and Gen Babangida played “John the Baptist” for Gen Buhari and his friend gen. Tuned Idiagbon. One announced the over throw of Alh. Shehu shagari and the other announced the lead team of the five man group! Recall a year and half later probably because of clash of interest, you probably recall the Gloria Okon saga and Dele Giwa’s assacination, well this time around the musketeer’s lead team must come down for the other to continue but most importantly for the others to run their own time. This time around same gen sani Abacha joined by Gen Dogonyalo played “John the Baptist” for Gen Babangida; popularly known better as ‘Maradona’. That guy took away additional eight to nine years out of the nations time for military authoritarianism, extending the cheat on democracy. About nine years after you recall that the Maradona eventually scored in his own goal post! Though if you look art it carefully it may be deliberate to enable the last of the five man Musketeer to also lord it over the nation. You recall that when demonstrators blocked major high ways ib Lagos it was gen Sanni abacha that mobilized soldiers to ‘clear’ Ikorodu Road and third main land bridge of demonstrators i said cleared you know what that meant, limbs and bones were treated with the most disdain and thousands of people were mowed down and buried in secrete mass graves. While the musketeer; Gen Abacha was doing what he was doing Gen Babangida was busy preparing Aso rock for a quick jump over. Some people belived that Gen Babangida was going to hand over government to Moshud abiola but they were believing so on total ignorance because how could gen babangida hand over to anyone while the last of the top four had not had his turn! Handing over to Shenekan was all a grand strategy to enable Gen. Sani Abcha get into office. It couldn’t have been any other way. So eventually gen Abach eased the illegal contraption called interim government and took away another six years out of the nation’s time completing the circle of quest for power by desperate military officers and to show how desperate and greedy the four men are they are all still clamouring to come back to continue their ruler ship! While the four men were lording it over the country one after the other; they didn’t realize then that blood was also running in the veins of southerners. In fact if Gen Sani Abacha did not die in office he would have perhaps ensured that his brother Gen Dogoyaro also steps into Aso rock to complete the circle of band of wise men from the North! However that did not stop the four men from taking out 16 years out the nation’s life! People who should know have it that the main reason in addition to others why Gen Buhari was pushed out of office was because the other arm of the wise men from the North felt that Tunde Idiagbo was taking the shine out of General Buhari; what is more in recent time even Buhari himself is quoted as saying that he knew a coup was going on! Now picture a head of state and knew that a coup was going on and yet did not border to take steps to quash the insurgent junta. One can only read this to mean he was in support of coup against himself if only the ranting Gen. Tuned Idiagbon were to be cut to size! If this inference is correct it means adds more support that the four Northern Generals were acting in concert! Period! For those who have eyes to see the main reason why the so called Abacha’s constitutional conference took place was the palpable alarm created by the surprising victory of Chief Moshod Abiola in the botched Babangida election. Simply the four generals from the North did not think it right that a southerner should step into Aso Rock at that time not when the wise men had not done their circle. You recall that in the past when ever states were created it was equal for both North and South but you recall it was the Marodona himself, Gen. Babngida that started allocating more states to the North though not too sure if it was him that after carving out a state out of a former Northern state that had the same population with Lagos had each of the two new states carved out of the original states have more local governments than Lagos state! What a ‘patriotic’ move ! However while more states and more Local governments gave the North huge advantage in revenue formula the Northern aristocrats were not aware that finally the loose bond holding the North has been perpetually broken! After Abiola’s victory , Gen Abacha stepped in to make an ’amendment’ that was how the new six geo polities were the main thing done at that crazy 1999 conference which is still our constitution! Gen. Abacha felt it was easier to control and bond with three geo polities than 19 states! However he was chasing shadows the only way he could get close to what he envisaged was only and only to collapse the 19 Northern states but he dare not try that he would face a disater beyond what his General title could carry so he could only make do with the loose six geo polity! In summary these four General , Gen Buhari, Gen Babangida, Gen Sani Abacha and Gen. Dogonyaro were acting cunningly to ensure the continued domination by the North and would have even continued if not for the untimely death of Gen. Abacha! Now back to Gen Buhari considering his utterances and actions the only thing that will make him really happy is when his Fulani brothers would roam with their cattle all the way from Niger to creeks of Beylsa state rampaging farm lands without anyone daring to question them or face rape and murder in addition to rampaged farm lands if you consider the Generals utterances when the Fulanis were confronted some where in the South west. So people who are saying that the General is coming to track corruptions are just kidding, the south west politician that configured his has a hotel that the foundation alone cost N1 billion! Towering at 25 or more floors with fittings accessories and others perhaps the hotel cost over N100 billion! Could it have been the salaries the South west politician earned as governor that built that hotel!? Certainly not! So is general Buhari going to start his corruption campaign from the man that configured him!? I don’t think so besides this is a democracy; Gen Buhari cannot try corrupt Nigerians outside the law made by the national assembly and is the General completely an angel!? Don’t get me wrong while it is our desire that anyone caught in corruption be dealt with Gen Buhari can only deal with corruption according to the laws of the land this is not a military totalitarian rule! IGWEGBE LAWRENCE