The cabalistic voyages of Amaechi

These two demands, as far as Nigerians know, are as difficult to pull through under this government, as shoving a camel through the eye of the needle. May be if the demand had come from elsewhere it could be considered but from a rival like this, Jonathan needs no trash.Nigeria has its fair litany of […]

These two demands, as far as Nigerians know, are as difficult to pull through under this government, as shoving a camel through the eye of the needle. May be if the demand had come from elsewhere it could be considered but from a rival like this, Jonathan needs no trash.
Nigeria has its fair litany of unexplained events. Why for example did I single out Amaechi in this discourse while there are six other governors with the same demands? Yes, because he comes from the Niger Delta, has no reason to hurry to be Vice-president, it is unwise to over-stretch his luck and indeed gets more money monthly from the federation account than all the other six northern governors put together. But Amaechi seems to be a man bewitched. If he is not flying a foreign registered jet all over the country without relevant permits, he is demanding a commitment from a man he knows too well would not listen, a guarantee not to contest the 2015 presidential election. Amaechi forgets that nobody has occupied Aso Rock Villa and vacated it on his own. They all had to be chased out, pushed out or thrown out. Amaechi may have noticed much earlier than most of the other politicians that Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan would have to be chased out, pushed out or thrown out of the Villa, thus deploying his God-given paranormality.
There are men and women, who are known for precognitive abilities. Precognition is the gift to see or feel an event before it actually occurs. One such person was a naked wanderer in Numan, Adamawa State, known for his lack of circumcision, as Loba (the uncut). Many believe he simply migrated to the wilderness, years ago, as his demise was neither witnessed by anyone nor ever explained. Loba was like any adult, but was always naked, and for the fact that he said things that actually came to pass in the future people knew he was a gifted guy. He also could appear at two separate locations simultaneously. To those of us who knew him or are from Numan Loba was not just another abnormality. He was also telekinetic.
Telekinesis is the ability to move things without physically touching them. There are many cases where people have bent metal objects by sheer mind power or levitated the objects. Loba could sit meters away from a bean-cakes (kosai or akara) seller and consume enough to feed a dozen men. We saw this happen many times. But the area that brings his telekinesis close to Amaechi is that if a school kid infuriates Loba he could influence the mood of another kid of the same age to fight and punish his tormentor while Loba stood and watched.
Do you now read Rivers State? So far, Amaechi has proved himself to be the master of telekinesis in this democracy.  Not many would forget his ascension to power from his hideout in a two bedroom shack in Accra. Later in 2008 he attempted to hoodwink Rivers’ people with his own idea of a truth and reconciliation commission but in which he wanted his political foes, like Ateke Tom excluded from all prerogatives relating to mercy.
Amaechi has spent his entire time as governor disturbing this person, or that policy, without ever physically touching them. His altercation with the First Lady is legendary. Before that would be, he spear-headed the state police debate. He wanted to own his own police force. You don’t need a rocket scientist to tell what would have happened to Nyesom Wike and the dissenting legislators who antagonized him if Amaechi had had his way with the state police idea. Later in an ugly display of character Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi stood and watched as his Chief Security Officer and his ADC pummel elected representatives of the people to pulp. It could have been worse.
Nigerians may not notice the collateral damage the actions of people like Amaechi inflict on our democracy. The fracas over the Obio/Akpor Local Government in which Amaechi declared that not even the PDP could admonish him is just a thread. Raw, personal ambition is superseding Amaechi’s sense of decorum. This is not to say that Amaechi did not win the Governors Forum elections over David Jang of Plateau state, but the difference between Jonathan, Jang and Amaechi is only a chicken and egg narrative, in all of which Amaechi would claim to be the victim.
Amaechi applies teleki-nesis at its apex. His politics has been replete with sparring partners. A quick countdown will include Patience Jonathan, Bamanga Tukur, Ateke Tom, Jonah Jang, Rivers’ Police Commissioner Mbu, Peter Odili, Austin Opara, Nyesom Wike and his entire Ikwere ethnic group whom he says have been ganging up to plot his political downfall. The latest to be in the ring with Amaechi is Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
He wants her to resign because of her wrong handling of the federation accounts, which may after all be a request for all Nigerians but coming from Amaechi who thinks that democracy was made to serve his personal interests and not that of his people, Jonathan’s response would definitely be, nada!