Both President Tinubu And/Or Vice President Shettima Ought To Be There To Watch The Senate Choose A New Senate President -By John Egbeazien Oshodi

On June 13, 2023, the 10th National Assembly will be inaugurated. President Tinubu Use Political Warfare Against Yari as the Senate elects the Senate president.

The inauguration of the 10th Senate on June 13 will be a historic session, with religious, ethnic, and geopolitical feelings currently flowing from the camp of former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, thereby interjecting the senate presidency inauguration vote.

Despite the current Muslim-Muslim ethos and image of the presidency, Senator elect Yari seems unconcerned about the outrage about the upcoming government’s lack of religious balance. Despite the endorsement of Vice President Kashim Shettima and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as well as the support of the party’s national working committee for Akpabio, Yari remains steadfast in his refusal to give way to Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs and the aspiring senate president of the 10th Senate.

Tinubu or Shettima must engage in political warfare, which entails taking aggressive actions to obtain a comparative edge or influence against Yari and his likes, because politics is an emotional and social conflict.
Tinubu and the APC must maintain their position on who would succeed outgoing Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who is earning a seat in the future Senate despite not participating in his party’s primary elections. And, while the true winner of the Yobe North senatorial district primary in Yobe State, Hon. Bashir Sheriff Machina, did not find justice in the supreme court, Senator Rochas Okorocha mocked Lawan for returning to the senate without first participating in his party’s primary elections. Mockery like this inspires rational people to believe that the Supreme Court will soon overrule itself or reverse this awful decision and enable Machina to take the seat he won.
Returning to Yari and his allies, President Tinubu and the APC organization must vehemently oppose Yari and make every effort to create a Nigeria where, in the words of Vice President Shettima, “we are with a Muslim president and a Muslim vice-president in a multiethnic, multi-religious polity (nation).” And now, Yari, a Muslim, wants to lead the Senate and become the third power in the nation. This is the height of national insanity for the democratic development of our multicultural society.

President Tinubu, as a person who has been exposed to democratic ideas of fairness and equality as evidenced by your American background, do not allow the unusual talk that Nigeria’s Islamic religious leadership, through a trio type Muslim presidential/vice presidential and senate presidential outline is about a possible political “jihad” against Christians across the country. If Yari wins the election with predominantly Islamic northern political support, a political confrontation may erupt that, if not handled wisely, will swiftly morph into an unwinnable national situation for you. Make every effort, Mr. President, to avert this political upheaval.

The political elite may continue to consider Nigerians as idle, disinterested, or afraid to respond for psychological and societal reasons, but not for long. Mr. President, you are aware that all is not well around your leadership at this time, so do something to bridge the political chasm that could worsen if Yari is allowed to get in, which could be seen as part of the political persecution and repression of Christians in Nigeria to the point of complete exclusion, raising widespread fear and a collective reaction that will be detrimental to you as the president and the already fragile nation. If the perception of Islamic supremacy is allowed to pervade Nigerian society, the people may be willing to confront the fear. Now, Mr. President, go hit back and restore some balance to the Senate Presidency on June 13th. Best regards, Mr. President.

John Egbeazien Oshodi

Professor John Egbeazien Oshodi, who was born in Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria, to a father who served in the Nigeria police for 37 years, is an American-based police and prison scientist and forensic, clinical, and legal psychologist. A government consultant on matters of forensic-clinical psychological services in the USA; and a former interim associate dean and assistant professor at Broward College, Florida. The Founder of the Dr. John Egbeazien Oshodi Foundation, Center for Psychological Health and Behavioral Change in African Settings. A former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Psychological Association. In 2011, he introduced state-of-the-art forensic psychology into Nigeria through N.U.C. and Nasarawa State University, where he served in the Department of Psychology as an Associate Professor. He has taught at various universities and colleges including Florida memorial University, Florida International University, Broward college, Lynn University, and currently an online faculty member at the Weldios university in Benin Republic, Nova Southeastern University and Walden University in USA.

Founder of the proposed Transatlantic Egbeazien Open University (TEU) of Values and Ethics, a digital project of truth, ethics, and openness. Over forty academic publications and creations, at least 300 public opinion pieces on African issues, and various books have been written by him. He specializes in psycho-prescriptive writings regarding African institutional and governance issues. His most recent textbook publication is Concise Psychology: An Integrated Forensic Approach to Psychology for Global African Settings. Jos5930458@aol.com