Dangiwa Umar Is A Patriot... PDP Chieftain Declares

"Col. Dangiwa Umar remains the brave patriot who always respectfully, disagrees with authorities in defense of justice and equity"....Onuesoke.

"Umar is the real man of integrity per excellence. He has always shown passion for the unity of this country. He has integrity in his blood unlike others".

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former Delta State Governorship candidate, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has described former Military Governor of Kaduna State and an activist, Col Dangiwa Umar (rtd) as a patriot of Nigeria.

Onuesoke, who bestowed the recognition of a patriot to Umar in a statement to our correspondent in Warri, Delta State, said the former Governor's recent letter to President Muhammadu Buhari in which he warned him against lopsided appointment and other inequalities in the country, sets him apart from other Northern Fulani leaders that have been silent in view of the action of the present government.

The PDP Chieftain pointed out that Umar remains the brave patriot who always  respectfully disagrees with authorities in defense of justice and equity, adding that  the "appalling silence of good men" in the face of evil is being broken by the Colonel who is also a Fulani Prince .

He recalled that Umar being among the so-called "IBB Boys" during the era of military rule viciously kicked against brazen injustice, as the military regime, in which he served, annulled the June 12, 1993 Presidential mandate of Bashorun Moshood Abiola, in bare-faced contempt for the voters that voted in that election.

Onuesoke argued that his action has earned him a glorious place in history, while most of his generals, back then, have crammed themselves into history’s smelly dustbin.

"He staked his all, not only to challenge the annulment but to work towards revalidating that epochal election. For his courage, he lost his commission and could well have lost his life. But for his pains, he gained eternal honour. Umar is the real man of integrity per excellence. He has always shown passion for the unity of this country. He has integrity in his blood unlike others", Onuesoke noted.

He disclosed that in Nigeria, Umar is one of the greatest truth teller along with Wole Soyinka and Emeka Ezeife, stressing that rather than listen to paid sycophants and image worshippers, Buhari must do well to listen to these people when they speak.

"I admire the Colonel 100%. I keep saying it and I will say it again, Nigeria is not a nation. Nigeria is Polarized. One of the solutions to this is complete and total restructuring of Nigeria", the PDP Chieftain advised.