Nigeria: North, the Country and the Presidency

23 November 2010
opinion

In a recent interview, Dr. Junaid Mohammed threatened that there would be violence if Goodluck Jonathan wins the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the 2011 presidential election.

The remark reminds many of the voice of Jacob but the hands of Esau account.Those who have read that account remember that Jacob, in an attempt to receive from his blind and bedridden father the blessings meant for his elder brother, wrapped the skin of an animal round his hands and cooked his father's favorite meal so he could fool the old blind man into blessing him.

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