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Alaa Salah And Aisha Yesufu: Homemakers Or Havoc Wreckers



The crisis in Sudan is most heartbreaking because it involves two sides that never have to fight each other. Just like the fight between the Houthis and government forces after the ouster of Abdallah bn Saleh during the Arab uprising in Yemen. The same thing in Libya, and Syria. Unlike the ones in Yemen, Syria and Libya, the one in Sudan could easily be averted had Alaa Salah didn't start that infamous revolution in Khartoum, some two years ago.

Sudan has been marked by the West since the days of Al-Bashir but he could only be ousted, not prosecuted by the ICC to the disappointment and chagrin of the West. Since his ouster, the country didn't experience any form of stability. The power tussle between Generals Heremdti and Dogalo is nothing but a battle for ego and economic control yet the very people that charged and cheered on Alaa Salah two years ago are the ones feeling the final brunt just as it's said, when two elephants fight, it's the ground/grass that suffers.

There's nothing civilised about revolution perhaps why Islam prohibits it in the strongest terms. According to a prophetic narration, the followers are enjoined to give an absolute allegiance or loyalty to the leader even if such a leader doesn't treat them well. They should seek for guidance for such a leader in the hopes that God would intervene and make such a leader a good person. Perhaps Islam envisions the catastrophic consequences such revolts result in hence the prohibition.

Egypt and Tunisia of recent memory that started the Arab uprising are relatively peaceful now even though lives were lost and property worth millions of dollars destroyed but what about Libya, Syria and  Yemen? More than a decade after the West-induced-and-motivated revolutions, these countries are in absolute ruin with little or no intervention in terms of relief from the West. In fact, the West closed its borders to refugees and asylum seekers from these countries. What an irony!




Aisha Yesufu and her cohorts attempted the same thing in October 2020 when the #EndSARS protest erupted but to the glory of God, these agents of devil didn't succeed. There are constitutional ways to change a government especially here in Nigeria. Why don't we leverage on that to bring forth the change we want to see? Engage in active mobilisation of voters, create enduring partnerships and alliances; engage, don't insult and disparage; reach out, do not shot out; listen to others, respect their opinions and accept the differences. That's how serious people work. Nothing is given on the platter of gold. You must work for it assiduously. A stitch in time, it's said, saves nine. Meanwhile, Alaa Salah now lives in the UK while Aisha Yesufu  reportedly lives in the states.





May Nigeria never experience bloodbath again in the name of change of government. May Sudan and indeed, all troubled places find stability and sanity in the shortest possible time.



Sadiq Sabo
29/04/2023.

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