By Soni Ehi Asuelimen
The polity of Nigeria has become a global phenomenon in tragic comedic of
wicked rulers and now wicked evil followers who sometimes frighten the
righteous by grace from contending with lies in the public space. Most, if
many, of the leading global lights in success have visited and counseled
us how chase out the darkness of wicked rulers and followers with the
light of, wisdom of not repeating the same errors and expecting right,
success result, of not sowing wisdom and expecting to reap prosperity of
fools.
Over three years ago, a group thought to be democrats thirsting for good
governance practice but turned out to be renegade selfish politicians,
better called politricians, had exit the octopus People Democratic Party,
PDP, to form the new PDP. They thereafter crossed to the All Progressives
Congress, APC, destabilized it and thereafter carved out a reformed,
deformed or rebel rAPC.
After boxing selves into a corner the rebels led by Olusola Saraki are
plotting a return to the PDP, but Saraki, the rebel leader, unsure of
achieving his solo ambition of contesting for a presidential ticket in the
PDP is reportedly begging APC to remain. What manner of unprincipled human
beings, calling themselves leaders, do we have, possessing the nomadic
wandering spirit of Sokugo or political herdsmen always in search of green
pasture to feed inordinate ego cow, and still having dumb followers, which
is why good governance remains elusive in Nigeria?
Let’s examine why apc failed to tackle its unprepared promises which
turned out to be propaganda of an unprepared party, greedily hustling to
grab, or capture power. Only dummy Nigerians, sadly largely many, who saw
another mob chorus of new change would be fooled again.
With scatter brain alliances and so-called mergers, I hope Nigerians are
aware that these political renegades have not articulated any economic,
job-creation policies that will curb crime rate, engage idle artisans to
feed family and kill criminality in society.
Niger state governor Abubakar Bello said recently he won 2015 election
without promising anything, no manifesto and mumu followers voted empty
mind to power. How do you challenge such unprincipled governor for failed
governance on what parameters?
Even PMB and APC party that made promises and failed in all still plot a
return and dumb electorate still root for Sai Baba. By returning failed
rulers to rule why do we still turn round to complain over our choice of
death instead of life and bother the Almighty on our foolish choice?
The APC has not told us how they would redress the error of scoring F9
parallel in three years and they still want to return. Worse still is APC
is copying the error of PDP suicide of automatic ticket for failed former
President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
Contrary to his earlier promise more than one year ago that there would
not be automatic ticket for any position, Ahmed Tinubu has made a u turn
to endorse auto ticket for PMB, a similar move that disintegrated the PDP
and now the APC.
Any kangaroo move to return governors, lawmakers and PMB unopposed signals
the end of APC. We cannot continue to repeat same failure errors and yet
expect success result. Many prefer APC but its suicide of returning failed
people to contest 2019 election would stretch its foolishness for only
fools to buy. If PMB is sure of his so-called credibility and performance
he should not be scared of open contest within the APC to get the shirt to
run again.
For now, many minds are open to accept a candidate that emerges from any
major contending parties if there is open fair contestation for the flag
bearer to emerge, not behind the door consensus. After all, the failure of
APC has demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that parties and politicians
are prima facie unreliable until they prove otherwise, just two sides of a
coin.
Asuelimen writes via soniasuelimen@yahoo.com