One thing is sure about live when
looking at it from the point of political em-anticipation with leadership
impact on you and me with the purpose it was meant to fulfill and not the other
way round. My ardent followers would
ask, what do I mean with this assertion? Before I let the cat out of the bag, I
must not fail to congratulate my viewers in this New Year of glory to glory,
and also to put their heart on the track about the incoming local government election
in the state of Lagos that is pregnant with loads of political activities. Even
though I must not fail to wish my viewers well, it is in my considered opinion
not to also forget the unfolding political activities that we are seeing on
site coming in this new-year. Let me once again wish you all the blessings that
come with this yuletide season of easter.
As Lagos state steadily approaches its local
government election this year, the polity has been heating up with various
permutation and conjectures as the fate of the nation is going to be decided by
those political leaders of various spheres, coming from national and local
constituencies. The faith of our constituency which happens to be the major
point of entry into this discussion is being decided by our internal democratic
mechanism which is expected to be
displayed by every existing political parties in the country, Starting from the
hurdle of delegate’s nomination that comes with numerous contestants in various
political positions and at the end, seeing the winner coming out outstanding
among other fellow contestants. Also, where after all said, would become the
flag bearer of their party, and also come out in an open contest with other
fellow candidates of other parties when the
time is ripe for general elections
that we are about to see it unfold very soon, and where such individual has satisfactorily meet
the dead line as stipulated by the ground norm used as lay dawn principles
binding the independent national electoral commission [INEC] and Nigerians who
are willing to fill those positions of leadership. But then, another focal point here that opened up conflicting interest in the cause
of this, is the issue that played around in the time when house of representative
primary were conducted and that which came out with shocking
revelations, even though not surprised,
it only added to my adulations and that
precisely is the point in time past, and such
eventuality was for long a time,
envisaged its coming, which indeed
was among the reason it was considered to be the theme of
this column, where also, its open
up a vista of x-raying the scenarios that played out in
that process that took place in Ojo constituency, that saw the incumbent Toyin suarau failing and
ushering in another new dawn whose rhetoric’s has since being signaling more of
negative effects than advantages where-with, reeled out results that did not
come as surprise to many .’’In this scenario, one can only adduce to this fact,
that ‘’favor can be deceitful, beauty is but veil. As the dead to the undead,
the lock to the key, pencils and erasers, what is done may be undone. If Ojo
constituency must burn, then let it burn but at least let’s have a reason for
striking the match. Be gone with sympathetic undertakers and white washed
sepulchers filled with nothing but decayed bones; I am not going to let
another’s coffin rest on my conscience, if there is to be any more rape of
injustice, it will not start with me.’’ ‘’SPEAK’’. The crux of this discussion
is in the underpinnings of this colossal failure of leadership which is usually
what determines the continuity of any leaders in any political position
essentially, at the grassroots of political party that stand prominence on this
subject matter. Given what was reported in the last house of representative
primary of All progressive congress party primary that took place on December
seventh of last year in Ojo federal constituency, where it was reported that
yinka Durosinmi came up with highest score with two hundred and four vote
followed by another close rival M. M.
Hassan scoring one hundred and thirty three vote whilst the incumbent,
toyin suarau was said to have scored
list digits amongst them, is indeed sign
that the people truly know how, and when their expectation should be meet, in
the absence of that, and where their expectation
is cut short either, we should then not be surprise at such outcome.
Democracy is more pronounced at the grassroots and its outcome are usually the
definition of how honorable such incumbent could be in time of evaluating the
dividends of democracy given as mandate after when
such person is given the opportunity to serve.
For instance, Hon. Durosinmi had been the local government chairman for
two term of constitutionally acceptable provision and the incumbent has,inequal, both as chairman and where the other happens to be the incumbent of the
position the duo are jostling for, but off-course, the justification of the outcome
has shown otherwise. When we see the like of Barrack Obama of the united states
today, for those of us who know little about him, would give his account and
instructively, to help those with myopic thoughts of how leadership transcend
with quality assurance that he Obama had started from state house of assembly
to the house of representatives [The congress] and to the senate, and then as
president of the united states. if, for whoever fails in this direction is now
looking for the option of cutting the grass in the bush to line a part and navigate his way in a most cruel manner and clinch such ticket such individual should have his face raised
dawn in shame. If an individual like Barrack Obama had been able to hold in
trust, the change his people needs, and in turn hold on to the trust of his
people then, we should conclude by
saying he has justifies his
movement to the top very well with requisite experience and excellent leadership antecedents’ other than
the parochial way with which many of our politician back here
in Nigeria thinks is formidable, ‘’plying
routes of every exhaustible means
of corruption to the top as the case seems, and where speculation are
ripe that one of them that lost the
battle is seeking way of involving the speaker of house of representative to influence such
position for himself, which if ascended to, could spell doom for their
party’s chance during the general election. True, should we
say we have not reached such levels of playing the games by the rule… Honestly,
Durosinmi had shown otherwise in leading by example. True, He has given hope to
all that indeed, the voice of the people is the voice of hope and doing this
means that he was able to understand the needs of its people and was what gave
rise to the outcome of that house of representative primary that took place in Ojo
constituency and not when other consideration, which should not necessarily
coincide with the aspiration of the people arise to scuttle the balance of
assumed political equations, calculations and projection as it seems. The out
pouring about whispering campaign for another candidate who
had failed to emerge through the primary conducted is gaining voice in certain
quarters to suggest that yinka Durosinmi
should be overlooked is winning toward political suicide, a rather scandalous
notion for anyone to hold on. Those who seem bent and intent on denying him his
ticket of nomination should know how better to drive that wedge between him and
Tinubu given the fact that effective and synergetic partnership has been his
focus of delivering leadership promises. I do hope for this sake that those
forces are disappointed in their schemes. There has never been a doubt in the
minds of politically aware that this mandate was freely given to Hon Durosinmi
by those delegates as a result of leadership failure of the incumbent which
stand the basis of this discuss in retrospect. The selection that brought in
the incumbent was made possible between you and i. in few month times, the
continuation of the various cycle of national disintegration and pillage shall
continue because of you and i. will you rather fail than win….. The late Gani
fawehinmi [of blessed memory] once told me sometime in an encounter with in the
past.. I am grateful I had the opportunity
to meet this great man before he
passed on’’ hear him’’ I am having a
short time as my strength is failing me. I was often called the conscience of
this nation as a result of my stand against injustices and corruption’’. Is
this not the kind of corruption that he was pointing at, that we are grappling
with individually…, that even president Good luck Jonathan often emphasizes
about? When you fail in your responsibility as leader in what is expected of you to those
that elected you into office and in other words, you think you have another short cut to
victory and then start having another thoughts instead, that those you even
represent are no more relevant and if
the people in return, find you not worthy, and eventually
succeeded in using their votes to remove you from continuing, then what is remaining is that their voting should equally mean nothing.
Rather, using that corrupt means which chief Gani described as problem of this
country, as means of sailing out from the river... If not, how do we see an elected representative whose
thought is when at the end, if I am not given such mandate amidst such controversy, the next
option should be clinching the ticket by force through the top hierarchy and living those you intend
to governed that are supposed to
determine your coming back behind.. An injustice without conscience like the
legal icon rightly puts it cannot be far-fetched. One thing I appreciate about
President Jonathan is his stand on one man one vote which has since been having
trickle dawn effect at grassroots level, and has truly created more
awareness’ where it has succeeded
in given the people more understanding
of what politicians usually take advantage off. The
injustices late chief Gani mentioned in an encounter with him did not just come
from heaven other than an illustration of these kinds. The people‘s will shall
definitely triumph and our conscience will likewise judge in the event other
wise. Happy new-year people
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