OPINION BY FRED CHUKWUELOBE: For President Tinubu: Odera — a disputed politician, a disputed presidency | TheCable
I am not sure what best title to give this piece. Whatchamacallit? I had two titles, and I have decided to merge them. Firstly, Tinubu –Let us begin withbecause it is not an English word and may not be understood by everybody. It is an Igbo name that literally translates to “Once God says/writes it”. It speaks about destiny that cannot be changed.
He began his presidential campaign by choosing a catchphrase that was braggadocious, a sort of ‘I don’t give a damn’ phrase, “” . He won the nomination despite many people vowing that now former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Aso Rock cabal didn’t want him. He chose a fellow Muslim as a running mate in a country where religious secularism was respected. He refused to attend many functions where he would have faced questions from voters.
Today, he has been sworn in as president and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.Welcome to a disputed presidency led by a disputed politician whom it was written for.Odera, “once God writes it, it will surely come to pass”.
It happened to me in my active journalism days. We had a bunch of supervisors who rejoiced at the downfall of their juniors. Their envy and pettiness knew no bounds. They used their powers to ensure that the brightest reporters did not rise. Once you are adjudged to be ‘a good reporter in a lucrative beat’, they would pull you down. What they didn’t know was that they were pulling down the newspaper. And down it went. I was a victim.
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