Unclothing the realisms and myths of our politics | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
After the general elections in February and March, Nigeria would have come to a different kind of reality about her political configuration. We would have learnt that people are the real bridges to power. It will become evident that the path to becoming the president of Nigeria or governor of any state in our country…After the general elections in February and March, Nigeria would have come to a different kind of reality about her political configuration.
There were also beautifully crafted tirades from the caustic ball-point of Chief Femi Fani-kayode, who recently decamped to the All Progressives Congress , to become the co-spokesperson of the Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu Presidential campaign, attacking the Atiku Abubakar camp. As always, out of Fani-Kayode’s pen flows a rich repertoire of, searing, stinging, spearing and scything words made into heavy artillery fire.
There must be a solid political base, which must cut across the ethno-religious line, that will deliver bloc votes for any candidate to be president. And this would have been nurtured over a period of time, not just suddenly, because elections are an affective commitment parade. In our clime, eloquence and sharp suits are not indicators of capacity and ability to perform in a political office yet.
It is a tedious and serious work requiring commitment, more than money. It is an investment that takes a significant part of you. That is why people in certain age bracket may not become president of Nigeria at this time. So, the power to make any Nigerian president is with the real people. Only the candidate, who has connected well enough with them will have access to that power, which is their votes. When a presidential candidate’s name is mentioned in any tribe outside his own, someone notable from the tribe where his name is mentioned must be able to say he or she has experienced him or her.
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