 Published
January, 20th, 20010
What really is the
agenda of most political parties in Nigeria? What really
have they offered to convince you and I that they want
Nigerian to continue to exist as one family come 2011?
Most parties in Nigeria are too busy criticizing each other
for selfish reasons. They often forget that they are
representatives of the people. Some political parties
educate their followers to see nothing good in what the
other is doing. They forget that those they are talking to
are not fools. For example what is wrong in Fashola trying
to make Lagos Beautiful? Are the other parties in Lagos
advocating that they would rather want people to continue
living in filth and overcrowded environments? What is this
attack about wasteful spending? Even if it is borrowed
money, is it not being spent on visible development? What
has Yar Aradua’s sickness got to do with the Akara seller on
the streets of Ilobu in Oyo State? Why must she join in
Civil Disobedience? Yar Adua is the President and
representative of every Nigerian. If he breaks the laws of
the land there are laid down constitutional methods of
addressing the situation. Calling for mass civil
disobedience places non confidence in the rule of law. It is
a call to lawlessness and anarchy. What are the people we
voted into the House of Representatives doing? Why are they
asking the news papers to help them do their jobs? Why have
some Newspapers taken over their duty?
It is very clear that those who could not attain leadership
roles because they could not compete in the political game
want to step in through the back door once again. They are
waiting for an Interim Government. If politics is a dirty
game what will you call these orchestrated attacks on the
common people who are being disturbed from finding a lawful
way to earn a living? The newspapers and sometimes or TV
stations are encouraged to pull the panic button by who ever
can pay the piper. The Petrol tanker drivers want a parking
space; the Doctors are on strike; thank God we do not have
night soil men going on strike. Everyday we are creating
tensions so as to pave way for yet another military take
over. A regime we all went on our knees praying to God to
save us from some years ago.
Unfortunately this will not be possible anymore, because of
the clever decisions taken by those we called strange bed
fellows some years ago.
I have asked myself, why so many people are attacking PDP
and one of those who made it impossible for the military to
dream a come back? If we dig deep we will realize that there
are personal and selfish reasons for their actions.
PDP is perhaps the only political party that decided to zone
political appointments at Federal level to States and
Geopolitical areas and ensured it implemented it. Little did
it know that the decision if adhered to will help maintain a
seize-fire until we begin to understand and trust each other
once. This single action has meant that the party put behind
it the struggle for power among its members and among each
ethnic grouping. It also guaranteed that the party will
continue to be in power for years at Federal level as long
the agreement persists.
The fear most politicians have in Nigeria today, is that as
long as the Federal continues to retain the power it has,
PDP will by this singular action become the giant octopus
that will grab all the states to its’ self.
Tell me, what other party believes in this sharing formula?
Most of them are full of power drunk individuals who want to
be treated as Lord and master. The only way the agreement
can be broken is to remove PDP from power. That way, anybody
will be free to contest for the Presidency. The world is
changing fast and those dictators hiding under the cloak of
being democrats had better watch out. Nigeria is peaceful
today because we have a party that is willing to share. If
the sharing formula is not right we should continue to
dialogue. Those calling for crisis had better realize that
the wise will always continue to dialogue not opt for
confrontation.
Femi Robinson
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