For how long shall we continue to shift the fence for the Obidients. What do we do to please Labour party. There is always one complaint or the other against individuals who express their view or against government agencies who are doing their best to be impartial in the upcoming election. What does Obidients want? To simply hand over the presidential trophy to their presidential candidate. Sorry, it doesn't work like that. The rate at which Obidients shift fences is disturbing. What they hitherto condemned, all of a sudden they embrace when they think it would favour their pursuit. Some of the Obidients behave like thugs and terrorist. They won't allow people to express their view.
Labour part presidential candidate tells Nigerians that he joined the presidential contest to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians. Why the position somersault on the issue of new naira notes crisis. Nigerians are struggling to lay hands on the new naira notes. My Nigerian brother's and sister's experience untold hardship as a result of a policy that has not been properly managed by CBN. Even though we welcome and commend the policy. It is the implementation that we have a problem with.
Even if you give your blood to the Obidients, they still have something to complain about. They smell a rat when there's no ulterior motive. No one wins election by manipulation and intimidation. Nigeria electorates are saddled with the responsibility to elect the president of Nigeria. They alone will decide who they give their mandate. I look forward to February 25th. Let us settle this matter once and for all. To some of my Obidient friends I say to you once again, it is your prerogative who you support. Allow others support the presidential candidate of their choice.
I am not a fan of Seun Kuti. I am a fan of Kuti Snr, baba 70 himself. My politcal philosophy doesn't align with most of Seun's political views. That said, it doesn't mean that it is everything that Seun says that I disagree with. I could see a lot of sense in what the young man had to say about Petet Obi recently. Seun stated that Peter Obi is an opportunist politican. Seun sees no difference between Peter Obi and other politicans.
He accused Peter Obi of jumping ship because he knew he won't get the PDP presidential ticket. He stated that Peter Obi can't deliver Nigeria. He went on to state that; "...he started too late. You can't be telling me that just because you lost PDP primaries 18 months before the election, you suddenly started a movement, and you have a plan for the country.'' Seun did not stop at this. He further stated that "No, that’s opportunism. And it’s not an opportunist that will deliver Nigeria—not jumping on Labour Party. The Labour Party has a socialist structure. Peter Obi is a capitalist. Where are they going?”
Except your delusional, there is truism in Seun's point. Especially the point he made about labour party being a socialist structure. Peter Obi is a capitalist. Truism. Seun Kuti has received abuse from some Obidients. For simply expressing a view. Obidients can shift the fence as many times as they like. This does not guarantee their presidential candidate a win. I remain convinced that the Presidential election context is between the 2 political heavyweight parties; APC and PDP.
On a final note a political movement is not about one individual. It is not individual based. What drives the movement is their political philosophy. Don't turn this movement to a one man band. If you do it will not see the light of the day. In other words the movement should not die because some persons lose an election. Other people who share the belief of the movement should be allowed to drive the movement objective. It should be bigger than personalities.
By Charles Chukwuedo Snr, Esq.
9/2/2023.
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