If Political Parties are the building blocks of constitutional democracy then support groups are the mortar that bind those blocks and give shape and form to the structure that forms the fabrics and veins of democratic process.
It's well noting that number one aim and objective of any political party is the acquisition and retention of political power as a means to the end rather than an end in and on itself. Any other aim and or objective is secondary because it cannot be achieved absent political power.
From the above it can be inferred that for APC to survive the next wave of any political Tsunami and or earthquake the party need to review it almost nonexistent reward system to members who have defied all odds and risk all for the survival and the outstanding success of the party even when faced with internal and external sabotage, backstabbing and scaremongering by the political class who have benefited more from the system they contributed next to nothing.
Undoubtedly APC has the most active, the most conscious and the most outstanding support base scattered across the length and breadth of the country in the form of support groups.
These groups have worked tirelessly defying the rain, thunder and storm to make sure the party succeed. And they did so absent any form of support, recognition and or appreciation from the outgoing government.
I make bold to say that majority of the support group leaders we have in the party today remain in the party due to the believe that President Tinubu will not treat them the same way the Buhari Government treated them. From the antecedents of the President elect we believe he will renew our hope, trust and confidence in the party.
A situation where only a select few who even the President said in many occasions that they have betrayed his trust benefits from the party should never be allowed to repeat itself, people should be rewarded on the basis of their contributions to the success of the party and any other consideration should be tertiary not even secondary.
Teachers reward is in heaven but politicians participate in politics so they can have their reward here on earth, and it can be ascertained that from every part of the globe political appointment and patronage are done on the basis of individual and collective contributions of members and groups, Nigeria and APC Government should not be an exception.
God forbid that the negligence of the support groups continue and become a norm then APC should begin to count it days because people are angry, hungry and dissatisfied with the system.
Had Tinubu not gotten the ticked of the APC during the primaries we won't be here talking about APC again because the party must have been buried long ago and the rest could have been lamentations, stories and blame games God forbid.
Mohammed Bello Doka is the National Coordinator Tinubu Media Team 2023.
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