Everywhere I turned in the past two days, its been vituperations on children of the Lai Mohammeds and James Iboris who clinched party tickets to contest elections into their various State Houses of Assembly and Im wondering how exactly we think. You just stay outside the ring doing nothing but talking and you expect to be dragged out of your room and crowned? Doesnt work that way! If my parents were serious politicians, perhaps, Id be handed the baton for my family slot now. Thats the way it is, deal with it! No, this isnt peculiar to Nigeria. We have the Kennedy and Bush families in America. In religion, it exists. Even here in Nigeria, practically every member of the Oyakhilome family down to in-laws are pastors. If you want to be a part of it, roll up your sleeves and get in the trenches so you can influence positions for your own children tomorrow. Keep on yapping and our children will serve their children the same way we are serving them. Reason I respect IG Wala and Bolaji Ajimotokan. Both participated in the process, even though they didnt get the tickets in their various constituencies under the PDP and APC respectively, they are better than you and I. They have guts. They match words with action. More importantly, they must have learnt valuable lessons of inestimable worth from this courageous foray into the very murky waters of politics. The lessons learnt, I believe, will be well deployed next time. I wish them success as they move on. Let us keep talking. And complaining. And whining. While those who can take the bulls by the horns, do exactly that. Yes, we mustnt all belong in political parties, but we must all be agents of change. Wanna change the system? Get into it. Leave the fringes and get into the action. APC National Convention loading... Im glad I registered with APC even when I didnt have the foggiest idea how I can be a politician... But I am willing to learn the ropes... I shall be participating ACTIVELY at the national convention holding in Lagos from 9th - 11th of this month. Come one, come all! APC! Change!!! (Echo (Miss R) don sleep, no one to scream change!) Good night.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:11:49 +0000
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