“If not for me that stood behind Buhari he wouldn’t have become the president. He tried the first time, he failed, the second time, he failed, the third, he failed, he even wept on national television and vowed never to contest again but I went to meet him in Kaduna and told him he will run again, I will stand by you and you will win, but you must not joke with Yorubas and he agreed.
“Since he became the president, I have never got ministerial slots, I didn’t collect any contract, I have never begged for anything from him, it is the turn of Yoruba, it is my turn.” Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and APC Presidential aspirant.
For context, go back and read Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not To Blame or the Greek’s Oedipus Tyrannus to understand politics, alignment and promises. Odewale had the false sense of security but when the gods sneezed, it was over. Rotimi brilliantly made a case that despite those trails, you cannot blame the gods!
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As I watch APC, I connect back to one of the finest novels I have ever read; Isi Akwu Dara N’ala [a shortened form of an Igbo proverb – when the palm nut falls to the ground, it picks sand] by Tony Ubesie is a masterpiece and is one of the all-time best Igbo novels. Sure, it was written in Igbo and not popular but if you track Chike and Ada, you will see what is playing out in APC: betrayals.
Next week will be super-amazing; I am ready for the convention. As Tony Ubesie in another classic Ukwa Ruo Oge Ya O Daa [when the breadfruit matures, it falls down] posits, next week’s convention will explain everything because the time has come.
APC is scheduled to hold its presidential convention on June 6-8 2022.
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“Paul and Silas, they prayed, they sang, and holy ghost came down.” For those who know the song, you can continue singing.
Sometimes the problem with Nigerians is not knowing when their prayers are answered, they just pray and pray, yet never pay attention to discern what the spirit is saying…
What do you think is going in the Nigeria’s political space? Yet people are looking for miracles, and when God will send down his angels to deliver innocent Nigerians from the hands of unconscionable creatures that call themselves politicians, the hour of grace has finally arrived.
Do not pray for peace in the camps of the APC and PDP, the latter has already distinguished itself as unprincipled, and the former should continue to experience turbulence until it implodes beyond recognition. Both have brought enough miseries and damaged the psyches of ordinary Nigerians, to the point that they still see them saviours; very pitiful.
As Peter Obi’s legend continues to grow via Labour Party, may these two unfortunate parties fully set themselves on the mutually destructive paths, so that Nigerians can finally take back their country.
This is the Lord’s doing, a marvel in our eyes.
Get your PVC, and never misuse this great opportunity.
We are fully tuned in watching as the drama unfolds. @prof. You forgot to mention Elelia Nwa Ite, Ogbo Nyuo Oku (not sure if i got it right).