“You may’t beat one thing with nothing” – American baseball workforce coach after his workforce misplaced 17 video games in a row.
Since governance has been suspended for energetic politicking in Nigeria till Could 2027, we would as nicely cease deceiving ourselves and squarely face the problem of number of our President from 2027 to 2031.
In that connection, it is just wise to imagine that President Tinubu will re-contest – no matter what Nigerians consider his efficiency. No elected official – President, Governor, Native Authorities Chairman, and so on – has ever declared himself a failure.
Quite the opposite, they incessantly assess their efficiency as glorious or the perfect in historical past.
As a result of few individuals can resist the decision to “come and eat”, appointed officers, social gathering members and a legion of media sycophants are ever able to swear on their mom’s graves that enormous strides are being made. “The arch-flatterer, with whom all of the petty flatterers have intelligence, is the person himself” – Francis Bacon, 1561-1626.
The Buhari authorities gives an excellent instance of what occurs when a person is in energy and he falls into the grip of flatterers. Who can ever neglect that Vice President Professor Osinbajo (SAN), Particular Advisers Garba Shehu, Pastor Femi Adesina and Laolu Akande have been among the many individuals gleefully saying to Nigerians and the world that Buhari had lifted 10 million Nigerians out of poverty – with out offering proof? They have been ready to interact anybody who disagreed with the fallacy. Buhari truly believed them and even introduced that fraudulent trophy as considered one of his achievements.
As we speak, no one in Buhari’s authorities will increase his/her voice each time he’s accused of deepening poverty or nurturing murderous herdsmen throughout his eight years in workplace.
Have they individually or collectively misplaced their voices? No.
Their plates have been eliminated and given to new individuals.
The motivation to lie with a straight face for Buhari has been eliminated.
Some are even plotting to be invited to the Tinubu Desk – so as to resume the previous sport of deceit for private acquire.
THE SEASON OF MEDIA MERCENARIES AND AGIPS
“Mercenaries and auxiliaries are ineffective and harmful; and if one holds his state primarily based on these arms, he’ll stand neither agency nor protected” – Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527
Navy and political mercenaries have existed from the primary wars waged by human beings.
Troopers of fortune who consider in nothing however are prepared to lend their prowess to any aspect in a navy or political contest – if the worth is true.
In Nigerian politics, we name them AGIP – Any Authorities In Energy.
A few of those that campaigned for Jonathan, as if their lives relied on it, and have been well-remunerated, are actually selling Tinubu who shoved GEJ off the presidential workplace – simply as eagerly.
I change to a different channel every time a few of them seem on any TV channel I’m watching.
Canine consuming their very own vomit are much less despicable – so far as I’m involved.
Nonetheless Nigerian politicians clearly can not do with out them.
Columnists and different public opinion influencers who bashed Jonathan and declared him “clueless”; derided his spouse as poorly educated rapidly found statesmanship and nice efficiency by the person as soon as invited to “come and eat” with profitable appointments.
Like dancers at a celebration, when the music modifications, they modified their dance steps. Cash actually makes every little thing official.
AGIPs are once more on the prowl throughout this election season.
IT IS NOT TOO EARLY TO DECLARE FOR THE PRESIDENCY
“Procrastination is the grave wherein alternative is buried” – Brewer Inventory.
We’re lower than two years away from the following normal elections.
To the perfect of my information, solely unexpected circumstances can stop President Tinubu from rising as soon as once more because the flag-bearer for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
That settled; each voter in Nigeria is confronted with one essential query: If not Tinubu, who else?
And, the who else had higher confirmed up in a short time as a result of there are 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, 774 Native Governments and about 6,023 wards to cowl and canvass for votes.
That could be a daunting endeavor for even the already identified candidate; it’d develop into a mission inconceivable – if left for much longer.
“Alliances are held collectively by concern; not by love” – Harold Macmillan, the late British Prime Minister/Writer, 1894-1986.
It was as a result of the leaders of the Motion Congress, Congress for Progressive Change, in addition to others, realised that none of them may alone defeat the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, and Jonathan {that a} new social gathering was cobbled collectively – with help from renegade members of the PDP.
Complacency and political miscalculation induced Jonathan to underestimate the hazard – till it was too late.
That could be a mistake the APC and Tinubu are unlikely to make; aside from one factor — complacency.
Proper now, with the PDP virtually lifeless and buried (a sufferer of its personal hubris), APC is the one sport on the town.
Till a brand new political social gathering emerges, the spectre of a one-party nation hangs over us.
Whereas this is able to briefly profit the APC and its leaders, it can portend the start of the top of democracy in Nigeria.
Certainly, we would inadvertently be destroying democracy similtaneously we are actually celebrating the triumph of June 12, 1993.
Troopers for democracy run the danger of trampling it underfoot by making a political monster which can finally uproot it. Tyranny won’t be premeditated, however, a one-party state will return the nation to re-starting the wrestle for freedom.
That’s exactly why the possible leaders of the opposition, the presidential candidates, should step ahead now earlier than it’s too late.
FIRST TWO APC CASUALTIES EMERGE IN THE RACE FOR 2027
“Ganduje resigns as Nationwide Chairman of APC” – Information Report, Friday, June 27, 2025.
No one falls from an plane flying at 30,000 toes above sea degree, with out a parachute – until he contemplates suicide or was pushed by these bent on murder. The Chairman of the ruling social gathering in Nigeria has a lot going for him suicide have to be the very last thing on his thoughts.
Amongst different perquisites of that workplace, he has limitless entry to Aso Rock – together with the free meals obtainable 24/7. Added to that he’s allowed use of plane from the Presidential Fleet or use of personal jet when the necessity arises.
No delayed or cancelled flights have an effect on him. Go to to any state, ruled by the APC, should finish with “one thing for petrol” – for any person who not queues on the filling station.
Hundreds of appointment and mandate seekers would spend an arm and a leg to see him.
Nothing goes for nothing.
So, why ought to anyone in his proper thoughts resign from such a sinecure job?
Most Nigerians wouldn’t.
That was why the minute I learn the story, it was clear that the poor man was pushed. One other story revealed that he was informed to resign on Monday, June 30, 2025 to pave method for the reception of Kwankanso, who’s considered an even bigger political asset, into the APC.
As a result of, the 2 are actually sworn enemies, any person has to go.
Ganduje was going to be pushed out of the plane actually.
Given a suggestion he couldn’t refuse, he opted to leap out on his personal.
A merciless political destiny awaits him.
With the cover of federal would possibly eliminated, Ganduje has now been thrown to his enemies in Kano to take care of.
Nonetheless, he was not even the primary casualty of real-politics of 2027.
The primary actual casualty of the political re-alignment happening was Kashim Shettima.
I do know little or no concerning the working relationship between the President and Vice President; or for that matter, if the VP has in any method proved disloyal. Moreover, I’ve by no means met Shettima. However, there’s something inhumane about the way in which his substitute on the ticket is being mentioned by social gathering members.
Solely in politics would such callousness be considered enterprise as normal – a person being minimize to ribbons proper on his seat.
Of the 2, Shettima has my sympathies. The place does he go from right here?
If he was nursing the ambition of succeeding Tinubu when he accepted to be his operating mate, he can now see clearly that the highway has been closed.
In truth, the one time a Vice President succeeded a President in Nigeria was when Yar’Adua died all of a sudden – presenting the nation with no different selection however Jonathan. In any other case, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Atiku Abubakar and Osinbajo had didn’t succeed their principals.
Historical past is likely to be about to repeat itself in Nigeria.
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