When the dust settled, there was a re-run of the election in the
East.
And so, a minority party, so much hated by most people in the West
went to represent the West in the House of Representatives in Lagos,
since no re-run
was allowed in the West and there was no sufficient defence of the
majority people of the West by National UPGA.
History would have repeated itself if not for PRONACO,
AFENIFERE and some ODUA groups in Akure on Friday. Four Governors in the
South West were on fool's errands holding on to their boss Mr. Bola Tinubu and
therefore Buhari's position. Gov Aliyu has indicated that the North will
be represented and we are most assured that the Indigo Ime-obi are going
to be at the conference with the recommendations that protect Ndigbo.
It is a shame that there are many people who share Mr.
Tinubu's scepticism, but they are smart enough to know that their absence
will not stop the conference. It is a shame that the collective wisdom of
Govs Fayemi, Aregbesola, Ajimobi, Amosu and Fashola will be sacrificed at
the alter of incomprehensible politics! It will be nice to know how
Akande, the interim Chairman of APC, feels in all these. However, he who
holds the purse strings wins the day. Pa Omojola made the last and supreme sacrifice
in Akure while answering the call of principle and country Pa Omojola
went to Akure not blind to the possibility of deceit on the holding of this conference.
He
probably would have preferred the conference to be sovereign, but realised we must all cease
this moment to actualise what we have advocated for years. 2015 election which is probably at the top
of the agenda of those who are
blind to this opportunity is not as important as this conference which
some people are now calling 'dialogue'. This conference may obviate
the structure of 2015 election to the collective happiness of the
Nigerian people.
The Okurounmu's committe has said publicly that there
is NO no-go area, which means the framework this committee is
developing may be as good as Sovereign National Conference. If people
in Mr. Tinubu's camp just focus on 2015, isn't it possible the
conference itself may come up with another system which may satisfy
all? Let us use wisdom here to fight evil in our society. Knowing
people in Mr. Tinubu's camp, we know they mean well for the part of
Nigeria they represent, but this wellness can only be resolved in the
design of a new Nigeria which allows all unique ethnic nationality to
be heard, acknowledged and exercise the real human right not hurled on
them by the generals who ruled this country for so many years.
We hope Tinubu and his minions will rethink their losing
battle and show up in Lagos the next time the Okurounmu committee comes
there. We hope they will be prompted by patriotism and their professed
desire for the integration of the South West to come and present the merit and demerit of
what Jonathan is trying to do. Have your thought on record so that you can
say 'we told you so' in later discussions. There is never going to be a
good time for the National Conference. Come and help people push the
insertion of Sovereign in the National Conference which is even now being
relegated to National Dialogue. It is your job Mr. Tinubu as the leader of
your party to come and make sure the reason for our national scepticism
never materializes.
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