"You cannot beat the pig in a game of dirt. If the APC wants to be taken seriously, there are realities it must take without kid gloves. Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be politically powerful but he is not the type you want to represent your image. He has not been proved to be corrupt but there is a strong perception of corruption around him. He set the foundations for the current transformation of Lagos State but he also ensured his and the future of his family are well taken care of. It is alleged that taxes, roads and hospital payments in the state somehow have their way of keeping his wealth well-milked. The APC needs him but it does not need him publicly displaying his obvious might.On another side, you cannot come to Nigerians in 2015 on the altar of change by presenting the same sacrificial animals that have kept Nigeria at its feet. The APC cannot continue to take every Tom, Dickhead and Lootocrat that comes from the PDP just because it wants to show it is the new bride. If they are not careful, the old bride will look like the new bride if it continues to shed its ugliness on the cosmetic table of the new. The APC must define itself and set out a political ideology that sets it apart. If you must take from the PDP, take the part of it that looks good to Nigerians, not old losers who lost in the PDP power game.The APC itself must know that it is not the ideal. It is at best a pragmatic solution to Nigeria’s current leadership quagmire. At its best, with a developed political ideology and democratisation, it would only be the lesser ugly of two beasts. We need not fool ourselves, this is not the politics we want but this is the one we are stuck with for now. Nigeria needs a viable alternative to the PDP hegemony. We are desperate for change but we will not close our eyes to the glaring failings of those who paint their faces with the colours of change, but have the nucleus of the old order. If the APC does not show itself to be different from the PDP in truth and in deed, we might as well prepare for another four years of PDP in 2015. The only thing worse than that would be a PDP led by the incumbent, globally renowned, incompetent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan". - Japheth J. Omojuwa
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:16:02 +0000
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