STRUGGLES IN KWARA 2015 POLITICS!!!! Three Reasons Some People Love To Hate APC By Pas Chikero First of all I am to All Progressive Congress, APC , what Piers Morgan is to Arsenal FC. Like Floyd Mayweather Jr. I have been in the boxing ring punching points into the heads of APC haters trying to make them see something good in this group of radicals . Most of those times I have been asked : what good can come out of Tinubu and Buhari? In all I have always answered: I am not interested in party or individuals, these guys are a bunch of mofos, I just want intense competition because thats the only solution to Nigerias myriad problems. It is said, when two elephants are fighting, the grass suffers but I say, when two strong political parties are in competition the people benefit! If PDP sees that APC is performing in a state, they will want to out do them in another state to show they are people oriented. PDP is the evil it is today at the federal level because it believes that no political party other than them has the national spread and strength like they do to win presidential election. Imagine If there is at least one party that can put them on their toes, they will become less carnivorous! In America, it is always a royal battle between the Democrats and Republicans. American presidential election is always as unpredictable as the Spanish El Clasico. The president and his party knows that there are people having sleepless nights planning and scheming on how to rule the world through the White House. See what McCain is doing to Obama... he is putting him on his toes! It now looks like there is an unwritten law that ensures the rotation of the presidency between the two parties every 8 years. This is what we need. Instead what do we have? We have the kill the change syndrome. A strong APC in Aso Rock might not bring structural revolution at the national level but it will initiate the needed competition Nigerias political system needs. I have tried to decrypt why some people hate APC with passion and here are the three reasons some people hate APC : 1- The Fear Of Buhari And Tinubu Some people dread the coming of B&T (Buhari and Tinubu) like the residents of an Estate feard when the notorious Anini and his bandit send a letter. Most times when you listen to APC critics talk, the focus is always on the larger than life images of these two political juggernauts. They call them names like fanatic (Buhari), corrupt and cant be trusted(Tinubu). I believe that there is an evolutionary cycle everything under the sun must experience, these individuals will soon be relegated to the back seat and other people will use the platform to achieve good things. That is if they dont put their critics to shame. 2- Fear Of Change Most Nigerians who are PDP supporters always say, the devil you know is better that the Angel you dont. Now how do you know if the one you call an Angel is truly an angel if you dont give him a chance? PDP reeks of corruption, we have blamed them for too long, it is time to at worst blame another party! 3-Tribalism We dont want to be labelled ethnic jingoists but most of us are! There is a humungous crowd that wants PDP to remain in Aso Rock because President Jonathan is from the South South! Thats all! Some Igbos now claim he is their brother because there is a deceptive Ebele as one of his names. They want him to remain in office so the north never gets back into Aso Rock even at the expense of others dying in the north! These are not what we should be thinking about, this is the time to put hands together and try something new so that we can enjoy the real devidence of democracy. Just as Glo crashed call charges, APC has the potential to force in a new era in our political system. The Writer, Paschal Oge Chikero, is the Lead Writer and Founder of Chikeroonline . He has written two books, The Lion In Isolation- Festus Keyamo’s biography and Ye Are gods. He is also a Screen Writer, Social Analyst and Media Consultant .
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:53:16 +0000
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