My soured Birthday Cake for IBB....
What makes a good father can only be evaluated in the life of the grand-children. Majority of Nigeria’s past leaders have demonstrated that their fore-fathers were not ripe or that they were of lower category (The Artisans) going by Socrates’ grading. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have had most of them doing the demeaning jobs of political boot-licking and the self-seeking politicking they’ve been so deeply entrenched in.
Recently, I read an interview granted The Nation Newspaper by a prominent Nigerian who said he was Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’s (IBB) loyalists, an adviser, etc. In fact he had all the good qualities that can compel anyone to pay allegiance to him or simply brand him an elder statesman. But unfortunately, I got irked by his further statements - enumerating how, he appreciate the good works of IBB, and again how he used the opportunity of a condolence visit to lobby for Gen. Babangida’s come back. I just couldn’t help it but weep endlessly. The question I asked myself was, why lobby IBB to come back, what about himself?
I honestly wonder where most Nigerian elders pocket their senses whenever they make those Artisan kinds of public statements, without recourse to morality, integrity, posterity and respect for the rights and opinions of their compatriots. It’s a pity how we forget so easily in this part of the world. In fact, IBB’s remarking during his interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reminiscent utterance of people both late and living, who probably lost their senses in the lust/euphoria of the largesse and crumbs that often come to from the corridors of power.
We may all recall that in past someone like former Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) leader, Primate Sunday Mbang, a respected Reverend. made a statement which from all indication is manifesting the power of word/tongue/speech. Indeed his statement ...then, is a symptom of the fact that the Primate is a true Prophet/Servant of God. He said...Over his death shall Gen. Ibrahim Babangida become a President in Nigeria again. The man IBB, perhaps encumbered or in regurgitating the weight of that statement, decided to go solo until the death of his wife resurrected his comatose political spirit, courtesy of the entreats of his political apologists, opportunists and booth-lickers like the afore-mentioned presidential adviser from Benue State. And many more shameless and faceless Nigerian elders, who suddenly realized that resurrecting IBB’s dead political ambition, will amount to another opportunity to share loots and plunder of public treasury.
Most of these shameless kids in elders’ skin had better realized that, the time to quit their dirty politics is now! If they’ve all forgotten, they had better be told that late Gen. Adisa vowed that only in his death shall anything/anybody stop IBB from becoming Nigeria’s president. The question now is, where is Gen. Abdul Kareem Adisa, the Bulldozer? Let’s save ourselves the task of wondering, Gen. Adisa is late; Primate Sunday Mbang is alive. So can anyone see the nexus in the statements of these two “Prominent” Nigerians? Can anyone, anywhere in Nigeria or outside, think now? Or even give a thought to the fact that there’s God, and his word is yes and Amen!
If those Nigerians pushing IBB about don’t have consciences or can’t even think or do the least respect the dead, can’t IBB himself think or quietly mourn his wife for a reasonable time?
My friend Ben Eni, is of the opinion that IBB should rather pick up his son to take over Aso Rock/the Presidency. Unfortunately, Ben is full of regrets that IBB’s recent statement has dealt a big slap on that tall dream. Thus, his sweeping statement in the recent interview he granted BBC, has grossly abused the collective wisdom and competence of young Nigerians, whom he described as lacking leadership competence/confidence/qualities.... And that is why; I’m being compelled to send to him via email/print technology the soured leftover of my birthday cake.
What IBB doesn’t know is that, he has by that singular statement shot himself on the second leg, thereby foreclosing his ever-bleak chances of clinging, the presidential ticket; that goes to show how powerful word/speech can be, whether said before or now.
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