REVEALED!⚡WHY IT'S TINUBU'S TURN

REVEALED!⚡

WHY IT'S TINUBU'S TURN

True progressives do not forget the labour of the past because it lays the foundation for consistent commitment to a future struggle. During the struggle for the revalidation of June 12, 1993, presidential election, many Yorubas that reigned with Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who were expected to deploy uncommon loyalty to the course betrayed it for ministerial appointments under General Sanni Abacha, a renowned dictator.

In 2003, PDP took over almost all the states in the South-west excluding Lagos State. Asiwaju’s performance retained him despite federal power. Many of the so-called progressives decamped to PDP because of the national cake. The Asiwaju-led administration faced a lot of policy somersaults because of the antagonism of the Federal Government but remained focused on laying the foundation of modern Lagos State. He brought about two power-generating companies but the projects were frustrated by the Federal Government because NEPA as it was called then was under the exclusive list.  He fought back and reclaimed all other states in the South-West. What is the Asiwaju’s offense? I did not know Rauf Aregbesola before he was appointed as commissioner for works for eight (8) years by Chief Bola Tinubu, he supported his election in Osun and made him claim his mandate in Osun and ruled for another eight (8) making 16 years and he has been the minister of interior in the last four (4) years. Between 1999 and 2022, he has been in government for 20 years.

Immediate lieutenants of Asiwaju and years spent in Government. 

1. Rauf Aregbesola ……………..        *20 years*

2. Prof Yemi Osibajo ………………. *16 years* at the expiration of this government

3. Raji Fasola ……………………….   *24 years* at the expiration of this government

4. Lai Mohammed …………………..  *16 years*

5. Kayode Fayemi …………………… about *12 years* at the end of his tenure.

6. Akinwumi Ambode ………………… *12 years*

*It is hard to believe that this man (Asiwaju) left as Governor of Lagos State 15 years ago and since then, he has not held any political position. Is it wrong to use the word “emi lo kan”?* 

If his offense was because he supported President Buhari, what is the offense of those that are directly part of the government? He supported President Buhari and his government happens to be the worse in the history of our democratic governance, yet we are praising those that are currently participating in the government. *After all, many of us voted and supported the Buhari Administration, thinking the government would be better than that of the PDP,* we didn’t know we were moving from better to worse. *We all committed the error, not Asiwaju alone. He has not been allowed to formulate any policy for this government, maybe if he has been allowed, the story would have been different today.*

Who is for Consensus, Entitlement, or Election in the APC

If a sitting President is agitating for consensus, what does it portend? Two things may come to play here; Such President is weak, or his anointed candidate does not have the capacity to win. The rule of consensus says when one of the contestants does not go for consensus, you must go for election. This means consensus cannot come through the back door. Asiwaju is not saying anyone should step down for him, what he is saying is to let there be a transparent primary and he has the right to say that. He also has the right to claim entitlement because he is a member of the party. One of the brains behind the emergence of APC. He did not make such a claim in the PDP or in the general election. He is talking about the APC primary. I am not a mouthpiece of Asiwaju, I decided to write this because what happened to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and Chief MKO Abiola is about to repeat itself. If it continues like this, unity may elude our politics in the South-West for the next 20 years.

*Ire oooo*