2026: Aspirants’ Disqualification Unsettles Osun APC
•Tinubu’s Cousin Pressurised Screening C’ttee Chair To Disqualify Us For His ‘Poster-Boy’ - Omisore
•Cleared Female Aspirant Stooge For Oyebamiji - Oralusi
•Claims We Weren’t Sponsored By Financial Members Unfounded - K-RAD
Osun Guber: ADC Holds Ward Congresses, Elect Delegates For
gress was held across the 332 wards of the state.
AHEAD of its December 15 governorship primary, the Osun State chapter of the African Democra c Congress (ADC), on Saturday, conducted its ward congresses to elect delegates that will par cipate in the shadow elec on.
Speaking with OSUN DEFENDER yesterday, Chairman, Osun ADC Directorate of Media and Publicity, Abosede Oluwaseun, said the con-
He noted that the congress, monitored by officials from the party’s Na onal Secretariat and officials of the Independent Na onal Electoral Commission (INEC) was peaceful and hitch-free.
Oluwaseun said, “I can confirm to you that the ward congresses held yesterday (Saturday). It is in line with the metable issued by our na onal headquarters in prepara on for our primary coming up on Monday, December 15.
“We are ge ng set
for the big day. The congresses took place in the 332 wards of the state. The process was peaceful and orderly. We had people from INEC and the committee sent from Abuja to monitor the process.
“Our party members showed the ethos of discipline, character and integrity that we are known for. We are op mis c that every of our ac vi es will go on as planned.
“Our mission to reclaim the state in the 2026 governorship elec on is on course, and we are more than
convinced that the people are going to support us,” he noted.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly and governorship aspirant on the platform of the ADC, Dr. Najeem Salaam, had submi ed his nominaon form at the party’s na onal headquarters in Abuja, on Monday.
As at the me of filing this report, Salaam is the only aspirant who bought the party’s form to contest its cket for the August 8, 2026 poll.
Kazeem Badmus
Acrisis is currently brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the disqualificaon of seven gubernatorial aspirants by the screening commi ee of the party ahead of the December 13 primary elec on. Those disqualified include Sen. Iyiola Omisore, Babatunde Haketer Oralusi, Oyedotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, former Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi, Kunle Adegoke (SAN) and Babajide Omoworare.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the screening commi ee chaired by Obinna Uzoh, in its report, stated that the disqualified aspirants failed to meet the party’s mandatory nomina on criteria, especially the requirement to present sponsorship by at least five fully registered and financially up-to-date party members from each Local Government Area in Osun State.
The commi ee said, “The issues raised were weighty, substan al, and germane to the integrity of the screening process. In the interest of fairness and transparency, the concerns could not be applied selec vely.
“Every aspirant was subjected to the same scru ny.”
The commi ee, however, cleared two aspirants, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji and Mulikat Abiola Jimoh, to contest the primary. Following the announcement, loyalists of the disqualified aspirants took to social media to express their disappointment in what they tagged a hatchet job.’
The supporters claimed some people in the party were behind the disqualifica on of their preferred aspirants to favour one of the two cleared aspirantsBola Oyebamiji, an insinua on that was later corroborated by Omisore.
-Tinubu’s Cousin Pressurised Screening Chair To Disqualify Us For His ‘Poster Boy’, OyebamijiOmisore
The immediate Na onal Secretary of the APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore, while speaking on his disqualifica on alongside the six others, accused the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola of being behind the development.
Omisore said Oyetola, who is the cousin of President Bola Tinubu, pressurised the screening commi ee chairman to disqualify them for Mr Bola Oyebamiji whom he described as the former Osun State governor’s ‘lackey.’
Omisore, while addressing journalists in Abuja alongside the six other barred aspirants, rejected the grounds for disqualifica on, saying none of the aspirants had been formally no fied of any specific infrac ons.
He described the screening commi ee’s report as the joke of 2025, no ng that disqualifying them points to doom for the party.
He said, “Well, that panel report is the jokiest report of the year. It is quite unfortunate that people have taken parsanship beyond poli cs.
“We know the panel produced mul ple reports, and the one submi ed to the secretariat
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•Members of African Democratic Congress (ADC), displaying their party cards after a successful delegate election in Osogbo Local Government ahead of the party’s Governorship Primary Election
Yusuf Oketola
MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2025
APC Yes/No Chairmen’s Tenure Extension Suit Still Active Till February 2026 – Party Warns Adeleke, PDP
Yusuf Oketola
OSUN State chap-
ter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has cau oned Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against what it described as deliberate misinforma on regarding the status of ‘reinstated’ local government chairmen and councillors, insis ng that the legal ba le determining their tenure remains ac ve in court.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, the APC faulted the state government for allegedly confusing the public a er what it termed a “colossal loss” suffered by the PDP following the reinstatement of elected council execu ves.
According to Lawal, a subsis ng suit FHC/OS/ CS/147/2025 is currently before the Federal High Court, seeking judicial clarifica on on the tenure of the reinstated APC chairmen and councillors. The ma er, which came up last month, has been adjourned to February 2026.
The suit also ques ons whether the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has the authority to conduct another local government elec on while the reinstated officials are s ll legally in office. APC maintained that OSSIEC’s February 2025 exercise, which the PDP has been parading as a valid elec on, was nothing more than “a ruse” and an “illegal declara on.”
Lawal accused the state government and some PDP leaders, including Commissioner for Informa on, Kolapo Alimi, of engaging in tac cs aimed at inci ng the public against the APC, warning that such ac ons do not reflect the true posi on of the law.
He added that the APC execu ves, who had their first official si ng in February 2025, are legally en tled to a three-year tenure un l a competent court decides otherwise.
The opposi on party further called on security agencies—including the police, DSS and NSCDC— to remain vigilant amid what it described as growing threats of violence allegedly sponsored by desperate poli cians within the ruling party. The APC referenced an incident in Otan-Aiyegbaju, Boluwaduro Local Government, following the Supreme Court judgment that dismissed the state government’s suit against the A orney-General of the Federa on.
Appealing for calm, La-
He urged APC supporters across the state to remain peaceful and avoid retaliatory ac ons despite the “lingering poli cal logjam” affec ng local government administra on.
The party reiterated its commitment to legal and cons tu onal processes as it awaits the court’s final determina on in February 2026.
RKazeem Badmus
Osun Residents Vow To End FGM Practice
ESIDENTS of six communi es in Ila Local Government Area of Osun State have vowed to end the prac ce of Female Genital Mula on (FGM) in their domains and to follow legal procedures in handling related cases.
The pledge was made in their respec ve communi es shortly a er they publicly declared the abandonment of female circumcision.
The communi es had wal warned parents and guardians to discourage their children from being recruited into poli cal violence, claiming that some poli cians “keep their own children safely away while using children of the poor as instruments of crisis.”
earlier been sensi sed on the dangers of FGM during dialogue sessions organised by a non-governmental organisa on, Ac on Health Incorporated (AHI), with support from the United Na ons Popula on Fund (UNFPA).
Speaking during the programme in Iperin, a youth representa ve in the community, Ajibola Wasiu, said residents had collec vely agreed to stop the prac ce. He added that youths in the area had begun awareness campaigns to ensure com-
pliance.
He said, “We have been engaged on the need to end Female Genital Mu la on, and we have all agreed to stop the prac ce in our community. The youths here have also started raising awareness and preaching the message, and we want to assure you that nobody will engage in this act again in our community.”
The Programme Officer of Ac on Health Incorporated, Fa mah Idris, said the organisa on was working with the Osun
State Government to ensure that FGM becomes a thing of the past in the state. She urged residents to “wage war against this harmful prac ce,” stressing that there is no benefit in circumcising female children.
Addressing journalists, the Chief Execu ve Officer of the Centre for Life Enhancement and Community Development, one of the community-based organisa ons selected by AHI to support the an -FGM project in Osun State, Mrs Funmilayo
Ogunrinde, commended the communi es for their commitment. She said, “We have engaged them and we are happy with their level of commitment. Apart from explaining the dangers associated with FGM, we also informed them about the laws against Female Genital Mu la on in Osun State. We presented them with a cer ficate of public abandonment of FGM and also unveiled warning signs for residents and visitors on the dangers of the prac ce.”
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was not the original. As we speak, none of us has been shown the report or told why we were disqualified.
“The chairman of the panel, on the first day, reached out to us that Mr Gboyega Oyetola called him that he must disqualify all of us because his poster boy, Bola Oyebamiji, is the one he wants.”
He also ques oned the commi ee’s claim that some aspirants lacked the required number of nominators, no ng that the party leadership had full access to the membership register.
“I am the only one who has met them. But we have the same reservaons. So far, so good. All of us will meet the appeal panel individually. But I asked them, ‘What are the allega ons, because we haven’t seen any.
“We haven’t been written to. So, what are the bases of the disqualificaon? You said we didn’t have nominators, five per local government. But the law says, he who alleges must prove. They should have used another method to disqualify us,” Omisore said.
-Document Announcing Our Disqualifica on
Forged - Oralusi
Another disqualified aspirant, Oralusi said the document which disqualified him and the others was forged.
Oralusi, while speaking on a na onal TV programme on Saturday, also said Dr. Abiola is a stooge who would step down for Oyebamiji to emerge as the candidate of the APC in the December 13 primary elec ons.
He said, “The report barring me from contesting the gubernatorial primary of our party was forged 100 per cent. I can say that categorically and I have evidence. The document that came out was not what the screening commi ee submi ed. At the right me, it will be put forward.
“We, the aspirants, have a forum, and we met for almost three months and had consulta ons with the leaders; there was nobody called Mulikat during this period.
“Everybody knew about Mulikat a day before we bought the form. This Mulikat is a stooge of some group, and the game is very simple; two people are cleared, one person will withdraw on the last day, and the other person will emerge. Mulikat
and the other aspirant are from the same camp.”
-Claims We Weren’t Sponsored By Financial Members Untrue, Unfounded - Adegoke
Also, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, said the claim that they were not sponsored by financially registered members was untrue.
Adegoke, while addressing the press, said apart from buying delegate forms for the APC members with N8.3 million, the aspirants also paid the APC members’ membership dues to the tune of N996,000.
He said, “We are not in a protest match. We are not launching a fight. We are here to meet the lawfully cons tuted Appeal Commi ee of the party. The rules and the constu on of the APC require that a er the screening commi ee has completed its job, anybody who is dissa sfied with the outcome can approach the Appeal commi ee.
“We are here to say that the reason and the conclusion reached by the screening commi ee are both incorrect. The reason given by the screening commi ee for disqualifying seven of us was that we did not meet the requirement of being spon-
sored by fully registered and financial members of the party and we said this is not correct.
“By the document we submi ed to the screening commi ee, it is evident that the people who signed for us were registered members of the party who duly paid their membership fees.
“For instance, when we bought the forms, we were told to pay for delegates’ dues, and we got five members of the party per ward as required. Aside from buying delegate forms for them with N8.3 million each, we also paid their membership dues for which each of us paid N996,000. If we know select 155 among these people to represent the 30 Local Governments and one Area Council, and these people now sign our nomina on forms, how can you say that we did not have five members from each local government?”
Poli cal observers say the situa on in Osun reflects a broader problem across Nigeria’s major par es, where internal democracy is increasingly being eroded by power struggles and elite control.
They point to the cri-
sis rocking the opposi on Peoples Democra c Party, where internal conflicts and defec ons, including the open rebellion led by former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, have con nued to destabilise the party.
Wike, now a minister in the APC-led Federal Government, has been widely accused by PDP leaders of working against the interests of his former party a er falling out with its na onal leadership.
His ac ons and the inability of the party’s hierarchy to resolve its internal crisis, have le the PDP weakened in several states.
Observers in various interviews with OSUN DEFENDER, argue that the failure of party leaders, including at the na onal level, to enforce discipline and protect internal democra c processes has emboldened fac onal leaders to manipulate structures for personal gain.
With both the ruling party and the opposi on grappling with internal instability, analysts warn that Nigeria risks sliding into a system where poli cal par es no longer reflect the will of their members, but the interests of a powerful few.
•Family, political associates of Osun ADC Chieftain, Barrister Gbenga Akano during the wedding ceremony of her daughter on Saturday
Politics In The Season Of Primaries
THE season of primary elecons is set to reach a crescendo this week as the major par es — the ADC and the APC — conduct their exercises. Earlier in the week, the PDP, a deeply troubled forma on, staged what can only be described as a docu-drama, the outcome of which will no doubt be tested in the days ahead. With the PDP, there is always something of the comic-tragic. True to type, the party resurrected a ghost from the past and presented him as its governorship candidate — or perhaps merely as a placeholder. Whatever the case, Governor Ademola Adeleke must be thanking his lucky stars that he exited that dysfunc onal ship when he did. Where the incumbent governor will berth next has become a ma er of intense specula on, a development that once again exposes the absence of ideology, coherence and ins tu onal memory in what we now call poli cal par es in Nigeria. It was not always so. The poli cal par es that emerged from the an -colonial struggle were not special purpose vehicles, has ly assembled for the pursuit of power. They were driven by vision, animated by a sense of mission, and guided by clearly defined programmes. Above all, they prac sed internal democracy and understood the importance of democra c centralism in building cohesion and enforcing discipline. These a ributes are almost en rely absent today.
In those earlier years, internal democracy gave rise to what were known as “shadow elecons,” a precursor to the prima-
“Our so-called political parties are no longer built on mass participation or member contributions. They are platforms funded and controlled by a few powerful interests, lacking grassroots ownership”
ries of the modern era. But unlike the Americanised versions we now prac se, those processes were not merely about name recogni on or financial muscle. They were rooted in proven, acve membership. Aspirants and voters alike had to demonstrate consistent par cipa on in party ac vi es, a end a minimum number of ward mee ngs and fulfil their financial obliga ons to the party. No one was above these rules. Significantly, the colonial courts kept away from intra-party disputes, recognising them as internal ma ers to be resolved within the structures of the organisa on.
Today, the situa on is en rely different. Our so-called polical par es are no longer built on mass par cipa on or member contribu ons. They are pla orms funded and controlled by a few powerful interests, lacking grassroots ownership. The na on is poorer for it. What Nigeria now has are not true poli cal par es with coherent programmes for governance, but hustling special purpose vehicles, put together for convenience and discarded when no longer useful. The country is in desperate need of a genuine poli cal reboot.
The disqualifica on of a host of aspirants from contes ng the APC governorship primary in Osun State has once again brought to the fore the fundamental queson of what defines a poli cal party and how such an organisa on ought to be governed. To many, the mass disqualifica on appears to be nothing more than an a empt to impose a preferred candidate on the party. History offers a striking contrast. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, for all his stature and influence, could not impose his preferred candidates — Ganiyu Dawodu in Lagos State and Archdeacon Alayande in Oyo State — as governorship flagbearers in 1979. The difference between then and now is as clear as daylight.
Un l Nigeria restores genuine internal democracy within its poli cal par es, the na on will con nue to dri , governed not by ideals, but by expediency.
Imo’s
TEconomic Summit And The Crisis Of The Post-Colonial State
HE Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, last week held an investment conference aimed at a rac ng capital into the state. On the surface, the ini a ve appeared commendable. Yet, in its execu on, it revealed deeper fault lines within the post-colonial Nigerian state and the persistent confusion about the true meaning of development. It inadvertently echoed the centuriesold warning of the Italian poet, Dante Alighieri, that the road to hell is paved with good inten ons.
There is nothing inherently wrong with seeking investment. What is deeply ques onable, however, is the con nued fixa on on elusive foreign direct investment (FDI) as a primary pathway to development, especially by leaders who have failed to create an enabling environment for local businesses to thrive and scale. A state that cannot guarantee stability, infrastructure, security, policy consistency and ease of doing business is hardly posi oned to a ract serious foreign capital. It is therefore baffling that those who s fle local enterprise expect sophis cated foreign investors, armed with risk analyses and data, to somehow overlook the same weaknesses.
Across the world, history has shown a different and more sustainable path. Countries such as Brazil and South Korea priori sed the development of indigenous capital, nurturing local enterprises un l they evolved into global mul na onals. They understood that the aggregaon of domes c resources and capacity into a cri cal mass was the
“Johnson remains a controversial figure, whose tenure was marred by scandals and political instability. His presence at the event felt less like a strategic economic decision and more like a search for spectacle”
•Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson addressed the denizens of the Post-Colonial State in Owerri last week
surest founda on for las ng development. It is worth recalling that in 1958, what is now the mighty Samsung was a small trading and basketweaving enterprise. It grew not because South Korea chased foreign saviours, but because it invested in its own.
In a move that raised eyebrows, Governor Uzodinma invited former Bri sh Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the keynote speaker. The choice was puzzling. Johnson remains a controversial figure, whose tenure was marred by scandals and poli cal instability. His presence at the event felt less like a strategic economic decision and more like a search for spectacle. Predictably, his speech was framed more around Britain’s trade interests than Imo State’s developmental needs, exposing the imbalance of the encounter and underlining the fu lity of such grand symbolism.
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The conference, widely circulated in real me, became a tragic comedy — an illustra on of a familiar na onal malaise. As Shakespeare wrote, the fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves. The problem is not the absence of foreign investors, but the absence of vision, structure and seriousness in our approach to development.
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Analysing What’s On The Front Burner What’s On The Front Burner
MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2025 VOL. 20 NO 68 www.osundefender.com, email: osundefenderbank@gmail.com
RADIO is the process of sending and receiving messages through the air, using electromagne c waves. Radio is one of the most important means of communica on. Radio remains one of the most influen al and accessible forms of mass communica on in Nigeria. The history of Radio dates back to the 19th Century when Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph. According to Bi ner (1989), Gugielmo Marconi built on this Inven on to produce electromagne c impulses which would be sent through the air without the use of wires. Thus, in 1866, signals were transmi ed from England to America without wires. In 1988, Heinrick Hertz, working on the electromagne c theory propounded earlier by a Bri sh scien st James Clark Maxwell, produced the first radio waves.
According to report, the advent of radio broadcast in Nigeria began with introducon of the wired system called Radio Distribu on or Radio re-diffusion by the Bri sh Broadcas ng Corpora on (BBC). In this process, wires were connected to loudspeakers installed in houses of subscribers. The wireless system was introduced by the BBC in 1930. The wired broadcas ng services were commissioned in Lagos on December 1, 1935, and two relay sta ons were located at Ikoyi and the Glover Memorial Hall, both in Lagos. The main duty of the relay was to carry BBC programmes, with just one hour le for local programmes featuring news, entertainment as well as local announcements. Other sta ons were later opened at Ibadan in 1939, Kano 1944, and Kaduna, Enugu, Jos, Zaria, Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode, Port Harcourt and Calabar in the subsequent years.
The Radio Diffusion Services (RDS) later became the Nigerian Broadcas ng Service (NBS) and was basically concerned with sa sfying the programme needs of its audience, with the tradi onal role of informing, educa ng and entertaining the audience members. The NBS upheld the role of impar ality; the colonial government, on the other hand, did not give all the Nigerian na onalists the opportunity to react to accusa ons levelled against them. Against this backdrop, the Nigerian Broadcas ng Corpora on was established on April 1, 1957, to replace the NBS. The establishment of NBC marked the first public broadcas ng corpora on established in any Bri sh colonial territory. But not sa sfied with the new arrangements, the Western Regional Government established its radio and television sta on in 1959. Eastern Nigeria followed in 1960 on the day Nigeria had its poli cal independence from Britain. Northern Nigeria followed suit in 1962. Today, virtually all the states own and operate both radio and television sta ons.
With the liberaliza on of the media industry, there has been a significant in-
“Though the establishment of more radio stations has its benefits on professionalism as well as for the public. The establishment of many radio stations has created jobs for journalists, presenters, producers, and technicians”
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Impact Of The Proliferation Of Radio Stations On Professionalism In Nigeria
crease in the number of radio sta ons across the country. While this expansion has improved informa on dissemina on, entertainment, and civic engagement, it has also raised concerns about professionalism in the industry.
The deregula on of Nigeria’s broadcast industry in 1992 allowed private individuals and organiza ons to own and operate radio sta ons. Since then, the number of radio sta ons has skyrocketed, with over 400 licensed sta ons opera ng across the country today.
The Federal Radio Corpora on of Nigeria, FRCN, Africa’s Largest Radio Network established by the FRCN Decree No. 8 of 1978, has six Zonal Sta ons opera ng on Short and Medium Wave Bands and two Opera ons Centres, as well as over 32 FM Sta ons across the country.
WHEREAS there is no absolute truth, all truths being rela ve, there are agreed facts of the matter that only so-called idiots will deny as not being facts or truth: for instance, and at the risk of being simplis c, the President of Nigeria as at today is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the sun rises from the East and sets in the West just as there are only 24 hours in one day. You may give the person or the reali es another nomenclature; it does not change the essen al reali es except in name.
Jus ce, on the other hand, is straightforwardly defined, even as it is much more difficult to get a consensus on. Both from the moral, philosophical or legal angles, it is universally agreed that the goal of jus ce is impar ality. It is the objec ves of jus ce that people are treated fairly, properly and reasonably; equally, without par ality; that way, jus ce is done.
There is no doubt that where truth and jus ce reign, you will have nothing but a free and prosperous society; the two are indisputable component of democra c socie es.
However, almost all ci zens are quiet on the most fundamental and very first lie that we are living: a country that is not a Republic and not a Federa on but answers Federal Republic of Nigeria! That lie happen to be the very founda on of all injus ces they are wallowing in today, yet hardly do anybody care, as majority groan in poverty and misery while desperately searching for personal ways out of man-made tribulaons.
Thankfully, those not quite recently spoke up again at the July 2025 Na onal
In the south western region of Nigeria, Lagos State, according to a report by Radio Reporter NG, as of December 2023, has sixty two (62) radio sta ons licensed by Nigeria Broadcas ng Commission transmitng on Frequency Modula on (FM). Lagos state is the only state in Nigeria with highest number of radio sta ons.
Oyo State followed suit as it has 57 licensed Radio sta ons transmi ng on Frequency Modula on (FM), while other states in the South West region, Osun state thirty two (32) radio sta ons, Ogun state has twenty seven (27), Eki has fi een (15) and Ondo states with thirteen (13 ) radio sta ons has the least in the region. It should however, be noted that each states are recording the births of new radio sta ons , just as the Nigeria Broadcas ng Commission, NBC, is s ll releasing licenses
for the establishment of radio sta ons.
This growth has been driven by factors such as; increased demand for local and diverse content , advancements in broadcas ng technology, poli cal and economic interests in the media sector as well as the rise of digital and community radio . While this expansion has democra zed access to informa on, it has also brought about concerns regarding ethical standards, professionalism, and content quality.
Though the establishment of more radio sta ons has its benefits on professionalism as well as for the public. The establishment of many radio sta ons has created jobs for journalists, presenters, producers, and technicians. Many graduates of Mass Communica ons and other related courses now have an assurance of ge ng employed a er gradua on. This has expanded the media industry, allowing more professionals to gain experience and contribute to the field.
Also, with many sta ons compe ng for audiences, broadcasters are driven to improve content quality, adopt new technologies, and develop innova ve programming to a ract and retain listeners. The development has led to the improvement of radio broadcas ng standards in some cases. Besides, the increase in the number of radio sta ons has led to more diverse programming, giving opportunity to different languages, cultures, and interest groups, which has helped to promote inclusivity and representa on in Nigerian media.
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Reign Of Truth And Justice
Summit on Future of Nigeria’s Cons tu onal Democracy; albeit to a hearing-impaired elite. The dis nguished Emeka Anyaoku (GCON), Convenor of the Na onal Constu onal Summit, in collabora on with the Nigeria Poli cal Summit Group (NPSG) led a gathering of prominent ci zens across all social strata - yet again - to drum up the core issue of Cons tu onal Reform for a True Federal Republic.
An Opera ng System is the core and root of performing any systema c and sensi ve, complex task; designed for that task that is desired. You cannot seek to fly a rocket to the moon with Adobe Acrobat, unless the fellow is an idiot; he is likely to labour in vain all life me without ge ng off the ground. Ci zens cannot live in a patently unitary state, with people having all kinds of “blue-blood” privileges as they gallivant around and above the law with sickening impunity, and expect “God of Crea on” to grant their one request to “help us to build a na on where no man is oppressed,” having violated the very founda on and je soned the “opera ng system” bequeathed to them by their “Founding Fathers” as conceded to even by their then depar ng “colonial master.”
With the founda onal FEDERAL and REPUBLIC “opera ng system” thrown to the dogs, and replaced with a Unitary regime of presiden al system and bi-cameral legislature that is overloaded with corrupon rooted in a “tutn-by-turn” race to control oil money receipt for wilful spending
as the sole na onal preoccupa on of the power elite for which poli cs has become a do-or-die affair rather than responsibility and service to the people – it is a road block to anything lo y, just, democra c; to anything but truth, peace and jus ce. The harvest can be nothing less than endless mo on without movement in seasons of anomy: everything good will be dying gradual death as monstrosi es grow wings and flourish.
There is no other solu on and nothing an anointed Saint of God sent down to become President can achieve in term of goodness and prosperity other than the waste of maximum of 8 precious years in the life me of the ci zens un l we return to the original opera ng system: genuine Federa on.
As point blank truth, if you gather 100 poli cians today, 90 are against that return because they are either benefi ng or hoping desperately to benefit: so forget that route! How are we then going to get back to being a Federal Republic of Nigeria, without which we are simply living a lifeme of “sorrow, tears and blood” expecting miracles from where none will come while looking for what we think is lost that is right in our pocket as a super blessed naon of truly good people being turned to monsters? Against hopeless hope, “We, The People” should start talking seriously and vehemently about it and be ready to get it done “by any means necessary!” It is the masses that can get it done, simple.
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