Nigerian Politics and Cross-Carpeting

Nigerian Politics on my mind.

I grew up in the time when Awolowo meant UPN and development..free food etc.

And Shagari meant NPN and regression.

Up Awo! Up Awo!! 

We, the children exclaimed. We even thought that God placed Awo in the Moon for us to know that he was God-sent.

It was not a popular move to cross from one Party to another. The ideologies are so different and clear.

These days, God-forsaken days (no apologies at all).... these Politicians don't even feel a thing wrong about cross-carpeting.

You need to change your Political Party only once in Northern Ireland for your career and that of your entire family to be over. If I dey lie Deji Olaiya pls ja mi, cut me or disprove this. Same for many useful, reasonable and God-blessed Countries.

I seek a New Nigeria where Political Parties will be about ideologies, people development, Nation building and sanity of mind.

Except for mergers and evolutions, change of Parties will never win my smile. It is just not posicant!

Let's look at it more deeply.

If after losing the primary election of one Party, you insist that your people wants you to run for Governor of a State, you will seek independent Candidacy, not move to another Party.

If that Party had the same ideology with the one you just left, why ain't they merged?

If your new Party has your ideology but the one in which you just lost, doesn't, what were you doing in APC in the first place? Seeking most popular Party platform to gain your relevance?

I hear that some of my Friends are campaigning for AD because their preferred Candidate didn't win the APC primary ticket. Haven't you just proved to the world that this crave for governorship office isn't for the people but for yourselves?

This is the only reason why I don't like to be called a Politician. That profession doesn't sound godly at all. I can not count many Politicians, whose main purpose for seeking office is to develop their people and State. They are veeeerrrryyyyy few.

Many present day Politicians prove to be a Awoist. Liars!

Many prove to be followers of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Liars! 

When the bigger and older Asiwaju Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo nearly snuffed life out of Asiwaju Tinubu in the years past, Tinubu stayed ALONE and refused to bow.

We all know that these biscuit Politicians would have gone quickly to bow and vow allegiance to the great Obasanjo.

That is the power of will. Resilience in the greatest time of trouble. PDP was wide open for him to jump into. He refused.

Alas, I don't see such Politicians here now.

Many Gluttons changed Parties or subdued their Party to the Nigerian Dollars of Jonathan.

The list is endless o...... Mimiko, Peter Obi ati awon emeewa e.

God please bring us new set of Politicians.

Those who will serve us, not starve us!

Those who will raise us up, not rape us!

Those who will develop our economy, not demonize our problems!

Ideologists, not Idiots!

Those who will not think of rituals, kidnaps or murder, just to win an election.

Those who will make us detest immorality, not these ones who makes us think that cross-carpeting is part of democracy.

Shut the (middle finger) up!

This is not the Nigeria that I want my children to be used to. A change, real change beckons! If that change is done by our next generation, we failed!

We desire Service-oriented people, not Thieves!

#iBelieveInNigeria.