A Yoruba proverb says: “The eyes that will tarry till old age will not begin to emit mucus in the morning.”
The Ó tó gé revolution was a fallout of feelings of alienation, exhibition of nepotism, highhandedness, entitlement mentality among others.
Everybody across board in Kwara state bought into it, it became a movement, no part of the state was left out. The result was a landslide victory in the February and March elections.
Now that our Moses has purportedly left Egypt, everyone must be treated with fairness, equity and justice in the spirit of Ó tó gé.
The essence of sending Sen Bukola Saraki out of our political space is sequel to injustice and arrogance display of power.
Now, the new leadership cannot afford to continue with the old order; hence, another movement dubbed “é gbá wá” may spring up in no time.
Or how does one justifies the 80-man transition committee set up by the Governor-elect Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq this week where Ilorin with just four Local Governments got 32 slot, while the 12 local governments are left to grapple with remaining 48?
To think Ilorin West alone got as much as 18 slot is an open invitation to a feeling of despondent and a brazen display of nepotism.
We may be quick to talk of numerical strength, no one is contesting that, but fairness and justice should be the deciding factor, no one is an Island entirely to himself.
It is even worrisome that while other LGs got 6, 7, 5, 4 and 3 slots, Kiama, Isin and Oke-Ero LGs were left with just two (2) each.
Isin LG is one of the early beginner of the struggle for Kwara liberation, courtesy of Iyiola Oyedepo Akogun, he did that with passion and sacrifice, the result of the election gave credence to it.
Kaiama LG was all out for the ó tó gé revolution, the outcome of APC victory was huge in that area.
Though, Oke-ero LG voted the PDP in the Presidential and National Assembly election because of same perceived injustice as the LG has neither produced a Senator or House of Reps. prior, the opportunity extended via their son, the candidate of the PDP justified the victory in the area.
But during the governorship and state house of assembly elections, the APC won.
The feeling of being a victim in Kwara state may not have abated and could linger on with this perceived injustice or is this a shadow of things to come, which was one of the basis for which Saraki was punished?
The only visible development in Kwara today is in Ilorin, while other parts of the state are at the receiving end, the Northern parts of the state are the worse for it.
Now that a glimmer of what is to be expected is gradually manifesting, the struggle for “é gbá wá” may soon dot the landscape of the state of harmony.
Note:
Ó tó gé (enough is enough), É gbá wá (Save our soul).
*Ogunshola, an APC Stalwart writes via Facebook.
