By Bisi Kristien
Chances and opportunities play roles in human environmental developments; political or economical. This is a case of new Kwara where the challenges at the top helps struggling from home and successfully oust out a sitting party that has being in control from the time immemorial.
This should ordinarily turn Kwara to a level ground where the losing party will be struggling out with the new incoming party in a battle of retaining or regaining the power. In simple form, the ruling party should be fighting for gaining root while the losing party should be fighting for a comeback.
But the emerging cases of internal struggle for control which is rearing its head now in the party that by chance gain the power will create a great challenge for the party. This is our prediction years back when the struggling and ganging-up was gaining hope; that even if the victory eventually comes; it will be a kind of drama sweet to watch and I entitled my write up then as, ‘I am laughing’.
If you will remember; the groups of warriors that fought or come together to fight in this battle are divided into five. They are the radio propaganda making squad, the Lagos sponsored squad, the aggrieved Sarakite avengers, the rich political minded few and the aggrieved masses.
These are groups that comes together and rode on the strength of the central government to achieve this long pursued ambition.
However, four of these groups are with political ambition different from what is being propagated or at best in addition to what is being propagated. That is in addition to a free and developed Kwara; people are after personal ambition like political posts, contract, influence etcetera.
Importantly, the so much fought leadership which Saraki attained is the main target of some great one and not freedom from his leadership only. That can only explain the rumored silent war going on now; the attack, mudslinging and name smearing in the ruling party.
In my own simple logical reasoning I don’t think this is the right time to fight or trying to bring any of these warrior leaders down by any of the warrior leader. If Akogun, Lai, AA, BOB, MM etcetera, started struggling for power now and trying to pull anyone among themselves down; they are not surprising me but are proving right that the love of Kwara and the cry for liberation of Kwara is a ruse and robbery agenda to steal the leadership of Kwara.
The struggle within these warlords of APC in Kwara, if it is not a rumour is vindicating my stand that these aren’t messiahs but wolfs in the garment of sheep. They must know that we are watching keenly and will expose them through the same medium they used to rob Kwarans of their zeal for freedom.
As we saw all of you in the struggle for the so called freedom so must we see you all of you in managing the victory to the betterment of Kwara but not in dragging yourselves down as you did to Bukola Saraki or we will label you clearly as wolfs we believe you are for all to see!
Happy to see many that participated fully in the government in the last sixteen years and were part of what they call bad government jumping up among you now as a redeemer of what they consciously destroyed; worst are those that were telling the Leader they were his blood and loyal supporters just two years ago to debunk our stands when we were trying to bring to the Leader’s notice (that this election failure is coming) that now making themselves to good advisers to the new government.
Again, fighting to sideline, hack down or push aside among yourselves are what we expect truly but prove us wrong by avoiding it for now because it is too early to manifest in wolfs since you make people believe you are shepherds.
Welcome onboard as you mount the seat of Kwara governance throne.
We may not necessarily wish you because many wishes are with you already but will advise you to ensure good governance you promised and not pulling yourselves down. Kristien writes from Ilorin.
