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Ok I have laughed and joked about the Nigerian Governors Forum fiasco. First Ill say the debacle is a political analysts wet dream. So opportune, so revealing and yet so unaware or uncaring of its nakedness.
My very random thoughts...
1. Leadership in Nigeria is determined at a very small tip of the pyramid. No one cares about 99% of the bottom. We can laugh, jeer and rant all we want at this charade but they won't care because we do not matter. Or rather our concerns and actions(lack of) do not necessarily translate to nominations and electoral victory, appointments and retaining public office.
2. Second term Governors are not very malleable.
3. Do these guys know the words re-strategize, fallback, re-direct? It was like watching a locomotive doing a slow motion crash into a rock face.
4. ACN is bound by araldite.
5. Fault lines also indicate interest lines. In this case not as clear cut or as simplistic as our current North South obsession.
6. PDP is still very dominant but clearly fracturing. They will need to address this.
7. The NGF is dead. No camp can use it to advantage. For whatever purpose each Governor has to be courted (or *fill in the blank*) individually.
8. Demystification as an aim is like wielding a double edged sword.
9. If 3 people will stab you in the back be rest assured that 10 more are doing so and will do so in ways not confined to a forum election. At least you know where the wind blows. Fix or fight.
10. Social media gives us ringside seats.... it's going to be one long reality show. and it's not actually free. we are paying premium.
11. Isn't it just easier to do a good job? From L.G.A. to State to FG... TALK TO US AND SERVE US... it makes life so much more dignified.
12. This does not just portend 2015... it's a back view of why we are where we are now.
13. Look at all the past recent positions of the NGF especially over LGA autonomy. Therein lies abundant answers.
My very random thoughts...
1. Leadership in Nigeria is determined at a very small tip of the pyramid. No one cares about 99% of the bottom. We can laugh, jeer and rant all we want at this charade but they won't care because we do not matter. Or rather our concerns and actions(lack of) do not necessarily translate to nominations and electoral victory, appointments and retaining public office.
2. Second term Governors are not very malleable.
3. Do these guys know the words re-strategize, fallback, re-direct? It was like watching a locomotive doing a slow motion crash into a rock face.
4. ACN is bound by araldite.
5. Fault lines also indicate interest lines. In this case not as clear cut or as simplistic as our current North South obsession.
6. PDP is still very dominant but clearly fracturing. They will need to address this.
7. The NGF is dead. No camp can use it to advantage. For whatever purpose each Governor has to be courted (or *fill in the blank*) individually.
8. Demystification as an aim is like wielding a double edged sword.
9. If 3 people will stab you in the back be rest assured that 10 more are doing so and will do so in ways not confined to a forum election. At least you know where the wind blows. Fix or fight.
10. Social media gives us ringside seats.... it's going to be one long reality show. and it's not actually free. we are paying premium.
11. Isn't it just easier to do a good job? From L.G.A. to State to FG... TALK TO US AND SERVE US... it makes life so much more dignified.
12. This does not just portend 2015... it's a back view of why we are where we are now.
13. Look at all the past recent positions of the NGF especially over LGA autonomy. Therein lies abundant answers.
