When a certain pastor said “the energies of young people must not be wasted on poorly planned projects”, so many on here came at him until he deleted the tweet.
In a matter of weeks, those same people will look back and wonder on the extent of “poorly planned” this project was.
In a matter of weeks, those same people will look back and wonder on the extent of “poorly planned” this project was.
They will look at a man who ran as Vice four years ago and hear how he promised the man he ran with; that as long as the man was in the race, he wouldn’t run against him.
How this man balked at the idea of running unless his party since 2014, zoned the presidency to his zone.
How this man balked at the idea of running unless his party since 2014, zoned the presidency to his zone.
When his party did not, he still went ahead and purchased the nomination form - hoping that the growing wave of a rotational presidency would see him through to defeating all the heavyweights against him, including the same man he run beside just few years ago.
That other man wasn’t his problem though, his problem was another party chieftain who bullied him relentlessly to party delegates and even bought out delegates from his state from under him.
He had used the same method before himself - imposing two guber candidates on the party.
He had used the same method before himself - imposing two guber candidates on the party.
He though, wouldn’t take it.
He would cash in on two growing tendencies - the energies of the youth in desperate clamour for another alternative no matter how unrealistic, and the earlier mentioned clamour for the presidency to come to his zone.
His was a reactionary move.
He would cash in on two growing tendencies - the energies of the youth in desperate clamour for another alternative no matter how unrealistic, and the earlier mentioned clamour for the presidency to come to his zone.
His was a reactionary move.
Not for him the consideration that his candidacy may split votes against the incumbent party - as it had happened in favour of Ajimobi on the APC platform in Oyo 2015:
Ajimobi/APC - 36.38%
Ladoja/Accord - 28.29%
Akala/Labour - 20.46%
Folarin/PDP - 8.78%
Makinde/SDP - 6.08%
Ajimobi/APC - 36.38%
Ladoja/Accord - 28.29%
Akala/Labour - 20.46%
Folarin/PDP - 8.78%
Makinde/SDP - 6.08%
Ajimobi with a little more than a third of the votes in his favour and more than 60% of the votes against him, was sworn in for a second term as Governor.
#NigeriaDecides2023 will however not play out similarly - 2 candidates from the South will split the votes from there.
#NigeriaDecides2023 will however not play out similarly - 2 candidates from the South will split the votes from there.
And the party that prioritised kicking out the failed incumbent will find enough votes to do so.
Many had said that party should have gifted or dashed its ticket to that man but the brand itself is what those same many hate to identify with - even if the Pope were its candidate.
Many had said that party should have gifted or dashed its ticket to that man but the brand itself is what those same many hate to identify with - even if the Pope were its candidate.
But back to “poorly planned projects” and let’s consider another fringe candidate from the North - one who had built his structure for years and eventually was able to field candidates for almost every position in every single state while also picking a Bishop as running mate.
That man from the North did not jump on the next available party - he had prepared a party structure all along for himself.
He also wouldn’t win of course but that is not his aim, neither is it the aim of the “poorly planned project” man - their aim is to position themselves.
He also wouldn’t win of course but that is not his aim, neither is it the aim of the “poorly planned project” man - their aim is to position themselves.
So we have a situation where a few millions of votes cast against the failures of APC may not exactly count towards removing APC from power.
Because the votes weren’t cast with wisdom but with rashness and the desire to punish both the oppressor and the oppressed simultaneously.
Because the votes weren’t cast with wisdom but with rashness and the desire to punish both the oppressor and the oppressed simultaneously.
Several thousand PUs where that man won’t have agents.
Several thousands more where his party’s registered agents would be defending votes for the party we want to remove.
Energies of the youths, wasted on poorly planned projects. History will look back and chuckle.
Several thousands more where his party’s registered agents would be defending votes for the party we want to remove.
Energies of the youths, wasted on poorly planned projects. History will look back and chuckle.
Excitement and enthusiasm are no replacement for strategic planning, hope is not an accurate synonym for faith and noise can never replace voting with wisdom against APC.
Winner on Saturday will either be the one we don’t want or the unifier - it’s simply how these things go.
Winner on Saturday will either be the one we don’t want or the unifier - it’s simply how these things go.
We are confident enough to say that we will win but we’d be more comfortable if the margins were wider.
There will always be time enough in future to look back and muse on the mistakes of youth.
But as a country, we only have five days to decide to vote, wisely.
There will always be time enough in future to look back and muse on the mistakes of youth.
But as a country, we only have five days to decide to vote, wisely.
As you go to sleep tonight, take pride in all that you’ve done - the good, the bad, the ugly - take pride in it but consider your vote for Saturday and make it count towards stopping someone from becoming President.
#VoteWisely is to #VoteOutAPC.
And that can only be #VotePDP.
#VoteWisely is to #VoteOutAPC.
And that can only be #VotePDP.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
