I PITY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU
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President Tinubu is not Buhari ideologically and politics wise. The strength of Buhari is his cult like followership in the core North amongst the "Talakawas". Buhari is a northern populist political leader who knows how to speak the language of the masses and galvanize them for a political purpose.
Do we have people like Buhari in the South west??? Not at the moment. People that could fill that void, were Late Chief Bola Ige, Late Akeredolu, Fayose and former minister Rauf Aregbesola. They are charismatic and have the ability to speak the language of their populist base for political actions and unity of purpose.
Tinubu is no doubt brilliant and a strategist but he doesn't have enough "traditional" Yoruba grassroot intellectuals in his camp who are proactive and will always keep the Southwest base in check like Buhari was able to do in his 8 years rule as the president.
It is as if, some people are purposefully isolating Tinubu from the southwest traditional, cultural and socio-cultural leadership. If Tinubu loses his Southwest grip, he should not blame Yoruba people, he should blame the elitist, mercantilist, arrogant and naive Yoruba politicians in his kitchen cabinet.
As crazy as it seems, if Peter Obi was the president, the Ohaneze, Igbo traders, Igbo diaspora, traditional leaders, and Igbo diaspora would ensure that the South East is on lock down mode for him even if the economy is in a state of comatose. The kitchen cabinet of Peter Obi would have mobilised heaven and earth to keep his inadequacies under the wrap.
Unfortunately, those surrounding president Tinubu are his biggest weakness. They are detached and continue to practice politics from a position of idealism instead of "REALITY". It is a state of mess.
I expected the president to have asked the Vice president to summon Emirs and other traditional leaders in the North to explain the reasons for economic hardship to them.
I expected the president to have convened town hall meetings in Yorubaland where all heads of sociocultural organizations and markets would be briefed and given a sense of belonging as regards the reason for the economic downturn. I expected the Chief of staff who is a Yoruba man to have toured the entire Southwest and talked to traditional stakeholders in order to calm nerves.
The senate president and the Minister of FCT, should have toured the South South, to calm nerves and talk to stakeholders.
Tinubu has 3 more years and I pray he changes his approach in the way he communicates to his base and the rest of Nigeria.
Tinubu must understand that he does not have the luxury of Buhari who could get away with far more misgivings because Buhari has a powerful Islamic fanatical followership in the Northwest that are capable of doing anything for Buhari without any financial inducements because it is Ideologically driven.
President Tinubu needs to keep those "TURANCHI" speaking bureaucrats to one side and bring those grassroots traditional political heavyweights like Obas, Emirs, Babalojas, Iyalojas, Afenifere leaders, Arewa leaders, middle belt leaders etc. to his side. Why is this basic common sense politicking missing in Aso rock????
I agree with the writer of this article that there is communication gaps between the elites in government and the masses. The rulers are far removed from the reality of the suffering of the people they are supposed to be representing or the voice of people mourning and wailing sounds like music in ears of the President and his kitchen cabinet!
My prayer is that God will intervene as in the days of Moses in Jesus Name
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President Tinubu is not Buhari ideologically and politics wise. The strength of Buhari is his cult like followership in the core North amongst the "Talakawas". Buhari is a northern populist political leader who knows how to speak the language of the masses and galvanize them for a political purpose.
Do we have people like Buhari in the South west??? Not at the moment. People that could fill that void, were Late Chief Bola Ige, Late Akeredolu, Fayose and former minister Rauf Aregbesola. They are charismatic and have the ability to speak the language of their populist base for political actions and unity of purpose.
Tinubu is no doubt brilliant and a strategist but he doesn't have enough "traditional" Yoruba grassroot intellectuals in his camp who are proactive and will always keep the Southwest base in check like Buhari was able to do in his 8 years rule as the president.
It is as if, some people are purposefully isolating Tinubu from the southwest traditional, cultural and socio-cultural leadership. If Tinubu loses his Southwest grip, he should not blame Yoruba people, he should blame the elitist, mercantilist, arrogant and naive Yoruba politicians in his kitchen cabinet.
As crazy as it seems, if Peter Obi was the president, the Ohaneze, Igbo traders, Igbo diaspora, traditional leaders, and Igbo diaspora would ensure that the South East is on lock down mode for him even if the economy is in a state of comatose. The kitchen cabinet of Peter Obi would have mobilised heaven and earth to keep his inadequacies under the wrap.
Unfortunately, those surrounding president Tinubu are his biggest weakness. They are detached and continue to practice politics from a position of idealism instead of "REALITY". It is a state of mess.
I expected the president to have asked the Vice president to summon Emirs and other traditional leaders in the North to explain the reasons for economic hardship to them.
I expected the president to have convened town hall meetings in Yorubaland where all heads of sociocultural organizations and markets would be briefed and given a sense of belonging as regards the reason for the economic downturn. I expected the Chief of staff who is a Yoruba man to have toured the entire Southwest and talked to traditional stakeholders in order to calm nerves.
The senate president and the Minister of FCT, should have toured the South South, to calm nerves and talk to stakeholders.
Tinubu has 3 more years and I pray he changes his approach in the way he communicates to his base and the rest of Nigeria.
Tinubu must understand that he does not have the luxury of Buhari who could get away with far more misgivings because Buhari has a powerful Islamic fanatical followership in the Northwest that are capable of doing anything for Buhari without any financial inducements because it is Ideologically driven.
President Tinubu needs to keep those "TURANCHI" speaking bureaucrats to one side and bring those grassroots traditional political heavyweights like Obas, Emirs, Babalojas, Iyalojas, Afenifere leaders, Arewa leaders, middle belt leaders etc. to his side. Why is this basic common sense politicking missing in Aso rock????
I agree with the writer of this article that there is communication gaps between the elites in government and the masses. The rulers are far removed from the reality of the suffering of the people they are supposed to be representing or the voice of people mourning and wailing sounds like music in ears of the President and his kitchen cabinet!
My prayer is that God will intervene as in the days of Moses in Jesus Name
I PITY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU
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President Tinubu is not Buhari ideologically and politics wise. The strength of Buhari is his cult like followership in the core North amongst the "Talakawas". Buhari is a northern populist political leader who knows how to speak the language of the masses and galvanize them for a political purpose.
Do we have people like Buhari in the South west??? Not at the moment. People that could fill that void, were Late Chief Bola Ige, Late Akeredolu, Fayose and former minister Rauf Aregbesola. They are charismatic and have the ability to speak the language of their populist base for political actions and unity of purpose.
Tinubu is no doubt brilliant and a strategist but he doesn't have enough "traditional" Yoruba grassroot intellectuals in his camp who are proactive and will always keep the Southwest base in check like Buhari was able to do in his 8 years rule as the president.
It is as if, some people are purposefully isolating Tinubu from the southwest traditional, cultural and socio-cultural leadership. If Tinubu loses his Southwest grip, he should not blame Yoruba people, he should blame the elitist, mercantilist, arrogant and naive Yoruba politicians in his kitchen cabinet.
As crazy as it seems, if Peter Obi was the president, the Ohaneze, Igbo traders, Igbo diaspora, traditional leaders, and Igbo diaspora would ensure that the South East is on lock down mode for him even if the economy is in a state of comatose. The kitchen cabinet of Peter Obi would have mobilised heaven and earth to keep his inadequacies under the wrap.
Unfortunately, those surrounding president Tinubu are his biggest weakness. They are detached and continue to practice politics from a position of idealism instead of "REALITY". It is a state of mess.
I expected the president to have asked the Vice president to summon Emirs and other traditional leaders in the North to explain the reasons for economic hardship to them.
I expected the president to have convened town hall meetings in Yorubaland where all heads of sociocultural organizations and markets would be briefed and given a sense of belonging as regards the reason for the economic downturn. I expected the Chief of staff who is a Yoruba man to have toured the entire Southwest and talked to traditional stakeholders in order to calm nerves.
The senate president and the Minister of FCT, should have toured the South South, to calm nerves and talk to stakeholders.
Tinubu has 3 more years and I pray he changes his approach in the way he communicates to his base and the rest of Nigeria.
Tinubu must understand that he does not have the luxury of Buhari who could get away with far more misgivings because Buhari has a powerful Islamic fanatical followership in the Northwest that are capable of doing anything for Buhari without any financial inducements because it is Ideologically driven.
President Tinubu needs to keep those "TURANCHI" speaking bureaucrats to one side and bring those grassroots traditional political heavyweights like Obas, Emirs, Babalojas, Iyalojas, Afenifere leaders, Arewa leaders, middle belt leaders etc. to his side. Why is this basic common sense politicking missing in Aso rock????
I agree with the writer of this article that there is communication gaps between the elites in government and the masses. The rulers are far removed from the reality of the suffering of the people they are supposed to be representing or the voice of people mourning and wailing sounds like music in ears of the President and his kitchen cabinet!
My prayer is that God will intervene as in the days of Moses in Jesus Name 🙏
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