Tinubu has not hidden his dislike for the person of Obasanjo; he uses every opportunity to cast aspersion on the person of the president without any impunity. Condemning every action or statement of the president in preparing the stage for his emergence through the Action Congress as the presidential flag bearer in a situation that Atiku eventually scaled through as the flagbearer of the ruling PDP.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to script and a retreat was made by re-strategizing, leading Tinubu to opt for the senate bidding to be the net senate president, the number three man in the nation’s polity. In achieving his goal, Tinubu has planted his commissioners as governorship candidates in some states of their origin, taking over the machinery of the party totally. In Lagos, he has succeeded in pushing his man to the front burner as the governorship candidate of his party ahead of Femi Pedro his incumbent deputy. Forcing the later to seek for the actualization of his ambition under the Labour party, time will tell who is in control of the state as the platform on which Tinubu came into power; the AD which he had relegated to the background is already gunning to give him a good fight.
A lot of rumbling is going on within the two parties as to the character of the two personalities involved in the running of its affairs of governance at the two levels of government. Comparing the personalities involved, there seems to be a lot of similarities in their conducts and modes of operation that it becomes difficult “pot calling the kettle black” both have made road maintenance and repair their cardinal project spending millions and billions of tax payers’ money with little to show in justifying the huge investment.
They have both assumed the position of the “Igwe” in their respective parties whose words are to be obeyed and not questioned, going by the antecedent of the two. They had imposed in some cases unpopular candidates on party members at various levels of government for the forthcoming elections. Government machinery is hijacked totally for the propagation of this dream project.
Projects that are meant for the good of the populace which should have been introduced in the early life of the administrations are now been put through the pipeline at the tail end of it, which might end up in the ways of numerous white elephant project before them. The president had flag up the standard gauge rail project late last year, which will not see the light of the day if the incoming government thinks otherwise, likewise Tinubu’s Bus Rapid Transport scheme (BRT) aimed at easing the transportation problem of the ever-growing population of the state is coming at the very tail end of the governor’s tenure. The success of these projects and some other ones depends solely on the vision of the succeeding government at both levels.
Although on the lighter note, Tinubu seems to be more charismatic in relating to the people around him, the loss of humour on the part of the Obasanjo cannot be lost on us. Deducing from the past events, it shows that both are bossy and they handle issues differently.
Obasanjo had made us realize how much he detest corruption and how much he has been able increase the foreign deposit of the country, pointing to his prudence, we cannot ascertain the level of prudence and planning for the future of Lagos as regards income. We hear so much is coming in and much is been spent on running the state as well as its large workforce but what is been kept for the raining days. Governance is not all about spending; it’s about meeting aspirations of its citizenry, listening to the yearnings and cries of the populace, trying to meet them at the centre and saving for the future.
The days to come will actually show where e are heading to, less than 90 days to the presidential elections and the populace awaits the plan of our so called fighters for the masses.
Purely as a proud member of this nation, saints are made and not born. To be one, you have to show it both in words and actions, it is practicable not theoretical.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to script and a retreat was made by re-strategizing, leading Tinubu to opt for the senate bidding to be the net senate president, the number three man in the nation’s polity. In achieving his goal, Tinubu has planted his commissioners as governorship candidates in some states of their origin, taking over the machinery of the party totally. In Lagos, he has succeeded in pushing his man to the front burner as the governorship candidate of his party ahead of Femi Pedro his incumbent deputy. Forcing the later to seek for the actualization of his ambition under the Labour party, time will tell who is in control of the state as the platform on which Tinubu came into power; the AD which he had relegated to the background is already gunning to give him a good fight.
A lot of rumbling is going on within the two parties as to the character of the two personalities involved in the running of its affairs of governance at the two levels of government. Comparing the personalities involved, there seems to be a lot of similarities in their conducts and modes of operation that it becomes difficult “pot calling the kettle black” both have made road maintenance and repair their cardinal project spending millions and billions of tax payers’ money with little to show in justifying the huge investment.
They have both assumed the position of the “Igwe” in their respective parties whose words are to be obeyed and not questioned, going by the antecedent of the two. They had imposed in some cases unpopular candidates on party members at various levels of government for the forthcoming elections. Government machinery is hijacked totally for the propagation of this dream project.
Projects that are meant for the good of the populace which should have been introduced in the early life of the administrations are now been put through the pipeline at the tail end of it, which might end up in the ways of numerous white elephant project before them. The president had flag up the standard gauge rail project late last year, which will not see the light of the day if the incoming government thinks otherwise, likewise Tinubu’s Bus Rapid Transport scheme (BRT) aimed at easing the transportation problem of the ever-growing population of the state is coming at the very tail end of the governor’s tenure. The success of these projects and some other ones depends solely on the vision of the succeeding government at both levels.
Although on the lighter note, Tinubu seems to be more charismatic in relating to the people around him, the loss of humour on the part of the Obasanjo cannot be lost on us. Deducing from the past events, it shows that both are bossy and they handle issues differently.
Obasanjo had made us realize how much he detest corruption and how much he has been able increase the foreign deposit of the country, pointing to his prudence, we cannot ascertain the level of prudence and planning for the future of Lagos as regards income. We hear so much is coming in and much is been spent on running the state as well as its large workforce but what is been kept for the raining days. Governance is not all about spending; it’s about meeting aspirations of its citizenry, listening to the yearnings and cries of the populace, trying to meet them at the centre and saving for the future.
The days to come will actually show where e are heading to, less than 90 days to the presidential elections and the populace awaits the plan of our so called fighters for the masses.
Purely as a proud member of this nation, saints are made and not born. To be one, you have to show it both in words and actions, it is practicable not theoretical.
By Adewumi Olumide
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