What goes around, comes around they said. During the 2015
general elections, politicians from the South-West paved way for an
incompetent, clueless, religious bigot who wanted to be president at all cost
just to implement the winner takes it all and born to rule mentality. But folks
from the South-West were told to have a rethink of dangers ahead but the likes
of Tinubu and his cohorts would not listen, even when the Apex Pan Yoruba
Socio-cultural group AFENIFERE issued the warning, it all went on to deaf ears.
These crop of greedy politicians betrayed the then president
Goodluck Jonathan via several propaganda, calling him all manner of names, an
act which some called ‘civilian coup’ and manipulated Buhari into the seat of
power. Today for the first time Nigerians are practically experiencing economic
recession due to his greedy and visionless regime.
Less than two into APC led Buhari federal government, most
of the South-West leaders of the APC are not regretting their actions, but
sorry, it is too late.
Thus, the national leader of the party along with some of
his loyalist in the APC are considering a plan B, just to ensure they take over
power in 2019. But the question is, can the South-West alone vote themselves
into Aso Rock without their South-East and South-South brothers after betraying
them to the Hausa/Fulanis who are never tired of being in control of political
power in the Villa?
As part of their desperate move, a senator representing Oyo
South, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, has told Nigerians that they would soon see the
outcome of the new political alliances.
According to Akanbi, some big wings in the APC who have been
uncomfortable with the way they have been neglected after the party was voted
into power are beginning to weigh other available options.
“You know that ambition can drive people and a lot of people,
when it comes to amalgamation like that of the APC, some people may feel
cheated and may not be happy with the outcome of the whole thing. It is
normal,” he told Punch.
“There is no way you can form a new party in a room.
Nigerians should not be too eager to see the outcome of such (secret and
closed-door) meetings because they are still coming out to the public to
canvass for support. Let us all wait and see.”
“Personally, someone like me is a committed member of the
APC and I still have my leader.
“Politics is about the grassroots. You have to know what
your people want before you can decide on what to do. I am from the South-West
and we have a way of doing our thing. We still have a leader.”
“I have not mentioned any name but whatever it is, it is
going to be a collective decision. Personally, I am an advocate of regional
integration. When I say regional, I am particular about the South-West, where I
come from.”
Many followers of politics know all is not well within the
APC and there are speculations that a national leader, Bola Tinubu, may lead
his loyalists out of the party for a new alliance.
Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor, has not attended
recent APC gatherings, the most recent being Thursday’s campaign rally in Ondo
State ahead of the November 26 election.
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