Opinion: It Is Time To Say Goodbye To A State Where Mediocres Flourish

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Members of the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were seen decamping and throwing their support for APC  because they felt the hand of the clock has changed.
Indeed the saying that, “success attracts great friends and adversity great friendship” is real. Even the Holy Bible said time and chance happen to them all. I am beginning to think the Bible was referring to this category of humans. It has always been like that from time. Once a man is down, many of his friends avoid him. Consider where an armed robber is celebrated and his crimes ignored, but once he gets a bullet and dies, you would begin to hear curses on him from same people that once celebrated him.
Adversity is a great teacher. It defines friendship. It’s like a journey in the wilderness, you can only make it to the other side if you persevere and remain steadfast to your goals. Politicians in Kogi state are no real friends, rather they are power seekers.
Politics in Kogi state lacks principle and integrity. If it wasn’t for favour, political friends and allies would stay faithful. If politics is about issues and accomplishments, fickleness and fair weather allies will disappear. Unfortunately, most of our leaders patronise sycophants the more.
Not all politicians possess all the characteristics described above. Most politicians that have a semblance of integrity were humble and had other professions to fall back on.
Inconsistency is the bane of politicians in Kogi state, who would always flow with the tide. Consistency pays! And for ‘unattached’ contributors to political discussions, consistency in one’s conscience is extremely rewarding.
I advise that if you must go higher in career and politics, you have to put God and family first, followed by those who have always been with you. Know your limits with unreliable friends, sycophants, cheer leaders and friends that come around you for fame, power and money. They can best be described as drinking partners. The ruling party should keep this set of politicians at arm’s length. Also, parties should be formed on ideology such that members would remain  faithful and not be running to greener pastures when challenges arise.
The world is growing. Politicians in Kogi state should grow up too. They should leave good legacies for the upcoming politicians to follow. There should be a time political players should say NO to some issues. It is no other time than now. It’s high time politicians said farewell to an era of inconsistency in political affiliations, half truths, lie, sycophancy and deceits. It is time to bid farewell to propaganda and unnecessary sympathy.
It is time to say goodbye to a state where mediocres flourish. We cannot continue to live in the era in which the main beneficiaries of our patrimony are the greedy politicians, economic saboteurs and fraudsters .
– Alfa Tijani, a political analyst, writes from Kogi state

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