There comes a moment in the life of a people when silence becomes sin and patience turns to betrayal. Kogi West has reached that moment. Yet, in this historic hour, certain political actors now shamelessly boast that Kogi West, despite its education and political consciousness does not understand politics. This is no casual insult; it is a calculated lie, crafted to excuse clandestine, Machiavellian conspiracies against justice.
Behind closed doors, these schemers gather like ancient courtiers, plotting not progress but exclusion. They conspire against the godly, constitutional, and historically just demand of Kogi West to produce the Governor of Kogi State come 2028.
In public, they preach unity with sanctimonious tongues, while in private they sharpen the knives of betrayal. Their politics is built not on mandate, but on manipulation; not on equity, but on intrigue.
Let it be proclaimed plainly: Kogi West understands politics and politicking ! What it rejects is brigandage cloaked as strategy. We reject a politics without conscience, a system that rewards deceit and perpetuates inherited injustice. No society endures when its people are forever told to wait, to sacrifice, to surrender their destiny on the altar of selfish convenience.
History is watching. Those who scheme against Kogi West today should remember: no throne built on injustice survives the judgment of time. From ancient kingdoms to modern states, history teaches one constant lesson, oppression is never permanent, and betrayal always leaves its fingerprints. The same hands denying Kogi West today will tomorrow plead for absolution before history’s unforgiving court.
Let it be written in bold ink: 2027 is not a negotiation; it is a reckoning. Political actors must choose their side, whether to stand with the people or against them. There will be no hiding place in the archives of tomorrow. Memory is long, and the people are no longer forgetful.
The demand of Kogi West is not born of anger or desperation; it is anchored in justice, fairness, and moral legitimacy. It is a cry rooted in history and sealed by conscience. Those who undermine it are not neutral players, they are compromised obstacles to destiny and adversaries of equity.
Kogi West must produce Kogi state governor in 2028. Anything less is organized injustice. Justice delayed has become injustice denied and sustained.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, a Foundational Member of APC and Political Analyst, writes from Lokoja, Kogi State.
