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The biggest problem facing most African leaders is their inability to learn from history. I would have urged Yahaya Bello to watch the soap opera called “The Father and His Son”. This is a true life story of former President Goodluck Jonathan (outside power) and his “father”, Chief E K Clark. The Ijaw Chief who was behind most of the actions and inactions of Jonathan when he was in power has suddenly started “exposing” the weaknesses of his “son”. This is the price Jonathan is paying for surrounding himself with mainly sycophants while in power. I won’t bother advising Bello to monitor the soap opera. He has also similarly surrounded himself with a legion of sycophants.
None of them is prepared to tell Bello to his face that he is dragging this state to the precipice. Those around him are thinking more about their gains; so, they are not prepared to drag him out of his delusion.
Only Bello and those benefiting from his administration believe he is making progress and other countless challenges facing this state. How can Bello say that he is making progress in the state when the conditions of workers have gone from bad to worse? The earlier he faces the reality of his failure and changes his strategy , the better for this state.
The last eighteen months have been horrendous for residents of Kogi State. Almost one hundred lives have been lost to road accident, hypertension, frustration and blood related diseases. We have never had it so bad. It is a shame that nobody is telling Yahaya Bello that he is not doing well. His political appointees have suddenly become mute.
Each time Bello makes his unworkable trips to other countries, these sycophants hail him. They even tell us that junketing round the globe is an achievement.
We are obviously not feeling the impacts of his trips to other countries. Those around Bello are not patriotic to tell him this truth.
The economy of our state is sliding and nobody around Bello is prepared to tell him the truth. Several homes across the state are struggling to survive. Many homes are sliding below poverty line.
Our Governor says he is making progress in the state and those around him are hailing him. There are too selfish to tell him that he is just deceiving himself. None of them is prepared to ask him to point to one high profile conviction he got in the past sixteen months.
They keep messaging his ego that he is doing very well and our Governor is enjoying all the salutations.
My message to Yahaya Bello this morning is very simple: Wise leaders listen more to their critics than supporters and friends.
I must appreciative the tireless Usman Okai Austin, for his brotherly counsel and noble heart in defense of the truth and pursuit of justice. He knows quite well my stance on the matter and I shall remain resolute.
– Alfa Tijani, a media aficionado, writes from Kogi State.
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