I just can’t stop thinking why President Bola Tinubu decided to be a stoic personality in governance with his economic view point. I call it TINUBUNOMIC.
He took on an image that completely contradicts, the Emilokan image hitherto.
The satirical “Elo fokan Bale” gave way to a hard face insipidity that created fear in the heart of men that place high hope on his leadership.
I wondered where he got his hard stance from. Perhaps, he was counselled by some divinatory forces that the only way to develop Nigeria is the hard way, hence needs to employ hard decisions even if he had to sting us with scorpion.
It was King Rehoboam, the son of King Solomon, who told the children of Israel that he would increase their burden and not lessen it. According to the Bible, in 1 Kings 12:1-15, the children of Israel came to Rehoboam and asked him to lighten the heavy yoke that his father Solomon had placed upon them. However, Rehoboam, seeking the counsel of his younger advisors, chose to increase the burden, famously declaring:
“My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” (1 Kings 12:14)
This decision led to the division of the kingdom, with the northern tribes seceding and forming the kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam, while the southern tribes remained loyal to Rehoboam and formed the kingdom of Judah.
In 1782, a french philosopher, Jean-Jacque Russeau wrote a book “confessions” in which he ascribed a story to a queen which many believe was Marie Antoinette, Queen of king Louis xiv who challenge the masses to “eat cake” when the masses complained of scarcity of food and hardship.
Marie Antoinette was indeed the queen of France during the French Revolution, and she was often criticized for her perceived extravagance and disconnect from the struggles of the common people. However, the “Let them eat cake” phrase has become a myth with no solid historical basis.
The Storming of the Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution. The event was a protest against the harsh conditions and food shortages faced by the French people, among other grievances.
I refused to believe what my mind is telling me though, but president Tinubu needs to study History to know that , the Hard way couldn’t have been the only way. Those who tow that line in history had only created a bases for revolution.
Hunger, remains the existing tool to dehumanize humanity. There’s hunger seriously ravaging the country.
President Tinubu shouldn’t have accepted the hard way option due primarily to the insecurities in the country, because they will only give legitimacy to most of the crime.
He is simply edifying the former dictators he helped fight out of governance to establish Democracy and making these past Dictators as more Angelic.
Late military dictator, General Sani Abatcha, didn’t take the hard way when he could have done it and no one will dare raise an eyebrow. Rather he took, the subtle way by removing 5% of subsidy, or was it that he added 5naira to petroleum price, and created a “Fund” which he dedicated to purely infrastructure development across the country which he named, Petroleum Trust Fund. The impact of that fund is still loud in the country till today.
Why can’t President Tinubu adopt something similar to that instead of the defacto removal of “subsidy” which many believe is window dressing as it’s believed that Petroleum is still being subtly subsidize.
Excess funds is presently being created, but is Nigeria discipline to manage it? Creating beggars out of the masses by sharing out ration of foods as if Nigeria is faced with drought is nothing but the HARD WAY!
Let’s call on president Tinubu not to adopt the Hard way as he has vow to take hard ways as an option to develop Nigeria. We simply don’t have the energy to absorb the pain.
THE HARD WAY COULDN’T HAVE BEEN THE ONLY WAY.
– Jesse Abayomi Oloke writes from Kogi state.
