2011: OF INDUCED AND VOLUNTEERED ENDORSEMENTS

Dear Editor,

2011: OF INDUCED AND VOLUNTEERED ENDORSEMENTS

We are not all blind. When the time comes Nigerians know how to pray for what they wish. One cannot understand why some people seeking to remain in office at the expense of the masses are so blinded in their pursuit that they could not understand that the people they are supposed to rule are taking stock of what pains they are undergoing in the hands of their rulers.

Governor Uduaghan of Delta State may be a good governor but for the fact that he could not see anything wrong in his cousin, the former Governor Ibori, dodging prosecution at the law courts at home and abroad. He could not also explain how Ibori used Delta people’s shares in some banks to secure a private loan. It is a pity. Governor Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has continued in his bid for a second-term or as a Deputy to Goje’s illusive presidency. In Akwa Ibom there is allegation of nepotism and Stalinism in the system of governance, together with bloated projects costs like in N1billion/km or road construction, etc. Judging from the media, the duo of Uduaghan and Akpabio enjoys self-adulations and are publicity-loving.

The spate of induced endorsements and buying of awards associated with our governors of today makes one bleed internally; yet no one stands bold to ask questions. The type of endorsements I support is the unsolicited ones like the type Fashola is enjoying today. Normally, someone’s good works count. Respected individuals like Bishop Ademowo and Christy Essien Igbokwe have continued talking about allowing Fashola a second term; their positions were not solicited by Fashola but by what they perceive as the governor’s enduring activities. On the contrary most other governors are the ones asking to be allowed a second term. They do this through unworthy and induced endorsements. The bottom line is in the hands of the media, some of who are already allegedly bought over kind of; it is a pity.

Obi Nede-Nuhu, 405 Ikorodu Road, Lagos.