Ah, my people! Wetin Governor Biodun Oyebanji dey talk for Ekiti no be small matter o. E don come big up politics wey no go dey bitter again! As we dey prepare for governorship election for June, him dey throw trend for political actors say make dem no turn election to war.
For lecture wey dem hold for Obafemi Awolowo University, my guy Oyebanji talk say winner-no-go-take-all mentality no make sense at all. Make I tell una, e don dey involved for Ekiti politics since 1997, and e sabi say the way wey dem dey play politics fit lead to wahala and confusion.
Him talk say, “Elections no suppose be wars, and winners no suppose run with all di spoils. If we continue dey use politics of exclusion and raw power, na shakara go come dey everywhere.” Na wetin him learn from all di years wey him don dey hustle for experience.
When him enter office as governor, oyinbo wey dey call am self-madu can show him wey he dey reach out to everybody, whether na the same party or another party. At first, dem no gree hear word, but with time, everybody come dey jolly. Now, Ekiti wey dey notorious for political crisis don turn one of di most stable states for Naija. No be joke!
Him dey talk say we need to develop one kind political culture wey go carry our Omoluabi ethos — na so peace go reign. Make we no dey carry extreme political ideas wey go scatter everywhere, especially as we dey face economic and political challenges like this.
As him dey praise di lecturer wey talk for di event, Mr. Sam Omatseye, wey na di Chairman of The Nation newspapers Editorial Board, him commended him and talk say di man get brain for journalism, public discourse, and all those other sharp sharp levels. Omatseye talk say we need to sabi di difference between democracy and republic.
Omatseye come yarn say plenty countries dey shout say dem be democracies, but wetin dem dey practice no be true democracy. Him cite di American invasion of Venezuela, ask: “How dat one be democracy?” Omo, no be small thing o!
Di whole event wey happen for Oduduwa Hall get proper gist and dignitaries wey come represent different places. You get Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke wey send him Education Commissioner come gree support di lecture, and sey education be di key to national development.
As dem dey round up, e clear sey we gatz work on top our political system and bring am to di level wey go benefit everybody. Make we no turn our country to battlefield, make we all dey celebrate democracy wey go make sense for everyone. Na so we go fit carry everybody along!
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