Abeg, gist don land! Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State don yarn some serious matter wey concern politics for Nigeria. E don call for make we sabi how to do politics wey no go dey bitter. No be small thing oh! E talk am for Faculty of Arts Distinguished Alumni Lecture wey happen for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Oyebanji dey vex for how some politicians dey turn elections to war front. E dey warn say we no need that kind winner-takes-all style wey dey cause wahala. E talk say the way wey e don bring people together in Ekiti don make the state one of the most politically stable for Naija today. Na true, this guy dey try!
No be say e just dey make mouth, oh! When him enter office, e no allow political wahala dictate wetin go happen. Instead, e foster inclusion, respect, and solidarity among different political groups. At first, dem no gree believe am, but gradually dem don accept am. Now, Ekiti no be that place wey dey always create headlines for political fights.
Another big man wey also speak for the lecture be Sam Omatseye, wey be chairman for Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers. E don drop serious knowledge wey gree our eyes shine about democracy and governance. E yan say we dey mistake some things wey we call democracy. No be all countries wey dey shout democracy dey fit the true meaning. Wetin we dey see na just show!
Omatseye come use America and Venezuela matter take explain how democracy dey struggle to fully deliver. E talk say, for Nigeria, the true democrat dey half-born. To make person know how to dey democratic, you gatz give am time make e grow.
The lecture wey Oyebanji chair, no forget bring other important people wey dey show for their respective roles. Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, try dey represent am, but him send Education Commissioner come talk on top behalf. E also praise the uni for organizing the lecture, say na opportunity for citizens and scholars to come dey reason together.
As e dey hot, Oyebanji don also urge everybody, make dem embrace kind politics wey dey respect and constructive. Na so we fit build stable democracy wey go carry everybody along. All these ah ah, na wetin we dey feel for this our Naija.
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