By Phylo Modlin
His Excellency, the quintessential, affable, idea driven leader of the intellectual and creativity charged indigenes of Cross River State. I must commend devoid of sycophancy and sentiments, the generosity and all inclusive style in this government. It has never been this good for the youths especially. You're indeed, a rare breed. Only your kind will recognize and applaud your efforts.
Democracy since its inception has been one of the most important ideology propelling our sustenance as an indispensable united force because, "Power is with the people". It is this idea that forms the nucleus for the Peoples' Democratic Party. Having a civilian governor like you today is a dividend of democracy and simply, the will of God. We are grateful.
Practical democratic leaders do better in leadership than "dictatorial democrats" who usually rule with so much desperation for power, impunity and total disregard for the people's will. They're described as "democrats" because they are not military men not because of their ideology. Consequently, when they leave office, their names and influence burns out desperately too, like candle wax. They become less consequential because rather than the people telling tales of their benevolence and impact of their leadership on them, it is their foot soldiers alone who do so. One cannot eat his cake and have it back. Even DSTV decoders are installed on request by the owners. ALWAYS LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE HER LEADERSHIP.
Let the people decide because the Leaders they choose bear the soul of the people and if he misrepresents, the guilt must bother on his conscience especially when he is out of power. That is why in a proper democratic state, certain decision making is subject to opinion poles after which, the leaders take their decisions established on the tenets of majority or sometimes minority opinion as the case maybe. Greed for power makes a society more difficult to run and I thank His Excellency for being exceptionally democratic. He displayed this sometime in June 2015 during the appointment for the office of the (SSG) and other crucial offices in the state. He told the Boki people to make a decision on their choice of candidate for the position of Secretary to State Government and gave them some few minutes to deliberate so that he can endorse. His Excellency returned but the people rather asked him to make his choice and they shall abide by it. Serving him power he already had on a plata of gold but still, in his humility, he refused and rather persuaded them to discuss further and reach a conclusion. It is during this occasion he used the phrase "LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE" and indeed, they decided through an in house secret balloting midwived by the governor himself and a winner emerged.
So, when I hear people peddle rumours of the governor adopting aspirants for elective positions in the State and National level through his "BODY LANGUAGE" I actually laugh in wonderment and defeated joy that some people, for their self seeking interest and fear to stand elections due to either failure in other leadership responsibilities, incompetence, unqualified or inexperience or all of the above will fabricate stories that a man as intelligent, classy, well exposed and sophisticated as the governor, Prof.Ben Ayade will subscribe to kangaroo practices ahead of 2019 elections. If this is a campaign strategy, it is absolutely demeaning and abysmally lame. Even the PDP State Chaiman, Elder Edim Inok is too just too versatile and as a veteran in the political terrain, he has witnessed impunity at its peak and will not coordinate a repetition of such in his leadership of the party. LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE THEIR LEADERS.
Members of the public are hereby advised and encouraged to shun distractions and keep faith with the government and State party leadership. There's now Politics with Ethics in Cross River State, my vote and yours will count. Our voices will be heard. Blackmail and fraudulent ascension to power will not prevail this time around. Get your PVC today and LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE!!!.
Happy Democracy day celebration.
I am MODLIN ODU.
A Cross River Youth.
No comments:
Post a Comment