Dele Okenla
My stance on politics is that even though we desire change we must still support the government of the day at all levels, offering positive collaboration whenever and wherever we can. Our overall aim is to achieve a stable and progressive governance and not to create anarchy or merely pursue an egoistic agenda.
La Amzat
Even if the govt is diabolical and unprogressive we should continue to feign stupid cos of a pot of porridge!
Dele Okenla
Dear Amzat, I wonder whether your reference to a pot of porridge is intended as a veiled assault on mine or anybody's integrity for that matter. If it were, then it shows justification for my call for our so-called political pundits to re-orientate their surprisingly narrow perspectives. There is a need for would-be critics not only to know what they are fighting for but also to be able to justify why they are using any particular method of engagement.
Tell me my learned friend, what is stupid in supporting your government at any level? Is anarchy preferrable to stability? Must you always be a gladiator at the expense of peace and progress? I think not!
As for porridges, I only eat Ikokore prepared at home. I am nobody's lackey and seek neither grace nor favour from anyone except God. However, I would rather work with a bad government that we hope to replace in order to make things work better for the masses in the meantime than to engage in meaningless and sometimes directionless and self-serving antagonisms that bring forth nothing fruitful.
Stay blessed and focussed.
La Amzat
Good political tirade and swan-song, as the time of change draws near more of the above political rhetorics will come forth from accalimed agents of change, nothing personal here but a surged mud can hit anyone, conscience permitting but then criticism is part of the horse saddle in the manger, salt of life no matter how detested.
La Amzat
My bro, i understand where u coming from and your target, I have nothing against u, u have a plan to contest soon, so whatever u say is prejudiced, cos u have a burning desire. Moreso, there was a comment I made couple of weeks back during a heated OGD discussion which u had to unwittingly delete in order to preserve your political bed. I didnt find it funny but played along cos ojo mbo LOLUWA wi. For affiliations, note am a free-lance and not interested in any savvy or suavy position. Good thing about your response is that you have declared your ambition! Its your right.
Dele Okenla
Good and noble Amzat, I would very much like to believe that you are writing all these without prejudice or any misconception as I rather fail to see the main gist of your outburst other than it being a valiant attempt at good essay-writing.
I am further worried by your choice of words like 'swan-song', 'tirade', etc, as they have either been unwittingly used out of context or perhaps were not meant to be directed at my person since I cannot fathom any issue/situation that could have warranted such, try as hard as I could.
Nonetheless, I must thank you for at least giving me the opportunity to unravel my mind a bit and maybe in the process we might hopefully become better acquainted with each other's perspectives.
First and foremost, be rest assured that I am not part of the status quo, not in the least, and in fact far from it.
Secondly, when I was younger and less informed, I too have felt the same kind of heat and passion to fight the government of the day, for whatever reason for that matter, whether justifiable or not! So you are not alone
As we grow older, age and reason demand that we should always weigh our immediate options against our long-term objectives in every sphere of life, politics not excluded, and we should act only to further peace and progress.
Change as a progressive tool cannot be an end in itself but rather the means to an end, where the overall aim in bringing about such a change would be to improve the prevalent situation. It follows therefore that if the current situation can be significantly improved upon without necessitating a change of guard then such an opportunity cannot be ignored by a true progressive.
Another aspect of change is that it must be positive and purposeful. It is unthinkably malevolent to desire change only for worse individuals to assume control of the situation especially when bearing in mind that real-life politics does not necessarily have anything to do with morality. To expect politicians to be latter-day saints is a bit utopian and absurd in the very least.
Governance is never easy and those that criticise the government blindly are akin to the Volkswagen Golf driver who imagines that he could as well probably drive a Formula One car just as easily. Only a true test can tell.
I refuse to regard you as a rebel without cause and you definitely do not strike me as someone hoping to score cheap points by unduly attacking the establishment. So therefore, I will advise you to try and weigh both sides of an option at all times before accepting or rejecting it. Try to build up and edify rather than pull down or dismantle. There are no specially acclaimed agents of change anywhere except yourself, myself, and the man on the street. Have a good day.
La Amzat
Dele, let me refer u to an article in today's THISDAY 22/11/09, by Audu Ogbeh on Ngige, where the sage addressed some germane issues.
Dele Okenla
Thank you my dear brother. I will surely find time to read it. In the meantime, stay blessed and extend my warmest regards to your family.
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