On the Recent Endorsement of Senator Ahmed Wadada by Governor A.A Sule: implications for the APC Unity in the State.

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By Ogiri John Ogiri
It is no longer news that senator Ahmed Wadada has been formally endorsed annointed and presented to the president by the governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency Engr A.A Sule. Senator Wadada is now the new bride and heir apparent to the governor's throne. However, what many may not know is that the ripples generated by that action may take time before finally settling into quietude. One thing is clear: a winner has been projected even before we go into elections. The implications of the governor's action can be troubling.
By that singular premature endorsement, Governor A.A Sule has punctured and ruptured the sac of unity in the APC in Nasarawa State. Now, the initial quietude in the party has been unsettled by disquietude .Now party loyalists and their initial permutations are in disarray. New alignments and realignment have intensified. The governor has taken side too early. That open endorsement was ill-advised and premature. That was a tacit approval and introduction of irresponsibility and anarchy in the party. That is not democracy; that is imposition. Nobody likes imposition. Aggrieved members will revolt and cause implosion from within the party unless they are genuinely pacified and adequately compensated. Anything short of that may not save the broom from the fire that looms in the room.
Why not wait until the primary elections have been held? Why not do it secretly? What about those who expressed genuine interest in the gubernatorial position under the party's platform by purchasing the expression of interest form? Are you saying they made a mistake? Why not create and allow a level-playing field for the contestants to test their popularity and acceptability in the party? What happened to the principle of neutrality? What manner of democracy do we practice in this clime?
I bet you that many stakeholders are not happy at all: they have already expressed their disappointment with the governor's action. They will revolt unless the party can assure them of a free and fair contest despite the endorsement of a candidate by the governor.
Whatever may be the final outcome, it is to be said that the battle line has been drawn. The fly has decided to perch on the scrotums of the elders. Now, the scrotal sacs are beginning to itch. To stop the itching, the fly has to be neutralized. But In killing the fly, caution must be exercised else the testes may be crushed. Too risky. The wise ones must rally round the village with a gong of wisdom to douse tension and solve this imbroglio as fast they can.
In any case, the times ahead will be interesting.
Watch out for more drama in the Nasarawa APC.

© Ogiri John Ogiri

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