"Democracy is about interest and passion to run it and
build it in public life.”
“When
they were spending their money, building it for themselves, many of us were
calling politics dirty and stupid games. They spent their money to woo us to
their parties; donate their properties; spend their times; used their
intellectual endowments to build the political parties all of us are calling our own today. But,
stupidity is it, when it is time to reap the fruits of their labours and
promote their founding interests, we start calling them ugly and unprintable
names.
“If
they were our fathers, would we say the same things?! If we were their
children, would we hate them for building a strong political future and
structures for us to stand and run on?! That is the big questions?! Those
people we call 'godfathers' today, are the same people, who risked everything
to build it for themselves in our public governance space when our own fathers
were busy doing their own private businesses.
“Some
of them have been attacked and have died in it. Many of them were hounded in
prison like common criminals by the military of yesteryear. Some of them ran into exile when the heat was too much. We should let them enjoy the fruit of their hard-earned labours. The most important thing is that we must continue to use democracy
to build a good society for the benefits of all of us. We must continue to call
on them to be incorruptible with our common wealth and do what is right for
Nigeria.
“We
deserve a good Nigeria that works for the good life of every Nigerian. That is
what we must all be interested in and keep calling on them to achieve for the
good of our dear country. Godfathers in politics are everywhere all over the
world. Nigeria is not an exception and cannot be an exception. It is an
integral part of any democratic rule. Little wonder, political parties without
the elements of godfatherism hardly thrive in our own society. Who is going to
spend the money?! Who is going to spend all the time?! Who will take the risk,
without benefiting anything from it at the end of the day?!"
- Olukayode Salako.
#patriotsforTruthsAndStabilityInNigeria
