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Ex-presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has written a lengthy piece on the recent Chairmanship Tussle going on in the PDP among Candidates from the South-west.

Okupe urged aggrieved parties like Chief Olabode George, who pulled out of the race on Friday, not to blame Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, who is backing a candidate from the south-south, Uche Secondus.

Okupe, in an article titled 'Yoruba and National politics', stated that the South-west candidates could have agreed among themselves to bring out a consensus candidate in order to achieve their goal but did not. He wrote;

I read about the withdrawal of chief Bode George from the PDP chairmanship race and i was greatly saddened.

Right from the time of the late sage chief obafemi awolowo till date, the Yoruba race have never truly gotten it right politically at the National level.

The only success we ever recorded politically at the Federal level was the victory of obasanjo at the Presidential polls in 1999.
Ironically it did not have the input of the Yoruba in it, and vintage Yoruba's poor political judgement, the offer of this unprecedented national "gift" (concession) following the unjustifiable denial of MKO Abiola's mandate and unfortunate death was randomly rejected throughout the Yoruba nation.

Throughout history Yorubas are only able to view national politics from only their own perspective always expecting the other nationalities to appreciate their innate and exemplary qualities and accept same as basis for favouring them (Yoruba) in a competitive situation not withstanding the interests and desires of other nationalities.

Truly wether the Yorubas are deserving of the national chairmanship of the pdp is neither here or there.
What exactly is the use of the post of the national chairman when the presidential candidate will be elected a little after 6months. Once the Presidential candidate emerges, the national chairman becomes his senior special assistance fir political administrstion. whatever power he weilds is directly dependent on the grace and benevolence of the candidate and the president if he wins. (see oyegun for reference)

It is quite curious to me that the North has gotten the President and the east the vice president without any struggle or sweat and the Yorubas are killing themselves and begging for a post whose relevance is short lived and will require the goodwill and kindness of a soon to be elected presidential candidate to have any leverage on future political and government appointments .

So what is the logic behind putting some of our bests in a race with little or no benefit for the zone and one that we are obviously disadvantaged to run ab initio?

And if we can actually resign at the 11th hour why did we not seat down, at the early stages and agree for one person to go for it while all others step down and back him with our collective resolve and resources? if indeed this was not all a personal championship race for the candidates and not a struggle on behalf of or for the interest of the Yoruba in the pdp.

And if we really wanted to play politics, we could have approached the northwest zone and make a deal money, which none of the yoruba aspirants has, cannot buy.

the northwest is as desperate for the presidency as we are for the chairmanship. We present them with one candidate and agree to back them in the Presidential primaries which is currently being dominated by Atiku from the north east, presently.

Obviously " the fault is in us not in our stars".
We cannot blame or demonize Wike or Secundus or even criminalise the process because of our lack of the much needed political sagacity to achieve our set goal.
The lesson from history and all of this is that we Yorubas, as a foremost race in this country cannot achieve much politically relying on sentiments or goodwill of others. we need to be coldly calculative and strategic in the pursuits of our political goals and objectives.

https://politicsngr.com/2017/12/09/chairmanship-dont-blame-wike-secondus-okupe-tells-bode-george-others/

Who takes bode serious

It is simple, Secondus is a powerhorse and Wike is the rider.

The ones crying are losers

Secondus is without doubt the most credible.
Now, on the issue of consensus candidate in the interest of the Yorubas. The question remains, how much has Tinubu as a single force representing the Yorubas benefitted them?

The Yoruba people are not united

Okupe is very right on this but most yorubas on this forum are too myopic to see it. If the yorubas fail to clinch the national chairmanship of pdp, they should not blame anybody but themselves.
How can the other five geopolitical zones be begging one zone to discuss among themselves and come up with one candidate and yet, they refuse. Strangers are now begging brothers to reconcile.

Also, okupe is right that the yoruba race have never got it right politically. Am happy he stated it here for the present indomie generation who feel like political masters, that Obasanjo in 1999 to 2007 was president without the input of yorubas. Yorubas actually backed Olu Falae of AD/APP alliance but the south east, south south and North central rallied behind obj whom his people rejected.

Is Doyin Okupe still a PDP member?

Ojiofor:
The Yoruba people are not united

It is called independence of mind.

Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

porka:


It is called independence of mind.

Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

Oh really,diversity of thoughts becomes a crime when it concerns Ndigbo.

Some people will still come here and trash the message just because it came from Okupe a PDP member and not for any other logical reason

This is what you see when nobody is ready to step down for one another. The Yorubas need to change their way of playing politics

All the bleating zombies can now cee dS unbiased dissection of their empty chest beating

Ojiofor:


Oh really,diversity of thoughts becomes a crime when it concerns Ndigbo.

Great question.

porka:


It is called independence of mind.

Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

Pls shut up,tnx

porka:


It is called independence of mind.

Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

plusfield:
Okupe is very right on this but most yorubas on this forum are too myopic to see it. If the yorubas fail to clinch the national chairmanship of pdp, they should not blame anybody but themselves.
How can the other five geopolitical zones be begging one zone to discuss among themselves and come up with one candidate and yet, they refuse. Strangers are now begging brothers to reconcile.

Also, okupe is right that the yoruba race have never got it right politically. Am happy he stated it here for the present indomie generation who feel like political masters, that Obasanjo in 1999 to 2007 was president without the input of yorubas. Yorubas actually backed Olu Falae of AD/APP alliance but the south east, south south and North central rallied behind obj whom his people rejected.

you appeared very intelligent in your first paragraph until you goofed in the second when you said Yorubas never got it right politically. we chose to play opposition for 16yrs and we gt it right in 2015. that's takes courage. the south east has only been out of the equation for two years and they ate already wailing like life starts and ends with 2015 election.

if things don't favour us in 2019 or beyond we'll gladly go back and have a regional party that gave us meaningful development as against a ruling party that had 16yrs and failed the country

But Wike should have just let them have it.

Coming from Okupe

porka:
Is Doyin Okupe still a PDP member?

that was my first reaction. but then i realized what he wrote goes beyond party line. He Is Right On This.

Ojiofor:


Oh really,diversity of thoughts becomes a crime when it concerns Ndigbo.

Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

G

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Lol

Well said

PDP should hand over the chairmanship to the west if they are really serious . Give the presidency to the north and vice to the East/SouthEasr. Have said my own .

porka:



Most highly educated societies have diversity of thoughts.

Ok noted.

Ojiofor:


Oh really,diversity of thoughts becomes a crime when it concerns Ndigbo.

Such attribute is rarely found among Igbos.
They followed OBJ wholeheartedly, same for Yaradua and Jonathan.


Southwest voting pattern is like that of advanced democracies where
candidates have to struggle to get a majority and victories comes with
51-65% support as opposed to 90%+ obtained elsewhere.

porka:
Is Doyin Okupe still a PDP member?

That's where his heart will always be.