2018 PRIMARIES: Open letter to leaders, Delegates and stakeholders; A stitch in time saves nine.

By Prince Adeyinka Adefabiola

As the PDP primaries for Ijesha North Federal Constituency and general election draws near daily it's pertinent we start to be true to ourselves as delegates and stakeholders in our great Party PDP. Truth does not favour everyone because it's a very bitter pill.

My rhetorical question to Oriade delegates and stakeholders is that are we going to behave like Esau in the bible to sell what is rightly our turn in 2019 because of porridge (money) and give it to Jacob which will make us to be politically voiceless for another four years or are we going to stand by the truth that it is actually the turn of Oriade to represent Ijesha North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives 2019?

With all due respect to my fellow PDP stalwart we all know Ijesha North Federal Constituency have a zoning formula in place of 4 years for Oriade and 4 years for Obokun to represent Ijesha North in the House of Representatives like the way we have PDP rotational 8 years Governorship for the 3 Senatorial district in Osun State. The PDP 4 years for Obokun elapses in 2019 and it is the turn of Oriade to represent us in the House of Representatives 2019.

We as a party have come a long way and have contributed alot to national development. The task before us in the 2018 PDP PRIMARIES and invariably the general election is immense. Our decision of choosing a credible and people oriented candidate for 2019 election is not just for our party PDP but for the interest of the generality of Nigerians and the unborn generation. If we want to achieve a positive result to get the right leader we need to look deep into our soul to vote for truth and candidates that have a blue print of what he or she aim to achieve if given the opportunity to serve.

The choice before us in 2018 primaries is between good and bad leaders. It's between misrepresentation and proper representation of the people. It's between leaders that will be with the people from the beginning after winning election to the end of their tenure and the leader that will abandon the people after winning but start consultation when it's time for another election. It's between leaders that have embezzled our billions of Naira of our constituency project allocation and the leaders that have the burning desire to change our lives for the better. Its between leaders that will always follow the tradition of giving foods to us to buy our votes and the leader that has a blue print on how we can buy our own food in our life time. It's between leaders that don't care about their people that are being killed and the leaders that are prepared to defend the people. It's between leaders that see politics as an opportunity to serve for the benefit of all and leaders that see politics as a business so embezzle all the funds meant for development.

How long shall we be living poor in the midst of plenty? How long shall we be looked upon as a potential criminal because we are holding a Nigeria passport? Delegates, leaders and stakeholders in the PDP primaries your vote is paramount to the production of good leadership that will in turn transform the lives of everyone for the better. You owe a duty to your fatherland by making the right decision of voting the leader that is ready to serve the masses. These whole analysis still apply to other political parties but am just using PDP as a scope of study to set the standard for other parties to emulate.

The rich also cry because on regular bases they give money to the needy people in their family and that is because of bad leaders that have embezzled our common wealth, but if we have good leaders the system will be working fine hence no one will be putting pressure on friends or relatives for money.

When I was a kid I thought money will make you happy but now I realise the greatest way you can be happy is the love you express towards your fellow human. When you give to people you are indirectly replenishing your soul by being happy. When you love your fellow human you will not do things that will be detrimental to his or her wellbeing.

A stitch in time saves nine so we should respect the zoning of the House of Representatives 2019 to Oriade to avoid escalation of the anger that is already on ground. Oriade is PDP 100%. Let us be fair to the Oriade people.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

Prince Adeyinka Adefabiola (Fabulous)
An independent observer and analyst.