MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
It is about who you are, how you got to the office, where authority is derived from, his/her personal values, the company you keep or the kind of appointees in government, attitude of the elected fellow in charge, disposition to life, personal aspirations, mentors and role models. All these will combine together to define your action, what you subscribe to and the kind of decisions you make as a governor of a state or the president of a nation.
It is not the political party in government but the characteristics of the chief executive officer of the state. Check out for instance how Seyi Makinde started off in Oyo-State. The difference is indeed clear in governance. The guy genuinely means business of instituting an enduring good governance. It is a commendable good start.
If a governor has a godfather or committed to the “point of no return” to those instrumental to how he/she got to government and the fellow sets personal target on the kind of money and assets to acquire while in government, then there are certainly some decisions that will be difficult for such person to make or take. The governed will be short-changed no matter cosmetic policies are implemented, it takes discerning eyes to figure things out😊
Fighting corruption effectively will be a tall order. Getting the best deal and appropriate people to execute some professional services at best market prices would be tough for obvious reasons - pre election/political positioning mandate and inner caucus nocturnal agreements that will take precedent over larger interests.
Seyi Makinde is able to do all these because he was rich enough to fund his political election to a reasonable extent on his own through the resources acquired in his fruitful private sector successful business. The icing of the cake is the fact that he has a pure heart without any hidden agenda to corner state resources. The morning shows the day. His victory at the polls says it all by defeating the candidate of a popular political party in government!
Another good example of someone who made the difference in governance is Alhaji Lateef K. Jakande. When he was a governor, he lived in his house, rode in his personal car and never set out to corner resources of the state for any future political ambition. The available state resources were put into optimal use to the best of his ability.
Cowboy governors, grandiloquent politicians and insensitive government officials have dominated our political space to make life more difficult for the poor masses. They now make sustainable good governance looks like a rocket science as if Awo and his team were out of this world and from another planet!
I have always written about it that it is so easy to standout in governance in Nigeria. Everything depends on who is in charge, his/her inspiration and motive for getting involved in governance, all other things being equal. Make the governed the priority. Have a classified consideration for the poor masses by being their true representative in the real sense of it, you will get the policies and other government matters right.
May the tribe of omoluabi Seyi Makinde increase in Nigeria🙏🏿
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