PATIENCE, CAUTION AND DISCERNMENT FOR PRESIDENT TINUBU
By, Seye Adetunmbi
Let's give President Tinubu (PT) some time more on the job. He certainly needs it. That was my immediate response to a political commentary thread in Ekitipanupo Forum, an indigenous intellectual roundtable, early this morning of Saturday July 22, 2023. In fairness to him and on a lighter mood note, what he said from the outset was that it was his turn (oun lo kan emilokan)! He did not say that he was coming to perform the miracle of turning things around within within a short period of time.
Seriously, the best Nigerians can do now is that, once the election case is put behind us and there is no alternative to his presidency for the next 3+ years, let all hands be on deck to help him get it right and do the proper thing for the benefit of the majority of all ranks of the stakeholders. This will be my position too to whoever emerges as the elected president at any point in time.
The supporters of PT must adjust their campaign flag/status and move to "ise ya" mode. All his media foot soldiers must hang their boots of all shades of toxic profiling and name calling of the opposition camp. The image makers must give him a break of projecting him as the "political Rambo" of Nigeria who is greater than all those who came before him and all the outstanding politicians in the political history of Nigeria. Let him be! Let him do his work and create his own niche which will form the basis of how he would be rated after he is done in the office as the president of Nigeria.
He too must listen to the people who mean well for Nigeria and the majority of Nigerians, and not just to a sect or a small clique. He must neither allow palace (Aso Rock Villa) jesters hijack his government nor let the political attack dogs drive away quality people from him and his administration. He should heed the advice of values driven technocrats and not that of the stomach infrastructure, "jeunsoke", appointments seeking, self-serving and commercial/mercantile elements and politicians.
As the president, he can choose to lead from the front, middle or from the rear. What is important is what you have set out to accomplish and whose side you want to be. Each model has its own peculiarities and the required structural integrity to achieve the desired result/set goals. One thing is constant to all the three leadership models; he must be surrounded by credible, efficient, responsible, selfless, well-meaning and tested Nigerians of good character.
In all, everything depends on PT. It is up to him to make the difference or sustain the status quo. The outcome of his tenure would depend on what drives him in the office as the president of Nigeria. Is he going to be on the side of the masses or dedicate his era to those setting Nigeria back from attaining her potential? The answer resides in the kind of values that drive him as the person in charge.
Nevertheless, my charge to oga BAT is to go for excellence. Because excellence endures and remains long after cost is forgotten.
Ajuse o
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