Thefutileplotto sabotageAsiwaju's presidentialproject

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Prof.OjoEmmanuelAdemola

During his campaign rally in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidateandthefront-runnerinthe coming presidential election, hinted at a plot to frustrate his hugelyaccepted presidential ambition. He spoke angrily against a mysterious fuelscarcitythatsuddenlypoppedup atthetailendoftheAPCregimethat isfamousfortamingtheennuioffuel scarcity and which, at present, appears intractable and against an opaque monetary policy that was suddenly propped up just before the electionandwhichstandsoutforthe jarring contradictions and oddities thathadmadeitlookconfusingwhile levyingsuspiciousdifficultiesonthe generality of Nigerians He, nonetheless, and in an exceptionally confident and self-assured manner, vowed he would defeat all those behind these policies and eventually emerge victorious in the coming Februaryelection.

ThatisvintageAsiwaju;bold,suave, confident, courageous and decisive. He doesn't know how to sneak through innuendos and speculations on government policies and issues thataffectNigeria.Heisversed.Heis knowledgeable He is wellconnected. He has the benefits of men, women, young, and old and resources needed to read well policies, issues and developments that affect Nigeria and Nigerians This remains the reason why he has been able to dominate the country's political sphere today from the position of sole opposition governor in2003. SoTinubuhasenoughvital information and facts to back any statement or position on Nigerian governance. Tinubu is too vast and knowledgeable on Nigerian issues such that any utterance he makes carries such a hefty weight that provesitscredulity queeranddestructive.Theseareakin to a boxing watch below the belt to score points Opposition to someone's ambition and dream is legitimate Still, when it veers towards levying mass torture to stop an aspiration, it becomes devilish. It panders to the extreme guile and inordinate selfish desires of the perpetratorsofthesevillainies. Are there some people or forces opposed to Tinubu's presidency that theycangotoanylengthtofrustrate his ambition? Yes, there are. Many people and forces desire to stop Asiwaju.Thatisnatural.Thatiseven legit. There is nothing wrong with that.Thereisnothingillegalaboutit. So,itshouldbenobigdealthatsome through his feelings when he sees threats discreetly He doesn't cower away and hide in cowardly diplomatese when he sees a battle. He doesn't know how to wear an affable mien and pretend through a challenge. He doesn't know how to cowerawayinfrightwhenthereisa battletofight.Asiwajuisdefiantand bold when he sees a battle. In this situation, he calls out the cowardly saboteurs that hide under indecent policiestoconstituteobstaclestohis God-appointed desire to take up the challenge of turning round the fortunes of Nigeria, as he did that of Lagos.

Those who have bandied together like desperate heathens to stop Asiwaju are struggling in vain becauseAsiwajuislikeatraininfull motionthatcan'tbestoppedmidway through a journey. I have solid reasonstomaintainthisposition.

Many Nigerians took Asiwaju's statement seriously Asiwaju is not your ordinary Nigerian who claws people and forces would be strenuously exerting themselves to stop Asiwaju Every person with ambitionhasfacedsuchobstacles.

But then, why should some people levy war on the generality of Nigeriansjusttoconstituteobstacles on the paths of one man to rule Nigeria, as the present hoarding and fuelsupplyrestrictionportend?Why should state officials introduce and adamantly stick to an inchoate currencypolicylikethepresentNaira redesignation and enforcement of a cash withdrawal policy which negatively impacts the generality of the Nigerian people, just to stop one man's political dream? These are areaswhereoppositionorobstacleto Asiwaju'sambitionbecomesstrange,

My concern with such in this article is how extreme some people can go to satisfy their selfish political desires. My problem is that people can deviate from the norm, tow the paths of mass ruination to quench their deadly desires, caring no hoot whatbecomesofthegeneralityofthe peopleforwhompoliticalambitions aimtoserve.Myconcernisthatsome peoplecangetsodesperateastopull down the whole house in order to satisfy their bestial interests, as the present hoarding of fuel and the artificial monetary scarcity are scorchingNigerians.Itisatthislevel that opposition to other peoples' ambitions and political interests becomes evil. The current project to create a syndicated crisis, make the Buhari/APC government look bad and make the candidate of APC unpopular heading to the February election is an evilproject.Itisanextensive and humongous project that wouldn't mind taking down thewholeofNigeriawithitif thatwouldstopAsiwaju.Itis an expansive project that melds the opposition and the fifthcolumnistsworkingwith the APC government together They have joint interests that converge at stopping Asiwaju by all means.

But there is no gain in saying that these dark forces are struggling in vain. Asiwaju himself emphatically stated that much at the same Abeokutarallyandeventsandtrends that have so far unfurled in the process leading to the February election show that Asiwaju is unstoppable in his dream of leading Nigeria at this turn of our history

Firstly, Nigerians know that the Nigerian presidency is about competenceandproofofthecapacity todealdecisivelywiththestatehood problems confronting Nigeria. Nigerians know that only Asiwaju has the proven capacity and competencetotakethecountrydown the paths of development and progress at this turn of our history Good enough, none of the other dreamers for the job has made any claim to equal or superior competence thanAsiwaju, so he has warehoused the trust of Nigerians that he is best equipped and competent for the Nigerian presidency, and a momentary sabotage by negative forces and principalitiescanneverunhingethis. Secondly,Asiwajuhasanunbeatable governancetemplateinLagosthatis unstoppable in terms of growth and progresstoflaunt.Therisingfortunes of Lagos, as well as the universallyacknowledged fact that Asiwaju birthedandwateredthetemplatethat has assured this exponential progress, has succeeded in convincing Nigerians that in Asiwaju, Nigeria has a redoubtable achiever whose Midas touch stands to influence the fortunes of the country positively So, it is guaranteed that the desperate prattle of the opposition and the fifth columnistswithintheAPCwillnever reverse the huge advantageAsiwaju has already gotten among Nigerians who have invested so much faith in his capacity to re-enact the positive Lagos story in Nigeria if elected president.

Thirdly, through the campaign trail so far, it is obvious that the coming election is almost anAsiwaju affair With his major challenger, Atiku mired in humongous corruption scandalsandwithhiscampandparty shredded in cyclical schism and millions of Nigerians are seeing this in the ongoing campaign, thus disproving the baleful, outlandish and dense propaganda of the distrustedopposition.

Sixthly,Tinubuhasproducedaclear, cadent and expressive manifesto embeddedinhisRenewedHopeplan forNigeria.Thisclearlyspellsouthis programs, policies and plans for the country, as well as the process of actualisation of these policies. This contrastswiththeshambolic,unclear andfuzzyprogramsofhisopponents. NigerianshavecometotrustAsiwaju tolerance across the board and the downplaying of the divide lines on national issues. He has proven his toleranceandacceptabilityacrossthe boardandtheprescriptionofsuchfor the good of the Nigerian commonwealth.These have ensured the tightened grip he has on a majority of Nigerian electorates as the election draws nearer, and the gripistootighttobeloosenedbythe slyactivitiesoftheopposition. is that all other opposition parties combined don't come near APC in strength, reach and capacity, so the actionsofafew(evenifstrategically placed) blacklegs won't do much to shred the awesome might of APC, whichisrangedforTinubu. unamendabledivision,itisbecoming obvious from the enthusiasm and attendance at the rallies and other strategic engagements that form parts of the campaign process, that the game is Asiwaju's as he draws unprecedented crowd and enthusiasmthatcutsacrosstheboard inallthestateshehascampaignedin deference to the sparse, unenthusiastic attendanceAtiku and othercontestantsdraw

Fourthly, Asiwaju has shown his deep organisational and strategic prowess by the way and manner he had engaged Nigerians from all persuasionsandwalksoflifethrough his innovative Town-Hall-Meetings and such other fora that are hitherto alien to Nigerian politics His opponentscopypoorly,yettheydon't have the depth and zeal to match Asiwaju's originality, which he is imbuing in the current campaign With his strategic engagements, he hasbeenabletolockdownthevotes and support of critical population segments, and this can never be undonebytheactionsofadesperate but deficient opposition to his ambition.

Fifthly,Asiwajuhasdonemuchmore workandhassofarworkedfarmore harder than other candidates in the current campaign. He maintains a tighter, more crowded and more busiercampaignschedulethanallthe other candidates combined This showsthat,contrarytothefrustrated campaign of the opposition alleging that Asiwaju is not healthy, he had demonstrated that he leads a healthier,morerobustandfitlifethan hisopponents.Hehasshownthathe is far more fitter for the job, and based on the clearness and explicit nature of his Renewed Hope manifesto,asthisprovesthefactthat Asiwaju has proved his hugelysuccessful tenure in Lagos. There is the belief writ large amongst Nigerians today that, like in Lagos, Tinubu knows the way and the process to strike success in governance, unlike others that stumble their way through governancehencetheirunproductive and forgotten tenures in previous governancepositions.

Seventhly, Asiwaju has shown, for decades, that he is a detribalised patriot and a believer in Project Nigeriawhohaserectedimpregnable structures and walls of strength across the disparate divides that make up the country He has built infallible bridges across the length and breadth of Nigeria, and these have promised him dedicated massive support across the country The fire-brigade actions of a malevolent opposition would not be abletowithstandthesebridges,aswe wouldseeinFebruary Thesebridges ensured his emphatic victory in the hugely contested APC presidential primary,andtheyaretheretoreward him in February with the ultimate presidentialcrownequally Eighthly, Asiwaju has shown, through his family life and his policiesasLagosGovernor,thatheis blind to religious, ethnic and primordial sentiments. This is a critical imperative to providing value-freeleadershiptoadiversified country like Nigeria While other candidates play on the ethnic and religious fault lines of the country, Asiwaju preaches and prescribes

Ninthly, Asiwaju is well tutored on thenuancesofelectioneeringaswell as the antics of opposition interests, so he won't easily fall prey to the plots, schemes and shenanigans of desperate opposition interests Asiwaju's capacity is borderless and across boundaries His reach is infinite.Hisconstituencyiscatholic, and his means are limitless. These have made him build an opposition that vassaled a ruling party, took effectivecontrolofthegovernanceof thecountryandwhichhassentenced theonce-rulingpartytoabile-ridden, distraught and frustrated opposition today Asiwaju's enormous contacts have stood him in good stead to withstand the many booby traps and snarethehurtingNigerianopposition set on his way since 2015. His farreachingcontactsensurethathestays severalmilesaheadofthosethathave fervently plotted his downfall since 1999. He vanquished the imperial Obasanjo as Lagos governor, made mincemeat of Jonathan and the PDP government from 2011 to 2015, madePDPdevourthesandinsuchan emphaticmannerandeasilytookthe APC ticket in what was predicted to beatightrace.Ahideousopposition working cowardly to sabotage the system so as to make APC and its

So, the coming presidential election still remains an exclusive game Asiwajuisagamemasterofrepute,a formidable tactician, a logistician and a master crafter that knows his way around the Nigerian political spacelikethemasterheis.Anticsofa frustratedoppositionaccountforthe least of the political issues he had been dealing with on his way to the top So when he boasted that he would defeat the present conspiracy of the opposition, those versed with hisrichpoliticalhistoryknewhewas statingtheobvious.

With his Abeokuta revelation, the lifeblood has been sapped from the conniving opposition and their cahoots in the APC government Theirfallisamatterofverylittletime because they draw their devious energy from working under the cover, believing no one knows their game. But Asiwaju took that cover offinAbeokuta;hencetheirfallistoo eminent.EvenasIwritethispiece,I amgettinginformationthattherehas been a massive ramp-up in fuel distribution across Nigeria, thus paving the way for the eventual resolution of this artificial energy crisis. The solution to the currency crisis is well nigh with Asiwaju's revelation So, in Asiwaju's impending presidency, Nigeria will haveabold,fearlessandcourageous leader who would be ready to frontally deal with the heinous saboteursactivelyengagedintheact governmentunpopularastofrustrate Asiwaju's ambition would be very easy meat for a veteran fighter and survivorlikeAsiwajutohandle.

Tenthly,Asiwajustillhasthesupport, trust and confidence of the biggest and most potent and powerful political structure in Nigeria today

TheAPC may have some black legs within (and this is natural for any human organisation).APC may still havemolesworkingforadishevelled PDPanditscandidate.Still,thetruth of doing everything to cripple the Nigerian state to satisfy their selfish interests.TheyknowthatAsiwajuis comingtogivethemarealbattle,so the present sabotage of the fuel supply chain and currency restrictions are parts of their deadly projects to frustrate him. Like he emphatically said inAbeokuta, they will all fail because they are dealing withtheownerofthegamehimself.