I have not bothered to follow the story of developments at INEC since the end of the tenure of Prof Jega. Am I to understand that a new helmsman has now been appointed or is Dr Ahmed Wali holding forth until the appointment of a substantive CEO? I ask these questions because the South-West arm of the APC, a people claiming rightly or wrongly to possess deep political sagacity, have been railing against the evolving political arrangement in the wake of APC's recent victory at the polls.
They complain of being handed the very short end of the stick. The issue of the Senate Presidency and the Speakership of the House of Reps remains an open wound. . And now this. Is there absolutely no one in the South or specifically the South-West who could have been appointed to the headship of INEC. That should have calmed frayed nerves.
Having said that, I am not an avowed apostle of federal character in all circumstances, no-matter-what. In certain sectors like electrical power, I would vote any day for a team comprised of technocrats from ONLY Kwarra, or Ogun, or Enugu, or Kano states, if the team knows what it is doing and achieves good results. I deeply resent having to invest so much emotional energy criticising government policies (if the output can even be described as such), and presuming to offer advice from the sidelines. The current situation, whereby a patently incompetent organisation is acceptable simply because my own "brother" is on the board and management, is a recipe for stagnation. Even retrogression. Evidence abounds.
By the way, where does the vocal South-West position Ndigbo-APC in all these political calculations? It is strange that the loudest analysts, complaining about the recent "coup" by the Hausa-Fulani, never indicate that Ndigbo or the South-East have any stake in this evolving political melodrama. Are Ndigbo at all in the equation? Sauce for the goose, etc! . In the mosaic or jig-saw, which one is our piece of the puzzle? To quote The Ikemba, in this national "intercourse", there must be adequate room for Ndigbo on the Nigerian matrimonial bed!
Don't you think so?
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