My family, the Igbokwe family of Uruagu Nnewi, Anambra State is one ofĀ Ā Ā the largest families in Igboland and Nigeria. It is made up of 19Ā Ā Ā families with each man having not less than three wives. My father hadĀ Ā Ā four wives with 23 surviving children. The family has become so large weĀ Ā Ā now hardly recognize all Igbokwe kids. Few years back we had the need toĀ Ā Ā elect a new chairman to run the affairs of the big family and pilot itĀ Ā Ā to greatness. A decision was taken and somebody was picked. When theĀ Ā Ā news filtered into our families concerning the choice we made oneĀ Ā Ā elderly woman screamed to high heaven: āIs that what you men can offerĀ Ā Ā us? Is there no one else you can find? Did you not ask questions?Ā Ā Ā Donāt we have men any longer?ā and the mama concluded: āIf thatĀ Ā Ā this what you can find to lead the family at a time like this, thenĀ Ā Ā Igbokwe is finished. You have picked a blind man to lead the family.Ā Ā Ā Disaster beckons!ā
Few days ago PDP Governors gathered to elect the loquacious Governor,Ā Ā Ā and low thinker Fayose of Ekiti State as the new chairman of the PDPĀ Ā Ā Governors forum. At first I thought it was a joke but it came out to beĀ Ā Ā a reality. At once many questions hit my head: how can a blind man leadĀ Ā Ā a blind man? How can the crippled be the last man standing for PDP? HowĀ Ā Ā can you use shoes for hammer? How can a car move forward when the gearĀ Ā Ā is on the reverse? How can a man who does not know that 4+4 is 8 be aĀ Ā Ā professor of mathematics? Can iron turn to gold? Can a goat give birthĀ Ā Ā to a lion? Can you give what you do not have? Can someone jump fromĀ Ā Ā Ikoyi to Victoria Island across the Lagoon? Can a carpenter become aĀ Ā Ā pilot overnight? Can one hand cover the sun? Can a wood sharpen iron?Ā Ā Ā Can a car move without tyres or engine?
Now do you know what? I suddenly realized that there is no man in theĀ Ā Ā house of PDP to think properly again. There is no wise man left in theĀ Ā Ā house to encourage PDP to live. I shed hot tears that after 16years inĀ Ā Ā power with all its resources, with all the governors they paraded andĀ Ā Ā still parade today, and with all their connections and deed pocket,Ā Ā Ā Fayose is the only person they can pick to lead the PDPās GovernorsĀ Ā Ā forum. I concluded that PDP has lost everything. PDP has entered theĀ Ā Ā bottomless pit and reached the point of no return. PDP dies!
How can a liar from the pit of hell heal PDP? Fayose lied against BuhariĀ Ā Ā and others. Fayose did not win the Governorship election in Ekiti State.Ā Ā Ā Fayose lies about everything. He speaks before he thinks. Fayose lacksĀ Ā Ā common sense, simple elementary knowledge of diplomacy and training inĀ Ā Ā social graces. Fayose was involved in the Dasuki Armsgate scandal.Ā Ā Ā Government business for Fayose is on the roadsides, markets, mechanicĀ Ā Ā workshops, food canteens, okada parks, so long as there are TV stationsĀ Ā Ā and photographers to record the shows.
The truth is that I know that PDP will go down but what I did not knowĀ Ā Ā is that it is going to be too soon. I know that PDP will be desolate,Ā Ā Ā decimated, and desecrated in Nigeria but I did not know that it is goingĀ Ā Ā to be soon. I have known that the looters, the plunders, the scavengersĀ Ā Ā and the unconscionable thieves in PDP will go down but I did not know itĀ Ā Ā is going to be too soon. Ah, ah, the final undertaker, Fayose is hereĀ Ā Ā and hope is lost for PDP.
Fayose is a roaring lion that kills no game. I am told that a State orĀ Ā Ā Country dies when you elect an incompetent person to occupy an importantĀ Ā Ā position. George Bush tells me that the loudest person in the room isĀ Ā Ā not always the strongest. Now who removed PDPās thinking cap? WhoĀ Ā Ā stole their brains?Ā Who did thisĀ to PDP? Who bewitched PDP?
Now who will rescue PDP? Nobody. Who will help PDP to stand? None. Can Ā Ā Ā PDP rise again? No, not when Fayose is the pilot. Case Rested!
Written by Joe Igbokwe