who tried to venture into politics recently to the
cleaners in this article.
My dear entertainers who just lost out in your
quest for public office, can you please gbe enu e
soun so that we can concentrate on the election at
hand? Despite your claims, we all know the
reasons why you sought public office in the first
place. So many Nigerians have hurt their knees in
praying to God to rid this nation of political
miscreants and people with selfish motives in
seeking public offices. So the fact that you all lost
your primaries is a gargantuan sign that the
system does not see you as worthy
representatives of the Nigerian youths.
You are the reasons why the youths are only being
regarded as the future in a time like this when we are
supposed to be the present. Why is it surprising to
you that you lost in the primaries? The system has
been analytically taking notes of your below the par
exploits even within the madhouse we call
entertainment industry. Don't you get it, because you
are in the sacred ministry of receiving brown
envelopes doesn't make you qualified to administer
or make laws.
In case you haven't heard, there are so many things
to consider before running for public office. I can bet
that most of you don't know the issues that matter to
the people of your constituency. Have you asked
yourself if you are fit for that constituency? What
have you done prior to this time for the people you
want to represent? You can't just wake up one
morning and ride on a horse down the streets like
Apostle Paul on his way to Damascus and expect to
be applauded into the government house? Have you
built up a sufficient resume? Despite what some
people would have us believe, a vast majority of
successful political careers are built around
impressive resumes.
Think about your resume objectively.
Think about
running for office as a job interview. How do you
stack up to your likely competition?
Don't you think a
prior involvement in your constituency would add
some significant padding to your resume? Another
question is, are you electable? Are you the best
candidate for the job? This is a question that anyone
who wishes the best for his or her people should
consider. Is there another potential candidate better
suited to run and to serve than you are? Is it possible
that your running could do more harm than good to
your political ideals and priorities? Is there a better
role for you politically? If you're considering running
simply as a way to get involved, maybe there's
another and better role for you.
Wouldn't your time and money be better spent in
supporting another campaign or serving on a local
board or advisory committee? We are known as the
dancing generation because of the lyrical content of
your songs. To say in your interviews that you are
running because you want to change the system is a
lie from the pit of hell. Haven't you heard that charity
begins at home? What changes have you initiated in
this madhouse we call entertainment industry?
How many of you musicians seeking public office
today have come out to protest against injustice
artistes are facing in the hands of the cabals on
radio? You are scared of challenging the smaller
cabals at the radio stations who demand bribe before
playing your songs, what would you do when faced
with the ogbologbos in politics? You can't give what
you don't have. A head that can't produce meaningful
lyrics cannot inspire anything meaningful in
governance. If you can't stand for anything with your
art, then you surely don't have what it takes to lead.
The content of your songs says a lot about your
mental capabilities. What are your long term goals?
Are you running because you feel that your so-called
fame indicates you can win?
Won't your personal issues affect your constituency
adversely? Or you think the people are ignorant? In
politics, the stench in your life will always surface
eventually even if you're not willing to release the
information yourself.
The masses have listened to your interviews and they
know that most of you don't have the necessary
knowledge of the simplest of issues.
There's nothing
like a campaign to expose your ignorance about a
particular subject. If someone asked you a question
about the particulars of an important issue, are you
confident that you would be able to adequately
answer it? Are you well informed about the bills or
proposals currently under discussion in the elected
body that you wish to serve in? Are there some
important issues where you could legitimately be
considered an expert?
Are you presentable? If you're not presentable, it will
have an adverse effect on your campaign. You are
from a job district full of people who mostly care
about material things. Don't you know that in politics,
when people think your priorities are different from
theirs, they will be skeptical about supporting your
candidacy?
Most of you entertainers that lost in the primaries
would have been political liabilities, not the assets
the people crave. Some shameless nollywooders
even went as far as citing Arnold Schwarzenegger's
entry into the California governorship race as their
inspiration for running but it didn't cross their minds
that Schwarzenegger wouldn't have been eligible to
run for any election in America if he was a member
of any organisation as corrupt and confused as the
Actors Guild of Nigeria.
Finally, for those entertainers with intentions of
seeking public office in 2019 which is just around the
corner, now is the time to start working on those
areas you need improvement. Get some professional
help if necessary. You were booted out this time
around because the people don't trust your
intentions. Today, your status says elegushi loading
and tomorrow sees you borrow-posing in an exotic
car. You are obviously on a mission to loot.
It is appalling that some entertainers are beginning
to see politics as kalo-kalo and a place where people
thrive in mago-mago. The same desperados have
over time exhibited their willingness to put their
hands in hot ororo as long as they can bring out the
dodo. But that dodo has burnt their mouths this time
around.
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