Potential for power shift in Nigerian politics!

Let me start out by saying, I am not a Political party member . I write this piece objectively as a social conscience stirrer. The writer of Proverbs once said: A crown doesn't endure for all generations. There comes a time when change begins. It begins sometimes in forms we least expect. Through the power of just one event, a momentum can pick up that will bring revolution to the whole nation. Through the action of a court of Appeal over a 2007 election that was rigged but rectified in 2010, a change has began. Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sacked for rigging the Osun state election while the swearing-in of Rauf Aregbesola of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) can now begin. Can you imagine the length of time that took us? But it’s never too late to be right. That in itself may mean that there is hope. Things are turning up for the Nation. Sometimes, great changes don’t occur suddenly. Sometimes, they come in patches, in trickles until they engulf the whole state.

Another significant thing is that, we should give kudos to the Nigerian Justice System for the verdict of this appeal of Osun state 2007 election . This legal system has improved remarkably. The Judge and his team has made history. We are so proud of them. Can we say things are now getting better in Nigerian Legal system? However, it’s not enough to kick out election riggers from political office. But for wasting the nation's economy and spending such a lengthy time in office based on falsehood, such politicians should be tried at the law. The state should take this one step further. They should pay for their wrong doing. Justice is still incomplete by mere removal of election riggers. They should now pay for their corruption and falsehood!
This is how to stop future recurrence of the same evil.

We can optimistically say that, the Peoples Democratic Party had their season in Nigeria. Their time may be wrapping up already. They remind me of the days of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). The NPN was the reigning political party back then during the Second Republic which lasted from1979 till 1983. But where are all those politicians today? If ACN will maximize this pressure on PDP, they may achieve similar result that was achieved in getting a South-South Vice President shortly after former President Olusegun Obasanjo's tenure . It was pressure from the South that brought that change. If ACN pushes hard enough, they may ride on the power of this one victory in Osun state. Have you ever heard of the power of one? The epidemics of just one victory can set more victories onwards like a chain reaction. ACN should tenaciously go out on the other regions. Mount pressure on all fronts. Based on their new victory, they may divide the Northern camp. Although, they will need to have some buy-in from some influential people of the North. The power of momentum may be helpful in taking over more grounds in Nigeria. Never underestimate the power of one victory and the impact of one failure. Success breeds success.  Sometimes, a failure can be more catastrophic than expected or imagined. The people of Nigeria are fed up of the same old faces and their political deception. Let the power shift now!