A perusal of the interview Dr. David Atte granted the Vanguard will reveal nothing new to the discerning especially close watchers of the present imbroglio in the state except viewed for what it is, another gooey attempt to rationalize an absurdity.
Dr. Atte has not made any nouveau
revelation every Kogite is unaware of as it concerns the inept and
directionless leadership the state have been yoked with for over a
decade. It is therefore absolutely unnecessary for Dr. Atte to attempt
justifying why he accepted to serve in the Transition Committee because
it is nobody’s business. It is in the furtherance of his inalienable
right of choice but his sanctimonious posturing on the precarious
situation in Kogi state smacks of sycophancy unbecoming of a person of
Dr. Atte’s “caliber.”
Dr. Atte is free to throw his weight
behind anyone he deems fit and no one will begrudge him of this rare
opportunity to political relevance and redemption but ascribing his
decision to a pan-okun agenda is not only erroneous but misleading.
Is Dr. Atte sincerely opposing Hon.
James Faleke just because he was practically unknown in Kogi state until
he was selected by late Prince Abubakar Audu or he is on a futile quest
to trivialize what has become the authentic symbol of Rescue of Okun
from corrupt leadership?
What Dr. Atte fails to understand is
that in politics as with life itself, it is not always how long but how
well. Dr. Atte’s testimony of complete ignorance of Hon. James Faleke
in all the struggle for a better Okun in the last thirty years is not
only shallow but lame; because even a toddler understands and
appreciates the fact that the current quest for justice in the midst of
the contrived confusion in Kogi state is the epitome and zenith of
struggles for not only a better Okun but a Kogi State we can all be
proud of. One can empathize with Dr. Atte and others with the same
attitude given the fact that Hon. James Faleke achieved in a short
period what they have unsuccessfully toiled to accomplish in ages; that
could be mesmerizing and discomforting at a go.
It is rather sad to notice the
incoherence in Dr. Atte’s postulation because, if he can confess and
testify to credible contribution by Hon. Faleke to the development of
Lagos as a sojourner, will it not be a plus for Kogi state that Hon.
Faleke will bring into governance that wealth of experience in private,
public and political administration to his state of birth considering
the dire straits the state is presently in? Or when has it become a sin
to excel outside your state of birth and respond to calls to return and
contribute to the development of one’s home state?
On the issue of eligibility raised
by Dr. Atte, my advice is that he offers his invaluable legal expertise
to his new boss, Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the tribunal because it will
really come in handy.
It is not in Dr. Atte’s place to
decide in whose hands to put the future of the people as over 240,000
Kogites whose right it is already made that choice on 21st November,
2015 by indicating their preference for the AUDU/FALEKE ticket.
Best wishes to Dr. Atte in his new
assignment, but is it not ironic that Dr. Atte will really want to
identify with the government of Alh. Yahaya Bello considering the fact
that his tenure as commissioner in Kwara state then under Chief
Cornelius Adebayo lasted for just three months. Déjà vu, I will say
because this is going to be another short spell in office.
For the avoidance of doubt, let it
be known that as at today, Hon. James Faleke is the face and soul of
Okun struggle and aspirations and the people have come to that
realization hence their support not only because he is an Okun man but
because of the zeal, commitment and patriotism he has brought to the
KOGI RESCUE MISSION.
Our people now recognize their true
leaders and no amount of mischievous misrepresentation will sway them
from the reality that Hon. James Faleke has proved himself a reliable,
dependable and trustworthy leader they can rely on to walk them through
the contrived chaos in Kogi state to a brighter and better state for the
good of all Kogites.
Dr. Atte should take this saying of
our elders seriously; AKII BINU ORI KA FI FILA DE BADI which literally
translated means, it’s futile to adorn the bumbum with the cap just to
spite the head; because it will never fit.
Credits: Kogi Reports
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