‘Animal farm’, ‘cruise country’, ‘bunch of jokers’, ‘backwards-thinking country’, ‘country whose citizens deserve their leaders’ are just a few names you will hear Nigerians and the rest of the world call Nigeria. Oh! The country is called Nigeria? We almost forgot. Why won’t we? When we celebrate boreholes that work for one month, roads that have potholes one month after it was inaugurated, power for ‘about 15 hours or so’ (imagine a proud Nigerian at this point), schools that will perform better as empty cinema halls, add the rest.
Oya, wetin happen?
Following up to the Ondo election scheduled to hold October 10, 2020, politicians have given us more than all the cinemas can handle – the inter-intra party politricking being the crux of all the fuss. But, it got more interesting when pictures of politicians, or party representatives distributing bread, ludo and bathroom slippers broke into Twittersphere. Surprise package? No.
We remember how we tagged former governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, a stomach-infrastructure governor; remembering those times when he will waltz into market places to either fry akara or sell fish. But this has been taken a degree higher.
There is no confirmation if the current governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, is the brain behind this breathtaking ‘gift package’ to Ondo voters, but when you find his picture on the half-month gift package, you might form an opinion.
But, before you form opinions, recall how Lagos lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, justified the reason behind his top-notch idea of placing wash hand basins at ‘strategic areas’ in his constituency. Nigerians on social media had questioned the rationale and how it might not do much, but the lawmaker lambasted bloggers and social media users for peddling negativity, and rarely doing anything to support in nation-building. He described his critics as ‘peddlers of negativity’.
“Normally, I would have ignored them, but this has to do with life and death due to the COVID-19; a response from me is very necessary this time. I got a couple of messages from people showing me the backlashes and criticisms going on social media concerning my hand washing project.”
So, we might need Akeredolu or his cohorts tell us why bathroom slippers, ludo and bread should be distributed in the first place – add: why those items gan gan? Or even explain if they had anything to do with it.
While asking that question, we will need to find a way to stop politicians from using poverty as a weapon to keep controlling us. We will need to find a way to get out of the mess we already put ourselves. It has become a culture and might take a while to rid ourselves of such greedy dispositions (I must collect my own), but until we do that, we might be receiving USB cords, air fresheners and vaseline as gift packages too.
Meanwhile, since we hardly know what progressive development is, for now, let’s all jog to Ondo to collect our own ludo. It will distract us from what Nigeria has become.
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Governors be doing well, Akeredolu {SAN} have seen the solution to people's problem in ondo, anytime you feel hungry, sad, depressed, happy, bored, angry, don't stress too much just play ludo. When your children are going to school and you are going to office, wear slippers ?? pic.twitter.com/aWLEvIUnNl
— blaqboi (@blaqbouiy) September 18, 2020
Dear governor Rotimi Akeredolu Aketi, thank you for empowering people of Ondo State with Slippers and Ludo as part of your promise for them in the last 4 years. You will be remembered as one of the most clueless governor of all time in Nigeria. This is shameful. pic.twitter.com/YiCaK6tQyj
— Ọládélé ?❤? (@TheOladeile) September 18, 2020
It appears Akeredolu don't have anything to show after 4 years aside these landmark achievements;
1. Soft bread.
2. Paper ludo
3. Slippers.
My thoughts and prayers are with the good people of Ondo.— Premier (@SodiqTade) September 18, 2020
Sycophantic politicians in Ondo State and their crude level of sycophancy.
AKETI Slippers. AKETI Ludo Games ????
Anybody with an iota of brain knows the Governor has NOTHING to do with this branded items. But Agenda must agend. ???
AKETI's walkover victory is SURE! pic.twitter.com/SvIfxnpJra
— OMO IYA ALAMALA (@sama_on_point) September 18, 2020
Akeredolu distributing bread, slippers and ludo during election period is strategic.
If you don't like bread, take your slippers and walk back home.
When you get home play some ludo while you await another 4 years of self-centered governance.#OndoDeservesBetter— Premier (@SodiqTade) September 18, 2020
After governing Ondo state for 4 years Akeredolu is sharing slippers and Ludo for voters to vote for him again, this Nigeria is just one nation under cruise.
— Zaddy Ajala (@UNCLE_AJALA) September 18, 2020
I saw this and I'm like.. ondo State deserves better..
" Imagine increasing school fees so that your children can stay at home and play ludo game " ???
Ondo State people please think twice Edakun ?? pic.twitter.com/NxCH9EAeoC
— Kokosir (@Kokosir_) September 18, 2020
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