THAT UNSCHEDULED MEETING OF IMO POLITICAL JUGGERNAUTS
The
last time I checked painstakingly, the elite and the masses had no meeting
point. The scenario has existed unabated ab initio, precisely from the moment
of the world’s commencement. I stand to be corrected though, but the gospel
truth remains that there are two major classes of people on this mother earth,
namely: the upper class and the lower class.
In view of the above assertion, the so-called
middle class might be opportune to meet with the higher (upper) class in a few
occasions. In the same vein, the lower class is usually privileged to meet with
those of the middle class. But it is often rare to witness an occasion whereby
the lower class is having a meeting with the upper class unless in a situation
in which the latter wishes to address the former. It’s noteworthy that the
masses constitute the lower class.
This abrupt analysis of mine is
informed by what transpired two weeks ago in Imo State, the Eastern Heartland.
During the period in review, the governor of the state in the person of Chief
Rochas Okorocha reportedly met, albeit inadvertently, with some cultural and
political elites from the state at a burial ceremony that took place in Nkwerre
Local Government Area (LGA). It was the burial of Late Chief Amobi Nwachukwu, a
brother to the revered Justice Iheme Nwosu.
In that event, the governor was
spotted cracking jokes with some perceived critics of the ongoing Rescue
Mission Administration having found himself in their midst unannounced. The
persons in question whom were mainly staunch members of the People’s Democratic
Party (PDP) as well as purported affiliates of the said political party,
included the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District Chief Hope
Uzodinma, the state’s Chairman of the PDP Chief Nnamdi Anyaehie, and the
dethroned Traditional Ruler of Obinugu Autonomous Community in Orlu Dr. Cletus
Ilomuanya, among others.
While in the house lounge where the
select persons were hosted, it seemed Governor Okorocha was standing alone
because he was apparently the only faithful of the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) amid the gathering that comprised mainly the PDP faithful, if
not some of his aides who were present at the arena. As their stay lasted, the
members of the unplanned meeting including the governor, cracked both costly
and trivial jokes intensely to their delight coupled with that (the delight) of
their respective aides present at the enclosed venue.
When the news got to my desk, I kept
laughing inwards; hence, told myself that it was a sign of lesson cum warning
to their teeming followers, particularly the masses among them. It’s no longer news
that each time these political gladiators disagree on certain political issues,
you would see their followers in their numbers constituting nuisance on our
major roads, all in the name of defending their role models or ‘masters’.
In
some quarters, you would find these uninformed followers engaging in nagging or
physical combat just to settle a difference that emanated from their uncalled
argument. It is indeed shameful that in most cases, they go extra mile creating
enmity among themselves. Funnily enough, the men whom they fight on their
behalf might be unaware of the disagreement existing between them; in other
words, these politicians may not know that some able-bodied men, and perhaps
women, out there are endangering their lives for their sake.
It’s arguably high time the masses
understood that our politicians are bound to disagree to agree. I have
disclosed it for the umpteenth time that most times they deliberately create a
scene just to attract awareness or people’s attention. The worst thing that
would happen to a politician is to found him/herself in a state of oblivion,
thus they could employ any means towards ensuring that their personalities
remain relevant in any society they belong to.
Who on earth would believe, even in a dream,
that Gov. Okorocha would be spotted cracking jokes with Dr. Ilomuanya? Any sane
and rational mind in the state is of the notion that the aforementioned persons
are currently enemies and could never sit together at an arena let alone
creating a scene for laughter. It is even mind-boggling to acknowledge that
these individuals can settle their differences at anytime and anywhere, in the
absence of their teeming followers who refused to be convinced that the ‘men at
the top’ are just creating scenes for fun.
Yes, they would invariably settle in
the absence of their followers because you would hardly witness an occasion
where the two classes are seated at the same spot or seen discussing issues
like man-to-man. And, all these are ostensibly to the detriment of the masses. It
is surely at the expense of the followers because if reconciliation eventually
took place between the warring politicians/elites, the masses would remain
enemies among themselves, thereby continue to overheat the polity.
If only we would be reasonable for
once, we would comprehend that, social wise, the elite and the masses are not
unlike two parallel lines that have no meeting point. Against this backdrop,
the latter aren’t required to drink Panadol for the headache of the former.
They know the best and apt drug to take for their headache, so leave them
alone. Think about it!
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