He became a Politician

Well, not just him, they all did when they got to the seat of power. Is there a genie on the seat of power that turns them all to politicians? Not really, it's just the power play. Over the years, we have seen philanthropist with selfless personality being moved (or pushed) to vie for public posts so they could do more good for the people with state resources. Not to mention names though, even comrades who fought good fights for the wellbeing of the populace as activists, and who the public thought would be a Messiah in government also disappointed when they got to the seat. What happened? They became politicians and drowned in the pool of its dirty games.

Playing politics & politics playing.
There is a saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely. The above proverb means that whenever a person has absolute power over people or things, it morally affects their nature and fills them with destructive pride. However, it takes humility to be save from this mind corruption.

Playing politics means to act for political or personal gain rather than from principle. Some people term it diplomacy. This is a very common practice in the Nigerian political sphere. For any leader to be able to do the populace much good, they must play less of politics and stand more for moral principles.

Let he without sin be the first to cast a stone. Would I not also be guilty of their sins if I'm in their place? Many times it's easy to point fingers. Watching our leaders stumbling and falling ought to teach us lessons not to be tripped by the same stumbling blocks they stumbled upon. As future leaders, are we going to lead better or just conform to the status quo? However, we cannot all be on the seat. Some will and must be at the "finger pointing" divide so that the leaders can be put to check when their politics playing and selfish ambition trolls on the people.

Tayo Okanlawon

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U.I Awo Hall Executives (Team Standard 2018) Cleared of Alleged Misappropriation of Funds

The two-year war that raged between the executive members (2018/19) of the Obafemi Awolowo hall (Awo Hall) University of Ibadan and the allegations laid against them by their Hall Warden has been settled, with the executive members exonerated of all charges. It was gathered that the excos had been alleged of misappropriation of funds and lack of accountability by the hall warden Dr. Mrs. Adedoyin Aguoru, which led to the dissolution of the executive body and a taint on the personalities of the executive members. In a joint letter signed by the president and made public by the executive members, it was made clear the proceedings from the investigation and the eventual acquital verdict given by the Students Affairs Division of the University. Below is the content of the letter: Re: Misappropriation of Funds and Lack of Accountability This is an avenue to state in clear terms the true state of affairs during our tenure as Hall Executives other than allowing the earlier false impres

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Micra hit your car, you dey form Americana.. e be like say this woman na JJC for Ibadan.. she never learn how Ibadan women dey handle car bashing... Dem go first remove their shoe (most don't even drive with shoes anyway).. after that they will run out of the car very seriously towards the person that bashed them as if they'll cause some havoc, na lie o.. then they will start struggling with their phone either to call someone or to want to take picture of the plate number.. then they will stand in front of the car shouting, claiming all the rights wey no even dey road safety manual... This woman still dey there speaking fone.. issokay! Madam you go need spice this your Americana fone with small craze ni o.. na combo fit do am o.

Insecurity in Oyo State: Towards a safer Oyo State.

Blame game/Opposition game A wise man once said, "When you keep blaming others for every situation you're in, someday you’ll begin to look like you’re the mistake all along". This holds true of our politicians in Nigeria. When a new government spend a good portion of its administration to point fingers on the failures or bad gimmicks of the old/displaced government instead of thinking outside the box to proffer solutions to the dilemma at hand, soon they will start to appear incompetent and an excuse seeker. Blame game has been a sad trend in our polity in this country. The APC government at the federal level elected in 2015 spent their entire first term blaming the deposed PDP government for insurgency and insecurity. Yeah, this state of insecurity ended the PDP reign of 16 years and the same is about to end the APC reign because they've also failed to keep the nation secured. They are now a victim of the situation that brought them to be. I hope this same trend won

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