The death of any relationship usually starts with controlled silence, followed by what I term here ‘Obtuse Silence’ or such silence noticeable in an ambitious, but intransigent goat trying against all odds to chew on poisonous leaves. By the time friendships, partnerships or marital unions arrive at that junction, it’s usually the definite end of such relationships.
I want to be hopeful. I want to be diligently informed. I want to deny myself the filthy lucre of “Common Sense” as it’s been bandied about lately. I want my conscience to be clear that I am doing the right thing; that I am not jumping ship just at the precise moment the ship is approaching Safe-Habor. Urban legends abound of crafted scenarios, for example of impending car wrecks- where the most restless, the most agitated passenger hoping to self-preserve or save his own soul took a dive. Ultimately or sadly, according to the legend, ‘it’s only that restless soul that usually perishes’, while the other passengers ‘miraculously escape with their lives.’
It’s great to adopt a purposeful, ‘Controlled Silence’ when dealing with an irritant- an insolent fool, like the restless, delusional ‘excellency’ of Ekiti State. It’s however counterproductive and idiotic adopting ‘Obtuse-Silence’ when dealing with the State. It’s counterproductive and idiotic, because a teeming section of the State largely supported and voted for your Presidency. For the worth of that gesture, your openness and undivided attention ought to be shared dividends. As the Captain of the Nigerian ship, we need you to communicate to us: your passengers on the possibilities of the dangers ahead- whether we are approaching a Safe-harbor or we are heading for the surrounding rocks! If this marriage/contract must work for all parties involved- Communication is essential!
It’s becoming laborious defending or making sense of your Government’s constant flip-flops. The same reason some of your most ardent supporters couldn’t argue away the comedy of your party’s unofficial name change, of course by some mischievous members of the Opposition on social media. The All Peoples Congress is now ridiculously re-labeled as ‘All Promises Canceled.’
I know the road to normalcy is going to be rough, if we truly consider all the negative points your Govt inherited from the ruinous Govt of the ‘SuperHero.’ But the arrogance of your silence is getting annoying. The insensitivity, the irresponsibility of your ‘dead-candor’ is tilting the once favorable balance of public adulation away from you. And the buckets of goodwill- a necessary lifeline you garnered just some few months ago is hemorrhaging away and fast too! And you must remember this is still Nigeria- a place where the third Newton’s law of motion is a total stranger!
