Musa Wada; The Symbol Of Geniune Democractic Movement In Kogi by Usman Okai Austin
It is now obvious from the thank you tour,to flag off ceremony to the just concluded tour of Kogi east Camapign towards the November 16, Kogi Governorship election, that the PDP candidate,Engineer Musa Wada will no doubt carry the day in line with the electorates and supporters aspirations
This is far from the ethnic agenda been peddled by the ruling APC from the tumultuous crowd that greeted the occasion is a clear indication that the days of APC adminstration are numbered, as far Kogi state is concerned in a sane democratic environment
Since the commencement of the campaign towards November contest and the visits of the PDP candidate,Engineer Musa Wada,it is dawn on the good people of the state,that quest for new adminstration had gathered momentum and if translated to victory,will mark the gory end of a government without people’s welfare and developement
His coming behind the two major political giants had portrayed alot of divine intervention to the misgovernance in the last three and half years, that have wiped off many successes achieved in the last two decades of the creation of the present Kogi state
Musa Wada with a slow and unimpressive beginning owing to aftermath crises that characterised the party’s process of selection, meant to be frustrated by the powers that be in the state,the general acceptance that heralded his entry into the confluence state become devoid of creed,race, religion and believe, far from the believe of an ethnic agenda,a triumph over the pretentious EBIGO,eaten up by bad leaders and their followers, perpetrating what they preach and retracting what is not doable, like a fallen egg and it’s yoke that cannot be redeemed
In Musa Wada is a blanket and total movement to the other side of the lives of kogites and their generation yet unborn,irrespective of political affiliations, that is suppose to be the platform which the Kogi electorates and supporters are expected to throw in their weight, to signify the herald of good governance,progress and developement of the state retarded by the current APC led goverment
Engineer Wada’s appearance has eaten up the presence of highly built thugs,police and security agencies connivance, INEC’s compromise and connivance and inability of the present leaders to account for their stewardship and achievements in the last three and half years
Wada became a darling of the people of the state from Central, West and the Eastern flank that consists of the voting population of the state, geared towards attracting victory to the PDP candidate in Kogi election
It was a common knowledge and subject of discussion in public gathering or opposition slogan on the delay tactics or inability of PDP campaign team to approach Kogi electorates on what they have in stock, that will equate the current abberation
But the ressolve of PDP campaign team and Engineer Wada to storm his constituency and country home to divulge the PDP manifestoe, has sent members of the ruling party devising every unholy means and running from pillar to pole to match the people’s desire for Engineer Musa Wada to no avail
The electorates in Omala, Ankpa and Olamaboro were the current Deputy governor hail from, defy both natural and artificial phenomenon of gun scare to show support and solidarity out of love and desire to install the government that respects human rights,social services,rule of law,development and advancement of both human,physical and capital development of the society
This trend has turned the ruling party to opposition party at night in the state,seemingly as Engineer Wada is vying for a first time,but opinion poll and local sayers have already award 80% perfomance and victory in the next election
It became worst and nightmarish as the team storm the home of the PDP aspirant and Dekina federal constituency,which the APC and it’s apologists are struggling to come to terms to assessing and arriving at countering the mass support to their son ,Engineer Musa Wada,with the Bassas vowing to pay back PDP candidate’s the good work and tidings of his late father of blessed memory,who for over the years,served in their land translated to mass support in the November 16 election
The unprecedented crowd in Idah federal Constituency beginning from Ofu the previous day, sent the occupier of Lugard house napping and feelers have confirmed their ressolve to do their best to either loose or trail the PDP’s Engineer Musa Wada
In Idah,the cradle and ancestral home of Igala kingdom,the people reassured Musa Wada of double advantage,as son of the soil and their blood,overwhelmed by the large crowd,led the PDP candidate,to use his car as podium to celebrate people’s acceptance uniquely to install leadership with human traits
The igalamela people have no choice than to key into PDP project they are previously known for,but discouraged by the level of armed build up by the APC supporters and their followers,harrassed by the appointement of lameduck federal minster from the area of no effect and value
In Ibaji,the people of the area waited from dusk to dawn to catch a glimpse of Engineer Musa Wada and his team and to also get encouragement from the political mishap the area is subjected,despite producing the no 2 man in the state
According to them, they needed a word of hope and encouragement from the PDP’s Engineer Musa Wada, to see them through current political logjam and quagmire meted out to the Ibaji race,since it’s existence many decades ago
Their only desire is words of encouragement, message of hope to move them out of the perpertual political logjam and frustration of their highly revered kinsman, who was not long ago disgraced and decapitated from a high profile office of the deptuy governor
They want a trade by barter arrangement of give and take, to mitigate the tenured reverse in development that had affected the age long political and social developement of the area
They gave Engineer Musa Wada and PDP high hope not to return to Ibaji land again,but as a governor of Kogi state by November who will come to fulfill the electioneering promises made to the people unlike the current order
Wada’s acceptability in Kogi east has changed the political calculation of the ruling APC,and serious concern to BelloOnoja now gasping on the next move to counter the good omen and people oriented visits of PDP candidate
Because of the “common enemy of the people” the present leaders had operated and acted against the people of the state,the coarse of victory will be more clearer in the West and the Central were the people according to feelers have refused to concede to tribal politics,but development politics using PDP candidate Engineer Wada as the only initiator and Messiah.
Usman Okai Austin
Deputy Director,
Public Communication,
Wada/ Aro Campaign Council,
Kogi State
