My dear entertainers who just lost out in your quest for public office, can
you please gbe enu e soun so that we can concentrate on the election at
hand? Despite your claims, we all know the reasons why you sought public office
in the first place. So many Nigerians have hurt their knees in praying to God
to rid this nation of political miscreants and people with selfish motives in
seeking public offices. So the fact that you all lost your primaries is a
gargantuan sign that the system does not see you as worthy representatives of
the Nigerian youths.
You are the reasons why the youths are only being regarded as the future
in a time like this when we are supposed to be the present. Why is it
surprising to you that you lost in the primaries? The system has been
analytically taking notes of your below the par exploits even within the
madhouse we call entertainment industry. Don’t you get it, because you are in
the sacred ministry of receiving brown envelopes doesn’t make you qualified to
administer or make laws.
In case you haven’t heard, there are so many things to consider
before running for public office. I can bet that most of you don’t know the
issues that matter to the people of your constituency. Have you asked yourself
if you are fit for that constituency? What have you done prior to this time for
the people you want to represent? You can’t just wake up one morning and ride
on a horse down the streets like Apostle Paul on his way to Damascus and expect
to be applauded into the government house? Have you built up a sufficient
resume? Despite what some people would have us believe, a vast majority of
successful political careers are built around impressive resumes.
Think about your resume objectively. Think about running for office as a
job interview. How do you stack up to your likely competition? Don’t you think
a prior involvement in your constituency would add some significant padding to
your resume? Another question is, are you electable? Are you the best candidate
for the job? This is a question that anyone who wishes the best for his or her
people should consider. Is there another potential candidate better suited to
run and to serve than you are? Is it possible that your running could do more
harm than good to your political ideals and priorities? Is there a better role
for you politically? If you’re considering running simply as a way to get
involved, maybe there’s another and better role for you.
Wouldn’t your time and money be better spent in supporting another
campaign or serving on a local board or advisory committee? We are known as the
dancing generation because of the lyrical content of your songs. To say in your
interviews that you are running because you want to change the system is a lie
from the pit of hell. Haven’t you heard that charity begins at home? What
changes have you initiated in this madhouse we call entertainment industry?
How many of you musicians seeking public office today have come out to
protest against injustice artistes are facing in the hands of the cabals on
radio? You are scared of challenging the smaller cabals at the radio stations
who demand bribe before playing your songs, what would you do when faced with
the ogbologbos in politics? You can’t give what you don’t have. A head
that can’t produce meaningful lyrics cannot inspire anything meaningful in
governance. If you can’t stand for anything with your art, then you surely don’t
have what it takes to lead. The content of your songs says a lot about your
mental capabilities. What are your long term goals? Are you running because you
feel that your so-called fame indicates you can win?
Won’t your personal issues affect your constituency adversely? Or you
think the people are ignorant? In politics, the stench in your life will always
surface eventually even if you’re not willing to release the information
yourself.
The masses have listened to your interviews and they know that most of
you don’t have the necessary knowledge of the simplest of issues. There’s
nothing like a campaign to expose your ignorance about a particular subject. If
someone asked you a question about the particulars of an important issue, are
you confident that you would be able to adequately answer it? Are you well
informed about the bills or proposals currently under discussion in the elected
body that you wish to serve in? Are there some important issues where you could
legitimately be considered an expert?
Are you presentable? If you’re not presentable, it will have an adverse
effect on your campaign. You are from a job district full of people who mostly
care about material things. Don’t you know that in politics, when people think
your priorities are different from theirs, they will be skeptical about
supporting your candidacy?
Most of you entertainers that lost in the primaries would have been
political liabilities, not the assets the people crave. Some shameless nollywooders
even went as far as citing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s entry into the California
governorship race as their inspiration for running but it didn’t cross their
minds that Schwarzenegger wouldn’t have been eligible to run for any election
in America if he was a member of any organisation as corrupt and confused as
the Actors Guild of Nigeria.
Finally, for those entertainers with intentions of seeking public office
in 2019 which is just around the corner, now is the time to start working on
those areas you need improvement. Get some professional help if necessary. You
were booted out this time around because the people don’t trust your
intentions. Today, your status says elegushi loading and tomorrow sees
you borrow-posing in an exotic car. You are obviously on a mission to loot.
It is appalling that some entertainers
are beginning to see politics as kalo-kalo and a place where people
thrive in mago-mago. The same desperados have over time exhibited their
willingness to put their hands in hot ororo as long as they can bring
out the dodo. But that dodo has burnt their mouths this time
around.
Source: Etcetera, Linda Ikeji Blog
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