By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
This
party, APC, has this habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Every
time.
1.
It won a clear victory during the presidential election with overwhelming support
from all segments of Nigeria
with the possible exception of SE/SS. World leaders praised the new APC
president and saw a new and different Nigeria . His stock rose beyond the
clouds.
*Tinubu and Buhari
For four
long months he could not form a government; made no speeches on the direction
he would take the country to; was unable to present the legislature any
supplementary budget; resorted to dictatorship by being a sole administrator;
gave an unrealistic time frame for defeating Boko Haram (December 31, 2015),
was unable to articulate his foreign policy as he addressed an empty United
Nations Assembly; performed miserably in press conferences he had; demonstrated
lack of knowledge as he could not tell which country is governed by Ms. Angela
Merkel or what title she holds; showed that he was not aware that the Soviet
Union no longer exists; etc. It was a complete failure each time he went
abroad. The APC executive failed even before he started. They snatched defeat
from the jaws of victory
2.
If the executive was struggling to find its footing, the legislature was seen
flat on its face. They had no clue when the inaugural meeting of the
legislature was scheduled and so all but a handful were present when the Senate
and House was called to order; and not present as congressional elections were
conducted and therefore left open to seasoned PDP to impose officers on the
majority. Thus the Senate and House leadership became a 50/50 sharing of senior
offices for APC and PDP. When they realized that the animals have been late out
of the gate the party started playing immature games and bickering and making
self-destructive moves. The legislature like the executive snatched defeat from
the jaws of victory.
3.
As if the failures of the Executive and the Legislature were not enough, the
ineptitude has now carried over to Kogi
State . The unfortunate
death of Mr. Audu so close to the election called for a leadership that is
quick on its feet, but the party was/is led by a giant with clay feet. A good
leader could have quickly found a substitute gubernatorial candidate or tried
to stop INEC from proceeding with the election. A court action could have
bought them some time to find another candidate, but the brainless, inept APC
sat on her hands and an election was conducted. But their candidate was dead
and only the living can be elected.