By Dan Onwukwe
Often
missing from debates on why a governing party after years or decades in
power suddenly failed to win majority seats in parliament or lost outrightly.
History of politics offers an array of arguments why this happens in many
democracies. It’s about not learning the lessons in power, the hard way.
*Tinubu and
Ramaphosa
Learning
the lessons the hard way begins when that gripping listlessness sets in, when
political power begins to slip away from a governing party. The endgame begins
the very moment the party leadership feels over-confident, and those who
surround the President feel their man has got enough power, and don’t need
anybody anymore.