By Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie
For the sake of our
nation exposed to insecurity by absence of governance, the time has
come for us to differentiate between a political jobber and a statesman. A political
jobber is a merchant who buys and sells loyalty in order to be in
power. He does not care about the morality of his means.
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| *Cardinal Okogie |
He would, therefore,
do everything to win an election or be declared the winner. His sole and ultimate
objective is access to power and to the perks of office. But the ultimate
aim of a statesman is not power. It is service of the common good. And even if he plans
to win an election, he does not transgress the boundaries of morality. He is fair in running
for office and fair in running the office. He works for the good of the
nation and for the good of its citizens.
