What If They Don't Hold?

Who's the bigger clown - Fani Kayode or Ayodele Fayose?

Every time I read about or listen to Fani Kayode's comments these days I find myself thinking;

'Is this guy okay? Isn't this the same person that was abusing President Jonathan and the PDP just a year ago? Does he really think we're that stupid??'

The phrase 'a good name is better than silver or gold' comes to mind.

I find it amazing how these guys can say one thing today and another tomorrow - for 30 pieces of silver.

But what's really sad and irks me to the core is that they know they will get away with it.

Why?

Because we the electorate always simply sit on our backsides and do absolute jack! These guys understand the electorate all too well. For, rather like sheep, we are a people that simply do as we're told and grumble quietly.

So maybe we actually are that stupid!

Yes - every now and again we protest on the streets. But after a few days (week or two at the most) we cower back to our homes as a result of our foul dislike of the slightest inconvenience.

As for Fayose, all I can say is that he has become a monumental embarrassment for those of us that hail from Ekiti state. Shhhh....please keep that quiet.

But the ludicrous antics of Fayose and Fani Kayode are not what I want to talk about today.

Today I want to talk about why I'm getting a little more anxious every day; why I'm more than a little concerned about Nigeria's future.

Ongoing events suggest that there is a very real possibility that the 2015 elections will not hold at all.

One particular matter that concerns me is that of the INEC Chairman. I suspect it's only a matter of time before the government accuses him of some form of gross misconduct.

The president's statement on Aljazeera a few days ago was a somewhat loaded one. He said;

 'You cannot change an officer, except the person has done something wrong.'

Hmmmm.... am I the only one sensing that it is only a matter of time before Jega is found to have done something wrong???

A vacant Inec Chairman seat just weeks / days before elections provides the sitting government the perfect opportunity to postpone / cancel the elections.

So what happens if the elections are postponed once more - or even cancelled?

Let's be under no illusions. If the elections are postponed or cancelled then we are clearly under an autocratic dictatorship once again; more or less forcefully enslaved by a government that refuses to budge - whether we the electorate like it or not.

But is it though?

Is this government really that autocratic?

Or is it just taking advantage of a very docile and self centred electorate?