By
Reuben Ayodele
Recent
political development in Nigeria, as shown that the seat of a deputy governor
is like sitting on a keg of gun powder. Deputy Governors have become endangered
species in every state in Nigeria. If this situation do not change a time will
come when their will be adverts placement on the position and criteria to have
before an individual can aspire to be a Deputy Governor in Nigeria.
Some
of the qualification you have to possess including the followings:
1.
You must not below 65years
2.
You must not have a poultry farm in government house
3.
You must greet her Excellency the first lady first or possible buy her wigs
,shoes and fashion accessories weekly.
4.
You must decamp with me to a new political party whenever there is political
crisis.
5.
You must not visit Abuja except on my order
6.
You will not sign or approved any money beyond #300,000
7.
If you are a man, your wife must be doing my house chore for my wife, if the
deputy governor is a woman, your husband must be one of my domestic aid.
8.
You must smile and laugh when I laugh.
If
you are capable of fulfilling all this criteria I will make you my deputy
governor and a likely successor.
All
these requirements are not exaggeration but what is the real requirement in
Nigeria today before you can be seen as a loyal deputy governor.
I
cannot remember which state in Nigeria that as not have it fair share of
governor versus deputy governor
political conflict from
Enugu,Bauchi,Imo,Ebonyi,Adamawa,Taraba,Ekiti,Zamfara,Anambra,Oyo, Plateau,
Sokoto, Lagos, Akwa Ibom and just this week Ondo state Governor Mimiko and his
Deputy Governor Olanusi who was impeached by the kangaroo assembly members, who
as usual their pocket have been serviced
by millions of State fund. Except in few cases through divine intervention that
a Deputy succeeds his boss.
A
case in point is after the death of sir Patrick Yakowa (Kaduna state) in which
Ramalan Yero succeded him and Mamman Ali was succeeded by Ibrahim Geidan,Also
the case of president Jonathan emergence as of Bayelsa and later as president
of Nigeria after the demise of late President
Umar Musa Yar’Adua.Likewise Bala Ngalairi Adamawa and Taraba State present
acting Governor.
However,
despite the political trivial of Deputy governors, a few others have been able
to take over from their bosses, An example is Mamuhd Ahmed Shinkafi ,who Senator
Ahmed Yerima handed over power to,
although the marriage was short lived by political differences, another example
is Kano state Governor Rabiu Musa kwankwaso who will hand over to his Deputy
Umar Ganduje. The Scenario in Ebonyi State is different because the Governor
and Deputy governor belong to different political camp.
The
Nigeria constitution, must be review to make the position of a Deputy governor
or Vice president institutional base, other than been seen as a spare part. Section 187 of the 1999
constitution must be strictly adhere to. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
will have an encyclopedia to his name, because he has a full dose of how a Vice
President should not be treated in the hand of former President Olusegun
Obasanjo.
But
it high time our political office holders know that political power is not forever,
one day you will also become a former president, Governor, Senator etc. what
will history say about you? There is God oooo
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