Are there treasure-hunters in the CPC?
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Apart from General Buhari, Tunde Bakare and Nasir El-Rufai, Alhaji Sani Hanga said many of the self-styled Buhari loyalists are using the party for private gains and that they don’t believe in the principle of selfless service to Nigeria. Senator Hanga, who was speaking in a newspaper interview, described these opportunists as “treasure hunters” who perceive the CPC as a gravy train. According to him, their selfishness was mainly responsible for the mismanagement of the popular good will, which the CPC initially enjoyed across the country. He particularly criticized the reckless disregard for due process and transparency by these opportunists, which led to the alienation of genuine members of the party.
The former national chairman of the party accused this clique of setting rules and changing them at will to suit their private agenda of personal profit. Senator Hanga also accused these opportunists of wielding so much undemocratic power at the detriment of the party. He recalled that they were so powerful that they were wilfully disregarding the results of congresses other elections because the outcomes of these elections didn’t favour their preferred candidates. He regretted that, despite the limited time available, this clique kept cancelling results and organizing fresh elections until it could produce candidates of their personal preference and when they didn’t, they cancel the results again and again. This selfish agenda, he said, resulted in serious crisis and the inability of the CPC to adequately prepare to face the challenge of throwing the ruling PDP out of office.
Any honest analyst would acknowledge that Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna and Kebbi states could have been won by the CPC. Unfortunately, such golden opportunity was frittered away because of the selfishness of the clique that is holding General Buhari hostage. A tree cannot stand when you destroy its roots. How can any strategically minded political party pursue a policy of destroying popular politicians and replacing them with those without grassroots base? Nobody can deny that Mohammed Abacha is the most popular CPC leader in Kano State. Despite the fact that he won the governorship primaries with a formidable margin, he was unjustly replaced by the man he defeated. Unable to convincingly defend the substitution of Abacha as the CPC gubernatorial candidate in the April 2011 election, the party leaders concocted allegations of using money to induce delegates against him. Can anybody organize a political activity or events such as congresses and primaries without spending money?
It is preposterous adopting the policy of fighting some moneybags and embracing others. What is the moral standard in the application of this discriminatory policy? Are there good moneybags and bad ones? How can you organize any political event without incurring heavy financial expenditures? Does the CPC have a universal policy of accepting or rejecting donations from moneybags? Does it question the sources of their incredible wealth?
The double standard and unfairness with which Mohammed Abacha, Lado Danmarke and Dan China were treated made them ever more popular. They are good to their people and that is the source of their political strength. The popularity of the late Abiola, late Shehu Kangiwa and late Adedibu can be located in their generosity towards the ordinary people. It is on record that Mohammed Abacha has always identified with the people in their hour of need. How can anybody expect him not to be popular when he is touching the lives of others? The author of the 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene, himself acknowledges the role of what he calls “strategic generosity” in the success of leaders in winning the hearts and minds of the people.
Greene, the famous author of the 48 Laws of Power warns, a leader should not build a fortress of professed loyalists around himself and shut out others who could be more valuable to him than the clique that holds him hostage. General Buhari is undoubtedly in this kind of manipulation by the so-called loyalists or members of The Buhari Orgainsation (TBO) who have been a drag on his wider national success as a politician. None of the members of this clique who introduced the undemocratic and unjust policy of imposition and substitution of candidates can win any election in their own rights, even in their local governments. Instead of connecting with voters, all they need is Buhari’s automatic endorsement without election to be relevant. They are determined to shut out Buhari from reality for their own survival even if it is at the expense of the party.
Funtua wrote in from Koforidua Street, Zone II, Wuse, Abuja( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
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Are there treasure-hunters in the CPC?
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In what appears to be one of the most revealing insights into the internal crisis of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), its former National Chairman, Senator Sani Hnaga, blamed conflicting agenda of certain individuals as being responsible for the post-election division confronting the party.Apart from General Buhari, Tunde Bakare and Nasir El-Rufai, Alhaji Sani Hanga said many of the self-styled Buhari loyalists are using the party for private gains and that they don’t believe in the principle of selfless service to Nigeria. Senator Hanga, who was speaking in a newspaper interview, described these opportunists as “treasure hunters” who perceive the CPC as a gravy train. According to him, their selfishness was mainly responsible for the mismanagement of the popular good will, which the CPC initially enjoyed across the country. He particularly criticized the reckless disregard for due process and transparency by these opportunists, which led to the alienation of genuine members of the party.
The former national chairman of the party accused this clique of setting rules and changing them at will to suit their private agenda of personal profit. Senator Hanga also accused these opportunists of wielding so much undemocratic power at the detriment of the party. He recalled that they were so powerful that they were wilfully disregarding the results of congresses other elections because the outcomes of these elections didn’t favour their preferred candidates. He regretted that, despite the limited time available, this clique kept cancelling results and organizing fresh elections until it could produce candidates of their personal preference and when they didn’t, they cancel the results again and again. This selfish agenda, he said, resulted in serious crisis and the inability of the CPC to adequately prepare to face the challenge of throwing the ruling PDP out of office.
Any honest analyst would acknowledge that Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna and Kebbi states could have been won by the CPC. Unfortunately, such golden opportunity was frittered away because of the selfishness of the clique that is holding General Buhari hostage. A tree cannot stand when you destroy its roots. How can any strategically minded political party pursue a policy of destroying popular politicians and replacing them with those without grassroots base? Nobody can deny that Mohammed Abacha is the most popular CPC leader in Kano State. Despite the fact that he won the governorship primaries with a formidable margin, he was unjustly replaced by the man he defeated. Unable to convincingly defend the substitution of Abacha as the CPC gubernatorial candidate in the April 2011 election, the party leaders concocted allegations of using money to induce delegates against him. Can anybody organize a political activity or events such as congresses and primaries without spending money?
It is preposterous adopting the policy of fighting some moneybags and embracing others. What is the moral standard in the application of this discriminatory policy? Are there good moneybags and bad ones? How can you organize any political event without incurring heavy financial expenditures? Does the CPC have a universal policy of accepting or rejecting donations from moneybags? Does it question the sources of their incredible wealth?
The double standard and unfairness with which Mohammed Abacha, Lado Danmarke and Dan China were treated made them ever more popular. They are good to their people and that is the source of their political strength. The popularity of the late Abiola, late Shehu Kangiwa and late Adedibu can be located in their generosity towards the ordinary people. It is on record that Mohammed Abacha has always identified with the people in their hour of need. How can anybody expect him not to be popular when he is touching the lives of others? The author of the 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene, himself acknowledges the role of what he calls “strategic generosity” in the success of leaders in winning the hearts and minds of the people.
Greene, the famous author of the 48 Laws of Power warns, a leader should not build a fortress of professed loyalists around himself and shut out others who could be more valuable to him than the clique that holds him hostage. General Buhari is undoubtedly in this kind of manipulation by the so-called loyalists or members of The Buhari Orgainsation (TBO) who have been a drag on his wider national success as a politician. None of the members of this clique who introduced the undemocratic and unjust policy of imposition and substitution of candidates can win any election in their own rights, even in their local governments. Instead of connecting with voters, all they need is Buhari’s automatic endorsement without election to be relevant. They are determined to shut out Buhari from reality for their own survival even if it is at the expense of the party.
Funtua wrote in from Koforidua Street, Zone II, Wuse, Abuja( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )