One significant fact about politics is that it is a very restricted venture. As far as many people know, discreet scheming on what comes out to the open,
especially those that concern the fate of political office aspirants are primely determined by those who take keen interest in the management of political products (Yes, every political party flag-bearer is a product for the lure of the people’s patronage). And like in business today, products are solutions to identified problems. And that makes flag-bearers the political party’s solution to the people’s problems.
These committee of instrumental people are the principal officers, stakeholders, patrons and delegates of every political party. They are the ones entrusted with the duty of measuring the goals and principles of the party with the expectations of the general public. This is to mean that everywhere you go in any part of the world, and in any system of government, a small number of people with an overwhelming influence congregate at some time to match party ambitions with societal desires, by making critical decisions through balloting, on who emerges as a political party flag-bearer across the different tiers of government.
Most general elections don’t just happen without passing through this most decisive stage of party primaries. This is where the members of every society are distributed either as ‘political operators’ or ‘political cooperators’. The direct operational guidance of the political party operators ensures that the indispensable factors safeguarding their interest in the eyes of the general public are not misplaced. Between political parties, the battle is actually to render credence to the sentiments of the people because that is where elections are won and lost. Lots of rational political parties around the world know that projecting a candidate that already enjoys popular support counts for them in their pursuit of dominance of the political space. For instance, the Republican party in America snatched the presidency from the clutch of the over-confident Democrats because they projected a Donald Trump that appealed to the sentiments of the American People. He repetitively intended to “make America great” which aligned with the public perception of an almost ‘indecisive America’ in a rapidly growing anarchic world. There are several cases in the world, both presently and in the past, where political parties have flourished by benefitting from the people’s mandates.
The people of Ethiope Federal Constituency have longed for a leader who listens to them, truthful with realistic achievements, and who acknowledges the imperfection of the past with the apt demonstration to learn and improve on them. They have craved a leader who would defy the notion of politics as the means to personal aggrandizement, and a person trendy in line in current global best practices. They are in dire need of a person who is open to criticisms, whether constructive or not because they must be appreciated as a value for social dialogue and advancement. They genuinely call for a person who would do all that he says, and more for the purpose of consolidation.
Hon. Ben Rolland Igbakpa currently enjoys the appreciation of the people because of his personality and clean-cut appeal to the sentiments of the people. He has proven himself fearlessly spirited on several counts as a public servant and a business man in the private sector. He is very organized in his campaign as he has taken onboard consultations from in and outside of Ethiope Federal Constituency to stimulate the minds of the people towards the knowledge of their entitlements. Igbakpa has declared that he would make Ethiope great again and the people are yet to have a reason to disbelieve and discredit his assertions on the testaments of his capacity, personality and ability. The delegates of the PDP, the platform Igbakpa intends to make true the visions for Ethiope, must promptly recognize that nothing should be left to chance if the uninterrupted supremacy of the party is to be considered. The popularity of a candidate, especially if he allures to the people really does matter because most elections in the world have been won and lost on that index. Igbakpa’s love-in with the people should be a strong consideration to his emergence as the party’s flag bearer.
- Lewis Ebode
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