GSM the tinfoil and the party tin gods
His mien might not betray him as a fighter. In fact in the literal sense, he appears vulnerable as one you can easily break . But the enemies gather in vain and ruminate on how to nail him. He is more prescient and calculating and will not leave his jaws opened.
Sentiments, as Oscar Wilde says, ,propels us more than good reason and the reason for carping is borne out of mere sentiments. They can win more people to their sides if the cause is for the human interest but I daresay ,it’s personal.
While they are busy on how best to pin him down ,he is busy on how to make it’s next throw at governance counts.
GSM captures the capability theories that accommodates the entire range of “beings” and “doings”. He wins with policy and diplomacy what Napoleon could not win with millitary actions .He keeps proving the sceptics wrong that idea is more potent than force. Those carping and cavilling at his position even agree that he is meritorious in performance. And that’s what the masses votes for overwhelmingly.
When he was preparing what he later announced as the” Budget of consolidation “
, he left no room for error and know that his reputation is on line. He sought the inputs of the people to draft the people s budget. And whenever
he can stand on two legs he doesn’t stand on one.
His winning magic is never to be distracted by those excoriating the government fore their vested interest.
He is marching forward and keeps picking up the slack. Like the petite corporal would say, ” he is living on without defeated nor feeling hemmed in “.
He reminds one of Ted William who is always in his best fighting when provoked. ” He speaks always not because he has to say something, there is always novel things to say . Hate seems to be”activating his reflexes like Adrenaline stimulates the heat”
Those castigating him are best captured in Aristotle ‘s words “as having ambiguous desires that can t be satisfied”. And no society can develop ine the real sense untill the people deemphasize individualist tendency. That is certain and doesn’t need further emphasis.
GSM must have read what Okunade calls “Leadership default”and guide against it with deep caution. Okunade has traced underdevelopment in Africa to ” dearth of virile and perspicacious poliical leadership”. GSM is making history.
The tingods are failing because they want to be the ones to tell the governor what to wear without giving him the freedom of how to dress They want to demand and command and keep talking when a nod will do . They align with whom Segun Adeniyi calls ” yesterday’s men ‘ to drive home their vaunted ambition to Choose a leader for South West forgetting that God chooses a leader that pleases Him.
GSM is going on with the celerity of an unstoppable wind opening up new grounds, rehabilitating roads especially feeder roads to capture huger., rebuilding markets and standing like a rock as Jefferson says” in terms of principle.”
As i always say ,GSM works, not his words, will tell his story.
Am Isiaka kehinde .I think therefore I am.