Usually, there is a transition from democracy to plutocracy. Under this philosophy, the power of the ruling class derives from their wealth. Plutocracy is a political philosophy in which a state is governed or ruled by the wealthy. OBIcracy is underpinned by OBInomics: from consumption to production, frugality and committing public resources to the public good, verifiable transparency and placing round pegs in round holes. It abhors desperation and ambuscade, and believes strongly in equity, while adopting the golden rule! It also SOLEY thinks and works around whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, whatever is excellent and praiseworthy (Phil,4:8). Under OBIcracy, one can confidently go and verify! It is built around a holistic concept of integrity, which always seeks the good of others, believing that if something is not good FOR BOTH SIDES, then, it is not good for either side and that you may succeed momentarily for what do or know, but you can only succeed permanently because of what you are (The Word for Today 1/3/19 Before I Die, 30/4/21). It prioritises character, competence, openness, pro-people policies, respect for the rule of law, civility and moderation in speech and action whether in public or public life clean, simple and credible lifestyle and all round education and exposure sufficient to lead Nigeria from the ‘ nth’ world( we had long gone far below the third world) to the current world and to the future. OBIcracy espouses inclusiveness, shared prosperity, ‘ youthocracy’, social cohesion, compassion and preferential interest in the poor, underprivileged and marginalised. It is a system in which ‘ people who are disenchanted with structured political leadership choose a structureless but competent leader of character, voluntarily deploying their 3Ts to mobilise and campaign for him against FULLY structured incompetent leaders with missing and/or doubtful certificates, age, integrity, origin and even parentage’. OBIcracy, is the theory, practice and philosophy of OBIism or politics as practiced and espoused by Peter Obi. We have two broad options to choose OBIcracy, or the detestable and insufferable troika of plutocracy, gerontocracy & Kakistocracy. We now demand genuine change and the choice before us is like that between day and night. We have tested their change and it was fake and bitter. If you are in doubt, consult the government-funded data agency. And true to his ‘prophecy’, we are now in a more precarious position than we ever imagined that we could be. Unfortunately, like entranced folks, we gleefully chose going backwards, the old ways, repression, and desperate power-seekers with their empty promises. For too long, ethnicity and religion had coloured our voting pattern not anymore’ (The Sun, 20/2/23īut long before now, at the PDP National convention preparatory to the 2015 elections, Lucky Goodluck, the man who moved from grass to Grace and from Grace to greater Grace made this prophetic statement: The choice before Nigerians in the coming election is quite simple: a choice between going forward or going backward between the new ways and the old ways between freedom and repression between a record of visible achievements/beneficial reforms and desperate power-seekers with empty promises. For too long, Nigerians have suffered the consequences of bad leadership. Nigeria is on the edge of precipice and needs to be rescued. And just the other day, Casmir Igbokwe supported his motion when he opined that ‘in this election, competence and character matter. When he made this plea, almost in tears, the election appeared far away. Leaders who cannot show these traits cannot be hired. Knowledge, crisis management skills, character and integrity, vision and courage to make tough decisions, effective communication skills, ability to unite the nation. Not only at the center but across the states.
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