Politics
As defined by Merriam Webster dictionary 'Politics is the competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)', and as been noticed by Unilorites that it is not something new, even to the uninvolved fresher, that the rain semester is subjected to politics after social events, academics and religions are sidelined because the ban has been lifted. Some might say they are fans of political apathy but don't forget apathy is another way of involvement. "In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies" (-George Orwell). I solely accept this quote as every student is involved in one way or the other. In an institution of about 35,000 students, the total Presidential votes isn't more than 10,000 and some executives emerge with less than 300 votes, the whole 35,000 are still involved because some decided not to partake in voting process doesn't mean they are keeping out of politics.
The commencement of rain semester brings the rains of "Good morning", "African Pots", "Tetracycline for the day" and lot more, our Whatsapp groups are filled with rains of different quotes and Bcs, our trees and walls are defaced by the raindrops of stickers portraying names of different colours and when the ban is lifted we know the purpose behind those drops in our groups and our trees.
Poli-tricks and Poli-thieves
To attain a political height, you need to put into play some strategies in order to win the competition as it is expected in every competition. You have to play one or more political tricks as I'll love to call it 'Poli-tricks.
Will Rogers said "A fool and his money are soon elected". I do not see anything bad or wrong in what Will Rogers wrote, the type of strategy you play or the poli-trick you use make you emerge, a fool with a good strategy who looks into the shoes of the electorates will emerge, even if he won't function.
Donald Trump said "One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government". This is not all lie as the good ones are not good at tricking, they try to convince but would never gain your attention, they try to convince but the Poli-tricker has played on your fantasy fantastically.
Mr. Poli-tricker, wait! You smile at us during rains and I hope during harmattan your smile still continues but unfortunately it stops, it is not your fault; its the fault of the harmattan in the harmattan semester, it is the weather, we can't expect what we experience in rain to be experienced again in harmattan. It is unreasonable!
Mr. Poli-tricker, the fantasy creator, the one who make us inhale the happy gas of his words because you know we embrace lies and you find it profitable to romance us with such fantasy, you make our hope go high when you know you won't accomplish that. Why don't you tell us the truth? We are tired of lies, you're good with Demagoguing as you have skilfully weaved your web to get us. Don't play tricks with us if you know you won't deliver, it is not too late to step down as it is not too late to step up with your agenda.
They come to us with propaganda, they demagogued us, they stole our votes, emerged and stole our resources; and we say they are not Poli-thieves? Wait a second! You call that national cake? The same national cake ate by Bragadino II, the mysterious alchemist that lead to the total crunch of Venice, there are miscellaneous which could get to your pocket as well as there are embezzlement.
Poli-tools and Poli-used.
To gain heights in politics and power, man has to use people to get there—use bait if necessary. (8th law of Power). Truly men will be tools to get men to heights but the way he is been used determine if he is a vessel or was just used. Since these poli-trickers know what we need and the type of fantasy they can create for us because we either ask the wrong question or do not even ask question at times. A wise man said "Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer"-(John F. Kennedy). Some of you will say “he /she is my personal person", they come to meet you, you don't even know their agenda and reason, you carry banner, you walk round school because he's your personal person, he/she is not capable but you canvass for him/her, you didn't get the right answer, you don't even want answer, or you only seeker the democratic/republican answer. When he gets there will he remember you? When he get there, are you sure he won't do carpet crossing? Against him or her won't there be mass alienation? When he gets there, will he represent you well? Won't they use the "no more law" slogan for you? Some of these people are good in gerrymandering, don't create enemies of yourselves, Unilorin is a small world.
Most Poli-tools and Poli-used belong to the 100level category, they can manoeuvre you when you're not sensible enough. A friend who preached the political gospel of an aspirant said 'the guy will even see you and will not even say hi, he has crossed carpet because level don change'.
Imagine this, after the intended powerful becomes powerful, he still sends his 'Good morning quotes' he still sends his 'Tetracycline dose' he still comes around to say hi, he accomplish even if not all but most of his agenda, he still take you tutorials or assign someone else to do that. (LOL).
Let us not be used, let us vote for meritocracy and shun nepotism. Give the best man your mandate and don't let religion tie you down, someone can be anointed and organizational illiterate, leadership is not religion, don't be a victim of tribalism, it is equal to racism. If you know he's not capable, let him know and don't waste your vote.
Without much ado, I will love to drop my naughty pen by saying *Politics, Poli-tricks, Poli-thieves, Poli-tools and Poli-used* is a great odyssey in Unilorin.
Joel Julius Temitope
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