Digging Trenches?
"FREDERICK Fasehun, medical doctor
and founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) is a very serious mind. He is
not the sort of person you would associate with political mischief. Fasehun has
decided to seek the resurrection of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), the party
that gave the Southwest states and Bendel (Edo and Delta) some measure of good
governance during the Second Republic. Those who witnessed UPN at work between
1979 and 1983 will agree that it was a great party and the leader, Obafemi
Awolowo was a great man. In terms of organisation, UPN was first among equals,
having a following that is disciplined and deeply committed. In terms of
programmes, Awolowo ensured that the party put on paper what it could achieve.
Free education was not just on paper; it was real and full time. There are
other positive sides of the UPN experience you cannot exhaust in a hurry."
"It is indeed a lifetime
experience for many, which perhaps, is why Fasehun has embarked on a process to
reactivate it. But it is not going to be an easy process and times have
changed. The UPN era was one when men were godly, at least relatively. Today,
men are too busy to seek God. In fact, they are now godfathers. The point is
that it will take a lot to have back those good old days and if Fasehun is
serious, there should be men who will be willing to go down memory lane with
him, not to dig trenches for 2015, but to give back to life a meaning
politicians have stolen."
"But there are already darts here
and there. Why not? You cannot resurrect UPN without ruffling feathers. You
must touch the soul of the Southwest and all those who genuinely trace their
lineage to that beautiful political experience. As the facts emerge, this
narrative will surely resume."
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