Yoruba language is so deep. About one of the first sayings I first understood is, ‘O yo tan, o n wa b’ekun b’ekun’. The phrase is normally used when someone has all the imaginable comforts but has gone ahead to seek unimaginable things.
For instance, as a young boy, I would sometimes ride a bicycle on one of the two major roads of Itire, the ever busy Musin Road. The other being Lawanson Street. Of course, some people would have seen me.
When I returned home, my grandma would pretend as if everything was okay. She would give me my meal and while eating, she would proceed to ask me to shut my eyes.
Once I had done so, she would then ask me if I could see anything. I would respond that I couldn’t see anything.
She would now go on to say that anyone that dies will see nobody again.
She would then inform me that someone reported to her that I was riding a bicycle on the main road. She would go on to tell me that it was like I was too comfortable and seeking some discomfort.
I went into the narrative to try and explain the positions of politicians who are in one elective post or the other that are now trying to dictate which candidates will succeed them.
In my own little wisdom, I don’t believe they have that right. In fact, the very essence of democracy is being defeated by their actions.
If democracy is truly the government of the people by the people and for the people, then they have played foul.
These people are heating up the political terrain by their actions. This is because actions will always result in reactions. And it all results in a vicious cycle which does nobody any good.
They should sit back and be enjoying the comfortable perks of their office and stop playing god.
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