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MY LEADER, THE LEADER

It is ironic that I would be committing this piece to my notepad today, which happens to be the birthday anniversary of the immediate past governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Rahman Abayomi Mimiko. He governed this state from February 2009 until the end of his second term in February 2017. I congratulate His Excellency as he celebrates his 63rd birthday today and wish him the very best. To be honest he wasn’t the subject matter of my thoughts when jotting these thoughts to paper, but the timing is rather apt.

Have you ever been in a social gathering and all of a sudden someone walks in and everybody starts to greet him with encomiums, “My Leader, The Leader” or something in similar terms? I raise this pertinent question because on sober reflection, many people today believe and have expressed in various ways that the problems Nigeria is facing today have been traced to the doorstep of “BAD LEADERS”. So I throw the question back and ask, where do those bad leaders live and why are they given opportunity to lead?

I agree with those who suggest that, “Leadership is not about title or designation”, which unfortunately seems to be the mentality of the local praise-singers. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work and you have to inspire team mates, otherwise you cannot be said to be a Leader.

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AN EDUCATION PIPE NEEDLESSLY DRAINING AWAY Any child born around the turn of the millennium may have been considered special at the time and if born between 1995 – 2002 they would now be aged 15 – 22 years, how times flies and it seems like yesterday when it was rumoured that time would stand still and the world might even come to an end. .....

I DISAGREE WITH OBJ ON RESTRUCTURING - AKINMOYO

The Yorubas are holding a Summit commencing today on the lingering question of "Restructuring of Nigeria". They are following recent trends of various groups in the country that are trying to tackle this issue. The El-Rufai (APC) group are also calling for a Communique following their deliberations on what they call True Federalism.

Whilst several eminent Nigerians have called for a Restructuring of the country, it comes as no surprise to me, knowing the man very well, that Baba OBJ would take and announce a reverse opinion to the one canvassed by his former assistant and Vice President Abubakar Atiku.

At the end of the day, the fact that Baba OBJ asked 5 people what Restructuring meant and they came forth with 5 different definitions, is no conclusive basis to dismiss the idea and in my humble opinion, Baba OBJ's conclusions should be placed in Archives. If you ask 5 people what is Democracy you will probably get 5 different definitions. Afterall, OBJ didn't agree with GEJ on Democracy, but they are both former presidents who had their own dabble.

There is no need to over-complicate this matter. To my mind it's very simple. The human body is configured in a particular format such that only women can bear children. A man can wear weave-on, eye-lashes, face powder, lipstick etc. but unless he has a womb he can't carry a foetus for 9 months and deliver a baby by process of natural birth, UNLESS the format of his body is "restructured".

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I DISAGREE WITH OBJ ON RESTRUCTURING - AKINMOYO The Yorubas are holding a Summit commencing today on the lingering question of "Restructuring of Nigeria". They are following recent trends of various groups in the country that are trying to tackle this issue. The El-Rufai (APC) group are also calling for a Communique following their deliberation.....

MAKING A CASE FOR THE ERA OF YOUNG LEADERS IN NIGERIA

The recent passing of the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” was initiated in the Nigerian Senate and passed with a vote of 86 in favour, 10 against and 1 abstention and will permit the era where an elected Nigerian President may match those of their counterparts in more advanced democracies, by lowering the minimum age from 40 to 35 years. The same thought process was extended to the minimum age requirement for an elected governor in the states by recommending a minimum age of 30 from 35 years.

The Bill also stipulates that the minimum age for eligibility to enter the National and State Legislatures should be 25 years of age. These charitable moves are coming at a time when the youth themselves are agitating for legitimate constitutional right that will allow them access to some of the hitherto coveted seats exclusively preserved for the older generation.

But let us be clear about the age brackets and for the purpose of this commentary, I wish to adopt the following universal categorisations:-
Toddlers: 0 – 3
Children: 4 – 18 (under 18 yrs)
Youths: 18 – 35 (over 18 and less
than 35)
Middle Aged: 35 – 50 (over 35 and
less than 50)
Elders: 50+ (over 50 but not
pensionable age)
Senior Citizens: 65+ (those of
pensionable age)

You may have observed that each age bracket has an active period of approximately 15 years, which can be further sub-divided into 3 equal segments of 5 years each, for example take the group of Youths where we can talk of the following sub-groups: 18 – 24 years; 25 – 30 years; and 31 – 35 years.

Within each age group, these further classifications are relevant in regards to the general expectations of the age group.Having laid this basic universal premise, ceteris paribus, I want to hold all other factors constant, for the purpose of this commentary because what actually obtains may differ significantly from on.......

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MAKING A CASE FOR THE ERA OF YOUNG LEADERS IN NIGERIA The recent passing of the “Not Too Young To Run Bill” was initiated in the Nigerian Senate and passed with a vote of 86 in favour, 10 against and 1 abstention and will permit the era where an elected Nigerian President may match those of their counterparts in more advanced democracies, by lowering.....