*The Man Atiku and His Antecedents*
When it comes to choices, one of the things we look at is, antecedents. Within the circle of need and opportunity cost, antecedent is one of the things that informs our choice. For instance, a man has a good job, lives in a good house and have saved up some money, naturally, he would want to spend that money on a need, does he buy a plot of land and start building a house? Or should he buy a car? Maybe a house, maybe a car, what if he moves around doing his business often and this causes him some loss and he also spends a lot of money moving around, he is always inconvenienced moving his family around in a public transport, he might want to buy a car to ease that inconvenience.
Now that he has dealt with opportunity cost, lets look at choice, what kind of vehicle does he buy? He has a small family, wife and two kids, his wife follows the staff bus and his samples are not heavy, he could even throw them in the back seat, so this eliminates the choice of truck or bus. What brand? Honda or Toyota, Kia or Hyundai, Tata or JinBei? Some of you might not have even heard of Tata or JinBei, over the past years we have come to know Kia and Hyundai, Toyotas and maybe Hondas have been with us for quite a while.
Make no mistake, Tata is a rugged Indian made vehicle, good for haulage and rough terrains, our young man who wants a vehicle needs a small or medium family car for the city, so Tata is out. You only see Tata once in a while, especially during elections, we see INEC moving election materials with them. Some candidness are like Tata, we only see them only during elections, they make up the numbers, always vying and never winning, they are contented with being called ex-aspirant.
Whereas JinBei is an imitation of the rugged Toyota Hiace, our prospective buyer doesn’t even want a Toyota Hiace, not to talk of JinBei, Hiace is durable, but doesn’t serve the purpose, but because of circumstances, Hiace is steadily being replaced by JinBei, due to difference in cost. We can liken these two vehicles to those who have been there like the Hiace, they are being replaced, they are only relevant for prestige, they have nothing to offer, like an obsolete piece of equipment that was the toast in it’s days. In election year, you see JinBie and Hiace together, friends, even though the only thing they have in common is the same campaign poster that clothes them.
Hiace are those who have been there, they don’t want to leave the scene, eternal king makers, they actually have nothing to offer, even the candidates they put forward, because sooner than later, they will come back complaining. You can’t trust them with a decision on leadership because they don’t know what leadership entails. They have once bankrupted their business and the country when they had the chance. These behemoths, along with the JinBie, will seek to impose the candidates you see riding along with them in these vehicles, they don’t mind riding in them for now, they could ride on the back of anything to get there. But we know that an old Hiace is as bad as a new JinBie, they can disappoint you and they will. Over the years, we have seen them disappoint us and themselves.
Our man is not between a Honda saloon and a Toyota saloon, which will he go for? Then he would want to choose the antecedent of each, will he want to suffer the risk of losing a tire when turning a corner? Shaft? Or he wants to get home each time he leaves and return home safely, then we know that a Toyota will afford you this comfort. Some candidates are just like Toyota, you know they have been been there and done that, when you look at their antecedents. Let no man deceive you, this is very important in choice, if our opportunity cost is ceding power to the North, just like all parties are doing, then antecedent is the next thing.
Let's compare Atiku to other presidential aspirants; as an entrepreneur, he is excellent. He transformed the backwater environment called Onne, a major player in deep water activities in the ports,that means a good antecedent in business. As a Politician, he cut his teeth under another astute politician, Musa Yar’adua, won election as governor, but was called to a higher position to serve the nation as a Vice President, even when people felt he should be president, he remained loyal to his boss and stayed put, but when it was time to choose between loyalty to boss or country, he chose the country. This brings us to Patriotism, does he love Nigeria? Yes! His contemporaries have their businesses outside Nigeria or even concentrates it in their region, but he is a true Nigerian, married from other part of the country, even if this is a personal thing, some are so bigoted that they won’t even try it.
Lets look at Experience, he has been in they public service as a custom officer, then in business as a private entity and in collaboration with others and the Nigerians state, this is evident in Onne and Nigerian Ports Authority, then back in the public service as a politician, a governor elect and a Vice President. How educated? Among all things, he can surely provide his school certificates, they are not with anyone, it was seized and fire didn’t burn them, we know where he got these qualifications and he even has a school as part of his business, even though the school is a kind of service to humanity.
Is he still relevant? Of course yes! Recently, he is still opening up businesses, he hasn’t relented, he is still competitive, providing jobs for the teeming population. His businesses have not stagnated like those who started off with a number of cows. He keeps expanding. These are some of the things we should look at when we make our final choice. This is a choice before us; choose durability, it translates to a high probability to deliver the goods.
Think Atiku Abubakar, be in the Atukunation, be informed and stay informed, get your choice, your PVC is that currency that will guarantee you a good ride for the next for year. Do not moss it, make a wise choice and wise choices start with a wise decision.
Get your PVC, that is the first good decision and naturally Atiku follows.
*Stanley Izebhokhae Director for Media and Publicity Atikunation ICG Edo State*
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