Oby Ezekwesili, Mrs. Buhari & Dolapo Osinbajo. |
You
know, Nigerian political system is made in such a way and manner that makes the
wife of an elected or appointed officer of government belong to the same
political party with her spouse, even against her wish.
It
was in the last administration of Goodluck Jonathan that we had a female
Minister in the PDP, while her husband who was in the House of Representatives
was in another party.
So
I’m wondering if Nigerian has grown in such a way that would allow the Wife of
the President or Governor, decide to mobilize their fellow women to support an
aspirant who is either contesting against their husbands or against the party
their husbands belong to.
If
tomorrow for instance, the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and that of
the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo decides to mobilize support from all
strata of women societies for the most prominent female Presidential Candidate,
contesting under the platform of the Allied Congress Party of Nigerian, Dr. Oby
Ezekwesili, WILL HEAVEN FALL?
Is
there a place in our constitution where it is stated that the wives of
Presidents, Vice Presidents, Governors, Deputy Governors and other elected
officials of government must either support their husbands, or be in the same
party with them?
Nigeria
must therefore grow beyond petty politics to the level where individuals are
allowed freedom of association as enshrined in the constitution for every
citizen of the country regardless of where their husbands belong.
So,
it won’t be a bad idea to have the Wife of the President stand out to mobilize
other Nigerian women to come out and support their own, Dr. Ezekwesili who is
arguably one of the shining lights of women in this present dispensation.
The
possibility of this happening is very lean, as the criticism that will follow
such a decision by the Wife of the President will kill the idea before it
births.
What
then does any woman whose ambition is to rise to the highest political office
in Nigeria do when she is not even sure of securing the votes of her fellow
women?
Until
the freedom of association for everyone is made to work without political
burden or allegiance attached, the women folks will still have a lot of work to
do.
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