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COUNTDOWN TO PRIMARIES
By - ETA UGBO
COUNTDOWN TO PRIMARIES
By - ETA UGBO
It is no longer a secret in Cross River State that the contest for the Office of Governor of Cross River State in 2015 will be a Northern Affair. To give weight to the point, no fewer than 13 politicians North of Cross River, have openly communicated their intentions to contest the ticket. The People's Democratic Party Gubernatorial Primaries have been fixed for 29 November, 2014.
Here is what I think about how the Cross River People's Democratic Party Caucus should vote later in November –
1. Caucus should vote for a #Plan.
A plan to deliver on the current HE Liyel Imoke Administrations’ focus of – “building a service based economy, supported by strong social services” – and, that Plan must be clear, timed, ambitious and pragmatic at the same time.
The plan must be coherent. It must set out in distinct terms how it intends to grow the Cross River economy; how it intends to manage the debt stock; how it intends to pursue the TINAPA Question; it must inspire hope; lay out clearly how it intends to create jobs, protect the health, security, education, environment budgets and improve the lot of Cross River citizens across the spectrum.
The Plan must keep the promises that HE Donald Duke made to the South; that HE Liyel Imoke made to the Central and must pledge new promises to the North. The plan must answer the Economic Question. The plan must answer the Political Question. The Plan must address the infrastructure deficit, especially as it affects Federal Projects.
A plan to deliver on the current HE Liyel Imoke Administrations’ focus of – “building a service based economy, supported by strong social services” – and, that Plan must be clear, timed, ambitious and pragmatic at the same time.
The plan must be coherent. It must set out in distinct terms how it intends to grow the Cross River economy; how it intends to manage the debt stock; how it intends to pursue the TINAPA Question; it must inspire hope; lay out clearly how it intends to create jobs, protect the health, security, education, environment budgets and improve the lot of Cross River citizens across the spectrum.
The Plan must keep the promises that HE Donald Duke made to the South; that HE Liyel Imoke made to the Central and must pledge new promises to the North. The plan must answer the Economic Question. The plan must answer the Political Question. The Plan must address the infrastructure deficit, especially as it affects Federal Projects.
2. Secondly, the Caucus should vote for #Capacity.
Capacity is – an ability or power to do or understand something. So there is something like ‘capacity for hard work’; and there is something like ‘intellectual capacity’. In this sense the caucus must be impressed by the aspirants’ capacity for hard work as well as their intellectual capacities. The Caucus must avoid the temptation to vote for the candidate with the deepest pockets – while money is a big influence in today’s politics and especially in a poor State like Cross River, it must never be the ultimate determinant.
Capacity is – an ability or power to do or understand something. So there is something like ‘capacity for hard work’; and there is something like ‘intellectual capacity’. In this sense the caucus must be impressed by the aspirants’ capacity for hard work as well as their intellectual capacities. The Caucus must avoid the temptation to vote for the candidate with the deepest pockets – while money is a big influence in today’s politics and especially in a poor State like Cross River, it must never be the ultimate determinant.
3. Thirdly, the Caucus should vote for #Leadership.
Leadership refers to the action of leading a group pf people or an organization or the ability to do this; it also is the state or position of being a leader –
- will the Political Party prosper under his leadership? Or
- will the Party be divided into camps in the event of him being Governor?
Leadership refers to the action of leading a group pf people or an organization or the ability to do this; it also is the state or position of being a leader –
- will the Political Party prosper under his leadership? Or
- will the Party be divided into camps in the event of him being Governor?
Caucus must look to the candidate who commands the respect of the Men and the young Turks across the Party, and does so naturally. Caucus must look to the candidate who is able to lead the Men, the big wigs, the elders, the veterans and who effortlessly commands the respect of colleagues and juniors.
4. Lastly, the Caucus should vote for #Experience.
Other words that can be used interchangeably with ‘experience’ are – practice, skill, knowledge, know-how, understanding and familiarity – Caucus must look for these.
Other words that can be used interchangeably with ‘experience’ are – practice, skill, knowledge, know-how, understanding and familiarity – Caucus must look for these.
I will close like this. The Caucus must vote for a combination of these –
- the best plan;
- the most capable mind;
- the most relevant experience; and
- the candidate who can provide the best leadership to the People, the Party and the State.
- the best plan;
- the most capable mind;
- the most relevant experience; and
- the candidate who can provide the best leadership to the People, the Party and the State.
So how will the Caucus vote?
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