Politicians that engage in “emi lo kan” politics, according to Citadel Global Community Church serving overseer Tunde Bakare, do not seek to serve the people.
On Sunday, Bakare gave a speech during a state of the country address that was given in the Ikeja, Lagos, church auditorium.
“Bridging The Gap Between Politics & Governance” was the title of the broadcast.
Speaking on the next elections, Bakare urged Nigerians to avoid vote-buying and put their attention on politics that can advance progress.
Highlighting evil types of politics, the cleric cited politics of division, deception, manipulation, commerce, exploitation, treachery, slander, intimidation, elimination, and entitlement.
Speaking on the politics of entitlement, Bakare noted that this style of politics is also referred to as “emi lo kan” politics since it serves to gratify individual ambitions.
Although the preacher did not mention Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, the former governor of Lagos is credited with popularizing the expression “emi lo kan.”
It could also take the form of a person’s insistence on holding a certain political position as compensation for what they see as a lifetime of service to the country.
Politicians that have a strong feeling of entitlement avoid political disputes and don’t think it’s important to interact with the public.
“Entitlement politics will produce an imperial administration that is cut off from the populace and devoid of any sense of accountability to them. Such imperial rule will become repressive of opposition and veer toward dictatorship.
“When they gain power, entitlement politicians set low performance standards for themselves and are ready to portray molehills as mountains of accomplishment. All of that is horrible, including the politics and the results.
“When they gain power, entitlement politicians set low performance standards for themselves and are ready to portray molehills as mountains of accomplishment. That is poor fruit, terrible politics, and The cleric continued by saying that politicians who follow ethical political practices engage with the populace and do not shun discussions or defer to others when answering inquiries.
The key to good politics is communication. Good politicians engage in conversation with the electorate they hope to represent, he added. it’s entirety
“They reassure the populace, assuage worries, and restore hope through communication.
“It is interactive and engaging; those who engage in good politics are not afraid to discuss or answer challenging issues. They don’t even ask others to answer their queries on their behalf.
In December 2022, Tinubu requested that some members of his staff, notably the speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, respond to inquiries on his behalf at the Chatham House in the United Kingdom.
Nigerians responded to Tinubu’s conduct on social media, questioning his choice to not respond to all of the inquiries.
Additionally, the APC candidate has stayed out of the presidential debates.
In contrast, Tinubu won the APC presidential primary in June 2022 with zero votes from Bakare and other contenders like Rochas Okorocha, Ikeobasi Mokelu, and Tein Jack-Rich.
