THE QUEST FOR POWER AND THE FRATERNAL BATTLE IN AWGU

By ᴄᴏᴍʀ. Obinna A. ᴏᴋᴘᴀʀᴀ

ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴄʟᴀssᴇs ɪɴ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ; ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴇᴇᴍs ɪᴍᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ʀᴇsᴛs ᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪsʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ ᴄʟᴀss ɪɴ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄ ᴇᴘᴏᴄʜ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴀᴍʙʟᴇ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴡɢᴜ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ ʙʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʙʙᴇsɪᴀɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘᴜʀsᴜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴇᴀɴs.

ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ɪssᴜᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʙᴜsɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀs, ᴡʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴘ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋᴍᴀɪʟ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴘᴏsɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇᴡɪsᴇ ɴᴀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪsᴍs ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ʀᴇᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴀsᴄᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀsᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ.

ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴍᴘs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴇɢɢs ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴀsᴋᴇᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪsᴇ, ʟɪᴋᴇᴡɪsᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴡɢᴜ sᴛɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs, ɴᴏᴡ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ.

ᴛʜɪs ɪssᴜᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴜɢᴜ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪs, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪɴ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴡɢᴜ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ, ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴡɢᴜ ʟɢ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ sʏɴᴇʀɢʏ.

ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 2023 ɢᴜʙᴇʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀᴍɪɴɢ ᴊᴏɴᴀᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀᴢɪᴋɪᴡᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴ ɪɢʙᴏ ᴍᴀɴ.

ᴀ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴢᴏɴɪɴɢ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅs ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴢᴏɴɪɴɢ?

ɪғ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡʜʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴢᴏɴɪɴɢ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʙᴇ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇᴅ?

ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴢᴏɴɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ (ᴇɴʏᴇ ɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴇɴʏᴇ ɴᴅɪᴀ), ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏᴏᴅ.

ᴍʏ ᴀᴅᴠɪᴄᴇ ɢᴏᴇs ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ, ᴀɴʏ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀssᴀssɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇʙʏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇssᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs.

ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs ɪs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ (ʟɪғᴇ) ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴇᴛ's ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛɪᴇs.

ʟᴇᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ..

ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀs ʜɪs ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ, sᴇʀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴇsᴘᴀss ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ.

ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴡɢᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴏғ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛs, ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ, ʙɪᴄᴋᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴛʏ.

sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ɢᴏ sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ʙᴀʀʀᴀᴄᴋ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs (ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs ɢᴏ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴀᴡɢᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs).

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