Abdulrazaq's "O To Ge" movement on fire in Kwara

Date: 2019-02-02

"O to ge", a Yoruba three word sentence, meaning " Enough is enough ",today is a political slogan of the main opposition, All Progressives Congress (APC)in Kwara state.

Saturday Vanguard reliably gathered that the movement indeed started in 2017 after the local governments election, which few members of the opposition party allegedly won but were reportedly denied.

Seething with anger over the outcome of the last Local Governments election, in the state,a rally tagged O to ge was planned and approved by the police.

It was conducted around Ilorin to express their grievances over the outcome of the election.

Consequently, there was a meeting under the aegis of Kwara Liberation Movement of all members not in Saraki's political group in the residence of Dr Amuda Aluko in ilorin. It was to strategize on how to win elections in the state in the coming elections considering all available options.

Then came the movement of the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki and his loyalists out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP), a development that commenced the movement of members between the two major political patties in the state.

After several movements in and out the two main political parties have defined their memberships. The strategists resumed in the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)in the state.

The O to ge political jargon literarily resurfaced again after the party's candidate,Hon Raheem Olawuyi Ajulo won the house of representatives bye election conducted on November 17,2018 to replace Princess Funke Adedoyin.

It was during the review of the performances of the party in that bye election at a meeting by the stakeholders of the party, that the words," O to ge"returned and it was adopted as the campaign sloganof all the party's candidates in the state.

The gubernatorial candidate of the party,Alh Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq had, in his own wisdom, approved O to ge as his own campaign slogan and others followed.

Today,across the nooks and crannies of the state of harmony, "O to ge"is on the mouths, and in the minds of everyone. Even the children mouth it and the residents now throw banters with it.

Having noticed,the wide acceptability of " O to ge among the people. The architects of the political mantra have gone further to compose a melodious song and even a dance, "O to ge".dance.

The O to ge song and its dance are enough attractions for the APC as masses,not only supporters throng the venue to catch the fun of "O to ge" and its dance.

The dancers stretch their buttocks to the back, while commencing the dance, then back and forth midway of the song twisting their two legs and clapping their hands rhythmically.

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq had danced "shaku shaku'',to "O to ge" song in one of his campaigns before it was modified, to make the dance, clearly different and distinct.

"O to ge" in the context of political development in Kwara state, simply means enough of the political domination by the Saraki political dynasty in the state.

In the past elections, the Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki had not failed to entrench the dynasty by winning all the elective posts in the state for his party.

Saraki over the years has also told those who care to listen that the opposition members are seasonal politicians who would come to the state and contest few months to the elections, pasting posters and campaigning and then abandone the people for him after losing.

Curiously, the aggrieved opposition members over the years too have waited for opportunity, to win and take over the state from the Sarakis dynasty, and it just came during the last bye election which the candidate of the Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki lost.

It was strongly believed that it was possible.

In view of this development, the movement commenced on all fronts, and today the effect is massive across the state.

The gubernatorial candidate of the party, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is currently on campaigns, in the northern part of the state with this movement selling himself, the party and President Muhammadu Buhari who is visiting the state soon.

Though the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members are not folding their hands,as they have also coined "O tun ya", meaning let's do it again, in defence. Whichever way the pendulum will swing, time will tell.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bibire Ajape     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Dauda Adesola     IFK     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     T And K FOODS     Makama     Share/Tsaragi     Ayedun     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Ilorin Like-Minds     Village Alive Development Association     ASMAU PLAZA     Lanwa     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Communication Network Support Services     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Baba-Isale     Eghe Igbinehi     NURTW     Omar Gambari     Bello Oyedepo     Hijaab     Crystal Corner Shops     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Kwara State Governor     AbdulRahman Saad     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Jebba     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Ilesha-Gwanara     Baaziki Sulaiman     IHS Towers     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Kwara State Television     Segun Ogunsola     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Saba Mamman Daniel     Emir Of Yashikira     KwaraLearn     Ayo Salami     Orisun Igbomina     Okedare     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Kamoru Kadiri     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Patigi Regatta     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Moronfoye     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Transition Implementation Committee     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Kola Bukoye     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Hassan A. Saliu     CBT     Yinka Aluko     Agbarigidoma     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Kwara Pdp     Smart School     Yakubu Danladi     Ibrahim Abikan     Abubakar Lah     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Sa\'adu Gambari     Isiaka Gold     Kwara Basketball Association     IQRA College    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lotus Bank     Gbemi Saraki     Umaru Saro     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Musa Alhassan Buge     Justina Oha     Aisha Gobir     Kisra     Matthew Okedare     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Halimah Perogi     Abubakar Aliagan     Garba Ado Sanni     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     AbdulGafar Tosho     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Baboko Primary School     Salman Jawondo     Mufutau Olatinwo     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Ita-Nmo Market     Kwara Apc     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Kwara State Sports Commission     Ilofa     Universal Basic Education Commission     Toyin Falola     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Photo News     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Abraham Ojo     Kayode Alabi     TIIDELab     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Lithium     Oniyangi     GGDSS Pakata     David Oyedepo     Kwara University Of Education     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Funmilayo Zubair     Sa\'adu Gambari     Akorede     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Aiyedun     Age AbdulKareem     EFCC     Tunji Moronfoye     Police Commissioner     Nurudeen Muhammed     Sodiya     Ayegbeni     IDPU     Doyin Agbamu     Rex Olawoye     KWTV     Afonja     Hamza Usman     Press Release     Demola Banu     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     AbdulQowiy Olododo     April 11     Turaki Of Ilorin     TETFUND     Balogun-Ojomu     IESA     Gani Saadu     Shettima     Hakeem Idris     Obayomi Azeez     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Yahaya Muhammad     Omu-aran     Mohammed Abduraheem