Hilarious Triumph

Before the 2015 gubernatorial elections in Lagos, Jimmy Agbaje was more of a seasoned person and politician than the present Lagos State governor.To clear the air on their capabilities as prospective chief executives, debates were organised for them and on each occasion Ambode was taking to the cleaners by the more erudite Agbaje.

Running on the platform of a 'wrong party' (PDP) was always going to be an excess baggage that Agbaje couldn't pay for by his brilliance alone, but Lagosians were gracious enough to allow him through by looking the other way. The problem however started for Agbaje when the tribal sentiment about Lagos being a no man's land kite was flown. The people, goaded by the king of Lagos reacted and without notice buried Jimmy Agbaje and his intelligence in a landslide loss of the gubernatorial election. The rest however is not history as it resonated here some 24 hours in the presidential election.

Let's face it, Donald Trump' resume will ideally not qualify him for any decent mid level job in an insurance company,talkless of a commander in chief of the greatest army on planet earth. So we thought. For a guy that publicly admitted that he cheated on his tax returns, a fellow that sees and treats women like furniture item and insulted the daylight out of the media,to have come this far can only mean one thing, movement.

This movement started some eight years ago when Obama became the first black man to occupy the oval office. His second term in office sent the realization that America was quickly transiting from a land of dreams and opportunities to a no man's land. They regrouped and the movement was born but they needed an outsider, a non politician and a brash man that is not necessarily gentle to personify and lead the movement. So, without formal interview, along came Donald Trump with all his shortcomings for a job that is perfect fit for him.

Contrary to general but wrong public perceptions, the real America was never hospitable until after the confederate war and it become a conglomerate of diversities of people from different walk of life. It however appeared that the Pharaoh that knew Joseph is dead and the new Ramsey in town has not fully come to terms with the responsibilities of the old office and the new three dimensional movement.

As for the undocumented immigrants, the abused Latinos, the threathened Muslims and the apprehensive Africans, they can take their solace in the enshrined Amercan institutions that cannot be manipulated by any impudent individual,no matter how powerful. In the meantime, the  President-elect may want to start delivering on his suicidal campaign promises, while I pack my things!