"For to win one hundred victories in
one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy
without fighting is the acme of skill."~ Sun Tzu
The man Mr Jonathan is someone
that doesn't feel comfortable with contests. His rise to power already
reflects that. Thus, as much as possible GEJ only submits himself to
contests that are seemingly inevitable. Talking about knowing how to
fight and run away? You are thinking Big Joe. Continue...
An assessment of Jonathan's
tactics so far threads in that direction. It's becoming so natural that
it looks like the new scripture for morning devotion in Aso Rock is none
but Sun Tzu' s Art of War. This man is really picking his battles
wisely and it seems to be performing the magic.
By calculation GEJ seemed
convinced that to win his party's Presidential Primary would be
pyrrhic. He would need to compromise so many things which changing his
running mate may be one of. He won't want to be held hostage by powerful
adversaries like OBJ and others. Also, to gamble with a uniting
Northern front can be suicidal. He would have been a fool to have
envisaged a roller coaster ride with several "mind-prepared" ambushes
waiting expectantly.
With all the tantrums that he
could employ, including subtle threats of punishment, Big Joe made sure
that the endorsements were overwhelming. So cohesive that likes Sule
Lamido, Aliyu Babangida and the rests who were hitherto anti-Jonathan
suddenly turned soft-critics with equivocal sermons. Somehow GEJ, at
least within the PDP, has achieved what Sun Tzu suggested in Chapter 3
of the Art of War. According to Tzu; "the best victory is when the
opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual
hostilities... It is best to win without fighting."
Hence, by choosing the battle and
the climate, he holds a firm grip on his party and a soft ride to
concentrate fully on crushing the opposition totally. With this clinical
finish, from all indications, Jonathan is learning so fast!
However, what's hard not to learn
when the environment is enticing? Power is magnetic enough to drag
necessary resources to fight any cause irrespective of it's morality. Mr
President is stopping at nothing to make his re-election dream come
true. Is this end not worthy enough to justify any means?
Consequently, political
strategies have been reduced to how to beat the system and flaunt
orders, and politicians are trying their best to think outside
"legitimate boxes" without tampering legality.
Organizations like Transformation Agenda of Nigeria or TAN now runs
like a political party with membership base and flag bearer for 2015.
Perhaps, if TAN had shown keen interest in "walking alone" in 2015 if
could have applied to INEC. But for the now it will exist as a unit of
the PDP Conglomerate. That's good news,too for the likes of Orji Uzor
Kalu who sees the party as a viable investment should it go public
Also there are also Small scale
political groups that have bought the GEJ/TAN franchise which are
running into over 8,000 in numbers as one Associate revealed. Business
is real good selling emotions. It is big hustle and who is to say what
becomes of us if we don't support this man?
There are several issues in the
Art of War that are now evident but who dares to point out? Only one
factor is hanging in tomorrow because of the unknown which is never
dictated by the whims and caprices of men's actions. It is Night and Day
and I wait patiently for its outcome.
*Showunmi Rex ( @remirex)
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