The Obidients, Jagaban and the Icarus Syndrome, by Femi Fani-Kayode

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. [CREDIT: Tinubu's Twitter page]

They remind me of the Greek mythological figure known as Icarus, who outdid himself by flying too close to the sun with his waxen wings, defying the gods and boasting that he could touch the heavens. Needless to say, the wings melted and he broke down.... What worries me the most for them is, given their high expectations, the brutal shock and sense of despair that they will overwhelm, along with the pain and mental trauma they will experience after suffering a crushing defeat in next year's presidential election. And receive it, they will.

I admire and respect the energy and passion of the Obidients and as I said in a previous post entitled "Who are these Obidients?", I believe that they wish to effect a social and political revolution, that all of us in the major political parties should beware.

I also believe that if they stick together and don't falter and if properly operated and managed over the next few years, they could present us with a formidable challenge somewhere down the line.

Yet the truth is, like a rough, uncut diamond, they are still a long way off their mark, they still have a long way to go to perfection, and they still have a lot to learn.

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It's a great move, as I said in my previous post, and unlike many others, I take it seriously.

I'm glad they've ventured into the dark and murky waters of Nigerian politics and I pray they survive and last, even if they don't make any appreciable impact at the polls this year next.

Yet, truth be told, like today, they look more like a loose cannon than a guided missile.

Anger alone cannot fuel a revolution: there must be a purpose.

And that clear objective is something they seem to lack and which their leader, other than simply wanting to be president of a so-called New Nigeria, is clearly unable to deliver.

Worse still, pride, which always leads to arch-enemy, begins to creep into their ranks.

They remind me of the Greek mythological figure known as Icarus, who outdid himself by flying too close to the sun with his waxen wings, defying the gods and bragging that he could touch the heavens.

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Needless to say the wings melted and it broke down.

What worries me most for them is, given their high expectations, the brutal shock and sense of hopelessness that will overwhelm them, and the pain and mental trauma they will experience after received a crush from...