Mob Action

Mob action is a disgrace to our society just as the looters are. Both are irresponsible. Nobody should promote violence. If supporters of every politician will go violent, what would the end be like?

From experience, those who employ the mob - and violence generally - as a political tool are utterly empty upstairs. They are bereft of the intelligence to operate at the level of conscience.

I remember someone who used the mob to become a governor and he turned out to be the biggest thief that his state ever had. He stole billions through a paragraph on single sheet of A4 paper. When he left office, his AG confessed that the state did not have up to N20million in the treasury, and with months of unpaid salaries.

Another one, who benefited immensely from mobs and violence, also proved to be very empty too.

So many examples can be cited from 1960 to date. If you find yourself supporting political violence, sit down and reason again.

And never think that the mob stones only the wicked. Sardauna used to be stoned by mobs in Jos, for example. Did he steal anybody's money or loot the treasury?

Instigating the masses is the cheapest thing that politicians can do. In fact, the most wicked politicians in history were the most successful in deploying the art of violence. They easily frame up their opponents, disseminate the lies among the masses and, behold, before the victim could explain himself, the mischief is done. Is this what we want to flourish in our land?

If every politician were to use violence, there would be no peace. And let us remember, most politicians will use it when push comes to shove. It's nobody's monopoly.

Solution

Patiently wait for the next elections and prove your support at the polls. That is democracy. With our elections becoming increasingly transparent, anything short of this stands condemned.

If you cannot wait for the elections, head for the courts with your facts. But there too, you'll need to be patient enough to go through the process.

Either way, the impatient has no place in democracy and in the civilized world generally.

To support a saint through violence is as bad to the society as looting the treasury. Both are senseless, shameful, primitive, anti-God and antithetical of peace.

Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde
21/4/17