The Foul Smell Of Desperation!

The above press advert has to go down as the most distasteful one in the history of political adverts. I am appalled that such an advert was vetted by APCON and was even allowed to be published by Punch Newspaper. I keep wondering about what went through the minds of those who created the ad, how they managed to convince a larger committee that it made sense and why on earth the governor of Ekiti State allowed it to carry his name.

Last week, when I saw the falsified medical documents on Presidential aspirant Mohammed Buhari (APC), I thought that was the lowest anyone could go in a bid to achieve a political upper hand against their opponent. Alas, this morning's advert trumps that. Why would any sane human being falsify and release medical document claiming Buhari has prostate cancer? It was baffling, the extent of seeming evil being wished on another man simply because he was an opponent. Since when has competition been a taboo or an opportunity to unleash such blatant venom on another human being? Quite a number of Nigerians would readily believe the report upon seeing it so I was very glad when sane people came out to refute the awful claims that the Presidential aspirant was a dying man.

There are far better ways of being creative and raising strong points that would strike genuine chords in the minds of the voting public than this path of pull-down-technique the PDP are strutting on. For instance, the advert below was brilliantly and tastefully done without antagonizing the opposition. These acts of desperation would only create panic and do more harm than good for all concerned. I am pretty sure we can all live together in unity if only we would respect ourselves and opinions more often while sheathing our swords. 

 

The punch in that advert on the front cover of Punch is not only below the belt, it is the sort of single snow flake that just might set an avalanche off. I hope Fayose, the editor of Punch, the department responsible for vetting in APCON and all those involved would be reprimanded and called to order immediately.

On a lighter note, there's a certain handle on twitter @NotGoodluck which is like a parody account that is so satirical and sarcastic in an unbelievable way. Whoever is behind that account is hilariously loony although he often raises germane points to diffuse certain situations as can be seen below.