Whither Save Nigeria Group (SNG)? Need To activate Functional Followership Within The Nigeria Polity

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In the struggle to make the Nigeria nation see reality during the trauma the nation went through due to the bad management of sickness of the late President Musa Umaru Yar Adua, the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) was very active online and as foot soldiers in the political terrain of our beloved nation, Nigeria.

There is need to commend the main convener of the group, the outspoken and controversial Pastor Tunde Bakare. One can not but make mention of such notable and frontline activists such as the erudite Prof Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, Barrister Femi Falana, General Alani Akinrinade (rtd), Dr Joe Odumakin and many others who joined in open protest marches in Nigeria cities and abroad to make the National Assembly toe the path of honour as well as the Federal executive council. Eventually, on the 5th of May 2010, the President Yar Adua passed to the great beyond and it seemed that right from that moment the passion and zeal of the main leaders of SNG has diminished or so it seems regarding the political situation of our dear nation Nigeria.

What are the main objectives of SNG?

It is pertinent at a time like this for the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) to make known its objectives to the whole nation without any ambiguity. Even though it can be argued that since the SNG is online with detailed information on its website, there is therefore no need for anyone demanding to know the group's objectives. However, there are pertinent issues warranting such clarification. Perusing one of the national dailies about a month ago, I discovered that the main convener of SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare declared that of all the contending aspirants for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the April 2011, General Mohammed Buhari (rtd) was adjudged to be the best. Much as the respected Pastor Tunde Bakare affirmed that this was as a result of opinion poll, as a researcher, I will want to know the methodology of such a research in arriving at such finding. Moreover, as the main convener, even though this declaration according to him was his own declaration and not that of the group, it behoves much responsibility on the followership as many members of the SNG hold our referred pastor in high regard as far as national affairs are concerned. As we all know, it could be fatal separating the head from the body, this declaration of the main convener connotes a lot in leadership studies when one contemplates the influence that a leader wields. In essence, a lot of followers within the SNG automatically will flow with and follow this same step of our dear man of God in deciding who to choose for the 2011 election. Can one deduce then that SNG or the main convener is impartial in the political ball game?

Whither Save Nigeria Group (SNG)? Need To activate Functional Followership Within The Nigeria Polity