It is now to the public knowledge within and outside Kogi state,that one of the sons of Former Governor Ibrahim Idris,Abubakar Ibrahim is in the race for Lugard house job,likewise his son inlaw Engineer Musa Wada, all of People’s Democratic Party,PDP
As the race hots up,the two Ibro’s, one masculine and the other from feminine side of the former kogi state governor, tried their influence on the patriarch,with one having a filed day as the first son of the family
Ordinarily, the permutations was, If it were the former governor Ibrahim Idris between the 2003-2012,it would have been a different family permutations before the opposition Party,as the influence of the feminine Ibro,who happened to be wife of Engineer Musa Wada, would have outweighed Abubakar Ibrahim because of undue influence of their late matriarch, who had never seen any thing good in their half brother,Abubakar Ibrahim Idris
That perception of sharp family differences that had pervaded the family and kept the senior Ibro at bay for decades,occasioned the feminine Ibro to push around her husband,Engineer Musa Wada to bid for kogi Governor,to attract the patriarch throwing both his political and financial weight behind the brother in-law
But the political calculations was not on point,as former governor Ibrahim Idris soon realised the huge influence of the late wife,to the detriment of his only child from another mother,a trend he can not allow to continue unabated
The implication of all of these,was the least family member from the late matriarch was more comfortable interms of assets,business interests,connections and largely parental influence on the properties of the fomenr governor,not untill recently, against Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim
It became worse when the former governor hold sway as Kogi Governor for nine years, as little was known about Abubakar Ibrahim the percieved arrow head of the family, overshadowed by the interest of polygamy and a lone child
Within this period under review,there was nothing the first son of a governor could do,rather than lie low and allow providence to take its course,so for nine years he was out of limelight,but running a personal business of running from pole to pole, to make ends meet,even with huge resources at the disposal of the governor both as a private entity and a public officer
The family kept operating along the divided with son in-laws of the former governor swimming in the affluence and influence of their father inlaw in the area of employement,appointments,contracts and other,with the largest beneficiary now the protagonist of the current bitterness among the family members,Engineer Musa Wada ,owing to his desperate ambition of ruling kogi state at all cost
His political calculations and insistence to rule kogi under the influence of his father in-law,was subtly to annexe the huge assets and wealth of the in-law into redirecting his political life,and at the same time use the opportunity to decapitate the current influential position of the first son,Abubakar Ibrahim in the family activities
Against the advise of the father in-law and under the nose of the former governor, Engineer Musa Wada,out of his inordinate ambition has bitten the hands that feeds him,by creating a sharp division between the large Ibro family,as the siblings are now at par,not even in talking terms with the Patriarch,as well as between the brothers and sisters over inordinate ambition of a recalcitrant brother in-law
This critical and unabated situation had metamorphosed into political interest of the children,who were hitherto under the same roof of their patriarch,taking instructions over the large private assets of the family and public influence
The decision of Abubakar Ibrahim to vie for the leadership of kogi state in the last three and half years had no blessings of the least family member from the late matriach,talk more of well wishes and support
Infact, under the guise of support to Engineer Musa Wada,the brothers of Abubakar Ibrahim had divulged high family secrets to the public,and are the protagonist of their fathers idea to seek ‘third term’ establish ‘political dynasty’ or install a ‘stooge’ and using different political language to run down the ambition of their brother,who is positioned to winning the race
Recently in a political function, one of the sons of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, revealed before the people,that the ambition of his brother in-law precede his blood brother,undermining the biological ties between the two brothers,to favour Engineer Musa Wada
As at press time,Abubakar Ibrahim has refused to comment on the lingering political and family crises, between the brothers and his ambition,portraying his sense of judgement and maturity towards the whole impasse
He believed strongly that providence and destiny will take its full course,no minding the hurdles,hustle and bustle,as it might only be delayed but can not be denied
The current disagreement in the family has naturally attract more sympathy to the ambition of Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim from the public assessement,as he had been marginalised for so long,as the divine decision to vie for Kogi Governor,has the blessing of Almighty God
Former Governor,Ibrahim Idris is known to be a lover of all his children both at home and outside the family,a legendary decision he has taken long time ago,so his decision to support his only son’s ambition against the advise of his other sons,was not out of place
It is now clear that the Judas iscariot between the Ibro and Wada’s family is Enginner Musa Wada,not only out to make the chances of his in-law and his blood brother,against the advise of the elders,but the chances of the party after the primaries,as it was revealed that he will likely pitch tent either with the opposition party, or fly or another party to achieve his selfish aims
However it goes,Engineer Musa Wada does not have the political clout and exposure to control the large political followers of PDP or other political party’s against the ambition of his in-law
The right decision to take now before the die is cast,is to drop his ambition in the face of his current political ostracisation and travails, that will place him at disdvantaged position in time to come
A word is enough for the wise
Gbenga Asagun Writes From Kabba