The resounding success of the Northern Cross Coalition’s (NORTHCCO) inauguration has sent shockwaves through the political landscape, rattling the self-styled Emperor of Northern Cross politics. Once secure in his dominion, he now finds his so-called fiefdom slipping away, as the coalition’s widespread acceptance fractures the foundations of his influence. Panic grips his camp, forcing a reckoning he never anticipated.
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NORTHCCO’s formation is a strategic masterstroke, shaking the Emperor’s sinking quicksand of power. So seismic is its impact that he, once luxuriating in regal inertia, now laces up his boots for an abrupt road walk—an attempt, perhaps, to process the rapid shift in political dynamics. But his reaction reeks of desperation, a frantic grasp at relevance in a terrain swiftly evolving beyond his control.
Lashing out, he targets Governor Bassey Otu, dismissing his appointments as meaningless trinkets while peddling his own illusion of economic empowerment. Yet, the projects he parades as personal triumphs are nothing more than repackaged federal initiatives. The projects being bandied in the budget of 2025 are mere “audio projects” that will definitely not see the light of day. Under the Tinubu administration, his budget-padding schemes have reached a dead end. And it is this realization—that his phantom projects will no longer escape scrutiny—that has led him and his allies to hurriedly publish budgets on social media, desperately attempting to deceive the people into believing in their manufactured efforts. The Emperor and his ally may have pulled off yet another scam in constituency projects, but this time, the veil is slipping.
Ever the narcissist, his speeches remain a relentless ode to himself—“I,” “me,” “myself”—as though governance were a one-man show. But illusions crumble in the face of reality. With NORTHCCO’s rise, the people, once passive spectators, are beginning to see through his carefully curated mirage.
And so, the ground shifts. The Emperor, who once presided unchallenged, now trembles before an unforeseen force. NORTHCCO’s emergence is not just a new chapter—it is a harbinger of change.
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