The paradox of the century is the fact that the most powerful man in the world would soon be a woman. And this won’t be a victory for only the women who are not only our mothers, aunts and sisters but also the inspiration that has kept mankind thriving throughout creation. Women are not ordinary humans; they are super humans because we all came from them. Women solve problems that men don’t even know exist. And while men continue to feel they hold all the aces, the women, gradually but surely are about to take over and run things!
Okay, I know what someone is thinking: Men arrived here first. So what? Haven’t you heard that the first shall be the last? In any case, many men, somewhere in their hearts, know that women are smarter, stronger and more creative than they are. Admitting this almost divine truth is the best kept secret of the male folk. That is why we come with every trick to keep them down, including ensuring the Holy Writs brand them “the weaker vessels”. But for how long will the tragic lie last? And all the while, women are patiently watching, giggling at our follies and bidding their time before they overthrow the old order. And they have all it takes: Brains, beauty, number and the tide of time. The only disadvantage is that they can’t seem to bond together, as if preferring the rule of men. Men know this and continue to exploit that to keep them under. And while it may be a man’s world today in the words of the legendary James Brown, soon, very soon, the yoke shall be broken and we would bow before the queens.
Women, in my considerations, should have been running the planet in the first place. Men just succeed in making a mess of the planet. Just look around and see the chaos we have invented: Wars, famine, degradation, pollutions, hate, crime and all the evils threatening to bring Mother Earth down. So, left to me, let the mothers take over the land to save it, just as Hillary Rodham Clinton is about doing in the United States. The same land of the free that took a black man to the White House and shattered age long myths is about to pull off another historical stunt. With the former Secretary of State’s nomination last month, it became clear that the world has changed forever. And what woman in the world didn’t feel a sense of pride at that moment when Mrs. Clinton clinched the nomination? What man around the globe didn’t feel some tinge of a hidden happiness over the development?
Truth is that deep inside, we want to turn the world over to women only we are a bit scared. The common assumption is that a woman in power is often fastidious and bossy. Well, we like or hate it; a woman might soon rule the world. And while the Republican Party presumptive nominee, Donald Trump (a manly male), represents all that is wrong with the mankind, Hilary Clinton looks like the saving grace and the healing the world is waiting for. I was at the Jalingo airport, waiting for my flight when the historic moment was relayed by the CNN. Waiting to also board the overland plane was the former first lady of Cross-Rivers State, Onari Duke. I noticed how Mrs. Duke jumped to her feet and almost hugged the TV screen, as Mrs. Clinton spread her hands in jubilation. Two women separated by time and space but joined together in the global spiritual union of women, as they march to take over the world. And we all know it is about time too. But I’m amazed that while the rest of the world continues to pray that Clinton becomes the next POTUS, many Americans are not even feeling the almost world-wide wish. Polls are still showing it is a tight race. Why? How Americans can’t see through Trump is another astounding development almost belying their famed intelligence. Why can’t they see the anger, hate, contempt and prejudices of the man? How come his racist comments, misogynist rants and evil intentions are not cutting through with them? Could it be that Trump is the model of how an average American views the world? Americans? Those special beings that we thought were above certain things? Is this not the same America we all love to copy? How come a racist, bigoted, narrow-minded character became their symbol? Is this not the America that has the Statue of Liberty, inviting those hurting around the world to come to its shores? Has the sweet face of that statue transformed into a red-faced Shrek ready to destroy all in its path? Who is going to help tell Americans not to make the error of the millennium?
How can Trump fit into the poetic statesmen hall of fame occupied by, among others, Abraham Lincoln, JF Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama? Isn’t there a scientific way for some American voters to know they are about to make timeless blunder? How can these people who have conquered the cosmos not know that Trump is unfit to govern? Where is the compass Amerigo Vespucci and Vasco da Gama used? Americans badly need it now to navigate this uncertain terrain. I mean how come the rest of the world is seeing what Americans can’t see? Do they know we are shocked by the clear xenophobic signals they are emitting? And while waiting for answers, I’m surprised that use of official emails is such a big issue. I laugh.
Come to my country and see something. Big men use up everything official for private engagements. It is acceptable as far as I know. I have never heard of any prosecution occasioned by the use of private cars, offices, computers, etc. by public office holders. The official cars are always and often part of the private fleet. And yet, Hillary is getting hammered for using an email! The whole FBI would grill her for hours over emails? Please, I really can’t understand that. She gets called “crooked” over the use of emails? Again, I don’t understand.
Over here, hell would have to freeze over a million times before one gets called a crook. And even when they have been indicted, as crooks by any congressional hearing, that doesn’t stop them from “winning” elections. So, for instance, you can rob your state blind (Not the use of emails!) and still get elected into the Senate or get a second term.
I recently saw a report questioning how Mrs. Clinton got lots of money from the speeches she gave. Haba, America! I can’t understand that. Is there a crime in getting paid for a legitimate line of work?  In some parts of the world, no one knows how a politician funds their campaign. All you would hear from our people is, “he is a rich man o and he has come to run for office”. No serious inquiry would be made into source of funds. And, in most cases, the guy with the highest budget literally “buys” the seat. And it is still democracy!
All these issues apart, my prayer is that Americans should be able to make the right decision. It is an uncertain world after the whole Brexit fiasco (another senseless move by oyibos whom we thought were wiser than we); It is a wild, wild world again.
We are back to prehistoric times, as the clock has gone backwards as if in a sci-fi movie. What the world needs? The world needs steady hands and the milk of kindness; the soft touch of a mother and the sweet feminine voice to soothe our hurts. The last thing the planets needs now is a harsh, hateful, brash, red faced monsters just waiting to punch that button we are told exists in the oval office. It’s time to join some good souls in the US and stop Trump!

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