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Opinion: The Movement Aspirants states a bitter fact [about the ‘Art of Peer Pressure’]

Members of the ruling National Resistance Movement who contested and failed in the previous party primary elections have formed an association to stop future ‘sham elections. The association dubbed Action for Transformation and Sustainable Development also seeks to help members recover from the loss and strategize for the 2026 election” (Gerald Matembu – ‘NRM losers form Association to stop electoral malpractice’ 13.10.2021, Nile Post).

We are used too that National Resistant Movement aspirants or members who loses their primaries stands as “independents”. That is very common with this party and is common at the last elections. The NRM Electoral Commission haven’t been able to handle or had the manpower to secure it either. Neither does the party suspend or sends letter of expulsion to the former aspirants either. Therefore, today’s new association is really inspiring.

This must be insulting to the Chairman, the NRM Central Executive Committee and the NRM EC. All of the heads who vouch for the system and has created it this way. The President and every single Minister must feel insulted. They have all been elected through the system.

These are the new stock of NRM Rebels and that’s not the ‘Correct Line’. With that in mind, we can wonder what is the next step? What will they do? How will they plea or have their cases heard?

Not like Secretary General Richard Todwong will have a listen. He is a loyal cadre of the President and cannot handle this. This man will not accept the scrutiny or allegations. The former SG Justine Kasule-Lumumba was hostile towards to the NRM EC Chairman Dr. Tanga Odoi. The internal elections has been an issue, but not properly resolved.

What is striking is that this is happening after NRM Primaries was held with voting in line. They were standing behind the candidate they did prefer. Now the aspirants are saying this isn’t fair. Which is striking, since this was changed between the 2015 and 2020 after wishes of the President. They are saying his voting system isn’t fair. That must infuriate him when he gets the call or the memo.

We were plenty of outsiders saying this and called it the ‘Art of Peer Pressure’ as it was a clear signal of popularity and not a secret ballot. This was clear from the get-go, but the aspirants accept this school-yard way of challenging the polls. So, in their regards its a bit late. They can hope for a better way of running it next time. However, that is all up to the President and the NRM CEC. Peace.

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Opinion: Is “Bato” the “free transfer” of this COMELEC Window?

““He [Dela Rosa] is the one who is available. We’re not saying he is the best because originally we were pushing for Senator Bong Go,” PDP-Laban Secretary General Melvin Matibag said in an interview over ABS CBN News Channel when asked if Dela Rosa is the best candidate the party has to offer as president” (Daphne Galvez – ‘PDP- Laban Cusi wing: ‘Bato’ not best presidential bet, but he’s available’ 11.10.2021, Philippine Daily Inquirer).

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Cursi-Faction seems to have had a bad transfer video. They are clearly not selling Senator Ronald “Bato” Del Rosa well. The PDP-Laban Cursi-Faction had another idea and the party had in August made another ticket.

However, they ditched that. As “Bong Go” became the VP candidate, instead of being the Presidential Candidate. This maybe why things got confused and the incumbent was retiring instead of standing as VP. Has also made the utter chaos inevitable.

Bato” isn’t a winning man. He is a useful man for the PDP-Laban. A loyal man and someone who is fighting the same causes as Rodrigo Duterte. This is why Duterte has vouched for him to stand as a President too. Nevertheless, the proof of here.

Bato” was the last choice and not the one they intended to field. The PDP-Laban is showing that they are not sending their best. They are sending the “free-transfer” and the one “available”. Not the candidate who has the ability or the heart to be there. Neither the person who has the popularity or charisma to takeover from Duterte.

So, when the PDP-Laban says this man isn’t the best and the only one who swiped right on Tinder. Why should the people pick up the ballot and vote for this man in 2022?

Heck, this is the last effort to have a full squad. His the last draft-pick and the “lucky loser” who just happened to be there. “Bato” isn’t even cutting it. That is apparent, when a spokesperson describes it like that.

Interviewer: “Well, why did you marry “Bato” Mrs. Del Rosa?”

Mrs. Del Rosa: “He was the only one man on the island, I had no other option”

Interviewer: “Seriously?”

Mrs. Del Rosa: “Yeah, what can a girl do? You are alone on the island and he is the only man there. He had to be the one for me”

The same apparently happened within in the PDP-Laban party. That is not a sign of strength, character or skills. It is the last ditch effort to pitch someone to stand as a President. At this point, the PDP-Laban should have reconciled with Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao. Since the Pac-Man or Pacquiao at least would look like a sincere effort. Now, they look clueless and panicky.

Yes, “Bato” got 19 million votes as a Senator in 2019. However, he is contesting in different race now and with other prospects. Why does he thin “soldiering on” is enough to become the Head of State? Is that how unserious the PDP-Laban has become.

The one who wasn’t worthy of a proper transfer, but could be picked up as Bosman player was fine and dandy. Well, that says more about the lack of coordination and planning in the final stages for the PDP-Laban. Which also makes things look ugly for “Bato”.

He looks stupid and also sounds unwanted. While his supposed to aspire for the highest office of the Republic. Peace.

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Opinion: The UN couldn’t find someone more suitable than Matt Hancock?

I find it insulting that such a failure of Health Secretary and a Conservative Party hack, Matt Hancock is appointed as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as the Special Representative for Financial Innovation and Climate Change. I don’t understand how he even got there. Because, his a failure at home and was sacked for a reason.

Just these days it’s revealed that his time in office, as the Health Secretary was shambolic. That they didn’t act properly in concern to the global pandemic. We already knew that something was up. When he gave tenders to his side-dish’s brother. This man is willing to do anything. The NHS wasn’t strengthen during his tenure, but instead weaken. Hancock wasn’t the proof of a certified statesman, but a hack and Boris Johnson loyalist. That’s why he was shielded. Even when he was inept and didn’t have the ability to govern.

What is the most insulting is that this is revealed as a reason for his appointment: “Under-secretary general of the UN stating that appointment given “on the back of success on the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic”. This man gets rewarded for his lack of action, which costs thousands of people’s lives. When he was in-charge of the NHS and was the Health Secretary. He let the United Kingdom down. The man wasn’t prepared and didn’t do things properly. That sort of a man is for some reason fit for a Special Representative role in the UN now.

The UN isn’t appointing the brightest minds anymore, neither the ones who has achieved anything in their respective field. No, they are appointing someone who is willing to cheat and lie to the general public. A man who hasn’t taken responsibility for his time in office. That this man is supposed to help the recovery of COVID on the African continent is insulting and infuriating.

How can a man who mismanaged and was inept at home be useful across the continent? Someone who didn’t do his duty or help the ones in need. How is this man suitable or even qualified to do so?

That’s what boggles me. He presided over one of the worst public health failures in modern time. Hancock didn’t do his job and was only sacked for not keeping his pecker in order. He was shielded by the PM, because if your loyal to him. You can do everything you want in office. That’s why he could fail the people and not react properly to the pandemic.

This is why this man isn’t fit or have the ability to run for this office. To further insult with this one. He was one of the Ministers who helped to block international efforts to allow low and middle-income countries to produce their own COVID-19 Vaccine. In which has caused more death and devastation world-wide. Now, this man will clean up this mess, which he partially participated in and only gave donations through COVAX programme. When several of states wanted produce or be able to procure on their own. Therefore, this man is so not fit for this role.

Matt Hancock is inept and unqualified. He proved that with his tenure at home. When he could be so unsuccessful and manage such a travesty of results in the United Kingdom. That man has nothing to help or do on the African continent. This is just an easy pay-check after the utter disgraceful failure he had at home.

This man couldn’t even care or save the lives of the elderly at the care homes. How will this man serve another continent? If you wonder if something is wrong in the UN. The first thing you can point at is Hancock. He shouldn’t even be there and the continent has certainly more qualified people to handle the issues themselves. The continent is filled with educated and experienced people in this field. So, the UN could have sought the African Union and other Multi-National Bodies for a eligible person for this role. Alas, that didn’t happen and its a disgrace.

The UN is supposed to be better than this. His a hack and not fit for the job. Unless, they are happy with a man who thinks more about his pecker, than about his actual mandate or duties. Peace.

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