SRC Sitting: Observing the Unobservable Ever Konigbas

Opinion

Safiu Kehinde

Violence is never an option as it prolongs resolution process in crisis management. But for lawmakers, violence is a way of life. It is the air they breathe. It dwells in every vein stretching out of their neck and every pint of sweat dropping off their foreheads during heated arguments. The legislative chamber houses parliamentarians whose quest to be heard comes with heavy clamor, deafening cries to be observed, and aggressive verbal tussle when left unobserved. We have watched our dear lawmakers exchanging punches like Vladimir Klitchschko and Anthony Joshua. We have seen them scale fences like Spiderman and wall geckos. All these we sometimes perceived as being scripted with the actors being bunch of educated hooligans and noisemakers. But in the real sense of it, these are men and women of timber and caliber. They hold respectable positions and are people of pedigree. But in the presence of the mace, pedigrees and reputations are dragged in the mud of endless arguments and this is evident at the Students Representative Council’s Sitting where the observers sit to observe the unobservable Ever Konigbas.

Like every corporate meeting, the SRC commences their sitting with minute of the last sitting which ideally ought not exceed more than thirty five minutes- including observations and corrections. This is, however, not the case for SRC as roughly two hours was spent in correction of the last minutes which led to fracas as the baton of “Observation Mr. Speaker!” kept flying from one honorable to another.

With the agenda of the day still left untouched, addressing minutes of the last sitting raised so much tension and provoked undeserved anger which took hours to quench before the commencement of the day’s business. The day’s agenda was built around budget ratification of the recently concluded inauguration ceremony of new honorable members of the council.

In the presence of our future representatives, the chaotic and lousy state of governance was unashamedly put on display as the newbies of the Students Representative Council got baptized with this guerilla way of leadership.

As future leaders, it is important we cultivate the habit of coordination and orderliness. As a citadel of learning, we can change the narratives of our country’s guerilla approach to politics. Violence and ceaseless arguments will only give rise to endless calls for unobservable observations and there will be no way forward. Our Ever Konigba parliamentarians should also kulu kulu temper because paracetamol and Procold don cost.