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The Fear of The Man in The Arena: A Mere Cobbler



By Ilesanmi Paul Temitope

The credit goes to the big boss in the arena, a cobbler whose face is marred by dust, sweat and pain; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds.

A man who knows great enthusiasms; the great devotions; who spend himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least while daring greatly that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Good, Bad or Stupid,when it comes to his choice of words, he keeps it simple. So simple, that his enemies scampered for cover up when they heard an ordinary cobbler had entered national political media ring, they assembled; they accumulated quickly that he's insignificant to win. Why sudden hatred? There and then it was revealed that a mere cobbler could put the government of the day in wrestle jeopardy if he surmounted the battle.

At the wee hour of last night, the news was everywhere that the latest zoning went not in his favor in a usual daily competition routine. I put a tap on my advanced browser key board, logged on to social media accounts to be fully equipped via substantiative news. Conjecture of what full my media box? It was triumphant song from opposition camp. They are joyous and cheerful because their greatest fear had been allayed by PDP zoning arrangement.

I was and am still confounded with fear, surprise and wonder on why these people are extraordinary in their celebration! Is it on the account of a mere cobbler vying as National Publicity Secretary of a political party or what are the purpose of painting their wall with his name? Now, I realized that the certificated cobbler is the spokesman of their state Governor, same cobbler heads Ekiti state TV and Radio stations. Same son of a common farmer who was a shoemaker and holder of ordinary Diploma in Journalism worked with Segun Oni without blemish.

Now, I concur that his cobra has sufficient poison that would kill any political rats if eventually emerges as his party spokesperson. Its too glaring because as at 11-12midnight they were still online celebrating their coward attitude.

In a very short form, cobbler enemies couldn't sleep because they knew his onions. They knew how he expatiates his moroseness into the deaf ear of Federal Government led by Pa Buhari. They were frightened because of quality of being knowable of the best publicity secretary PDP never had. They knew Lere Olayinka is endowed with suggestive of private knowledge.

Well, I think the new name to be given to his enemies is "OBJECT OF ENVY". My prayer, as Lere Olayinka enemies desired to celebrate their fesseria last night because of a mere cobbler called Olalere Olayinka may my enemies never sleep because of my quality of being great in life.

Lere Olayinka, a Great Size
Lere Olayinka, a Great Mind
Lere Olayinka, a media Power
Lere Olayinka is born great.

Ilesanmi Paul Temitope (Pauline)

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