ICHEOKU says is always worried and concerned about the power vacuum that will exist in Russia the day Vladimir Putin is finally no more, gone to be with the angels of mother Russia. But as long as Putin lives, he will always find a way to manipulate himself into power, regardless of any term limits whatsoever; his latest move of what post 2024 Russia power hold will be like, factored in. The stuff dictatorships are made of that the absolute control of Russia is firmly in the grip of just one man.
How can Russians explain their willingness to be led by the nose, dictated to and controlled by one man since 1999; that's 21 odd years now, yet they pride themselves as a civilized society and ridiculously claims to be democratized. What is going on in Russia under Vladimir Putin is what somewhat gives some ironical relief to what the Democrats are doing to the president, showing the world that America people can freely attack their president and that there is no consequences for doing that. Imagine trying to pull off such stunt in Vladimir Putin's controlled Russia and Nancy Pelosi and her coterie of hate Trump minions would have been since cooling off in a gulag in Siberia, forgotten.
Vladimir Putin tweaks Russia however he sees fit and pleases; and as would give him advantageous control over Russia. First he was an executive president, then he transmuted to an executive prime Minister who his hand picked President Medvedev reported to. Thereafter he morphed back to being president, restoring his executive control over Russia, while making the same Medvedev his prime minister. Now, he is planning to dilute the powers of the president and return powers to the DUMA, the Russian congress, with powers to appoint a prime minister from among themselves, who will now report to a council, likely to be chaired by the same Vladimir Putin. It is also instructive that whatever Constitution Russia might have, if any, is such a watered down document that it can be so easily manipulated to fit into just one man political gimmicky.
Could somebody please tell ICHEOKU how what Putin is doing in Russia with Russians is any different from what Saddam Hussein did in Iraq or Moummar Gaddafi did in Libya. Why is the West not insisting that Russia democratize or is it a case of what is good for the goose not being good for the gander? Where are the once proud Russians that kicked out the Tzars and led the Bolshevik revolution? Did they not transfer their genes to the current Russians that seem to have been humbled and humiliated by a potentate, who admits of no opposition and has imposed his will on Russians for 21 years now.
Although Russians feel good about Putin's tough guy image and see him as defender of Russia from the West, but don't Russians worry about what will become of Russia when eventually Putin assumes room temperature down the years to come; afterall no person lives forever. Are they not afraid that a power vacuum created by his absence could lead to power struggle which could unravel their country. But hey, it is the Russians and they are quite different and do things in somehow different manner; but that they would acquiesce to the Vladimir Putin's never ending manipulations is rather shockingly surprising, especially when they still want to lay claim to being a civilized democratic society.
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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