Ten years ago, Anthony Charles Lynton Blair swept the polls to overturn the table for the Conservatives who has held sway for 18 years and became not only a young and modernity-minded Prime Minister but also to change the language of the polity in Britain that would resound through the world. Tony Blair as he is widely known across the globe became a name on every lip and Britain was set on a totally new path. As a teenager then, always interested in current affairs and politics, I started disliking my most respected lady, Margaret Thatcher because of her savoury to associate with apartheid leaders in South Africa, the Milosevics and Military Dictator of Nigeria, Babangida among others; so when radical Tony came after the iron lady’s fall, it was a breath of fresh air.
Riding on the wings of the love of the electorate for him, he has done great job in revamping the political landscape. Although the issue of Iraq has divided the ground, yet down within our subconsciousness, Tony remains a man to be admired. For me, I admire his leadership qualities; strength of action and ability to know when to interfere or intrude. He is a born leader and compared to all the other parties’ leaders in the thirteen years as Labour Leader, he proved to be the most strongest even to the point of his departure ‘as at when he deemed fit’.
As I watch the live program by the BBC on the 27th June heralding his departure, it was no surprise that the country missed him even though many will deny it. He came celebrated, and left celebrated. The peak was the final session of the House of Parliament, where instead of questions and queries, every speaker stood up to acknowledge that he has been and wished him well. But the standing ovation by all, including the opposition speaks more than could be written. He affected this country in a way no one else has.
As he takes on as the Peace Envoy to the Middle East, I wish him well and hope that those blaming him on Iraq will bit themselves and think of Iraq behind 2002. Don’t we forget so easily? Remember also, no man is perfect.
Riding on the wings of the love of the electorate for him, he has done great job in revamping the political landscape. Although the issue of Iraq has divided the ground, yet down within our subconsciousness, Tony remains a man to be admired. For me, I admire his leadership qualities; strength of action and ability to know when to interfere or intrude. He is a born leader and compared to all the other parties’ leaders in the thirteen years as Labour Leader, he proved to be the most strongest even to the point of his departure ‘as at when he deemed fit’.
As I watch the live program by the BBC on the 27th June heralding his departure, it was no surprise that the country missed him even though many will deny it. He came celebrated, and left celebrated. The peak was the final session of the House of Parliament, where instead of questions and queries, every speaker stood up to acknowledge that he has been and wished him well. But the standing ovation by all, including the opposition speaks more than could be written. He affected this country in a way no one else has.
As he takes on as the Peace Envoy to the Middle East, I wish him well and hope that those blaming him on Iraq will bit themselves and think of Iraq behind 2002. Don’t we forget so easily? Remember also, no man is perfect.