Why The Campaigns Now?
WHY THE CAMPAIGNS NOW?
All we
hear these days is politics, decamping, structure, Political party Crisis,
aspirants, not much of Production, commerce, schools, health, food, and safety.
Nigeria has gone agog with electoral campaigns in different forms and shapes sponsored
in disguise by the front-line political parties long before lifting the ban on campaigns
for elections of 2027.
Nigerian
partisan politicians are no longer steady in their duty posts as they shuttle
between the countryside and the capital cities, claiming that all politics is homegrown
and therefore local, whatever that means, is subject to several interpretations.
In the face
of all these clamors in politics, the tempting question on several lips will
be, is this leadership? Effective leadership is lacking in
several parts of the country. What is happening now across the country is tantamount
to a lack of patriotism by the political elites. Their actions are rude and
affront the Citizenry, as evidenced by their acts of indiscipline, which show a
lack of dedication to our beloved country. Most of the populace of this Country
work very hard to make a living. The members of the armed forces of Nigeria and
other security agencies are paying the supreme price, while some of the
political leaders are focused on the elections of 2027, forgetting that if
there are no citizens, there will be no country, and then there will be no
elections.
The
electoral campaigns going on in different forms and in sharp is a violation of
the electoral laws of Nigeria, it is irresponsible and treating our laws with
disdain. We cannot continue in this way because the inability to care for the citizens
of Nigeria by the elected politicians is tantamount to failure in purpose; it
is a lack of integrity and a misrepresentation of democracy.
A way to
rectify this misnomer is to have a credible, free, and fair election, and this
is possible when the citizens decide not to misuse their power to vote, evaluate
the candidates on the strengths of capability, integrity, and honesty. The
choice is ours; however, we should know we cannot choose the consequences of an
unwise decision when we cast our votes.
Ike Ake
Esq.
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