There must be a serious need for the farmers to know what will benefit them before casting their votes under the prescribed practices of voting because of the various deep-rooted issues of the peasants and farmers started from the Right note of the political party not having a clean manifesto or that they are not well-spelled out of what they should stand to gain in having their votes to get cast.
The political strength of the right is anchored in the agrarian community.
Politicians who can address such issues head-on will be compensated and popular to be pulled to the post. Politicians have observed that the underserved farming areas underestimate their voting power, although they make up a large section of the population and could easily cast their ballots and prevail.
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Most of the time, farmers are the ones plowing the ground to produce food for the masses, but currently, some politicians aren’t thinking about their rights. It’s time for the majority of farming communities to start speaking up for their rights and demanding leaders who will emphasize the development of the agricultural sectors so that their lives will improve and they will be able to make contributions.
Preaching to farmers with the proper messages, while there are numerous campaign messages aimed at the country’s development, I have never noticed anyone emphasizing the reasons why farmers should improve the standards of their agricultural practices, which will greatly benefit them, such as the different supplies of farming inputs and the most recent transfer of agricultural technology that will increase food production in the communities.
Michael Adedotun Oke writes from Gwagwalada, FCT