The year 2023 is fast approaching so why not join hands together and use our voter’s card to rescue Nigeria. Despite the challenges facing this country, I still believe that Nigeria will be great again by the grace of the omnipresence, omnipotent God.
As Mark Twain reminds us, “In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” Thus, Let’s join hands together and change the narration of this great country.
Nigeria is a country that is blessed with ample mineral resources and other materials but what we lack is good governance, which I still believe we can change by using our rights to vote and be voted for.
The 2023 election is at the corner and our politicians will rally around the towns seeking our votes to go back to their seats. We have to choose wisely this time around because if you collect a little amount of money for your vote from politicians, you’ll suffer for another four years. So, we have to apply some rationales while choosing a leader.
I can recall vividly that the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, in his bi-weekly newsletter on November 4, 2021, says, “we cannot move Nigeria forward by focusing on the problems. Yes, Nigeria has been plagued by bad governance, corruption, and poverty. The solution to our problem lies in innovative thinking around the cause of the problems. We need to see opportunities.“
Our PVCs remain our last ever strong weapon to eliminate leaders who don’t mean well for our country, and its people and the only means to achieving our goal of restoring the lost glory of our dear nation.
The election has ever meant diversity, not violence. No matter how bad elements manipulate it in achieving its selfish goals it will never be the reason to act violently or cause unrest among your neighbours.
Muhammad Umar Shehu writes from the Department of Mass Communication, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi State
