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Fellow Nigerians, it's 2019 and we know that the first thing that pops into our mind is the General elections. I lie?
So, What's the Big Deal About the General Elections???
Well, in my opinion, the Big deal is YOU! Yes, you, you are the reason why the campaign is put in place, you are the reason why there are political rallies, you are the reason why they keep on attacking each other all over the media. You are the one that is causing them sleepless nights, in case you don't know.
For the past three and half years, they have been in Abuja, state capitals or simply busy pursuing their selfish interest thereby abandoning you to yourself and forgetting all the promises they made to you. Now that their calendar has just informed them of an inevitable end to the momentary 'jollyment' it's high time they came back to you and ask you for the permission to continue! The question is, are you going to grant that permission???
That's why you are the BIG DEAL!
Your Votes Truly Count!
Forget all the talk about 'they don't really need your vote to get to power'. It's a very BIG WHITE LIE, YOU VOTES DO COUNT!
What you don't know is that you are the one that sell your votes to them either directly or indirectly. We all know how the trade in votes are done directly, it's the indirect form which is the more devastating of the two that you might ignorant of.
Most people don't understand that the moment they receive gifts in any form during electioneering period, they have sold their votes. I marvel at our ignorance when I hear people who are regarded as learned and should be on the vanguard of the war against money politics take gifts from the political heavy weights and actually promote the unfortunate trend. They'll tell you that it's their money that is being shared, hence, they would take the money but vote their choice candidate in the end.
What you don't know is that the corrupt guy knows this too, but he's not bothered. He's not bothered because, what he had actually purchased from you is your conscience WITH YOUR OWN MONEY (as you like to put it,abeg na who mumu pass now??? lolz!)!
The moment you take the gift from them, you have lost the moral grounds to contest, protest or challenge the results of the elections. Let me break it down for you.
Party A and B are contesting for a political post in your area and party A is the ruling party. Due to this advantage, party A uses public funds to campaign and give gifts to attendees of their campaigns and on the day of elections, they were there dishing out N500 and N1 000 notes to the ignorant majority. They also approach the security agents at the polling booth and offered them like N10 000 or more each based on negotiations. There are brown envelopes in place for the INEC officers too. Abegi, who do you think would win and if they do, who would challenge the results? The answer is simple and direct, party A would win and the results would be challenged by only party B which is now clearly the minute minority NOBODY else!!!
Nobody would challenge the results because all the stake holders in the election has been bought successfully except party B that's with a much better candidate for the position...this is how we sell our future the corrupt and incompetent. Guess what?
If they were able to buy all other stakeholders except you the electorates, they would still not have their way and would loose big time! Buhari's emergence in 2015 is a not too distant instance...even the emergence of Jonathan in 2011 ( the era of FRESH AIR...I hope you remember?).
Rigging is Successful only When You the Electorates are Part of It
I can still remember an incident in a state where there's a godfather who controls all the LGA's in the said state except one...just one! During an election period, the godfather's party was announced as the winner of all parts of the state. When it came to announcing the results of this particular LGA of the stand alone party, he applied wisdom by telling his disciples that it's better to release the true results in the LGA because, failure to do so would yield nothing but a dangerous rebellion and conflict. Such is the power of the electorates....as in YOU!
So, please, note that if there's rigging in your local polling booth, na you cause am o! Na you sell your votes to corrupt politicians through their agents in your area.The moment you collect money from ANYONE as regards to elections, know that you have sold your conscience and you cannot challenge the election outcome even if you have rock solid evidence of the rigging process. It's that bad!!!
Don't Be Part of the Rot but Part of the Solution
It's quite obvious that the rot in our national lives as Nigerians is so deep that Nigeria is approximately a failed state! But as a patriot, it's my duty to always look onto the bright side...as a patriot, I wouldn't say Nigeria is a failed state but a country that's gradually waking from a very serious coma. It's on this note that I would implore you to help make a change and not join the bandwagon of the overwhelming rot in the system. You can make a difference by sharing this post with your friends on your social media accounts. You can also champion the change cause in your locality by speaking out against money politics in your area.
Know that if you don't do it, no one would. You may not know this, but your community is depending on you to help develop it, development is accelerated to a very high extent when you have the right people in power. You cannot have the right people in power when you allow money politics flourish in your area.
There are other big deals in 2019, it's just that the general elections is the one on point right now! Tomorrow, insha Allah, we shall be looking into the importance and the roles of the youths in ensuring a hitch free election period.
See you then.
Fellow Nigerians, it's 2019 and we know that the first thing that pops into our mind is the General elections. I lie?
So, What's the Big Deal About the General Elections???
Well, in my opinion, the Big deal is YOU! Yes, you, you are the reason why the campaign is put in place, you are the reason why there are political rallies, you are the reason why they keep on attacking each other all over the media. You are the one that is causing them sleepless nights, in case you don't know.
For the past three and half years, they have been in Abuja, state capitals or simply busy pursuing their selfish interest thereby abandoning you to yourself and forgetting all the promises they made to you. Now that their calendar has just informed them of an inevitable end to the momentary 'jollyment' it's high time they came back to you and ask you for the permission to continue! The question is, are you going to grant that permission???
That's why you are the BIG DEAL!
Your Votes Truly Count!
Forget all the talk about 'they don't really need your vote to get to power'. It's a very BIG WHITE LIE, YOU VOTES DO COUNT!
What you don't know is that you are the one that sell your votes to them either directly or indirectly. We all know how the trade in votes are done directly, it's the indirect form which is the more devastating of the two that you might ignorant of.
Most people don't understand that the moment they receive gifts in any form during electioneering period, they have sold their votes. I marvel at our ignorance when I hear people who are regarded as learned and should be on the vanguard of the war against money politics take gifts from the political heavy weights and actually promote the unfortunate trend. They'll tell you that it's their money that is being shared, hence, they would take the money but vote their choice candidate in the end.
What you don't know is that the corrupt guy knows this too, but he's not bothered. He's not bothered because, what he had actually purchased from you is your conscience WITH YOUR OWN MONEY (as you like to put it,abeg na who mumu pass now??? lolz!)!
The moment you take the gift from them, you have lost the moral grounds to contest, protest or challenge the results of the elections. Let me break it down for you.
Party A and B are contesting for a political post in your area and party A is the ruling party. Due to this advantage, party A uses public funds to campaign and give gifts to attendees of their campaigns and on the day of elections, they were there dishing out N500 and N1 000 notes to the ignorant majority. They also approach the security agents at the polling booth and offered them like N10 000 or more each based on negotiations. There are brown envelopes in place for the INEC officers too. Abegi, who do you think would win and if they do, who would challenge the results? The answer is simple and direct, party A would win and the results would be challenged by only party B which is now clearly the minute minority NOBODY else!!!
Nobody would challenge the results because all the stake holders in the election has been bought successfully except party B that's with a much better candidate for the position...this is how we sell our future the corrupt and incompetent. Guess what?
If they were able to buy all other stakeholders except you the electorates, they would still not have their way and would loose big time! Buhari's emergence in 2015 is a not too distant instance...even the emergence of Jonathan in 2011 ( the era of FRESH AIR...I hope you remember?).
Rigging is Successful only When You the Electorates are Part of It
I can still remember an incident in a state where there's a godfather who controls all the LGA's in the said state except one...just one! During an election period, the godfather's party was announced as the winner of all parts of the state. When it came to announcing the results of this particular LGA of the stand alone party, he applied wisdom by telling his disciples that it's better to release the true results in the LGA because, failure to do so would yield nothing but a dangerous rebellion and conflict. Such is the power of the electorates....as in YOU!
So, please, note that if there's rigging in your local polling booth, na you cause am o! Na you sell your votes to corrupt politicians through their agents in your area.The moment you collect money from ANYONE as regards to elections, know that you have sold your conscience and you cannot challenge the election outcome even if you have rock solid evidence of the rigging process. It's that bad!!!
Don't Be Part of the Rot but Part of the Solution
It's quite obvious that the rot in our national lives as Nigerians is so deep that Nigeria is approximately a failed state! But as a patriot, it's my duty to always look onto the bright side...as a patriot, I wouldn't say Nigeria is a failed state but a country that's gradually waking from a very serious coma. It's on this note that I would implore you to help make a change and not join the bandwagon of the overwhelming rot in the system. You can make a difference by sharing this post with your friends on your social media accounts. You can also champion the change cause in your locality by speaking out against money politics in your area.
Know that if you don't do it, no one would. You may not know this, but your community is depending on you to help develop it, development is accelerated to a very high extent when you have the right people in power. You cannot have the right people in power when you allow money politics flourish in your area.
There are other big deals in 2019, it's just that the general elections is the one on point right now! Tomorrow, insha Allah, we shall be looking into the importance and the roles of the youths in ensuring a hitch free election period.
See you then.
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