Until recently, my IQ about politics was Zero to Nil. Why? I was of the understanding, my vote counted as naught. So why bother on stuff you couldn’t change, right?
However, after a conversation with my aunt, that ideology has embarked on a turnabout. I have decided to stop been one of those Nigerian youths who don’t give a damn about governance and politics.
I’ve come to the understanding that until a very large percentage of young Nigerians are interested in governance, we will keep having poor leadership. The old leaders are not the problems of Nigerians, but the political illiterates largely occupied by young Nigerians.
I’m not here to promote any political candidate, but strongly emphasize; if you vote for any political candidate without a realistic manifesto, then you do not have the interest of Nigeria at heart.
It doesn’t matter if your candidate is from the less popular parties. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t win. At this point, we shouldn’t be voting to win. We should cast our vote to say our voice. The purpose of voting is not to always win, but to support an ideology that relates to your opinion. When you vote, vote because you are convinced, and not because someone told you to.
Its all about wanting good governance.
This is our country. If we travel out, we will still be known as Nigeria migrants. If we don’t get engaged in fostering better governance, our children will challenge us, they will ask you, what did you do to make Nigeria better.
Don’t follow the crowd. Your vote counts in making that needful tilt in the right direction.
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