My dear good people of
Nigeria, as we have few hours remaining to hit the polls and decide on our
future as a country, the world is looking at us to see how wise we could be in excising
our power through our votes.
We have seen all the
candidates for the hottest seat and the most influential sit in Africa, which
is the office of the president of Nigeria.
To me, this sit is
majorly being contested by two candidates and we all know them, while others
are there to just make up the number.
However, my concern now
is to finally bring the attention of Nigerians on the basic factors they are to
consider in casting their vote tomorrow.
This is a crucial
moment for us as a Nation and it requires us to have a critical look into what
should guide us in electing who ever that will pilot the affairs of this country
for the next four years.
But before I continue, I
want to state clearly that I don’t belong to any political party in Nigeria, rather
I am just a concern citizen that always wants to stand for the truth and will
never be carried away by propaganda.
Age:
Age
is an essential factor to consider while making that decision on who to vote
for.
You cannot compare the
efficiency of a man in his 50s and a man in his 70s in carrying out the day to
day rigorous job of a Nigeria’s president.
At 70, you can never be
as effective as you are required to be.
Sickness comes with old
age, and I don’t think we would want to run the risk of having a president suffering
from the popular old age related sickness called Alzheimer. Chai, God help Nigeria!!!
Campaign
Promises Made: We have heard the two major candidates
make so many campaign promises, this covered all the sectors of our economy and
social living.
However, to my
uttermost surprise, one of the two top contenders has continually treated us
all with so much disdain and has finally succeeded in insulting our Intelligence.
How can a right
thinking man in Nigeria believe that free education at all levels for all
Nigerians is realistic!? We are talking about something that will probably cost
the country money running into trillions of naira annually.
A state under their
political party that promised free food for just primary school pupils could
not sustain it for six months not to talk of providing free education for all
Nigerians. Agahh!! General B. we are not stupid!!
Another of such
obnoxious promises is that he will make sure that one dollar will equal to one naira under one year in office, of which economically speaking it is not just
possible.
The most bizarre of all
is his promise to fight corruption while everybody surrounding his candidature is
wallowing in corruption.
Even his campaign
funding is drawn from a corrupt means.
Therefore, we should
watch out for promises filled with deception orchestrated to mislead people so
as to grasp power at all means.
After all, they have
never meant good for Nigeria. They are only concerned with taking power at all
cost and fighting their political enemies at the detriment of our general
development.
Political
Associates: One of the candidates who happen to be
the incumbent has for himself people that have purposefully salvaged this
country from the grip of cabals that has for so long held us down.
The evidence is very
glare with the giant stride we are recording in agriculture, power, science and
technology, transportation, manufacturing etc.
While the other blindly
clothed himself with some group of political miscreants who lost out bitterly
from the ruling party and are scheming to take their pound of flesh by putting
up all sort of odd skirmishes to clinch power. Our God will never allow them, God forbid!
Dear Nigerians, by now
we may have made our diverse decisions on who to vote for by tomorrow, but
before we sleep over this decisions, I want to conclude by buttering some basic
information most are familiar with.
We already have a man
that has managed to turn the tides of things in our country under four years
even amongst heavy challenges and opposition right from inception, his pedigree
speaks for him.
He has that antecedent
of peace, gentility, visionary leadership and unity in diversity which has been
speaking for him and will always speak for him.
Let’s not forget the
saying that “an old dog does not learn
new tricks”. The other has been an old general who should have retired to
his position as an elder states man; instead he has consciously pushed his luck
at the expense of Nigerians.
How can we easily
forget the aftermath of 2011 general elections and all his threats to shed
blood if he loses in 2015?
Let’s beware of a man
who once described the barbaric BokoHaram terrorists as just disgruntled social
activists agitating for their rights.
A man who once accused
the federal government of committing war crimes by fighting BokoHaram.
Nigerians, please
beware and vote wisely tomorrow. We should stand for democracy, truth, fairness
and unity.
Come tomorrow, we all
will achieve victory for Nigeria. God bless Nigeria!!
signed
Chikezie Ogbonna
Editor, The Narrator
