Dear leaders,
The next generation is watching you set the example for them, they will excel at what you teach them today, with greater levels of sophistication.
The primaries of the major political parties are over, and they were characterized by broad daylight corruption and manipulation, currencies flying around, in and out of pockets.
While the country became surprisingly calm, there was relative peace in areas known for unrest, every other person; good, bad, evil, and ugly stopped and watched to influence or be informed about the next season of this country.
And what a sorry sight it was.
Your leaders, in a full-blown show of shame, disregarded every value your country has ever accrued, and on international television, they bought off the conscience of the few hungry Nigerians who were saddled with the task of narrowing down the options we have for the 2023 general elections.
It has been mixed reactions from citizens, some happy and some sad, but we must point out clearly that:
If you envy the delegates because of the seeming wealth they accrued during these primaries, then you’re part of Nigeria’s problems,
Only that you haven’t just been given the opportunity to be a problem at a larger scale.
But if you feel sad and concerned about the far-reaching implication of this system of selection, then you’re part of the hope Nigeria relies on for its restoration.
I find that when the so-called “experienced” people or political class want to justify their misbehaviors caused by uncalibrated greed for power and relevance
They say that “you don’t understand politics”, that politics is a game, with its own rules
But how silly can a man be?
To build a system that enforces subjugation and manipulation? Yet claim to exist outside it, but still, strive to benefit from it?
The very essence of democracy is being dragged in the mud and this will ultimately translate into the outcome of our livelihood, but probably it will be discovered when it’s too late.
Maybe we need to revisit the core structure and intent of a democratic process, keeping this new high of darkness aside.
WHAT SHOULD THE IDEAL BE?
Democracy and the processes that support it were never meant to be a competition.
It’s a process of selection where the people get to choose who they want to be led by according to their;
tendencies,
competence,
credibility and
track record.
The word competition and its implication turn the value system in the wrong direction.
The power must always be with the people and not irrespective of the people nor at the expense of the people.
When the decision-making ability of the people is tampered with, the process loses its essence
Any iota of bribery or manipulation of a selector should warrant automatic disqualification, but until we get here, we are fooling ourselves and the ideal is far from becoming our reality.
The current situation is so sad but on second thought, I am realising that what we saw with the delegates is the same thing most Nigerians on the streets will do if given the same opportunity.
Because those delegates were picked from the same communities, and cultures, with the same religious beliefs and probably similar value systems.
So we don’t entirely blame them!
WHAT DO WE DO?
Our best bet is to culture our children, your children, and exemplify to their children, the way they should go,
So that when they all arrive there, the ways of life and choice we trained them in, will not depart from them,
THEY ARE WATCHING…
The next generation is watching you set the example for them, they will Excel at what you teach them, with greater sophistication 🥺
Would you want your children to be subjected to this same system along with its consequences locally and internationally?
Your work starts Now!!!
May God bless Nigeria.
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