The 2023 general election is fast approaching; it remains less than seven months. The dust of the running mate saga has settled. The next line of action is the public campaign and it is swiftly jogging closer as well. The crux of this article is mainly to give the card-carrying members of all the registered political parties, the youths and the Federal Government some pieces of advice that should be strictly adhered to during the campaign process for peace to prevail.
Expectedly, the upcoming general election has lowered the contestants and their ardent followers to the pit of sleeplessness. They are all cogitating on the knacks to be utilised in actualising their dreams of clinching the most revered political seats in Nigeria.
To digress a little, these contestants can, aptly, be regarded as political merchants; they are all desperate to gain power majorly to add feathers to their nest rather than serve humanity. Nigerians should not forget that. In the space of about eight years, the rope and hen are in absolute discomfort as is been expressed in one Yorùbá epigram, Ara kò ro okùn, ara kò ro adìre. Should I discuss the menace of insecurity in the country? Should I delve into mentioning the lack of infrastructural amenities? Which one should I discuss? It is outrightly unsavoury. The citizens are just enduring the travails created by the cretins in the corridor of power. Albeit, they have succumbed to the design of destiny.
The process of the general election has reached top gear. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, reportedly, said the final list of aspirants vying for presidential, senatorial and house of representatives will soon be published. According to him pertaining to the country, the public campaign shall, as reported, kick off on September 28, 2022.
The dimension of how the campaign shall be observed is the trepidation that has overwhelmed my heart, I’m sure the gentle Nigerians will also be in this thinking. If care is not properly taken, the scheduled date for the beginning of the public campaign might be the inception of the season film of terror.
The Federal Government should, as a master of necessity, organise radio and television programs that be delivered by people of high intellect especially in the field of security affairs to illuminate and broaden the horizon of Nigerian youths, especially the students, who have, hopelessly, being at home since February as a result of Academic Staff Union of Universities strike, not to fall into prey of being sponsored by the political merchants, whose children are gleefully enjoying abroad, to perpetrate or engage in any sort of dastardly acts that may put filth to their white linen of integrity. Those politicians are brilliant in trickery.
Also, the government should fully equip the conventional security personnel to enable them to foil any political misdemeanours that might be launched by people in the process of carrying out campaign activities
In addition, my admonition also goes to the ardent followers of political parties. They should think beyond the circle. They should know they may only be used as a stepping stone or a ladder to attain their aims. Once the aim is achieved, there is every likelihood they may be dumped, like waste into the dustbin.
I’m not advising they should not fully support the various political parties they belong to within their capacities, but to act prudently in the course of performing any exercise or action as supporters.
