You may not like but try and read up what he is saying...
Some people have accused
me of not liking politicians, so let me set the record straight. I don’t! They
have done more harm to our nation than the military (their first cousins). At
no period in our nationhood has the opportunity for reversing the dehumanising
nature of a politically corrupt society like ours been greater. Every Nigerian who seeks freedom should rethink all temptations
to rush to the polling station on February 14 in an attempt to further entrench
corruption with a transfusion of his or her energies. Let us instead
participate in a peaceful revolution to rescue this country from disintegration and death. It is better
for any society that has been shredded by corruption to undergo a few
headaches, fevers, and stomach upsets in the interim. It is better to rid
Nigeria of her sickness once and for all than continue our habit of suppressing
the symptoms which is exactly what we’ll be doing voting for the same crop of
corrupt politicians in the forthcoming elections. Continue reading...
Over the week, I got
tons of emails and phone calls in response to last weekend’s article asking if I’ll be voting in
the coming elections. No. I won’t be voting. The truth is, I have more
constructive things to do than vote on February 14. For example, I am moving
into a new apartment and the floors need a good scrub. And there’s this couch I
have to take the legs off so I can easily pass it through the door into the
living room. To me, that’s time much better spent. Yes guys, I can come up with
so many reasons why I won’t vote, but at the core ofeverything is, when my vote has a direct impact on how much
money is stolen from this country, I want nothing to do with it.
The ruling party in
Nigeria and the opposition have nothing but alphabetical differences. They have
the same ideology and mentality. The same people have been jumping from one
ship to another. So what “Change” are they preaching about? Show me a Nigerian politician who hasn’t
sworn allegiance to “The Broom” of APC and “The Umbrella” of PDP, at different
times in their political careers and I will show you a woman that sells paraga
that doesn’t bleach. Any Nigerian hoping for a redistribution of wealth after February 14 is wasting
his or her time. If I had kids, they won’t see me identifying with this group
of sociopaths, and to vote in the next election would be setting a bad example
for them. Our votes only give these politicians the needed encouragement to
steal more. So on February 14, I’ll be voting for the only one I can trust:
nobody.
I am of the view that
politics has destroyed this country. Let’s not also forget that the same
politics has killed thousands of Nigerians in the north alone. So am I supposed to direct my energies
into such a destructive system? If I say ‘yes,’ which I would do if I voted,
then do my principles have any real meaning to them, or are they simply going
to be just amusing ideas to be talked about, debated, or dispersed? I have been
very vocal about Nigerian pastors encouraging corruption in the country by
associating with politicians and I have received all kinds of insults from
their followers. But just this week, Pastor Adeboye called Nigerian politicians liars and never to be trusted again. Only God knows
what transpired behind the scene to warrant such sudden outburst from the same
man of God who has been blessing corrupt politicians for many years. The truth
is, my participating in this circus called election doesn’t make it any better
for me or even you. It only makes me another clown in their charade. To simply
drop scraps of paper in a box or pull a lever doesn’t mean I have helped in
stirring the country back on track. It simply means I have acted like a
consumer, picking between prepackaged political items. I haven’t seen a sincere Nigerian politician yet. All we do in every election is picking from the
same rotten bunch. If we are not actively participating in deciding what should
be, then why can’t we unite and throw rocks through their spider web by sitting
at home and refusing to vote? Let us disrupt the existingpattern of corrupt politicking entrenched in the system.
Don’t get me wrong. Like
everyone else, I want the best for this country. After all, we are all in the
same boat and if one end goes down, we all go down. So not voting in February
doesn’t mean I won’t vote in the future. When the government makes the system
more transparent and my vote counts, I am likely to vote. Those of you who are
crazy enough to vote the same set of people into power because you have been
paid to do so or you have been stupid enough to listen to a rambling billionaire who tells you it is your
civic duty to vote for him or his candidates, you deserve to be screwed by the
system. Since democracy in Nigeria has been turned into a game like any other,
it will be foolish to go out and play, when I know I can’t win.
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