By Inaolaji Olayode
Harold D. Lasswell, a political scientist cum communication theorist conceptualized "politics" as who gets what, when, and how. The game of politics is about to be played in Nigeria. Who will triumph? The 2023 presidential election is fast approaching. The aspirants are working tirelessly to assume the mantle. By 2023, they will know their fate.
According to the 1999 Nigerian Constitution, one of the fundamental human rights being enjoyed by the citizens is, the "right to vote and be voted for". This is the only power the asses can use to choose the candidate of their choice.
To express the least, between 2015 and 2019, the rope and the hen are of no comfort -- "Ara kò to okùn, ara ko to adìre". However, no good thing has come out of the Nazareth of this government. We voted Gen. Buhari in, in our quest for change, not conscious of the type of change whether for good or the opposite.
During the campaign of the last presidential election, promises were made but, unfortunately, they are unfulfilled. The overzealous political merchants are a cluster of promise breachers, they are of the sole aim of adding feathers to their nest. Free education, payment of stipends/penny to unemployed youths, undergraduates, etc are enough exhibits of the promises yet to be fulfilled. They bamboozled our horizon.
They can't be castigated, no sane individual will venture into a business and pray for loss. They all cross the luggage of corruption on their neck.
In my view, the maladministration of Buhari's government has put a stain on the immaculate linen of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In another dimension, this incumbent government laid blocks on the foundation erected by the erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan. Between 2011 and 2015, the havoc wreaked and the travail inflicted on citizens is nothing to write home about. This may be a contributive factor that led to the downfall of the People's Democratic Party in the 2015 presidential election.
At this juncture, my candid piece of advice to my fellow Nigerians is if truly we are unsatisfied with the government of tyrants, ethnic bigots, religious fanatics, etc let's utilize our Private Voters Card cum our thumbs to opt-in the government that will be sensitive to the voice and feeling of the masses.
Don't let us be overwhelmed by the penny they always distribute during the election period. We are now wise, the last mistake should not repeat itself. May God guide us to the right path. Three years of travail looks like many years. If you hear we will enhance "change" from the mouth of the aspirants, confidently ask for which change -- for good or for bad.
Inaolaji OLAYODE writes from Ogbomoso.
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