Good morning beautiful people!!
I started this post on Monday, in the middle of a very intense argument in my office… it was the Buharists against the Jonahs again. Thankfully, I had my earphones plugged in. The last time there was an argument, I didn’t have any means of escape and I just sat at my desk, contemplating stabbing my throat with the blunt end of my eye pencil. I couldn’t work because their voices were so loud and in a matter of seconds, other people joined in the shouting. It was raining spit in the office and the APC person and PDP person didn’t speak to each other for the rest of that day.
The arguments are becoming more frequent, more heated… it’s everywhere you go. And it’s funny because I don’t remember this much noise the last time we had presidential elections. Most likely, it’s because I was serving in Rivers state at the time and there was no doubt who the entire state was going to vote for. NYSC had made it compulsory for corpers to serve as INEC officials but I didn’t go. I didn’t attend the INEC training in camp and I certainly didn’t go to the hell-hole I was posted to for elections. It was one of those villages that you had to get to by boat… like a 20 minutes boat ride.
LOOOOOL @INEC…
No doubt, I would’ve gotten impatient with those villagers who couldn’t follow simple instructions and I would’ve probably played the role of “patriotic, upright and incorruptible corper, who stands for free and fair elections”. Election thugs dem for beat shege plus patriotism commot for my body. That’s why I didn’t bother from day one.
Some guy friends I made in camp had different experiences though; one got beaten up badly in a small town just outside PH for not sharing the ballots equally among PDP and APC. He spent a night in the hospital. Two other guys who got posted to the same place (the centre of PH) got 200k each for their full cooperation with one party. They guys bought new phones, new laptops and had a small bash after elections. That was the first time I had Smirnoff Vodka ( ._.)
Anyway, I am not going to vote. I registered at home, near my house in Warri, so there’s no way in hell I’m going all the way to Delta state just to get my PVC. The truth is, even if there was a PVC collection centre in my kitchen right here in Lagos, I still wouldn’t vote.
My reason is that there’s no one to vote for. We are stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea.
In a country with a population of plenty plenty million billion people, sadly we’ve narrowed down our options to two very depressing choices. One is the definition of incompetence who I suspect has nothing but warm custard in his head. Na Nigeria ‘im wan use take learn the work. The thought of the other candidate sickens me. It baffles me how we have fallen so low to the point where we are recycling candidates and leaders. Who in the hell runs for president with one foot in the grave?? I can’t even bring myself to listen to the trash he claims to offer cos I’m wondering; why didn’t he offer it before WHEN HE WAS IN POWER???
As I write this, I’m thinking that it might too late now, but we probably should’ve looked at other candidates from other parties… I know of one woman who’s running for president. She was on Twitter answering questions a couple of weeks ago, but I don’t even remember her name. I have no idea who the other contestants are. At this rate, if a packet of noodles decides to contest, I will most likely vote that chicken-flavour noodles than vote bros Jonah or papa Buhari.
Have a lovely day people.
Nice one sis..caught in the same predicament as you, no one good enough to vote for…not stepping out on the 14th of February..It would be a holiday…
Lol… abi? I’ll get myself a bottle of wine, some new batteries 😉 and have a wonderful Valentine’s day 😀
strong piece there…very true
Areeeeeeen!!! Thanks love… :-*
I totally feel you, regarding the buhari-gej choice.
It’s a big shame to our political system that these are the main contenders. 4 years ago, I refused to vote due to this.
However, much as I dislike Buhari, I dislike gej more. He’s proven his incompetence enough times. I believe we need a change, and I’m willing to take a chance with Buhari. It’s more important to do all we can to get gej out!
That woman is Prof. Remi Sonaiya of KOWA party. There’s no way she’ll win. Cos the masses don’t know her and she has no impressive political leadership experience.
If only APC had chosen Fashola!!!
I think Buhari is evil… I despise him more. And I am insulted that he is attempting to come back.
And thanks for the woman’s name. Maybe she has done stuff before, but we just haven’t heard about it. Which one did GEJ do before he slipped on a banana peel and fell into power?
Please, let’s vote for indomie noodles.
You have the same stance with my hubby on this Buhari issue but, to be quite honest, regardless of the fact that I agree that he has no business in today’s politics, I honest would rather Buhari to Jonathan, true.
Lol… Jona is so hopeless that a lot of people are saying that, and I understand it. That’s why I’m sticking to my indomie dear. They are both disgusting.
Please give hubby a high five for me!! :p
Ehen. That first time you had smirnoff vodka, what else happened to you at the bash? -____-
Funny you should ask… one guy declared undying love for me that night. He was my friend and cock-blocker. The period of NYSC camp and after camp, I was surrounded by horny wolves so he served to block all those cocks. That night, his declaration of love really upset me because he had a girlfriend (he met in camp o!). We got into a fight after the declaration and didn’t speak to each other the rest of the night.
The end.
( ._.)
Hey dear,
Permit me to disagree with you on your conclusion. There is something bigger than the two front-line candidates at play here. Our democracy is growing… For the first time we see a very real possibility that an incumbent president could lose an election. Why is that good?… Because it’ll send a message. It’ll let our leaders know that power belongs to the people!!! You simply cannot rule as poorly as Jonathan has done and expect to get re-elected.
I (as you know) have lived all my life up north and consequently do not have the fears most of my brothers down south have about Buhari (Heck… I have even been to his house in Daura). A lot of what you hear about him is baseless propaganda. Nigeria needs a leader with a backbone not a desperate man will very little character. I agree that APC should have picked someone less polarizing than Buhari but… a choice between Him and GEJ is a no-brainer for me.
I pray with all my heart that we are still a country after February 14th. I believe God won’t let Nigeria get sacrificed on the altar of the selfish ambition of one man. If we make it through in one piece, I see a Nigeria with a stronger democracy; a Nigeria where the power has been wrested from a ruling minority, and given to the people; a Nigeria where bad governance is punished and leaders, as a result, LEAD!!!
Of course you can disagree… 😀
Thanks Ifeanyi.