My views on the 2023 Presidential elections are not and will not be popular amongst my tribesmen and region but it is still my opinion and I reserve the right to hold them.
Against all odds and against every substantial hurdle placed in his path, Bola Ahmed Tinubu contested and won the elections; fact. From the consensus factor in the party primaries to the emergency naira notes redesign because of some alleged 400 billion naira stockpile of old notes, Tinubu came out victorious.
This election also points out the brazen sentimental approach and selfish demeanor of most Nigerians who are so comfortable with breaking the law and disregarding the provisions of the constitution as long as it is done in their favour.
I do not believe that most Nigerians actually goaded and supported the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to disregard a substiting order of the Supreme Court just because they believed it was in their favor. Nigerians were ready to forgive the 8 years of disaster called Buhari regime because he broke while seeming to fight their enemy who was considered his enemy at that time too.
Our people queued behind the call to the President to cancel the collation of a national election not minding the dangerous precedent it was going to set and the dangers inherent for our democracy,all these for the fact that a candidate was loosing in the polls.
Peter Gregory Obi is a good man with good intentions but sadly, he could not garner enough votes to be the President. This was not surprising to many discerning and politically enlightened Nigerians, himself included. He put up a fierce fight, won many battles but lost the war. It is not the end of the road. This is the time to strategise, form alliances and wait for his time.
To BAT, you have won the war. Be magnanimous in victory. Prove your critics wrong. You were not wrong to aspire to the highest office in the land. You built alliances, paid your dues and waited for your time. It is not wrong to dream. Heck, everyone of us has our dreams. Be fair to Nigeria and Nigerians and make living in Nigeria worth it.
To my tribesmen, I can understand the pressure to go to our previous slogans. But if we pay our dues, try to build alliances with others, we might actually get our dues that have been denied us for a long time. We will all be better off in a prosperous, working Nigeria.
Disagree or agree, this is my opinion and I hold the right to it
2023 Elections: Intrigues And Lessons – Politics – Nigeria (nairaland.com)