MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE writes that considering the unrelenting misbehaviours of the political class, Nigerians must actively engage in the current electoral cycle
With the short supply of tangible, measurable achievements in the real sectors of the economy and the actual ingredients that determine the joy and happiness of the people, politicking has been on the nation’s menu since the start of this administration. But putting the whole blame on the government of President Bola Tinubu would be unfair. And the attempts by the president and his team to exonerate themselves from the frustrations moving ferociously across the country are both uncharitable and disingenuous.
Just like the billboards that surfaced in Abuja and elsewhere as far back as June/July 2023 seeking a second term for Tinubu, Nigerian people whose lives were viciously ruffled under the late President Muhammadu Buhari started early to wonder where their salvation would come from. The discerning among them knew early that Tinubu’s ‘bold’ twin decisions to remove oil subsidy by fiat and float the vulnerable naira would result in more agony and an uncertain future. By the way, no matter how well-intentioned reforms may be, if they’re not accompanied by matching optics and actions, they would crush the people’s spirit and demonstrate to them the folly of hoping for transformational outcomes.
