2023 elections: Between informed President and informing electorates which is appropriates? -By Abba Dukawa

Nigerians politicians always have different antics of  dragging the president on the issues which not necessarily concerns him simple  being rushed to him, distracting him. In recent years Aso Rock has been turned into a place where state governors and heavyweight politicians  pay  unscheduled visits just  want to be seen  relevant rush there to show their faces, and flaunt their closeness with the president and pose for photo , and rush back to their states. To tells the supporters they are in good book of Mr. President. Since 2020, there has been an increase in the number of visits to the President by politicians planning to dump their former parties for the APC or those who had already decamped and wanted to publicly announced it.

As the  country matching toward 2023 elections  in 510 days i.e 17th months some presidential aspirants have abused sensibilities of electorates by relegate them to less important stakeholders in the forthcoming elections  as the they know weakest point of electorates will  go for aspirants with enough money.

Why such visitation to the President despite the fact that in his interviewed with NTA & CHANNEL televisions stations categorically said ” he had no favourite candidate and isn’t concerned about who emerges his successor at the polls and I am not interested in who becomes the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) as I am open to the emergence of anyone. Let him come, whoever it is.In spite the country’s constitution has given rights and privileges to every citizen to aspire any office in the country without informing the president the same constitution grant has guarantee citizens to participate in the political process and have freedom of choice.. Even though some  aspirant has informed President Buhari about they  2023 ambition, the most credible option for them  that politics is about persuasion, not seeking shortcuts to power. They expects visitation to Aso Rock will  gain momentum as 2023 draws nearer but forgetting that forthcoming elections   will be different, having the backing or informing of president will not help any aspirants  as the times passed  when using his name will made his millions supporters to rally behind any politicians identifying himself with PMB’s name or attaching his picture to win election in the Northern Nigeria.

2023 elections is going to be toughest elections than 2015 and 2019 elections because  the numerous challenges confronting the country electorate will consider an aspirants that  prepared for the  challenges confronting the country.  Unlike previous elections which the electorate easily fall traps with sweet mouthing campaign promises which putting  citizens to more uncertainties Between informed President to informing  electorates which is appropriates. It’s sad that these politicians  do not realise the nation electorate are wise enough and bear enough of degradation of not much respects.  despite the hardship and poverty voters knows what to do as they  have the power as citizens and voters to elect best candidate in respect of ethnicity and religious.   Let Both  youths and older peoples  to  push and act collectively in   determines the country’s direction. Nigeria  needs electorates  to be strong enough to give the country resourceful leader..  For the avoidance of same  the mistakes the electorates will  consider  aspirants that will  rescue the country from more drifts an aspirants that will lay the foundation for proper unity of the nation to create a level-playing ground for economic development, more infrastructural development and security improvement in every part of this country.

Nigerians need a person of competence and compassion, someone who is very selfless and a  nationalist with a track record of life service not somebody who spends his life  thinking about himself. To be honest, we were in a deep hole, as the people and the country are in  much deeper hole than in 2015, with current reality in the country. Those struggling to be President, must to  understand that the problems  they are going to face are multiples of the problems that were face now.

Everyone in the country have a role to play in doing the right thing in thinking the Nigeria first because the  country and the citizens need a person, who is interested in collegial leadership with knowledgeable in economic  rather than ethnicity or religious sentiment. The presidential aspirants  should be a true Nigerian accepted in all parts of the country, exposed to all parts of the country in the reality of his life not in talks. Between informed President to informing  electorates which is appropriates.

Wrote in from Kano can be reach at abbahydukawa@gmail.com