Nigeria, INEC And the Elections in Anticipation

NIGERIA, INEC AND THE ELECTIONS IN ANTICIPATION


Brethren, it’s popularly cited that ‘It’s better late than never’. Believe me, most of us are yet to know the prime essence of that citation. For some of us who knows the essence or significance of the famous quotation, how would you throw more light on it if you were asked to do so?

As for me; ‘it’s better late than never’ simply means that, it is better one comes late to an event than being marked absent. In other words, it means, it’s better you’re being known by your colleagues as a latecomer than being recognized as a regular absentee. You can tweet me at ‘fdnnwaozor’ for further clarification. Please, pardon my preamble; I just decided to commence with such analysis. But as we proceed, you will acknowledge its relevance.

Barely three nights ago, February 7 precisely – at exactly eleven O’clock, I was faced with a serious and thorough meditation as regards the present state of the Nigerian society in respect to her socio-political sector. At the end of the said meditation, I concluded that one thing was missing in Nigeria’s polity in its entirety, and that had been the root of our collective plight. And till date, that thing is still missing. Without mincing words, that “thing” remains sincerity coupled with transparency. Please I’m just thinking aloud; therefore, I’m humbly letting out my opinion which can be countered by any interested person. If you have any contrary view, kindly drop it on my official Facebook page, http://facebook.com/fred4nwaozor.

For crying out loud, Nigeria is of age. Fifty three years is neither fifty-three days nor fifty-three weeks. It beats my psyche to realize that most Nigerians are yet to know that Nigeria is truly of age, going by the manner they treat the country in question. Most pathetically, they’ve turned the ‘giant of Africa’ to a thing of mockery. Isn’t it wickedness? Well, still thinking aloud; though sooner or later, I would be communicating loudly.

The fancy fact remains that, Nigeria has been abused greatly by her subjects. How can we be repeating just one issue, which is corruption, on a daily basis; does it implies that, we don’t know the actual remedy to put such cankerworm to stop? As far as I’m concerned, this is simply insincerity. Let’s ride on!

Just few days ago, the House of Representatives suspended the consideration of the national budget due to non compliance of the Fiscal Responsibility Acts. And my singular question is; how can such vital and critical aspect of the budget be missing or incomplete in spite of the fact that, budget approval by the National Assembly remains an annual ritual? Very soon the first quarter of this year (2014) would round off, still the budget for the said year is yet to be approved. Who is deceiving who? Still thinking aloud; or, if you wish to answer it, you can kindly forward your response to my innocent e-mail address.

Furthermore, the polity has been filled with enormous uproar in regard to the forthcoming elections. The funniest part is that, lately, even the ‘touts’ have been speaking as if they own this country. The aforementioned pandemonium has abruptly become ubiquitous, which implies that, no one is safe if we decide to remain mere onlookers as the days unfold.

It’s no longer news that, the national Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Atahiru Jega, has announced to the public recently that, he wouldn’t guarantee perfect elections in Nigeria come 2015. How can the boss of a committee in charge of a certain concernment be exercising skepticism as regards actualization of perfection? We universally know that no one has ever attained perfection, but still, we all struggle to attain the perfect line on a daily basis. On this note; even if one embraces some elements of doubt towards attaining perfection, courtesy demands that, such vision or feeling shouldn’t be disclosed to his/her fans or well wishers because such disclosure might warrant unquantifiable panic among the people in question. But on a second thought, why must one exercise doubt towards arriving at the peak; isn’t it despair?

At this juncture, I urge each of everyone of us to search our respective consciences because, I’m of the view that we’ve all derailed tremendously. Mind you, it’s better late than never.

I can’t see how someone born with silver spoon could be dinning with rotten one even as a grown-up. Isn’t it absurd? Think about it!

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FRED NWAOZOR

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