To be sincere, my choice
candidate for the next election is between Moghalu, Durotoye and Oby (and
manageably Sowore). Buhari and Atiku are far from it. Atiku has, to me, not
shown enough difference between himself and Buhari, even though he is a lesser evil.
But I will consider Atiku should the system remain the same. The rest are not
ready for this election. Except by divine intervention, none of the other
candidates can win even in a local government. If the rest were ready, they
would have pulled their strings together to form a third force and thereby
creating a realistic option. How do I mean?
We have 119,973 polling
units in 8,809 wards of the 774 LGAs in Nigeria. Any serious political party
must have structures in all these units to win a Presidential election. It's
obvious the only parties that can boast of this are the APC and the PDP. Technically,
if I gave my vote to anyone aside Atiku, it means I voted for Buhari because
every single vote against Atiku is to Buhari's favour. In other words, a vote
for Oby, Moghalu, Sowore, Durotoye, etc is a vote for Buhari.
I hate that these
charismatic young brains are leaving me with no choice than to give Atiku my
vote. But if we must be realistic, the candidates in this election are just
Buhari and Atiku – the devil and the demon. The worst thought is that if I
decided to stay away from the election, it technically means I have endorsed
Buhari for another term because a vote down is a vote for Buhari. No,
that would be a nightmare. God must forbid! The election is here. Please vote
wisely!
© Barr. Itsede
K. Okhai