Ayodele Olalere
Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI) has charged Nigerians to be ready to take full part in the 2023 elections so as to change the political fortune of the country.
The group’s Coordinator, Mr. Wale Ogunade, said 2023 offered an opportunity to turn around the fortune and future of Nigeria for the better politically, socially, economically, morally, and psychologically.
“We cannot continue to do things the same way and expect a different result. We have conducted ourselves in a particular way, which is electing the same set and class of people using sentiments, tribe, religion, quota, zoning, consensus and other mundane variables, to pick and or select candidates for elective offices,” he said in a statement.
He lamented that over the years, Nigerians had voted mediocres into political offices which has hindered the progress of the country, adding ‘ a people or country that throws away merit and embraces mediocrity and sentiments cannot but retrogress.
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“It is only in Nigeria, that the best is rejected in the process of head-hunting for political office, in particular.
He said while politicians are busy coming together to contest political posts come 2023 elections, Nigerians must organise themselves and join hands together to partake fully in the electoral process as actors and participants.
“The time to start is now. This is the time to organise and not agonise.The time to organise ourselves is now and we have to do it or we will be worse off again and the agony will be very grave.”
He further said the Voters Awareness Initiative would be engaging Nigerians on a regular basis to educate them on what they need to do as the election days approach.
