As Nigerians get ready to vote in their forthcoming general elections in 2019, it is wise to take note of the growing trend of the weaponization of poverty and illiteracy by Nigerian politicians.

They take advantage of the fact that a lot of Nigerians are ill-informed (most due to an apathy to reading and independent thinking), to perpetrate selfish interests while drawing a lot of support from those who should know better, but choose not to.

It is no longer news that many Nigerians are more interested in stomach infrastructure (where a politician shares meager cash rewards or random foodstuff like rice, onions to would-be voters, in order to gain massive electoral support).

The politicians are aware of this and ride the waves, taking advantage of mass poverty to keep their miserable selves in power, while spreading poverty and illiteracy even more to generations yet unborn, who will serve their privileged generations!

That being said, some events which have happened recently show that current politicians do not really care about good governance, they only care about being a part of the ruling class. See why; http://lingoafrica.com/3-reasons-why-nigerias-2019-elections-are-about-inter-ethnic-struggles/

Nigerians, wake up!

Nigeria

The country just needs people with a plan to benefit everyday Nigerians, not greedy and evil politicians.

The struggle is between the Southwest in conjunction with radical Islamists in the North and the rest of Nigeria. Even the Arewas youths and Elders don't want Buhari for a second term provided one of their clings the presidency.

The Southeast, South-south and middle-belt are ready to give the Hausa-Fulani another 8 years to prove their capacity to govern provided Buhari will not be part of it but the Southwest has another grand plan on insistence to supporting Buhari, who has no digitally synchronous brain nor the capacity to govern.

It's just a tragedy.

I concur with you @ LadyExcellency

agreeable agreed, i concur

LadyExcellency:
The struggle is between the Southwest in conjunction with radical Islamists in the North and the rest of Nigeria. Even the Arewas youths and Elders don't want Buhari for a second term provided one of their clings the presidency.

The Southeast, South-south and middle-belt are ready to give the Hausa-Fulani another 8 years to prove their capacity to govern provided Buhari will not be part of it but the Southwest has another grand plan on insistence to supporting Buhari, who has no digitally synchronous brain nor the capacity to govern.

It's just a tragedy.

You are so right!

Good pm

Naija

Good night

Why allow mass poverty take away our ability to think?

Good night peeps

Good morning