₦airaland Forum

It is unfortunate that Nigerians have elected unqualified persons to sensitive positions without having a good knowledge of who they really are.
The Nigerian youths are tired of politicians who may be popular on the political scene for a long time working only to clinch the seat of power without being well known by the Nigerian citizens.

Such popularity did not translate beyond politics; and as such is not a good basis to judge the suitability of their personalities to determine if they have the right qualities needed for the sensitive positions they are seeking to occupy.

The youths now consider it a serious step for every contestant to publish their full profile at least six (6) months to the election to enable Nigerians to know them and to decide who is best for the country.

From Federal to the States; we, the Imo State Youths Movement for Good Governance (IMSYMOGG) have noticed that the lack of information on the contestants has kept the states and Nigeria in the dungeon. Having the full profile of each contestant for both presidential and gubernatorial seats will enable the citizens to make an informed decision and help to promote the system in getting the right candidates voted into power.

For example, the 2021 Anambra Gubernatorial election is a good case where all the major candidates have their full profile displayed early enough before the election which allowed citizens to check up the information on each candidate before they made their choice.
This is one of the reasons Nigerians have been electing unqualified and unserious persons to sensitive positions of Governance; only serious in their quest to capture power without knowing how to apply it for the development of the nation and its citizens afterward. They enjoy hiding under the façade of their political popularity without letting Nigerians know who they truly are and our press is complicit in this deception.

The politicians (contestants) and the Press owe the country the duty to put up all the information as regards each contestant to enable Nigerians to make an informed decision during electioneering.
Nigerians need to know the work history of each candidate, their families, their academic qualifications, specializations/profession, their crime records if any (both criminal and civil), their social activities, positions held in the past, their achievements, their hobbies, their past sensitive speech or quotes, their beliefs, their past political associations, their manifestoes et cetera.

We, the Nigerian youths encourage the contestants to be honorable in their quest to win elections and desist from enticing the youths to do their unholy biddings. Rather, they should be supportive to the youths in their quest to eke out a living for themselves and their families.
We call on Nigerian Youths to know that we owe the country the duty to save it by availing ourselves for political positions and ensuring that the will of the citizens prevail in our polling units. We should also hold politicians accountable after elections to demand that they deliver on their electoral manifestoes.

Odor Michael C.
Coordinator
Imo State Youth Movement for Good Governance
(IMSYMOGG)
imsymogg@gmail.com