₦airaland Forum

We blacks mostly in Africa lack initiatives.
In Nigeria for instance, we understand the effort and length the politicians go in their quest for political office during elections.
In summary, one can simply deduce the importance of this elections to the political class. Without these elections they will simply lack the legitimacy to subjugate us.
So why go the extra length to protest and get killed when we can simply deny them that legitimacy to subjugate us.
As youths, our future is in our hands. The political class are very very clever in their ranks because they have continued to initiate all manner of tactics to suppress us.
We should be tactful as well to counter them.
We can win this war against this unrepentant politicians.
Youth know that no single politician is ur friend.
Their ideology is KEEP THEM POOR AND EASILY CONTROL THEM

hunger will not make plenty boycott the election

They'd rather collect N2,000 and vote in bad leaders...'E di bo e se be' syndrome (vote and cook soup)

Boycott the election there will still be an election and winners! That strategy doesn't work

billante:
Boycott the election there will still be an election and winners! That strategy doesn't work

Well that shouldnt be the only strategy in our quest for survival. May be u too can enlighten us as well

Because as far as am concerned, instead of organizing a peaceful protest which the government will obviously hijack to have the reason to use live bullets, outright revolution should be the call and in this senerio officials are now targeted.
Here the politicians will share in the casualties

dollytino4real:
hunger will not make plenty boycott the election

Hello sis I don't know anything about the moniker that blue lemon said insulted you on the hookup thread. He's just using it to troll me since I exposed him as a beggar on nairaland. Check his posts you'll see he's calling my name repeatedly and he'll surely see.

Bonavi:
Because as far as am concerned, instead of organizing a peaceful protest which the government will obviously hijack to have the reason to use live bullets, outright revolution should be the call and in this senerio officials are now targeted.
Here the politicians will share in the casualties

A revolution would have been possible if the North and the South worked in but unfortunately those in the North will see it as a plot to overthrow their brother, so for now we all enjoy the state of the Republic.

as from now on all PDP aspirants should boycott any election in Nigeria

DavidAbayomi:
This strategy is a not a strategy at all. No matter how many people boycott an election, people will definitely turn out. Not voting would only allow unpopular and most times corrupt politicians win elections.

Well people who eventually turn out to vote ofcourse will be chased back because then there will be full preparation for a serious showdown

Another poor thinker again , I am sure you are part of those clamouring for the so called revolution

FarahAideed:
Another poor thinker again , I am sure you are part of those clamouring for the so called revolution

And I believe u dont care how the country is going because u re probably earning some 30k and u wouldn't ever want anything to disrupt that

Bonavi:
And I believe u dont care how the country is going because u re probably earning some 30k and u wouldn't ever want anything to disrupt that

I earn 30k from where ..I am an entrepreneur and a very successful one please ..Take your poor think away please .. Nigerian Politician do everything to keep people away from the polls so they can rig and you want to make it easier fro them with one poorly thought out boy cot

FarahAideed:
I earn 30k from where ..I am an entrepreneur and a very successful one please ..Take your poor think away please .. Nigerian Politician do everything to keep people away from the polls so they can rig and you want to make it easier fro them with one poorly thought out boy cot

foolish reasoning. So it's only one politician contesting to wish people dont vote.

They will pay thugs to go vote for them and still win.

Bonavi:
foolish reasoning. So it's only one politician contesting to wish people dont vote.

You are clearly part of those that voted Buhari and you even voted him twice ...am I lying?

AsiwajuNdigbo:
They will pay thugs to go vote for them and still win.

Thats because we are too scared to act and they the politicians know this and thats y they will do that and succeed

Election boycott is a bad idea.

fergie001:
Election boycott is a bad idea.

What is the good idea if u may suggest?

One vote still count.

slimfit1:
One vote still count.

y that ur vote wont count is that u re voting the same kind of people into political offices.
The truth is that there is no difference between the two major parties. The act u see them performing are further to decieve us they see as very gullible.
They keep perfecting their games.
U see them fighting at the political arena while in the social arena they are wining and dining together like their is no tomorrow.
Anytime ur vote starts counting is when u realize that a Sowore is contesting for the presidency and u cast ur vote for him simply because he relates with ur condition

Bonavi:
What is the good idea if u may suggest?

Election boycott is a dangerous tactic and come with high consequences.

There must be an outright majority of the populace to stick out for it and even at that the effect is minimal unless there is a % of voter participation needed for the elections to go on or there are measures where the instruments of State cannot govern as a result of the boycott.

Can you guarantee that majority of Nigerians will boycott our elections?

We have had political parties boycott LG elections in Nigeria, does it prevent SIEC from handing the winners their CoRs?

Boycott is a last resort and unattractive to opposition political parties. Some parties called for it in the 1st Republic, it made no difference.

When you boycott an election, you have no locus to challenge that election; be it fraud, violence etc.

Election boycott impacts on the legitimacy of that election and not its final results.

ADVICE:
1. Go to the polls and vote.

2. Mobilise people and tell them about the dangerous consequences of collecting N2000 to vote in a Criminal.

3. Mobilise people and advise them on the futility of voting someone because he is from my tribe or from my church or is a Muslim.

Solve Number 3.....We have a better Nigeria.


Shalom!

fergie001:
Election boycott is a dangerous tactic and come with high consequences.

There must be an outright majority of the populace to stick out for it and even at that the effect is minimal unless there is a % of voter participation needed for the elections to go on or there are measures where the instruments of State cannot govern as a result of the boycott.

Can you guarantee that majority of Nigerians will boycott our elections?

We have had political parties boycott LG elections in Nigeria, does it prevent SIEC from handing the winners their CoRs?

Boycott is a last resort and unattractive to opposition political parties. Some parties called for it in the 1st Republic, it made no difference.

When you boycott an election, you have no locus to challenge that election; be it fraud, violence etc.

Election boycott impacts on the legitimacy of that election and not its final results.

ADVICE:
1. Go to the polls and vote.

2. Mobilise people and tell them about the dangerous consequences of collecting N2000 to vote in a Criminal.

3. Mobilise people and advise them on the futility of voting someone because he is from my tribe or from my church or is a Muslim.

Solve Number 3.....We have a better Nigeria.


Shalom!

Nigeria has gone beyond this ur idea because once there is voting, there is bound to be vote buying, partial umpires, ballot stuffing etc. Then there is majorly the unenlightened electorate. So at the end of the day some one between the two major political parties PDP/APC must emerge and the cycle continues

Bonavi:
Nigeria has gone beyond this ur idea because once there is voting, there is bound to be vote buying, partial umpires, ballot stuffing etc. Then there is majorly the unenlightened electorate. So at the end of the day some one between the two major political parties PDP/APC must emerge and the cycle continues

The same things will happen even if there is/was a boycott, and a winner will be declared.

You do not have a law that guarantees certain % of people to vote for the election to be legitimate.

So, if you don't vote...others will vote (even if it is one person) and a winner will be declared; only that this time the politician won't spend so much on vote-buying.

The criminality will be seamless.

fergie001:
The same things will happen even if there is/was a boycott, and a winner will be declared.

You do not have a law that guarantees certain % of people to vote for the election to be legitimate.

So, if you don't vote...others will vote (even if it is one person) and a winner will be declared; only that this time the politician won't spend so much on vote-buying.

The criminality will be seamless.

u dont seem to understand my argument. The boycott am talking about is something that will be engaging. As youth came out in their numbers to protest youth will also come out to make sure there is total boycott and then see where we go from there

Bonavi:
u dont seem to understand my argument. The boycott am talking about is something that will be engaging. As youth came out in their numbers to protest youth will also come out to make sure there is total boycott and then see where we go from there

Which of the Youths?
I gave you 3 honest pieces of advice above.

That number 3 is why most of the Northern Youths refused to participate in the recent ENDSARS protest.

Today, they had a meeting where they pledged that SARS should return, and also that the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria remains sacrosanct.

Number 3 is key and vital to any action(s) we intend to take, for or against boycott.

Boycott in a Country polarised as ours will not have that immediate effect....Education gap (most of the voters are in rural areas), severe poverty, premium on tribe & religion, etc.

What I believe we should challenge for now are the processes of our elections.
Electronic Voting, prosecution of election offenders (the real action of it), the actual INDEPENDENCE of INEC, etc.

If we can gain one or two with our voices before 2023, it is a big achievement.

Boycott election in Nigeria

That can never work..

Op, it seems you're not based in Nigeria. Election boycott won't work here at all, remove it totally from your mind.

fergie001:
Which of the Youths?
I gave you 3 honest pieces of advice above.

That number 3 is why most of the Northern Youths refused to participate in the recent ENDSARS protest.

Today, they had a meeting where they pledged that SARS should return, and also that the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria remains sacrosanct.

Number 3 is key and vital to any action(s) we intend to take, for or against boycott.

Boycott in a Country polarised as ours will not have that immediate effect....Education gap (most of the voters are in rural areas), severe poverty, premium on tribe & religion, etc.

What I believe we should challenge for now are the processes of our elections.
Electronic Voting, prosecution of election offenders (the real action of it), the actual INDEPENDENCE of INEC, etc.

If we can gain one or two with our voices before 2023, it is a big achievement.

Well I rest my case but I can tell u that without taking some drastic measures there is no way u can beat these politicians going by this ur idea. A section of the country is in complete control of the system and believe u me they do not subscribe to such civility. Talking about election boycott, if it can be achieved in the south, then that is huge step towards our emancipation.
Shalom