2023 is another opportunity to get it right —- Voters Awareness tell Nigerians

2023 general elections is another opportunity to right the wrong politically, socially, economically, morally, psychologically and all facets of the life of Nigeria and chart a positive direction for the country.

This is the position of Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI) as contained in a press statement made available to Rulers World.

The statement signed by the group’s president, Wale Ogunade Esq, stated that: “The 2023 general elections are around the corner and is an opportunity to turn around the fortune and future of Nigeria for the better politically, socially, economically, morally, psychologically and all facets of the life of Nigeria.

“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/class of people using sentiments, tribe, religion, quota, zoning, consensus and other mundane variables, to pick and or select candidates for elective offices.

“We can’t continue this way and expect to progress. A people or country that throws away merit and embraces mediocrity and sentiments cannot but retrogress. It is only in Nigeria, that the best is rejected in the process of head-hunting for political office, in particular”.

VAI also maintains the process of head-hunting in the country does not give the opportunity to the best to present themselves for leadership and that when they sometimes do, the system or process emasculates them and scares them away.

“To change this situation, we must all put our hands on deck, join hands together to partake fully in the electoral process.

“The time to start is now, the political train is about to move, INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) will soon roll out a timetable There are about 18 recognised political parties and aside from two, all others have not organised their congresses and conventions, which means there is still opportunity for interested Nigeria to be involved in the 2023 election, as actors/participants and not cheerleaders or critics.

“The time to start is now! This is the time to organise and not agonise. The politicians, particularly the conventional politicians, have been organising and positioning themselves since 2020.

“We will be engaging you from time to time in the next few weeks on how to go about this journey of getting it right this time around, as we start the official count down to the elections coming up in February 2023”, the statement concluded.