Politics
as it were nick named “a dirty game”
in developing countries because of endemic corruption ravaging and surrounding
the events of politics had made it difficult for the Elites in the developing
society to participate in the game.
Nigeria
is never an exemption as we are approaching Civilization; people had been
unjustly victimized in the past as candidates to electoral process because of
the sentiment or believe that this process is corrupt and dirty.
Nigerian
Politics is believed to be dirty as a result of fraudulence canvassing for vote
and rig of election due to bribery and corruption. The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria was inaugurated from National Electoral
Commission (NEC) as a result of monopolizing this body as a leader or president
of the country to rig election. And in order to ensure the security and
transparency of the electoral body (National Electoral Commission NEC) in
Nigeria from influence of contestant for election and other prominent leaders
who will cease the back door to illegally favor their candidates. And as a
result, making this electoral body independent has solved a big problem and
destabilized every doubt that there is rig to any election process.
Still
on sentiment towards Nigerian Politics, we still need to rebuild the foundation
of electing leaders. Let out appointment of leaders base on merit, competent and
Excellency; And to achieve this, the contestant for election need to undergo
scrutinizing test based on educational background, political views, career
achievements and life records free of criminality.
Nigerian
politics is nick named a dirty game because of the awkward nature of selecting
and appointment of candidates for election in to political position. Because of
endemic corruption people bribe their ways through the process. All in the name
of God’s fathers being the upper class
personalities in society who chooses the bourgeoisies (Middle class personalities) to achieve their purpose
in government , they influences the system with their wealth electing leaders
to political position through back doors as watch dogs. We have such people as
the emirs, sultans of sokoto, Alaafins,
predecessors to presidential position in Nigeria etc, all these can operate
at the state and federal levels because of their powerful influence in the
society and they sometimes have the final say in their parties.
Nigerian
politics is 90% sentimental to compare what is stipulated in the constitution. Our
appointment to leadership is based on “Who
knows who that will stand him on that position” rather than “merit to that position”. This issue is
getting out of hand as propaganda surrounding this sentiment is trying to push
the nation to a state of Anarchy (Confusion), people will cook up ideas and
stories just to assume leadership and at the end of the day, not even one out
of 100% promises they made are being executed, instead public fund are being
embezzled, when will such stories end in Nigeria? The state and Federal House
of Assembly and Representatives are now influenced by the executive bodies
towards their duties of scrutinizing every appointment by the executive
properly. Approval should base on merit, not on tribalism and IM. So to save
this nation from corruption
Finally,
it is up to me and you to end the false story behind assumption of leadership
by trick and that are achieved, when we open eyes to see the right and
qualified candidates by merit to the detriment of bribery and corruption to the
throne. Nigeria is blessed. And we should do things as blessed nation to curb
the negative sentiment affecting and bringing down political arena to
degradation of dirty game. I think we have arrived at the point of shunning
political sentiment of dirty game to make our country the best place for
accurate leadership to emulate. Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria and Long
live the Nations of the World.
Written by
ONYIA
EMEKA HARFORD
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