2011 ELECTIONS: COUNTING ON PROMISES OF THE POLITICIANS

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2011 ELECTIONS: COUNTING ON PROMISES OF THE POLITICIANS

We should be weary when someone on seat already as chief executive of a state or a nation says that things like ‘If voted in, I shall do this and that’. Statement expected from such personality should be ‘I have done this and that and if voted to power again, I shall do this and that’. In situations where present PDP government, represented by President Jonathan and Vice President Sambo to continue promising in statements things like ‘If voted in we shall within two years increase the power generation to 10,000MW’; ‘The Jos crises would be over once voted in’; ‘If voted in we shall ensure that all Nigerians are gainfully employed’; ‘If voted in, we shall improve the economy’; ‘Voting us in would ensure that Nigeria is secured’; ‘If voted in corruption would be wiped out’; etc.

It is only someone who is not on seat that has the leverage promising those kinds of things and not someone who has been there for years. It does not make sense more so when the masses are seeing that earlier promises are yet unfulfilled by the same persons on seat: the security situation is getting worse; the economy is being destroyed by senseless banning and unbanning actions; the Jos crisis is increasing by the day therefore one tend to ask to know if it is only when a government is voted back that we should expect the elusive peace? Corruptions are increasing by the day and just imagine Dr. Muazu, the former governor of Bauchi State who is standing trial instituted by the EFCC (a government organization) was appointed to head NIMASA; and what does Muazu know about maritime matters? Since 1999, power generation and distribution has been stagnant with small and big businesses closing shops because of unavailability of power; etc. President Jonathan promised transparent, free and fair election yet by his actions, he and his party are eroding same.

Politicians, especially those on seat should not be voted in on sentimental or emotional basis. Nigeria really needs a government that must satisfy the masses aspiration. We do not need promises; everyone should be judged by their past performances and antecedents. It is either we get this right this time or we get a strong revolution, unexpectedly.  Where there is no resolution, then revolution. This is a fact that we should all accept,
  
Benjamin Maduka, Alheri Close, Jimeta-Yola.