Intl. #StreetFoodGuy

For my mental health, I’m going to take a break from talking about Nigerian politics. It seems like we are asking for the impossible - for a better government. But somehow, the people who want better, who want the government to do what it’s meant to do, who want to live in and enjoy their country, are being told that they aren’t okay. That they aren’t Nigerian enough. That they don’t know what they’re talking about. And everytime I see comments like this, and people who fight comments like this, it’s clear that this discourse is affecting everyone is ways they may not have even processed and the people they’re fighting with/for and over and living life lavishing and very comfortably. LOL. The power situation has been terrible in recent weeks and they aren’t saying anything about it. There’s no excitement in the land - everywhere is just sad. But they’re still campaigning telling us to vote for them again and some people are clapping for them. Wo! On Election Day, let everyone come out. We should gather in multitudes and stay at the polling units. There’s no reason why anyone should be home on the 16th of January 2027. The fate of the rest of our lives is at the polling booths. So we must mount it. Those who are allowed to vote will vote, those who are disenfranchised will remain there. We won’t fight, we won’t argue, we won’t disrupt the process, but as a collective, we will defend the votes. Anyone who attempts to rig, will pay the price. The strategy is simple: get to the polling units with your power banks, water bottle, speakers, tasers, pepper sprays and any instrument of your choice and make sure you are streaming. Whether you have 100 followers, 1,000 followers or 1 million. Open your socials and let the world see what’s happening around you. Tweet on X. Post on Facebook. Stream on TikTok & IG. Use all your platforms. We need the coverage and that’s the only way we can be sure of a credible election. Election is a few weeks away. We did it during endsars, we can do it again. Clearly talking isn’t working and they’ve showed us that they don’t care and they will frustrate us with silence. The message is received loud and clear. The amount of people this government has thrown into poverty are millions more than the people supporting this government. We will respond to them with votes.

I have so much pent-up rage for Nigerian politicians who have ruined the lives of Nigerians. Nigeria is the richest country in Africa. We have oil. We have vegetation. We have natural resources. We have mineral resources. We have arable land. We are rich in culture. We are rich in people and talent. We don’t have natural disasters. We have everything we can possibly need. But somehow, the average Nigerian cannot afford to eat three square meals. What’s more sad is that the Nigerian politicians who have ruined the lives of Nigerians now use these poor Nigerians as prop during elections to say that “Nigerians love us”. Meanwhile, if you ask them what Nigerians love about them, they can’t tell you. That’s the irony. I have typed, I’ve deleted, I’ve screamed, I’ve paced and I simply don’t get it. There are too many questions I want to ask, but I don’t even know where to start. I think the one that’s the most disappointing are those who used to be for the people but switched sides because of personal gratification. How much money is enough to make you want to associate with those who have no problem ruining the lives of others?