2023: Season of deceit that brings suffering | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

[FILE] A man gets his thumb marked to indicate he has voted at one of the polling unit in Lagos on March 9, 2019. – Nigerians are voting for a second time in a fortnight in governorship and state assembly elections, with heightened concerns from observers of violence and an increased military presence. Elections for governors are being held in 29 of Nigeria’s 36 states, for all state assemblies, plus the administrative councils in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja.

The tortoise’s interaction with his children is relevant in Nigeria. It is pertinent to ask Nigerians how many times they would be deceived, cheated and ravaged in the name of politics before they learn their lesson. This question is pertinent because we are once again in the season of elections when politicians roll out their deceptive machinery to hoodwink Nigerians with empty promises.

But contrary to expectation, since 2015, Nigeria has never been the same again. The country has been bastardised in all ramifications, and this has dragged it back to a more horrific precipice. Consequently, we are once again talking about how to pull Nigeria back from the same precipice. Thereafter, the PDP came up again with another policy to unbundle the Power Holding Company of Nigeria , under Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. By 2013, PHCN was unbundled with privatization of the power sector. The Presidential Taskforce on Power played a key role in accomplishing the new policy thrust.

The commonest strategy used by politicians to deceive people is monetary inducement. It is not uncommon to hear Nigerians talk about politicians with deep pocket who could dole out money in exchange for votes. The other strategy is to roll out empty promises that can never be fulfilled, as highlighted above. For instance, when a politician says he will provide millions of jobs, he needs to be asked how that is possible with epileptic power supply. It is tantamount to empty promise for anyone to promise to provide jobs without first addressing the power supply issue.

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