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Henceforth we must never take political parties that came together just to grab power seriously. Politics must always be about the interest of the republic in service to the people. Even after elections political parties need to function, monitor and evaluate.
The problem we are going to have in a few weeks after election is that most of these mushroom parties will disintegrate and so would the APC the moment they lose power at the center. The worst thing that can happen is leaving PDP without checks & balances.
In the interest of Nigeria, the Coalition talks mustn’t just end because election has come and gone. There must be arrangement to create a formidable *Alternative political party that must keep watch on the *Governing party (whichever it may be).
Finally in the interest of National Unity, whosoever that wins the election must embrace competencies and capacity across political parties to ensure the needed buy in by followers of sundry parties. A government of National Unity must be formed without the need for populism.
While we are still struggling to align our interpretation of democracy with cultural realities on ground, we must understand that political parties are not religious organisation we should shed blood for. They must be perceived as we do our football clubs without desperation.
Once the election season is over, we must all begin to think about our collective interest as a people and hold elected leaders to account whether we voted them or not. This is the only way they will work in our interest. We can only stand if we unite & speak in one voice.
Think about it, Leadership is all about service. People willing to kill their competition definitely are not going to serve but conquer, dominate and oppress the populace with the instrument of governance. Affliction must not repeat itself. #NeverAgain
