I don't think I've said this publicly before but I will say it now for future reference...
I first voted in the 2011 General elections. As a personal rule, I have never been one to fawn over politicians or look at them as role models.
I first voted in the 2011 General elections. As a personal rule, I have never been one to fawn over politicians or look at them as role models.
FWIW, I look at them as public servants whose relationship with the electorate should be transactional. You give us the kind of governance we want, we keep you there in the corridors of power.
This is my idea of politics. Of course I also knew we were far from the ideal here.
This is my idea of politics. Of course I also knew we were far from the ideal here.
Our has always been one of thuggery, violence, rigging and effectively stealing the mandate of the people.
Looking back, I voted for GEJ in 2011 because I felt he was somehow different from the type of politicians we were already used to.
Looking back, I voted for GEJ in 2011 because I felt he was somehow different from the type of politicians we were already used to.
Tbf, in some ways he was but in many other ways that I regretfully later came to realise, he wasn't.
So by 2015, I concluded that PDP and APC were two sides of the same coin and they don't represent my idea of what politics or governance should be about.
So by 2015, I concluded that PDP and APC were two sides of the same coin and they don't represent my idea of what politics or governance should be about.
Since 2015 I have never voted for PDP/APC in any capacity.
As an atheist in a highly religious country like ours, I understand what it means to stand by your principles even when the majority are going the other way.
As an atheist in a highly religious country like ours, I understand what it means to stand by your principles even when the majority are going the other way.
I have never and will never vote for a "lesser of two evil" candidate. I do not vote out of fear, desperation or empty pragmatism.
I always vote for who I think represents my ideals to a large extent.
I always vote for who I think represents my ideals to a large extent.
This is why I have been quite vocal about my support for @PeterObi.
In many ways, PO represents what I want in a good leader/politician.
I'm not going to say he represents my views 100% but he is by far, the best candidate I have ever seen contest for the Presidency.
In many ways, PO represents what I want in a good leader/politician.
I'm not going to say he represents my views 100% but he is by far, the best candidate I have ever seen contest for the Presidency.
As someone with an educational background in science, I'm a stickler for getting the process of a thing right even more than the outcome.
PO represents, for me a bastion of Integrity and due process.
I have never been more confident of a Nigerian politician than I am of PO.
PO represents, for me a bastion of Integrity and due process.
I have never been more confident of a Nigerian politician than I am of PO.
And for me, the type of politician and political process you support tells me a lot about your character as a person. Yes, it is that personal.
So yeah, there's no way I'm going to befriend a BAT supporter because that man represents everything I despise in a leader.
So yeah, there's no way I'm going to befriend a BAT supporter because that man represents everything I despise in a leader.
Proudly #Obidient... 
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