By Clement Uzoanya
Whatever has a beginning is said to have an end. But it seems
that the deplorable Nigerian situation keeps reinventing itself, thus robbing
citizens of the dividends of democracy. Is this God’s will for Nigeria and
Nigerians or have Nigerians failed repeatedly to actualise God’s plan for a
country that is rich in virtually every ramification?
Many Nigerians looked forward to the 2023 General Elections for many reasons, among which were: the large number of youth population involved and interested; the fact that the elections were not the traditional two-horse race; the repeated assurances from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); the signing of the 2022 Electoral Act which contained the deployment of technology; and the increasingly depressing state of the economy. So, the build-up to the elections was one filled with a nostalgia of anxiety, apprehension, hope that the time had come for us to get things right. But did we?
