Beyond The Ballot: Let Nigeria Win A Call For Peaceful Elections, Responsible Citizenship and Leadership That Delivers

By Dr. Lolu Ojo
Nigeria has once again entered that familiar season when the air becomes thick with promises, posters and predictions; when old alliances are rearranged, new movements are born and political pronouncement grows louder than the everyday anxieties of the people. Elections are here, Osun Governorship election just concluded, and the country is preparing to choose those who will exercise public authority in its name at the national and regional levels. Yet beneath the rallies, slogans and calculations lies a question more consequential than which party wins: will Nigeria itself emerge victorious?
This is the question that must trouble every candidate, institution and citiz...