"I’d suggest that a vote for Tinubu—a man whose physical diminishment is matched by acute mental lapses—would loudly proclaim that Nigerians possess a voracious, indeed insatiable, appetite for suffering."
This here is gold, prof.
I love this piece of comment so much, I've posted the link to your article on Facebook, WhatsApp using your comment above as an excerpt.
Nigerians have been so alienated by the people who claim to represent them in government. They talk about political parties like they're talk about their favorite football clubs. They talk about politicians the way they talk about their favorite movie actors or soccer players. They talk about the actions of this people as if they're spectators at a soccer match.
Tribalism trumps everything else in Nigeria. You can't have any meaningful conversation with a tribalist. It doesn't matter the soundness of your points or argument, a tribalist won't let facts get in his way of his choice to vote an incompetent candidate from his region. The tribalists who are going to participate in the elections today, do not see it as going to vote for a qualified, competent candidate. On the contrary they see it as some sort of rivalry between the tribes. Whose tribe will get to one-up the others and rule for 8 years?
Nigerians have become so used to the mediocrity by people in office, and brutality by agents of the state, their expectations from them have become low to non-existent.
The notion that there's civil rule in Nigeria is debatable, and democracy even more so. Out of 24 years of civilian rule in Nigeria, 16 has been led by former generals. After 24 years of so called democracy, Nigerians are still afraid of people in uniforms, especially the army. Even worse, hear stories of their personal encounter with soldiers that didn't go well, they make it sound like it's the right of the army to brutalize them.
"I’d suggest that a vote for Tinubu—a man whose physical diminishment is matched by acute mental lapses—would loudly proclaim that Nigerians possess a voracious, indeed insatiable, appetite for suffering."
This here is gold, prof.
I love this piece of comment so much, I've posted the link to your article on Facebook, WhatsApp using your comment above as an excerpt.
Nigerians have been so alienated by the people who claim to represent them in government. They talk about political parties like they're talk about their favorite football clubs. They talk about politicians the way they talk about their favorite movie actors or soccer players. They talk about the actions of this people as if they're spectators at a soccer match.
Tribalism trumps everything else in Nigeria. You can't have any meaningful conversation with a tribalist. It doesn't matter the soundness of your points or argument, a tribalist won't let facts get in his way of his choice to vote an incompetent candidate from his region. The tribalists who are going to participate in the elections today, do not see it as going to vote for a qualified, competent candidate. On the contrary they see it as some sort of rivalry between the tribes. Whose tribe will get to one-up the others and rule for 8 years?
Nigerians have become so used to the mediocrity by people in office, and brutality by agents of the state, their expectations from them have become low to non-existent.
The notion that there's civil rule in Nigeria is debatable, and democracy even more so. Out of 24 years of civilian rule in Nigeria, 16 has been led by former generals. After 24 years of so called democracy, Nigerians are still afraid of people in uniforms, especially the army. Even worse, hear stories of their personal encounter with soldiers that didn't go well, they make it sound like it's the right of the army to brutalize them.