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Political activism this election season cannot rescue Nigeria from the dungeons of bad governance, only the building of an off-season movement will. If you pay attention to what’s been happening on social media, it would seem that Nigerians have finally woken up. The story goes that; forced to sleep by the irredeemably corrupt ruling class, long-suffering citizens of this aggressively pillaged country seem to finally be rising from their slumber to demand an end to the pillaging of their only home by bad leaders. This is a very inspiring and comforting narrative, but it’s also a false narrative. Yes, Nigerians have been asleep to the criminal thievery of the ruling class, but they are not rising from their slumber; instead, they have just been woken up by the same ruling class, who now need the thumbprints of the common man to validate the continuation of their rule. Once the masses have donated their thumbprints during election time, they are sent back to sleep unti...

As the 2019 general elections draw near, and the widespread social media campaign for citizens to get their Permanent Voters Card intensifies, a number of people have a few questions on their lips, “Who do we vote for?” or “What are our options?” Questions that imply that although a lot of people are tired of the current administration and its antics, as they should, they are unaware of the options before them and are therefore reluctant to get their PVC’s and actually head out to vote when the time comes. Thankfully, an active patriotic Nigerian, Oche Oche-Obe has taken his time to put together and tweeted a comprehensive list of everyone that has declared intent to run for the presidency in Nigeria in 2019. “Democracy is active citizenship; it’s up to us to make the right decision for our future and the future of this country”, he said. Below is the list as was tweeted: Kingsley Moghalu – 55 years old -Professor of Practice in International Busines...