By ADESOLA AYO-ADERELE
In addition to the deluge of democratic electoral wins, for me, one of the most surprising swings in the American mid-term poll is the Senate race won by Adam Hamilton. According to reports, it’s the first time a Democrat has been elected to represent Kansas in the Senate since 1932. That’s a whopping 94 years!
Imagine breaking a 94-year record! Reports say that, in general, the midterm elections fueled the Democratic takeover of Congress as voters in key battleground states expressed frustration with President Donald Trump.
This is in tandem with the Bible warning in Ecclesiastes 7:7 that “oppression makes the righteous mad.”
Indeed, only a righteous indignation could drive a people to stand their ground and attempt to change the course of their lives for the better through a peaceful means called the ballot.
If this isn’t a lesson for the Nigerian voters as we approach a decisive election year, I don’t know what should.
The average Nigerian who is 35 years old or younger has never experienced a functional country. And that’s why they are the demographic that japa the most.
But then, even if the countries of choice are not tightening their immigration laws, with Nigeria always on top of countries on the partial or total ban list, why should a country’s future continue to run out of what should be their comfort zone?
Now that Americans have pushed back at what they considered inimical to their country’s well-being through the ballot, Nigerians of voting age should eschew asinine party affiliation or personality cult and make this election count towards regenerating our country.
Enough is enough. We can do it. Let’s do it!
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