鈥淭he new Nigeria is one in which citizens can criticize and hold leaders accountable.鈥 If the suggests anything, it鈥檚 that the 鈥渃urrent Nigeria鈥 shows a high lack of accountability of political figures.
In other words, as we prepare for another election year, we should ask politicians more questions directly.
With the current state of Nigeria 鈥 high insecurity rate, increasing rate of inflation, destruction of lives and properties by floods, corruption, and so on 鈥 it is only fair that we not only start asking our politicians questions but engage with them in quality conversation.
If you need more motivation to do this, here鈥檚 some:
Youths are excluded from political conversations that affect their lives
For a country that has the bulk of its population as youths, they seem to be grossly excluded from political conversations. Despite the emergence of the 鈥淣ot Too Young to Run鈥 bill passed into law in 2018, 17 out of 44 of Nigeria鈥檚 current ministers are within the age range of 60 to 69. And our 鈥測outh minister鈥 is 59 years old.
There鈥檚 hardly any evidence of our leaders working, and we need to ask WHY
Being classified as the 鈥淕iant of Africa鈥 is no longer the 鈥渇lex鈥 it once used to be. This is because our statistics in key areas of the economy depict anything BUT gigantic stature. Nigeria鈥檚 inflation rate is currently at double digits at 21.32 percent. It is currently ranked in terms of insecurity.
And until recently, the naira crashed to an with the country facing an .
Recall that many of the issues happening were against the promises our current president made in his .
Where can you ask these questions?
We have partnered with Daria Media on its upcoming programme 鈥楾he Candidates鈥, a series of town halls. It will be hosted by renowned journalist, Kadaria Ahmed.
This year, the town halls will feature six presidential candidates and their running mates. This will include Bola Tinubu, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Peter Obi.
This is not your regular town hall where you only get details after it has happened. You can be a full part of this process from beginning to end. The best part is 鈥 you can ask questions and get answers from leading presidential candidates.
Start by clicking this and filling out the form. It鈥檒l take just two minutes.
