Rev. Fr. George Ehusani has advised Nigerians to ignore anything or anyone that will make them sell their votes to blood-sucking politicians in February.
The man of God described vote-buying as an plot to change a bad system through bad means. He emphasized the need for the electorates to know the competence and antecedents of the candidates running for political offices before choosing one to vote for.
He said: “Let them (electorates) not take what they are given (inducements), so that the corrupt politician holds his cash and doesn’t find someone to collect it.
“Anyone who is desperate to lead should not be allowed to get into positions of power, because if you want to serve, you shouldn’t be too desperate. You should give us the freedom to elect you freely.
“Let the politician show us what he can do to take us out of the present mess; show us his antecedents; show us the kind of people he has been able to muster around him; and demonstrate sincerity of purpose.”
He said for the nation to be developed, the civil society needs to throw away the ignorance that has divided the people from their government.
“We need a civil society of a coalition of civil societies that not only monitor elections but actually goes out to train people and help them to understand the issues that make for good democratic governance,” he said.
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