We are not children you can persuade with emotionally charged stories and selective political outrage. If you’re asking Nigerians to vote out a government over healthcare, make the case with evidence and hold every level of government accountable for the responsibilities it actually carries. If you’re arguing that APC is the problem, then establish that argument with evidence. Show us the record of the government you’re criticising, and more importantly, show us the record of the person or party you’re presenting as the alternative. What did they do when they had the opportunity to govern? What was their health budget? How much was actually spent? What hospitals were built or upgraded? What happened to access to care, maternal and infant mortality, staffing and emergency services under their administration? Give us a proper comparison, not just a tragic story followed by a political conclusion. Even if the federal government had a perfect healthcare system, federal medical centres and teaching hospitals are tertiary institutions, strategically distributed to provide specialist care. They are not generally intended to replace the primary and secondary healthcare systems people should be able to access closer to home. So why are we discussing the failure of Nigeria’s healthcare system as though the federal government and APC alone are responsible? Why not hold the state governors accountable for the hospitals and health systems under their control? And since you want to make this about APC, once again show us the evidence. How many states governed by other parties have demonstrably better healthcare systems than APC governed states? Show us the record of the governors and the party you’re asking Nigerians to support. What did they achieve in the states where they have governed that makes them a credible alternative on healthcare?