SPACEMAN 💯

Manchester United win tonight! Cheers!

Show me the roads, schools, hospitals, security architecture, transportation systems, agricultural infrastructure and economic opportunities.

You have a family, a future and a country to protect. Your vote is not a love letter. It is a mandate. Before you ask me to vote for a candidate, show me what their Nigeria will look like.

Political loyalty should never be more important than the future of your children. You may love a candidate. You may believe in their capacity. You may even be convinced they are the best person for the job. But please, don't love them so much that you forget what is at stake.

The problem is not that Nigerians have preferred candidates. We are entitled to our choices. The problem is when our preference becomes stronger than our ability to question, scrutinise and demand accountability.

What if things don't improve? What if the promises are not delivered? What happens when the candidate you defended becomes the president you must hold accountable?

We cannot continue to mortgage our future on political assumptions. You cannot tell me Nigeria will be better simply because your preferred candidate is replacing the person currently in office.

After the election, they sometimes defend the same things they would have condemned if another candidate had done them. When exactly do we intend to hold our preferred candidates accountable?

I am particularly concerned that we seem to have created an environment where criticising a preferred candidate is almost considered an act of betrayal. Before the election, their supporters defend everything.

A presidential ambition should come with more than a manifesto full of attractive sentences. It should come with a practical, measurable and publicly accessible implementation plan.

What exactly changes for someone who cannot afford private medical care? These are not unreasonable demands. They are the minimum questions we should be asking anyone seeking the highest political office in the country.

What will the average Nigerian experience when they walk into a public hospital? Will there be functional equipment, adequate personnel, affordable medication, emergency services and accessible primary healthcare?