The publisher of Streetjournal Magazine, Mogaji Wole Arisekola has advised the Nigerian voting public, especially the youths who make up a large proportion of voting population not to lose their lives supporting any politician.
He cautioned that those who intend to die because of politicians should have a change of minds amd desist from all form of deviant behaviors.
Arisekola, who is also the Chairman of Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) on his social media post late Friday night added that youths should consistently present themselves as vanguard of positive change in the 2027 political dispensation so as to guarantee a brighter future in their best interest.
The Ibadan-born businessman, celebrity journalist and philanthropist added that the youths who are considered as key demographic group during elections not to lose their lives supporting politicians and should also resist violence and bloodshed.
He equally noted that voters should freely perform their civic responsibility with their PVCs, and allowing God alone to enthrone a credible leader during the forthcoming election in 2027.
In retrospect, Mogaji painstakingly highlighted various past scenarios which essentially validated his lucid and insightful advice for the youths. Similarly, his instructive examples helped to deepen the understanding of his teeming readers.
He further stressed that no one was sure of today’s gladiators who will live till 2027.
Read Arisekola’s full social media post in extenso as reproduced hereunder:
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN’T DIE FOR ANY POLITICIAN BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER ELECTIONS
- Former Governor Engr. Segun Oni and Dr. Kayode Fayemi were once political foes, but now they belong to the same party. Both are alive as friends, yet some people lost their lives fighting for them.
- By this time in 2027, one of the two prominent presidential candidates will emerge as the President. His wife will become the First Lady, his children will become VIPs, while my Facebook friends and I will return to our different jobs—journalism, care attendant, banking, security in London. Life goes on.
- Former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Governor Aregbesola once couldn’t stand each other, but today, they belong to the same party. Some people died supporting them, yet they are now friends.
- Who would have thought that Atiku would visit Obasanjo at Ota Farm after all the political drama? Politicians belong to one big family. They have their interests at stake—don’t die for them, especially when you have nothing at stake.
Vote—that is your obligation. You do not owe anyone your life. Value yourself, because if you stay alive, you can be better than them.
Say no to violence. Say no to bloodshed. Make your choice with your PVC, and let God enthrone a leader in 2027.
After all, who even knows which of today’s gladiators will live till 2027?
Let’s live a purposeful life, jare!
Mogaji Wole Arisekola writes from Ibadan.
