Recently, a Nigerian made an analogy on twitter between the kind of president he wanted and the introduction of telecoms companies in Nigeria. Two worlds apart, right? But the online writer managed to make his point. His submission, though, indicates he’s frustrated that his preferred candidate doesn’t stand a chance in the imminent contest. He seems to make his submission because he has come to terms with that reality. His comment was meant to make it known that he didn’t feel he lost completely. He passes the message on that his candidate is a symbol, an idea, a movement, which he says will remain into the future. My aim isn’t to castigate him, but to help shed more light on a relevant conservation he opened.
The online writer believes his candidate is the one who can change the face of Nigeria. In trying to describe his candidate’s qualities, he used the telecoms companies – MTN and Econet – in those early days of their arrival in the…
