AS Nigerians brace for the 2023 general elections that kick off with the bellwether presidential polls on Saturday, national and global attention is riveted on the key actors whose actions or missteps will determine success or failure. For the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Independent National Electoral Commission, and its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the police, the military and every other civilian and paramilitary security agencies, history beckons. The handling and outcomes of the elections will determine the continued viability and future trajectory of the union. They must not fail.
Tension pervades the country as well as economic hardship, insecurity, and atrocious governance at all levels, while the people harbour a general revulsion at the lousy politicians and their avaricious, violent behaviour.
A casual visitor would be forgiven an initial impression that the country is preparing for war. Apart from massive police deployment…
