A lot has been said already about the just-concluded 2023 Presidential and the Governorship Elections. However, beyond the rhythmic harmony about religion, ethnicity and party affiliation which has been sung since the pre- and post-party primaries, there are salient and existential issues that the political establishment must take cognizance of, in the post-election season.
At the crux of such issues is the negligence of the yearnings of the electorate by our leaders, which prepared the grounds and provided a viral atmosphere for the rise of the Obi/Datti wave, a wave that swept across many traditional strongholds of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC). To set the record straight, I would like to state that this piece is not in any way intended to push for an Ndigbo agenda, but to draw the attention of the political class to lessons that must be learnt, as we push for a better Nigeria.
The campaign season saw a drastic paradigm shift. It…
