Only the living can vote

As the 2023 general election is fast approaching, so also the worsening of insecurity in the country. Aspirants from various political parties are emerging in numbers in preparation for next year’s polls. This is what we call democracy in action. However, the incessant killing in the country has raised serious questions as to whether our desperate politicians have ever stopped, pondered and assessed the threats posed by the insecurity for their 2023 ambition. It seems the country has been divided into two.

The recent attacks on the Abuja-Kaduna train by a terror group have further indicated Boko Haram’s expansionism. The terror group which suffered massive onslaught by our gallant soldiers and presently in disarray must have moved to north-west states.  The movement of Boko Haram to some north-west states and part of Niger State did not come to many Nigerians as surprise. Sometimes last year, the governor of Niger State,Abubakar Sani Bello raised an alarm over the presence of Boko Haram in his state. But I don›t think the government has acted on the governor›s claims or at least taken urgent actions to arrest the situation.

Elections can only be conducted in peaceful and secured environment. Evidences suggest unless security improves the country will go to poll and come out with more corpses. There is no gainsaying the fact that dead people don›t vote. Elections are meant for the living. It is quite disturbing that most of the aspirants do not have the blue print on how to tackle the insecurity bedeviling the country. For the 2023 elections to hold and the living to vote, the government should quickly stem the tide of growing insecurity in the country.

Ibrahim Mustapha Pambegua,

Kaduna.

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