Decosule

Elections are conducted to choose leaders who will represent the people at different levels of government. In less than 48 hours, Edo state, the heart beat of Nigeria will go to the polls to elect a governor for the state. Tensions are high, party faithfuls have canvassed for their various candidates, mega rallies held and various civil society groups mobilized.  The various parties and the leading candidates, Governor Godwin Obaseki of the PDP and Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu of the APC have rolled out their manifestos and programs for the state. We have heard different campaign songs entertain us on air, no doubt, every stakeholder has participated in the whole process.  Edo people have heard your message, and come 19th September, Edolites will send out signal to the world how well they have decoded your message. As we match to the polls, let our voting reflect the mood of our dear state, we must vote our various candidates in an ambience devoid of rancor and violence.  As w...

Few days to Edo Elections. Alot of my acquaintances, friends and even critics on social media have inundated me with calls as regards where my pendulum of support would swing between the two leading political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress. Both parties are the only registered parties that have ever gotten the opportunity to pilot the affairs of the state since the new political dispensation.  In recent times, I have watched from afar how politics has played out in my dear state, and how heated the campaigns have been. Boths parties, their supporters and the leading candidates have crisscrossed every nook and cranny of the state to canvass for votes. We must commend both camps for carrying out this onus responsibility in an ambience devoid of violence, thuggery and intimidation. As we are about to elect a new leadership in our state, let us be aware, that bad leadership and governance does not know brother, sister, or town's men. If an Auchi m...