As we vote: A message to Nigerians

PRESS RELEASE

Our organization, Transforming Uplifting and Reforming Nigeria, would like to encourage Nigerians to vote in the coming elections and do more: they should take a pen and a paper with them and some food, wait at the polling stations until after the votes have been counted, record the numbers scored by each candidate, and after the announcements by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) verify that the numbers announced for their polling both square up with what they have.

This is a critical election for Nigerians, and it is not enough to vote and just forget about it.

And it is not proper for a Nigerian to shun this election.  Every person of age, who is not hospitalized, and is not on an essential or humanitarian service should make the trip to the voting booth and do more: it is the time to understand and to act as if the future of our country depends on each of us – because it does.

At this time of our history, it is not enough to exercise our voting franchise.  It is now time to take Nigeria to a greater height.  This will not be achieved by blindly trusting in those who continue to plunder Nigeria and masquerade as leaders – either because they are popular or they speak our language.

The leadership that Nigeria needs at this time must start with every one of us doing things differently.  What we did previously has not worked.  A new way is required, and we must demand a new way of our leaders.

Those asking for our votes without recognizing that as a country we need to chart a new path do not deserve our trust.  Despite what they may say, politicians whose antecedents show an inability to transform our country, who are surrounded by dubious elements, and owe too much to those who continue to keep us in chain are not our friends and cannot be trusted.

This is a time to trust.  To make a break from the past.  To begin the hard work of getting Nigeria to start moving again. 

If we do not move in a way that Nigeria beckons us, Nigeria will stay stuck.   We will suffer and the future generations will suffer even more.  We can prevent a bad future and begin a new path of progress this voting season.  Nigeria depends on us. 

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Transforming Uplifting and Reforming Nigeria (T.U.R.N.)

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For further information, please contact T.U.R.N. at www.turnigeria.org