The Enormity of the Choice before Us in the 2023 Election

By Ogiri John Ogiri.

Real jobs are not created by consumption; they are created by sustained production. We need a leader who understands the economic dynamics of how to inspire and boost our national productive capacity and move the nation towards economic self-reliance through a sustainable job creation initiative.

We do not even need a religious man to be our president. We need a man who is secular enough to understand our common diversity and manage it for national progress.

This why we cannot afford to see the 2023 election as just another normal election. It is a contestation between the youth and the aged; it is a struggle between the working population and the dependent population; it is a struggle between the "soro soke" generation and the old generation; it is a clash of change and the status quo ante. It is a contest between economic prudence and wastefulness; wealth creation and skewed enrichment by a few. It is the people-inspired revolution against the few privileged elite.

Yes, it is up to us whether we want to become a productive economy or remain the consuming economy we have always been. The choice before the youth is enormous but we have to make the choice and do so wisely.

Fellow Nigerian Youths, let us go get out PVC and get ready to use it wisely.