Are We Ready For Tomorrow?

Prior to this moment, I promised myself not to say anything about the 2015 elections, its contestants or the antics and tactics employed in the process. However, after meeting a couple of well meaning Nigerians in diaspora and listening to them share their stories, I decided to pen these thoughts. There’s nothing wrong with wishing and crying for change; I support it. There’s nothing wrong with asking for a better representation in the government; I support it too. There is also nothing wrong with asking for a transformation from our present state to a better one; I support that as well. We are where we are today because of the decisions, actions and inactions of our fathers and their fathers, but where we’re heading to tomorrow is solely ours to decide: to vote or not to vote; to be cajoled and bought over or not; to watch others talk about what the future holds for us while we watch and observe from the sidelines and complain later when everything goes sour; to follow the crowd and chant the popular chorus or be a voice. If we vote, there are implications; if we don’t vote, there are implications; if we sell our votes, there are are implications; if we remain silent, there are implications too. When I was a kid, our teachers in primary school would always tell us that we were the leaders of tomorrow. Tomorrow is the today we all dreamt of yesterday, I’m sure that many youths won’t vote on 28th March; and I’m very sure we’ll repeat this cycle of “we want change” movement in the next 4 years. New president or not, new government or not, I’m the CHANGE I want to see. Don’t get lost in the crowd; have your say, be a VOICE of reason, be an ELEMENT of CHANGE and stop waiting for change. Don’t let any man cajole you into believing violence is the best way out. What we do with this election will forever live with us, and it’ll either make or mar that better future we hope to raise our children in. Let’s make the difference today. #IAmTheChangeIWantToSee.  

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This article was first published on 23rd March 2015

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