The Nigerian youths are strategically moving forward with plan B, which is to get their voter’s cards to vote and be voted for under a circulating political party being called “Youth Democratic Party”.
October 2020 was a month to remember in Nigeria, no doubt, no cap. The youth stirred the waters of the country to foster a change against injustice and police killings and brutality, until the Lekki Massacre that sent silence on a peaceful protest that led to the loss of lives and properties afterward.
But the truth must be accepted for what it is when it comes to Nigeria.
(I) Corruption Now Higher Than Hope In Status
The level of corruption and low regard for human life and welfare in the country is alarming. An example was the palliatives meant for the people during the COVID-19 lockdown by the state government. The same government might stop at nothing to see to it that the category of youths looking for change might not get their voter’s cards before the election day.
(II) PVCs Are Highly Unlikely
The complicated voting system in the country can also be discouraging when the time comes, only if the Nigerian youths are ready to protest again by trending #GiveusPVC or something like that. The bottom line, the government might no be willing to give PVCs between now and 2023, not after the youth publicly declared it.
(III) Way Forward
With how the protest turned out, not yielding any meaningful result, and that people might not be willing to come out to protest again after people lost their lives and got shot.
The likely way forward now might be reliable youths who are trusted by the majority of the youth population to strategically find a key political position in the Nigerian government come 2023, which will help more youths included in government.
Or, youths can begin a change revolution and going on international platforms to keep informing youths about the desired changes, to force the government to implement them.
