Steemit Engagement Challenge S5-W6: THE END: Nigeria Decides 2023- Your vote, your power

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Foreword

As the last week of this season of engagement challenges drew near, Steem For Better Life brought to us quite an interesting challenge, asking us to write about anything desirable with a conclusion "The end...
And as such, I decided to use this opportunity to write about my country's forthcoming general elections.

"It's better to talk about what's bothering you at the time it's bothering you."
Barns Barnabie 2022

About Nigeria's forthcoming election

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Just a few months remain—barely 3 months—for Nigeria to head to the ballot box with the aim of choosing leaders who will lead them for another 4 years. The general elections will give electorates across the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, the opportunity to choose their leaders.

Leaders to be elected include the executives (president and governors) and the legislative ( upper chamber that's senators and lower chamber that's house of representatives) respectively.
Elections in Nigeria, and specifically general elections like this, are being viewed by many as a hard, dangerous period, whereas they ought to be contrary.
I've taken out time to dish out some advice to my fellow electorates. I guessed it would be of extra worth to those who deem it necessary.

Vote, Not Fight

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Fellow electorates, the sooner we realize that polling units aren't war zones, the better the elections will be. This is with reference to previous happenings during election where issues of bloodshed are recorded in some polling units across the country. Most candidates contesting for different positions, because their intentions aren't to serve the people but for their portion of the national cake, they tend to do anything that will make them win. Some of their dirty deity plans are being executed by young people who want to be unfortunate, the young people who mind less wallowing in ignorance.

It's my plea with the Nigerian youths to gird themselves, be bold enough to stand against their votes being manipulated, and most importantly, reject any amount of money given to them to sell their votes as it's their future.

Your vote, your power

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These are the common words we need to hear during elections.
It's without doubt that Nigeria, the so-called giant of Africa, is viewed by outsiders as one of the most dangerous countries to visit in the world, and yes, it is. high level of insecurity, economic hardships, and recession, to mention but a few. The leaders who forced themselves into offices are the ones painting the country this color, while the quarterly part contributed by the citizens is still as a result of bad leadership. In a nutshell, leadership is Nigeria's only problem.

To put an end to these, electorates have to know that every one of their votes is incredibly important. Also, voting for a candidate is their civic duty. I mean, shouldn't this be a very common sentiment?
My fellow citizens of our great country should also know that, by voting, citizens are exercising their franchise by choosing who will represent them and their ideas in various positions. Your wise decision in voting will determine your way of life in the next term, as well your small mistake in making a wrong choice which will definitely affect you.

Conclusion

The author has highlighted some common, yet very important points the electorate needs to hear during elections. It is hopeful that by implementing the aforementioned advice, choosing the right candidate without favoritism but with qualifications will be "the end" of the country's calamities.

Long live Nigeria,
Love live patriotic citizens,
May good things happen to us all.

I know people like @remlaps1, @cmp2020 and @lhorgic will like to take part in this contest.