By Hafsat Rogo & Ishaq Bilal
The Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Campus Journalists have called for the re-correction of the Nigerian politics to a more conducive system that will be for the benefit of the Nigerian citizens.
They made this call at a webinar organized by the A.B.U Campus Press, a Press club that exist in the Department of Mass Communication where it was discussed that the current Nigerian political system has been permeated by forces which do not have the interest of the Nigerian Citizens at heart.
Introducing the subject of discussion, an article titled the Tiring Era: Bad Eggs in Government Worsens Situation written by Tijani Oluwaseun explains the current dilemma faced by Nigerian Citizens courtesy of bad leadership and inefficient political system designed by the political actors for their own selfish interest.
Contributions, opinion and possible solutions given by various A.B.U Campus journalist as regards the problem goes round the fact that the political system of the country has been designed to protect the interest of politicians leaving little or no space for revolt or change by well-meaning Nigerians who want the good of the country and the entire Nigerian Citizenry.
Ishaq Bilal, the President of the club explains that the entire political system have been programmed in such a way that the political actors do whatever they desire without any room for check or consequential evaluation. In his words, he said “these guys have program the entire system in such a way that they decide everything without any check or consequential evaluation”.
Meanwhile, while some opined a total overhaul of the system as a solution to change the current politics in play in the country, Tijani Oluwaseun explains that the overhaul won’t yield any positive outcome without the division of the “self-established Two-party System venom” as he puts it current in play.
Calling on the active participation of the youth in the venture of taking the country to her promise land, the discussion took a new turn as to how determined are the youth in the face of corruption and the required morals as stated by Jonathan Abhulimen and also how possible does it seems for the youth to take over the governance of the country when the price tag placed by INEC on public office forms makes the venture not possible for the youths.
Also commenting on the issue, Alhaji Jibril Sani Gambo, a former contestant for the position of councilor in Hanwa Zone in Zaria under the All Progressive Congress (APC) and also the campaign coordinator for Hon. Faisal Abbas who is now a member of the House of Assembly said that they youth have to change the way they are being used in the country. Stating that there is need to change from being used as thugs during elections, to actively participate in politics for the betterment of the county.
Pointing out other issues like ethnicity, religious bigotry. The Campus Journalists also berates the media for it role in the menace facing of the country. Tijani Oluwaseun sighted C.W Mills work on “Power elite” where he explains that the Media serves as subordinates to the powerful elites further explaining that its either they play along to get somewhere or they play against them to get nowhere.
However, the webinar concluded with a call for the restructure and re-correction of the Nigerian Political system as well as the Youth’s active involvement in the politics of the country at the highest level.
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This what we agitate for but are our so called leaders willing to listen to our pleas? Taking it to them will only lead to us harming ourselves at the long run. Take the bull by the horns? For now, I guess not but let the insecurities ravaging the nation be curtailed before that can sprang up.
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