Whenever I have the opportunity to get online, I see comments, predictions, news and status updates about the coming general elections. I noticed every single person talking will only be out for a few hours. They will not even feel the pressure of the event. They will be in the comfort of their homes most of the time. I haven’t seen any Corp member bear their views on the elections. So I thought I should raise our voice as loudly as we can. We are the ones who will feel the most intense pressure. We are the ones at the 'agbami eto.'
Security is a majour concern for us. I cannot help but remember the tragic occurrence that claimed the lives of some of our senior colleagues who served in the north in 2011. Upon the announcement of the results of the elections, aggrieved supporters poured into the streets and pounced upon innocent corpers. This is a memory that will continually haunt the families and friends of the deceased. Even those who lost have accepted defeat and summed up courage to contest again. But the breadth of the deceased have gone forever.
I want to state that nothing is worth more than the life of a youth at this time. The reason and motivation any candidate is contesting is centered on the future of the country. If you kill the future, what are you becoming president for? If you take the lives of those who believe in the future of this country and showed their commitment by participating in the youth service scheme and have further volunteered to assist in the election process, who do you want to leave the leadership of the country to? People who bought certificates?
We are the reason you are going to Aso Rock. Whatever happens, our safety is far more important. We are the little finger of the government that can reach the cracks and crevices of our dear country. Give us that respect. We squeeze ourselves to reach unimaginable places the fat and proud politicians cannot reach. We are the people that know the names and pains of the little boys and girls forgotten in the rural areas.
We are the only image of the government some people will ever get. Give us that honor! We are the ones who can help bring transformation or change to the schools with thatched roofs and adobe walls. We are the ones that make sitting on the floor worthwhile for the little child that walks barefooted to school.
Whatever happens, the green khaki is the only impact some people will feel. Do not cut anyone's dream short. Whoever wins, all things being equal, has a shorter life ahead of him than the average Corp Member. Do not cut these beautiful destinies short.
With this I want to echo the most beautiful sound I have heard so far.
A sound more beautiful than #Transformation
A sound more honorable than #Change
A sound more creative than #FeBuhari14
This sound is #VoteNotFight
Nice write up
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