Irú Nàìjíríà wo ni o fẹ́ nígbà tí ó bá kan àwọn ìdìbò?
Mo fẹ́ Nàìjíríà kan níbi tí àwọn ènìyàn ti ń dìbò ní àlàáfíà, tí a ti ń ka àwọn ìbò ní ọ̀nà tí ó ṣe kedere, tí olùborí ń ṣàkóso, tí ẹni tí ó ṣẹ́gun sì ń múra sílẹ̀ fún ìdíje mìíràn, tí orílẹ̀-èdè náà sì ń lọ síwájú. Nítorí ìyẹn, a gbọ́dọ̀ máa bá a lọ láti mú ìdásí-lẹ́gbẹ́ àti ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé àwọn ilé-iṣẹ́ ìdìbò wa lágbára sí i. Ọjọ́ ìdìbò gbọ́dọ̀ di ìgbòkègbodò tí ó ṣe déédéé nínú ìjọba tiwa-n-tiwa, kì í ṣe ìpòkìkí orílẹ̀-èdè. Ìjọba tiwa-n-tiwa kì í lágbára nítorí ohun tí a ṣe ìlérí fún ọ̀la nìkan, ṣùgbọ́n nítorí ohun tí a ti múra sílẹ̀ láti dáàbò bò lónìí.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
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Young Nigerians will not remain enthusiastic about elections if they believe participation makes no difference. We must continue strengthening the independence and credibility of our electoral institutions and build a country where election day becomes an ordinary democratic exercise rather than a national emergency.
I want a Nigeria where people vote peacefully, the votes are counted transparently, the winner governs, the loser prepares for another contest, and the country moves forward.
But democracy is not strengthened merely by what we promise for tomorrow. It is strengthened by what we are prepared to defend today.
A WARNING ON THE OSUN ELECTION
So before I go further, let me speak directly to INEC, the security agencies and the Tinubu administration about the Osun governorship election.
What we are witnessing in the build-up to that election is deeply troubling. The scale and posture of security deployment make it appear as though Nigeria is preparing for war rather than conducting an election.