BULLET OR BALLOT - TESLIM OROLADE

Bullet and Ballot ? A letter to Kunle, a friend and Political thug.

Dear Kunle,

"It's 24 hours to the elections, *Cappo* must have called, the guns should have arrived,and it's time to perfect your plans.But before you leave Bisola and the kids to honour this hideous call, Please read this piece óré.

Kunle, at least 3000 Nigerians won't be voting on Saturday ;they are dead.They were the political thugs who were victims of post-election violence in the 2011 General elections.Some 1,150 are behind bars and while 800 are awaiting trials,350 are already serving long jail terms.

Analysts said the 2011 elections were bloody,they blamed it on the antecedence before the elections,and the fact that the main candidates were of opposite religions.

Thankfully,Saturday's election would be contested by two Fulani men,both Muslims and Hausas.But if the precedence to the elections on Saturday is anything to go by, the casualty figures should rise even higher.

Politicians are at war.From intra-party wars,inter party defections to high profile assassinations, the handwriting is already on the wall.

If not for anything,elections across the country will be feisty. In Imo,Rochas is having none of Oshiomole's games. In the Southwest, Amosun,Ogun state governor,senatorial candidate and APC faithful doesn't want APC's gubernatorial candidate Dapo Abiodun anywhere near the government house in Abeokuta. In Lagos, party campaigns have been marred by violence.The crises in the North has risen to a new high, El-Rufai has promised bodybags and the last hasn't been heard  of the crises in Benue.

To prepare you guys for this, I heard *Cappo* has promised ten thousand Naira and a new gun, and you have all sworn to make "all right".  N10,000 will buy ; 4 dozens of Cigarette,few bottles of stout and What ? Nothing. Unfortunately, this is how much you value your life.

You are about to leave Bisola and the kids on a journey you might never return from, leaving Bisola a potential young widow and your 4 year old twins fatherless for life. This sacrifice, you are taking to fight for people whose sons and daughters are miles away in Europe, safe and secured.

Have they promised you houses,cars or lands if they win ?? Yes is probably the answer, but will they fufil these promises ?? The answer is NO. And even if they will, you might not live to receive these gifts.It's typical of the Nigerian politician to deceive gullible youths with their Machivellian tactics.They have little or no moral compunctions and take obscene pleasure in telling listless lies,just like the ones you might have been told.

Kunle, no Nigerian politician is worth dying for, not one! They are all a pack of narcissistic,irredemably corrupt, moneygrabbing,selfish and self-centered individuals who serve the self rather than the state.

Do not allow these politicians use you as mischief makers,ballot snatchers,or hired assassins to kill innocent souls.

It is not worth it, while your kids barely have chairs in their public  schools due to the misgivings of these politicians. Their own children attend the choicest schools abroad.

You can only help this country, your kids and your wife by dropping the "bullet agenda", and taking to the streets to vote out this unscrupulous elements in our democracy tomorrow. 

Do it right friend. Ciao!....

TESLIM OROLADE