Opinion
AS I was returning with my 14-year-old daughter, she made some thoughtful suggestions to me.
Always reasoning beyond her age, she asked what we are doing to get more people registered to vote. She said many people are yearning for change, yet do not have a voter’s card to translate those yearnings into action. She used her school as an example.
“Daddy,” she said, “do you know that even some of our teachers who support change in Nigeria always say they do not have a voter’s card and have never voted? Please tell Peter Obi that something needs to be done about it.”
This is the same daughter who, when she was about five or six years old, asked me whether Peter Obi’s head had been opened and a calculator inserted into it when he was small. She was fascinated by the computer-like manner in which he played with numbers.
I took time to explain to her that it is not about Peter Obi; it is about Nigerians. Since it is largely the youth whose future is being endangered by poor leadership, they must begin to mobilise themselves to obtain their PVCs. In fact, this should be a central concern for all Obidients today.
Millions desire change, but desire alone cannot produce it. Those who wish to see a better Nigeria must first secure the power to make their voices count. The PVC remains the most potent instrument for doing so.
A.I
June 16, 2026
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