The Dilemma of a Voter; To Risk or Not
The thought of participating in an electoral process is exciting because it offers the rare opportunity to decide who becomes the next president or Member of Parliament. The voting rights give inalienable rights to demonstrate patriotism and love for the country. It also tasks us to question or challenge how the country is administered and change or maintain it. The former American President, Barack Obamaably posited, “The struggle for the Voting Rights Act taught us that people who love this country can change it. Don't give away your power - go vote”. This explains the power, a person who is eligible, wields in a democratic country. Disenfranchising them based on a hurriedly arranged mechanism or violence defeats the purpose of elections and democracy. The voting process is supposed to be peaceful and a happy experience, ho wever, the build up to elections in this country keeps getting scarier every electoral year. The 2019 shooting incident at the Ayawa...