There are all kinds of news, stories and information that goes viral on a daily basis. There is always something to talk about, that is one of the most beautiful things about the human society. But then, it is not everything that goes viral that actually matters, some are just gossip and such things tends to fade very quickly. Whereas there are some conversation that never fades, the rate at which it is discussed might reduce over a period of time, especially when there is gossip or some inappropriate content or tragic incident that buries it relevance for a period of time.
But then, It always reemerge because it is something that affect each and everyone of us. Which means we might forget about it for awhile or be distracted by something less relevant but eventually, when we feel the stings and it hurts once again, it becomes public discuss ones again. In every country, there is always a subject that remains in everyone's lips, well in my own country, it is the election. It is not really the time of election yet but it is getting near.
What is going viral is not really the election but the circumstances that surrounds it. The last election didn't actually go the way people wanted or should I say, the election didn't go the way people on social media wanted. What later became obvious to a lot of people after the election is that, the noise on social media does not necessarily determine the candidate, it is those that constitute the larger percentage of voting power that determines who is elected and people in this category are not on social media.
A lot of them are not even educated, there are different isolated areas far from the eyes of the public, they know very little of whatever is being discussed or the full capacity of their vote, with just a little promise of a better tomorrow or little stipend they will vote like flies. But that is not the only issue, some believe the commission in charge of conducting elections in my country are not as trustworthy as they claim. It looks true from the evidence on ground, we have obvious reasons to believe some of them are a member of a political party despite the non-partisan policy.
Now it is not just about the voting power anymore, the integrity of of the commission is in question, which means people believe that, even if they vote as they should, their vote might not really count. This has become public knowledge for the people in my country and the way this present administration is ruling the country, is not as favourable as they claim it would be in their electoral manifesto. The real issue is the feeling of powerlessness, in the Sense that, even if we are not happy with the administration, how do we push them out when there obvious reasons to believe our vote don't count?
A lot people have suffered immense pain this year, from banditry to bad economy, lack of social amenities and the nonchalant attitude of our government. This has raised a lot of concerns among the people in my country, can we continue like this? even if the answer is no, the fact that we can't do anything about it is terrifying. You might argue otherwise, but who wants to risk their lives for a country that seems to be going downhill, those that sacrificed their lives in lekki toll gate must be weeping in their graves. Because from my own end, their sacrifice barely changed anything.
Despite how bad things have gotten, our presido is campaigning to be reelected for second term despite what we suffered during his first term. Everyone is currently on edge, looking for ways they wouldn't suffer the same date like the first term. Some are trying to get involved politically, to change how things are being done, while some are trying to save their skin, by looking for ways to travel abroad.
This write-up was inspired by weekly featured content titled Most Viral in hive learners community.
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