Right on top of the agenda in group discussions, nationwide, is the need for economic emancipation through the ballot box. This calls to mind a lamentation I issued in the January 23, 1983 edition of Sunday Concord. Titled “Contry go beta gives way to contry har’o,” it is laden with humour, yet thought-provoking as it examined the effects of the inflation imposed by the Shagari administration.
As we march back to the polling stations to choose a President in the next three days, let us resolve to select a leader who will command the right presence of mind to free the masses from bondage.
Vote wisely!
CARTOON CORNER
Quebec, Canada’s most populous city, after Ontario has had a long bitter struggle for political sovereignty. The province which is blessed with abundance of resources has had several shots at freedom from Canada.
Today’s cartoon, published by one of the Daily Times titles in the early 1980s shows the struggles of Quebec at that time. As you get amused over this cartoon, take a deeper look. Do the masses of Nigeria not look like Quebec against the towering giants that have held us bound for decades?
Now is the time for emancipation. Go for it at the polls!
Lest we forget…CHANGE IS HERE
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