It's been a while....Register to Vote and Make your vote count

Compliments of the season to everyone (late though). It's been a tough past few weeks for me but I'm gradually getting back to normal. Hope Y'all enjoyed your holidays.

Party primaries have come and gone, some acclaimed free and fair and some accusing of imposition of candidates. The thing is we now have candidates.

As widely reported all over, voters registration started slowly but has picked up in most part of the country. For me I don't understand what the problem because for me I got registered yesterday and what I simply did was to go early enough, got my name written down and when it to my turn they were through in less than ten minutes. The only thing there is I was told to come back for the laminated printed copy.

However, in the past few days I've been having a hard time trying to convince people to why it is important to register. The truth is despite the popularity of the exercise (voters’ registration) most people still don't believe that their votes will count. These are youths who should be the most concerned about this whole electoral process, some agreed to registered but vowed to not to vote.

I implore everyone who's not registered to go and register to vote before the exercise closes in the next few days (heard it might be extended). The first step to encouraging rigging is refusing to register hereby giving chance for multiple registrations by riggers. Also after registering and you refuse to vote you also encouraging as the ballot paper printed for your use will be used to rig.

Let's all participate actively in this; whatever happens to our country lies in our hands. It belongs to us; no one will build it for us.

LONG LIVE NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!!

The Power to say NO!!!

NO is a two letter word, probably one of the simplest in word formation  for a child, but the Fastest Escape Route from a snare which comes with attractive wrap.

We need to learn and note the right and appropriate time to Say No.

When a seeming blessing is not of God, say NO

When your freedom and Enjoyment will bring bondage or sorrow to another, say NO

When a cheap opportunity announces subsequent / ultimate “paralysis”, say NO

When an avowed enemy sets a table with toothpick, say NO

When a Red-Eye couples with white teeth, say NO

When a gift comes from a wrong owner, say NO

When you observe a swarm of flies around a jewel of gold, say NO

When the feather on your cap is coming from a neighbour’s tears, say NO

When a suspicious text appears on your cell phone, say NO

When a telephone discussion is getting too personal, say NO

When you take a subtle pledge for an illegitimate / unholy reward, say NO

When you must act what you are not, say NO

If examination success is from the wing of favour or any “arrangee”, say NO

When sex becomes the test of fruitfulness or trap to settle/confirm marriage vow, say NO

When abortion becomes the only option, even at marriage, say NO

When giving of a bribe is the only way out, say NO

When a stolen good is browsing for your custody or an article comes too cheap, say NO

The power to say NO lies within you and nobody else as nobody can make you inferior without your consent

A New Me

Sitting here with rap music bumping off my headphone. It's what I've always done, music has always been a part of me since my early teens. From song writing to poem writing to disc jockeying and attempted sound production.

The computer came and I put music aside, my book of lyrics was abandoned with unfinished songs, unfinished dreams, I had to let go of music for computer. The reason why I studied Computer Science. Almost a graduate now and I'm getting more interested in happenings around me, political events.

I see things go wrong and have the urge to make changes, I want to see things turn around but I can't. I'm incapacitated by various limitations and all I can do now is watch with keen interest, watch as situations unfold and also learn meaningful lessons from happenings around me.

I'll be writing more about political happenings around me even though some unfolding events get to bore and annoy me, I'll tackle them as much as I can.

Welcome to my world. ..

Oluwafisayo Oyeromade Ogunjimi

30/11/2010

A good name or silver and gold

I was in a bus some minutes ago and as the bus approached the mazamaza brigde, a discussion started between two women.
The first woman insisted that the road expansion going on is just a flash in the pan and that it will soon be abandoned. The second woman disagreed saying that will happen only if Gov. Fashola refuses to go for a second term term as he had earlier said.
The other woman agreed and added that if he eventually refuses to run, then his successor must have to be someone who will be ready to serve the people sincerely rather than his pocket saying that Gov. Fashola has won peoples' heart with his performance so far. She was however quick to add that she does not beleive that a credible election will ever take place that it is whoever those who are in power want that'll be. The other woman agreed and the conversation ended.
In other words, both women beleived in the ability of the state government to perform but had no belief in the electoral system of the country.
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) has made a name for himself in a short while, what have you done to leave a long lasting possible impression?