There are evidently two fundamental issues that must change among the Nigerian electorate and its electoral system.

i) Negotiation of social priorities between the people & aspiring political elements (parties & candidates): Ever since the inception of democracy in Nigeria, process of negotiating and electing political aspirants into political public offices has been one sided leading to various deceit towards the people, failed programme initiatives/policies, increased corruption, unaccountability, poverty and uncertainty in National progress, etc.
This transactional process where political aspirants table down familiar & recurring promises and policies to the people hasn't quite favoured the people who are seen by some politicians as having only the restrained power to vote for them just to fulfil the allowed righteousness of free and fair election. Thus, manipulation and uncertainty are high. The present administration of president Buhari is a proof of that as all are aware of the failed addressed promises and questionable political vendetta the president had embarked on example; Silence on restructuring, the one sided corruption witch hunt, the unequal political appointments, etc. and now rumors emerge of him being a puppet in the hands of cabals.
The elections are here again, we are hearing again familiar slogans like "change" and "enough is a enough" from other parties which makes one have second thoughts on who is honest and who is lying. This is the reason why the transactional political process between the people and political aspirants must change.
The idea is to change who tells who what they want/need. People aspiring for public offices (i.e to serve the country) should reduce/stop telling people what they would do for them or what their needs are rather the people should be the one demanding what they want and choosing which political party presents itself as capable of actualizing those demands in that period of time. How can an employee/job seeker make promises to the employer on what he/she will do ? Rather its the employer that knows already what his looking for and it is in his power skim through and select who he thinks is best that can work for his interest and not relying on promises, but the very identity, ideology, strength and qualification to get the job and get the job done. Nigerians(electorate) should change the mentality & see themselves as Employers who employ(vote) political aspirants (employees) into offices (and aren't they the one paying them via tax). And it shouldn't be based on promises or manifestoes, manifestoes happen after/when political aspirants are elected that's what happen in business companies; those employed like the CEO begins comes up with/establishing ideas to move the company foward but they weren't employed based on promises because actually those things we see they repeatedly tend promise are partly their awaiting inherited responsibilities when they enter offices.
Social priorities like security, international relations, poverty, unemployment, human rights, etc should be ranked; by these means come every election the social priorities that are more pressing and felt amongs the people should be the deciding factor on which political aspirant should be voted for and can solve the pressing need or problem.
Rather than manifestos; political parties/aspirants should present their different ideologies towards particular social priorities that would label their coherent strength and weakness like an employee's Cv so that people can associate which amongs them can answer to a pressing issue, and not promises/manifestos that are 90% similar which makes it difficult, stale and uninteresting for the electorate/employer in voting who could be right for the job.
This kind of political transaction happens very well in UK, where different parties are identified bearing significant ideologies so that in the event the country is facing an important social problem/issue her citizens will vote for those that can actualize their felt social needs and not based on popularity, promise, ethnic/religious sentiments, etc
We indulge Nigerians and those seeking power to adhere to this system because it literally will give power to referendum assuring accountability, fairness and surety, Nigerians(electorate) can have greater say & action in politics.
Currently what we have now are parties talking about change but "what change" which cannot be identified, our parties lack stand out ideology but will continue this cycle of promising, today the president has completely denied his promise on restructuring now we wonder what others like Atiku, Oby, Hashim, etc are talking about which confuses the very common man in the street.

ii) Awareness and voting for other political parties outside APC & PDP: Majority of peoples non-affiliation and lack of interest & negative attitude/position towards other political parties other than PDP & APC; even when their failures has slowed growth, development and progress, including millions of deaths and increasing poverty, shows the magnifying illeteracy, manipulation, selfish interest, slander and their resigning nature towards political events and resultant consequences. We are not saying don't vote for either of the major parties but vote base on flexibility not rigidity.
Change starts with the people and not the leaders, it is them that indirectly become leaders and command the landscape in a democracy and not just following a status quo that brings negative results.
We indulge the people to change their voting behavior if we are ever to move toward clamoured heights.

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Young Mob Intelligence Group