By joshua 
Eligible voters in Kwara state have been enjoined to register and collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) for the 2023 general elections, just as it is said that success of the polls is in their hands.
Speaking with journalists during a political awareness rally in Ilorin on Wednesday, convener, Kwara Likeminds Front (KLF), Mr. Maxwell Akolawole, said that success of the next general elections would also depend on quality of the contestants, understanding and participation of the people and very importantly, the electoral process.
Akolawole, who described nonchallant attitude to issues of election process among many individuals in the country as detrimental to nation building, added that time and research had, however, revealed the futility of the neglect.
“Time has shown that nothing will work right with wrong policy formulation by wrong leaders. Time has indeed vindicated the saying that if we dare leave the corpse of a mother in the hands of her mentally retarded son, he might roast it for dinner.
“This reality dawned on us albeit with its effect already taking a toll. But there’s room for that change that we direly need, only if we spring to our feet now and hit the ground running. It is why Kwara Likeminds Front (KLF) deemed it expedient to call out those individuals in Kwara who are able, intelligent, influential, experienced, sacrificial and with good track records. The time to discard politics and governance to visionless leaders has now come to an end.
“Observe the political space, and you realize that they are on the prowl again. They have started to bamboozle the electorate with sugarcoated tongues, lure them with weakening empowerment schemes and assuage communities with some thousand-naira projects. This has to stop. And the surest way to do this is to charge worthy individuals to come and take over the mantle of leadership in Kwara. Either from the North, South or Central, let the aspirants be worth their onions. Just as the saying goes, ‘In an unjust society, silence is a crime’.
“We the Kwara Likeminds Front, KLF, is working fervently to see Kwara take the most benefit of the coming election, also want the people to know that we hold the aces. Despite the odds, the past elections have proven that a determined people can make the best of the poll. We must ensure that we take active part in the electoral process. This as we say, starts with the registration and collection of Permanent Voters Cards, PVC. It is the weapon we have as a people to determine our future. This critical moment is no time for floppiness. The effort to install deserved leaders based on merit must be concerted. At our various homes and polling booths, we must discourage financial inducement and make our votes count. Let all hands be on deck so that we can triumph”.
End.