Fear of 2015 Elections: Politicians, CEOs move families abroad!!!

So, finally we are in 2015 now. The so called dreaded 2015 that Nigerians from all walks of life have been dreading for months now. So many speculations and rumours has flown around in the last year. Rumours of Nigeria going to break up, the country up in fire, the army boys snatching power and so on and so forth.

And here we are now, the 2015 that has made so many folks relocate their families to their various villages from the cities in which they reside! And many people are still moving out in droves from the cities and the supposedly danger zones where they currently reside.

Now the phobia has shifted away from ordinary Nigerians to the rich and powerful ones in Nigeria - I mean the Politicians, yes, our leaders o. The same bunch of people we are all aiming to brutalize and hack ourselves for if the election doesn't go our way.

INFLUENCERS WHO GET POLITICIANS' ATTENTIONS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; Pastor E. Adeboye and Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi

Some prominent Nigerians, who have huge numbers of followers by the virtue of their leadership positions, are believed to be capable of influencing the choice of voters in the February general elections.

Their recent utterances have been catching the attention of politicians in the build-up to the elections.

They have, at one time or the other, expressed concerns over the likely outcome of the general elections, which a section of the international community believes may lead to the disintegration of the Nigerian state, if not properly handled.

Some observers are, however, of the view that the utterances of these influencers and opinion leaders have been sending fear to the spines of politicians, especially those who have just won their parties’ tickets at the recently held nationwide primary election.

As an individual, would you cast your votes this year based on the individual whom your religious or political leader favours?

Credit: Punch