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...in tandem with society
Following hot on the heels of the 16 February 2019 presidential election in Nigeria, it goes without saying that never in the chequered history of the country has the intellectual credibility of a presidential candidate been so bandied and so vilified in the social media as that of the incumbent President, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. As usual, Nigerians lined up to do their kind of justice to his situation, especially along the lines of party loyalty.
In 2015, Michael Collins Ajereh popularly known as Don Jazzy released a hit song titled, "Reggae Blues." The song made portentous references to rascally or knavish character. Also, the song captivated the social circle like an influenza in the magnitude, which the lure of ticket chasing madness is tearing certain political parties in Imo State into shreds.
Tennyson Elliott's Odyssey “The Journey of the Magi" aptly captures the tragic experience of the Magi in the search for the location of Christ's birth. The Magi slept in open places and their ox developed foot sores. Neither was the weather clement nor the locals hospitable. Despite these odds, the Magi were eager for "another death". This means that the Magi were eager for another journey.
Undoubtedly, never in the history of this State has there been any moment when there was such a high climax of tension over the election of a Governor than now. Of course, politics in our country nay our State has unfortunately been over commercialized and personalized.