22/12/2022
Balarabe Usman Yusuf
First nobody is perfect. Such a person never exists. In Hadith:
ﻛﻞ اﺑﻦ ﺁﺩﻡ ﺧﻄﺎء ﻭﺧﻴﺮ اﻟﺨﻄﺎﺋﻴﻦ اﻟﺘﻮاﺑﻮﻥ
Meaning: 'every human being commit mistakes but best are those that repent'
On this note, in the present contemporary Nigeria, we should look for a leader that is:
1. Faithful
2. Compassionate
3. Accomodative
4. Inclusive
5. Forgiving
6. Hardworker
7. Healthy
8. Alert
9. Broadly acceptable
10. Consultative
11. Humble
12. Current
13. Digital
14. Honest
15. Intelligent
16. Learned or associate with learned people.
Allah The Almighty Said to the prophet - peace be upon him:
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ
"Thus it is due to mercy from Allah that you deal with them gently, and had you been rough, hard hearted, they would certainly have dispersed from around you; pardon them therefore and ask pardon for them, and take counsel with them in the affair; so when you have decided, then place your trust in Allah; surely Allah loves those who trust. " Q3/159.
YOUR VOTER’S CARD
Alhamdulillah! I got mine. please go and get yours.
Without exaggeration, it’s the most important document one can hold now, more important than an international passport or even certificates. It’s the card that empowers you to choose your leader and you don’t need to be lectured on the importance of leadership which cannot be overemphasized.
Insecurity, bad infrastructures, poor health services, dwindling economy, civil strife, and disunity squarely depends on leadership. There are nations more diversified in all facets of human dimensions than Nigeria, India as an example, that have developed and have relative stability and security Nigerians can only dream of today.
It’s not our diversity that is the problem. It’s our parochial leaders, whether; regional, sectional, religious, or sectarian that amplify our differences for the narrow-minded benefits of themselves as well as their families and cronies.
Your voter’s card is your God-given weapon to fight the enemies of progress.
In democracy, it’s your numbers that matters; therefore, your voter’s card is the scarecrow that humbles the politicians to succumb to your demands.
Your voter’s card is your vanguard. You should not be intimidated by regional, sectional, religious or sectarian bigots to submission. Vote your choice without coercion, fear, or blackmail.
Your vote counts therefore get your VOTER’S CARD as it is the only way left to ascension to power or in other words: to ‘snatch power and run away with it'.
You cannot get a perfect candidate or Party. Look at your overriding interest and vote. Don’t waste your precious vote except where it matters. It only matters where there are numbers and higher probability. But most important don’t be bought, compelled, or blackmailed, and be proud of your choice.
May Allah see us through the elections peacefully. Amin