Angela Merkel- Germany chancellor, has been in office for over twelve years and her term in office has be favorable to most of German citizens. She is also the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Two leading parties in Germany are CDU and SDP. Martin Schulz, is also the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was the former European Parliament president (2012-2017). Amongst the other parties. One of the leaders of these parties is more likely to win the election on Sunday. As both have good political background and are well experienced in the game.
I don't really like writing or talking about politics because of the reality of the country where I grew up. Though the country is a land flowing with milk and honey but sadly the politicians of Nigeria are only interested in the milk and honey and in the land and the citizens is of less concern to them. They only remember their citizens during the election period.
During the general election, they cajole the youths and use them as thugs. Most of these thugs are the one they use to rig the election. They go to the election poll not to vote but to steal ballot Boxes and materials. Politicians can even employed the killers to assassinate their running mate or whoever is strong to stop their devilish ambition.
In Germany there are no election campaign, like they do in Nigeria. In Nigeria before the election, the various political candidates go out in a big van, with exotic cars roaming the metropolis and constituency as the case may be with loud music and supporters. The van is usually wrapped with their political parties flags and photos. They will disturb the whole area and deface opposition posters and bills.
The one that surprised the most is what political critics call "stomach-structure." Politicians give the citizens bags of rice, just because they want them to vote for them. Some of the Nigerian citizens ignorantly sell their mandate to wrong people- looters for a bag of rice. What a shameful act! This shows the level of poverty in the country as many of the citizens are truly hungry and they see each election period as a blessing from the political class. Some even get money from some of these corrupt politicians, who only bribes the citizens to vote them in office.
The Nigerian politicians makes a lot of fake promises during their campaign for the election, after they are elected into power, they never fulfill any of their promises. They will not even solve one problem in the country but rather they will embezzle the founds. Nigerian is a oil producing country without one good oil refinery. What a pity!
There are no good roads, no good water, there are no constant electricity and soon. The country is backward and the politicians and clergies are flying in their private jets all around the world. How sad!
I am super excited for Sunday, 24 September 2017- as a new citizen of the new nation called Germany, I have the right to vote...; perhaps maybe if I was born here, I should have love politics. How cool!
God bless Germany and God bless all the politicians and God will make Nigeria great again!
