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Obidient (The Usurping)

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A few years back, the average Nigerian youth (male/female) had a laissez-faire approach to politics. It just wasn't something we delved into except it somehow directly affected us. However, after years of failed, subpar and tyrannical reigns of politicians, a longing and yearning was deposited in us. It didn't bear fruit because though we were fecund, we were uncertain where to lay our eggs. That was before we found our voice, that was before we knew the power of our platforms and its usefulness therein. That was before #Endsars. It was in that very moment that we morphed into the youths that have proven that democracy is for the people and by the people today. I have often posited that partisan politics was Nigeria's biggest problem when it came to politics. I have also wondered why although we have numerous registered parties, we somehow in the past twelve years since I've been eligible to vote, end up with either the broom or umbrella people at the helm of affairs. A