As the clock ticks and election day approaches, our glimmer of hope is that the people’s vote shall determine the way forward in terms of who governs the country.
Our earnest plea to the electorate, is to put their crosses against a name or party that is worthy of leading the country at this point in time. All of them have a vast history which spans many years, and yet others are led by experienced politicians.
The judgement should not be about how old and how experienced they are, but about the practicality of implementing what has been promised the electorate by all parties concerned.
For me, it is dangerous to stand on a platform and point a finger at someone, instead of articulating your own strategies to the people.
Remember, politicians, the electorate has been through a lot in the past 20 years, and this time around, it’s either you deliver on your promises or you forget about their support.
Everybody knows the successes and shortcomings of the ruling party. For me, it doesn’t give the electorate a clue of what you can do better when you criticise, not objectively, and offer no solution. Instead you are marketing them free of charge, as the ruling party’s name is always on the opposition parties’ lips.
It is a fact that the people need jobs and they need them now. We would marvel if the electorate, through the power of the crosses at the ballot boxes, elect to bestow power on a government that will be able to attract foreign investment in the country in order to provide jobs through increased markets.
We would also marvel at a government that could process our minerals into the end products by opening processing plants that would offer jobs to locals. We need a government that will encourage communities to transform their dormant land-claim farms into productive entities that can supply local, national and international markets. Job creation goes along with it, too.
Those are the kind of things that we want to hear on radio, television and other political debates. Enough of finger pointing, we need practical plans to be communicated to the electorate.
An interesting spectacle took place over the Easter weekend. Never before have churches been swarmed by politicians, all seeking divine intervention, with each one praying for success in the elections on May 7.
My earnest wish is to see as many politicians in churches throughout their reign, as that divine intervention they are seeking right now will, in their time of desperation, guide them on the right path and enable them to deliver as promised. Amen!
