Nigeria stands at the precipice of its gravest democratic crisis, where political subjugation masquerades as governance and the very sovereignty of the people is being interred beneath layers of manipulation. This is no mere lapse in leadership—it is the slow burial of a nation’s promise, the deliberate asphyxiation of her will.
At the core of this terminal erosion is the weaponization of political machinery to silence dissent and stifle opposition. Elections, once heralded as the sacred altar of civic participation, are now reduced to grotesque spectacles of rigging, voter intimidation, and institutional capture. The ballot, that holy covenant between people and power, has been desecrated until it resembles nothing but a hollowed shell.
The architecture of subjugation is neither sudden nor accidental; it is systematic. Political elites have converted state institutions into personal fiefdoms, bending the judiciary into compliance, manipulating security agencies into instruments of fear, and transforming legislative bodies into rubber stamps of executive excess. What should have been guardians of the republic have become pallbearers at her funeral.
Yet, the tragedy lies not only in the abuse of power but in the submission of the governed. A people who once roared for independence now murmur under the yoke of disenchantment. A nation that bled for freedom now bleeds silently under the machete of betrayal. In the words of Pastor Ayo Babalola, “When the Spirit of God departs, man becomes a carcass, moving without essence.” Nigeria, stripped of her democratic essence, now trudges dangerously close to carcass status.
The constructive path forward demands a resurrection of civic courage. Citizens must reclaim their voice from the corridors of silence. Political subjugation thrives on apathy; it shrivels in the face of resistance. Nigeria must summon the audacity to confront its captors, to wrestle truth back from the fangs of falsehood, and to breathe dignity back into her mutilated institutions.
For the nation is not yet beyond redemption. History has shown that buried dreams can sprout again if watered with courage. As Martin Luther King Jr. warned, “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” Nigeria’s oppressed must demand—not beg for—justice, integrity, and inclusion.
The final burial of Nigeria is not inevitable. Political subjugation is not destiny; it is a passing nightmare that collapses under the weight of awakened people. If the nation must avoid the grave prepared by its rulers, then her citizens must rise as resurrectionists—tearing off the shroud, reclaiming their sovereignty, and insisting that Nigeria shall not be interred but reborn.
– Inah Boniface Ocholi writes from Ayah – Igalamela/Odolu LGA, Kogi state.
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