Kogi East senatorial district is in political doom—a region deliberately abandoned on the altar of elite compromise, recycled leadership, and transactional politics. The people have been short-changed, sidelined, and structurally marginalized by a ruling order that thrives on patronage while the masses wallow in deprivation.
For years, Kogi East has been subjected to political tokenism—empty promises, photo-op projects, and seasonal empowerment scams that vanish after elections. Our mandate has been hijacked by career politicians who negotiate away the collective interest for personal relevance, turning representation into a private enterprise rather than a public trust.
This is not governance; it is state capture. This is not leadership; it is policy sabotage. The political space has been polluted by godfatherism, opportunism, and electoral manipulation, where loyalty to power brokers outweighs loyalty to the people. Development is weaponized as propaganda, while accountability is treated as rebellion.
Kogi East suffers from democratic erosion—youth voices suppressed, grassroots structures weakened, and dissent criminalized. Our political economy has been strangled by exclusionary budgeting, infrastructural neglect, and a deliberate refusal to invest in human capital. This is how regions are kept poor: not by accident, but by design.
Enough of politics without ideology. Enough of representation without results. Enough of elections without dividends.
The time has come for radical political realignment—a mass awakening, a people-driven movement to reclaim the mandate. Kogi East must reject political servitude and embrace issue-based politics, ideological clarity, and accountable leadership. The era of silence is over. The era of negotiation without the people is finished.
This is a call for political resistance, civic mobilization, and strategic liberation. Kogi East must rise—organize, educate, and confront the status quo with the power of numbers, truth, and unwavering resolve.
No more crumbs. No more compromises.
Kogi East deserves justice, equity, and real governance—NOW.
– Edison Atumeyi Edime
Political Activist and Youths Advocate
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