The presence of any opposition in any political dispensation is to ensure it lives up to its responsibilities.
The happenings in Kogi politics where the voice of opposition has not been heard of recent, but rather the romance with the opposition party, openly praising all the activities of the ruling party in the state.
The role played by an opposition party in an ideal democracy makes it imperative for the party in power to live up to its responsibilities of meeting the yearning and the aspiration of the populace. Hence, vibrant opposition plays much role in attaining a much desired result in political equation of the giving societies.
The opposition parties in Kogi State have been in doldrums for some time now, without any significant voice of ensuring the ruling party in the state is directed on its programmed and its policies where it fails to measure up to expectation.
In some states where there are more development and government are seen to be working, the opposition has been voicing some concern in areas where they feel necessary input are to be made to ensure the ruling party does not derail from the expected norms and value of democratic tenets.
We hope Kogi opposition parties should wake up from their slumber to ensure that government lives up to expectation.
By Bala Nayashi
Lokoja, Kogi State.
