Most of us on social media especially the champions and overlords who gets comments, shares and retweets on our updates are disconnected from the reality that is Nigeria; social media is an effective tool for social re-engineering and mobilization. It is an avenue to network, release tensed up energy and be informed on the latest gist in town, but elections in Nigeria are not won on social media.
For a start, most of us don't have voters card. How do you influence change without the potent tool needed for that change? You are good at Facebooking, tweeting but nobody in your village knows you. We parade ourselves as the elites: The change agents in our society; in fact the best thing to have ever happened to Nigeria but wait for this: despite your legendary popularity that draws 100 comments and 500 retweets, it can't win election for you in your ward. A tout will dust and leave you dazzled in your village ward.
Do your ward chairman knows you?
Fayemi was busy showing social media bloggers what he has done in Ekiti, Fayose in the other hand was fraternizing with the poor that we neglect and despise, the Okada men, the market women, the farmer and generally the wretched and poor of the society
Fayemi was elitist: after all he just came back from America while Fayose choose to connect with the agbero and motor park touts.
Agreed, the social media champions have the template to change Nigeria from her backwardness and any how ness but we need to come down from our high horse. My kid brother Ichie Esibe Eyeye may not be as popular as I'm on social media but if two of us stand for election today in my street or Village Ogbunike, The...
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