OPINION BY CHUKWUEMEKA OBI: Nigeria’s identity politics and the 2023 presidential election | TheCable
Nigerians rarely vote for economic reasons. The chief consideration for voting by a major chunk of the Nigerian voters is identity – the voters are much more concerned about whether the candidate shares the same cultural and religious history as them than about the economy. Nigeria is not yet a nation, hence our patriotism lies with our ethnic and religious groups.
The 2023 election is promising to be an intense campaign on identity politics. The three major candidates, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Peter Obi are from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria from which the construe WAZOBIA was created and since independence has been locked in a bitter war of superiority. Unfortunately, in their constant battle, the voices of the minority groups have been sealed. Never to be heard.
Beyond these, Mustapha is from the Kilba minority ethnic group in Adamawa State, Nigeria. He is a born-again Christian, attending the Lutheran Church of Nigeria. The point many observers have missed is that the 2023 election will be decided by the minority groups in Nigeria as the big three go for each other’s jugular. Coincidentally, the North is a bastion of Nigeria’s ethnic minorities.
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