If Nigeria Were A Pregnant Woman By Hamzat Lawal

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There is no doubt that as the 2019 elections are fast approaching, a lot of Nigerians are anxious as to what the outcome would be. By outcome, I mean not just the results of how people voted, but the eventual climate – or anticlimax – of the progressively charged atmosphere over the whole nation as of today. Of course, everybody can feel the temperature rising.

Now, let us use an analogy to appraise our present situation as a nation. If Nigeria were a pregnant woman, she would be in her first trimester by this month of May. Her due date for delivery (DDD) is February 2019. On that date, we expect her to give birth to a free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections. A genuine democratic process. Surely, we earnestly hope to see a bouncing baby who will be the unifying force to weld together a divided people, and a polarized polity.

Personally, I would love to see the delivery of a…



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