Politicians will use and dump you.
The earlier, the better, before it is too late. From my investigation and fact-finding, I have discovered that our youths are wasting their time, talents, and resources defending crooked politicians who don’t even recognize or know them. Worst of all, the majority of them are graduates and jobless.
All they do is jump from one meeting to another uninvited, just to secure their daily bread from the N500 or N1000 shared at the end of the meetings. Even when their phones are bad, they find it very difficult to fix them. This is a result of poverty. The most foolish part of it all is that these politicians don’t even care about their welfare.
Using Delta State as a case study during my investigation, I discovered that 80% of the social media activists defending APC and PDP are not being paid or recognized in any way by those they are defending, creating enemies for themselves. I also discovered that 68% of them are defending APC and PDP with their resources, hoping to get an appointment in the long run.
In a separate investigation, the findings show that 80% of the APC media activists are not being paid or recognized by their principal. Out of the 20% being recognized, 15% are paid monthly stipends, while 5% are not paid but are given data/subscription money on an irregular basis.
In PDP, 70% of the social media activists are being paid; 60% of them are paid on a monthly basis, while 10% sustain themselves via stipends, which are not regular. Out of the 30% that are not paid, 24% are recognized, while 6% are not recognized.
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Provision of Gadgets
The findings show that 90% of the PDP media team or social media activists are empowered with gadgets (phones), while 70% out of 90% are also empowered with data.
In APC, 90% of the APC media team or social media activists are not empowered with gadgets. They make provisions for themselves. Their principal doesn’t even care how they get phones or data to defend them. But they are doing it, hoping to get an appointment in the long run, of which some of them, their dream watered away.
According to the findings, the majority of APC youths are being used without any rewards for their efforts. If it pleases you to know, as a youth, you have to get yourself working now before it is too late. Time waits for nobody. You are just wasting your precious time, resources, brain, and talents on those politicians who don’t care whether you die or live. You create enemies for yourself every day, you risk your life defending them, and perhaps they don’t care about you.
Are you not foolish? You are defending your party while the leaders are enriching their families and themselves. What have you gained? You need to get yourself working now or never. Don’t depend on politics for your life and future. Get yourself working now before it is too late.
Omajemite Don is a Journalist, Web Designer, Mathematics tutor, Computer Instructor, CEO: Ejes Gist Media Limited Co-publisher: newsweekng.com
