Sam Egwu, a professor of political science and former INEC commissioner, has a straightforward message for Nigerians: stop waiting on your elected officials and start demanding answers from them.
Egwu is calling on citizens to get more actively involved in the democratic process. That means organising, showing up in public affairs, and asking hard questions about government policies and actions until those questions actually get answered.
His push speaks to something many Nigerians already feel deeply. Voting is only the beginning. Real accountability happens in the space between elections, in the meetings, the petitions, the community conversations, and the persistent voices that refuse to go quiet. The question is whether enough people are ready to fill that space.
Originally published by Premium Times.