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Political Apathy
~2.1 mins read
You might have wondered why you see some people always displaying nonchalant attitude to the general affairs of the government of their state or of the nation. You have often wondered why and what term you can use to describe such act. Remind you to know that such people will not vote during elections, will not participate during census counting and so on like that.
Political Apathy simply put is a situation whereby people has no interest in the political and governmental affairs in their country or state. They don't have anything to do with with politics in their country. If a government is doing good or bad, they won't encourage or even critize good and bad government respectively.
Political apathy cuts across everywhere, even though this might be high or low depending on some critical factors. Various forms or ways in which a person can exhibit political apathy includes;
1. Having a wrong belief or notion about participants in politics.
2. Low turnout on election day - when people don't want to vote on election day.
3. Refusal to register and vote or be voted for.
4. Refusal to protest against rigging of election.
5. Refusal to join political parties.
6. Reluctance to discuss political issues.
Let us check some of the causes of why people lack interest and motivation to participate in the political affairs of their country.
1. Bad Governance: People won't be motivated to participate in political affairs when there is bad governance. Bad governance in the sense of not taking into consideration the interest of the masses, ruling undemocratically.
2. Illiteracy: This can also facilitate apathy towards the government. When people are not literate or know what they need to know to ensure their proper participation. Illiteracy could include not knowing the fundamental human rights.
3. Poverty and Unemployment: Some believe that it's only when they are financially okay and well that they can have time to participate in political affairs. They termed participation in politics a waste of time if one is being unemployed.
4. Wrong notion that politics is a dirty game.
5. Insecurities during elections
6. Rigging of election
7. Unfulfilled political promises.
8. Laziness on the part of the masses.
Let us look at some of the ways political apathy can be stopped or discouraged.
1. Knowing, understanding and exercising our rights.
2. Participation in Elections or voting.
3. Writing to elected politicians.
4. Joining a political party or pressure groups
5. Encouraging friends, relatives and neighbours to vote.
6. Introduction of Civic and political education.
Conclusively, Political apathy is a phenomenon which should be eradicated among people in a state. When people come together for the interest of the government in their mind, progress and good governance is assured. Hope I motivated a mind today.
Feel free to share your thoughts and encourage me. Thanks.
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Trust, A Critical Factor In A Nation Economic Progress
~2.2 mins read
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described trust as critical to the nation’s economic growth.
He said the nation’s entire credit system was based on trust.
According to a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the Vice President made the remarks in a keynote address he delivered at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative webinar series with the theme “A national conversation on rebuilding our national values system.â€
The statement was titled “Why merit is crucial to economic growth, by VP Osinbajo.â€
Osinbajo was quoted as saying that before credit facility can be extended to a customer, there must be trust that he or she will repay.
He added that citizens will not pay taxes if they do not have the trust that government will not embezzle it.
Osinbajo said, “Economic growth rests upon the substructure of values. The basis of the entire credit system as we know it, is trust. Indeed, the word credit is derived from the Latin word ‘credere’ —to believe or to trust. For a credit facility to be extended to a person, trust is placed in the borrower and his or her willingness and ability to repay.
“When we say that there is a credit crunch, we are referring to a lack of trust. This has significant implications for the economy. Banks cannot lend to people when fraud is widespread, and enterprise and industry cannot flourish without credit.
“Financial institutions may also be reluctant to lend because they cannot trust that the government will remain consistent with regulatory policies. For the same reason, investors may be discouraged from investing. When we speak of investor confidence, we are merely describing the level of trust investors are willing to place in an environment.
“Citizens who do not trust that their taxes will not be embezzled due to official corruption are unlikely to see any value in paying their taxes. If people stop trusting the media, they are more likely to fall prey to merchants of fake news which can have a destabilizing effect on a nation.
“Where everyone is self-seeking, there can be no trust and without trust, it is impossible to sustain an open society. The significance of trust for the workings of the economy and society are far-reaching.â€
Osinbajo said the country was in need of a value system that promotes national development.
He said such value system must be capable of engendering unity and a shared vision.
He added, “For purposes of national unity, for example, we must accept that unity and peace are important outcomes, but the condition predicate for both unity and peace is justice (both legal and social justice). So, in our context, justice includes the notions of fairness, equity, and equality.
“In our context, justice includes the notions of fairness, equity, equality and it is significant that our Constitution is actually replete with references to these themes.â€
https://punchng.com/trust-key-to-nigerias-economic-growth-osinbajo/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source
He said the nation’s entire credit system was based on trust.
According to a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the Vice President made the remarks in a keynote address he delivered at the Nigeria Leadership Initiative webinar series with the theme “A national conversation on rebuilding our national values system.â€
The statement was titled “Why merit is crucial to economic growth, by VP Osinbajo.â€
Osinbajo was quoted as saying that before credit facility can be extended to a customer, there must be trust that he or she will repay.
He added that citizens will not pay taxes if they do not have the trust that government will not embezzle it.
Osinbajo said, “Economic growth rests upon the substructure of values. The basis of the entire credit system as we know it, is trust. Indeed, the word credit is derived from the Latin word ‘credere’ —to believe or to trust. For a credit facility to be extended to a person, trust is placed in the borrower and his or her willingness and ability to repay.
“When we say that there is a credit crunch, we are referring to a lack of trust. This has significant implications for the economy. Banks cannot lend to people when fraud is widespread, and enterprise and industry cannot flourish without credit.
“Financial institutions may also be reluctant to lend because they cannot trust that the government will remain consistent with regulatory policies. For the same reason, investors may be discouraged from investing. When we speak of investor confidence, we are merely describing the level of trust investors are willing to place in an environment.
“Citizens who do not trust that their taxes will not be embezzled due to official corruption are unlikely to see any value in paying their taxes. If people stop trusting the media, they are more likely to fall prey to merchants of fake news which can have a destabilizing effect on a nation.
“Where everyone is self-seeking, there can be no trust and without trust, it is impossible to sustain an open society. The significance of trust for the workings of the economy and society are far-reaching.â€
Osinbajo said the country was in need of a value system that promotes national development.
He said such value system must be capable of engendering unity and a shared vision.
He added, “For purposes of national unity, for example, we must accept that unity and peace are important outcomes, but the condition predicate for both unity and peace is justice (both legal and social justice). So, in our context, justice includes the notions of fairness, equity, and equality.
“In our context, justice includes the notions of fairness, equity, equality and it is significant that our Constitution is actually replete with references to these themes.â€
https://punchng.com/trust-key-to-nigerias-economic-growth-osinbajo/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source
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