Kogi State University is a tertiary institution of learning in Kogi State. I was admitted to Kogi State University in the year 2011. From 2011 till date we have had Students Union Leaders everyone despite disruptions. These set of leaders left different lessons to study and come up with a broad but a guiding fact to knowing who to vote for in an election.
Before you would say I have no rights to speak on who to vote in an election. I passed through same fact and I was the Public Relations Officer in one of those sets of leaders that left one or two lessons to serve as a case study in students unionism.
1. Background of Responsiblities handled in the past. Let's do a research on whom to vote. What is the background of responsibilities handled and what is the performance rate. Was he a class representative? What is majority of those represented saying?
2. Responsible lifestyle is a factor of knowing who best to vote. Just like it is said that "you are addressed the very way you dress" same why it is true that someone's mentality and behavior affects his sense of lifestyle. Ask around and don't fall for physical outfit.
3. Responsiveness to other people's issues. Yes! This is very important. How many selfless programs have this candidate attended or organised. Is he in any none governmental organization to provide platforms for selfless humanitarian response? This is very paramount. A leader who is not responsive to selfless service is only going there for selfish services when elected.
Above is not all but just a three point to guide you. Further more I want us to elaborate while narrowing to Kogi State University.
4. Popularity: this is very deceitful and so many persons have used this as a yieldstick to knowing who to vote in an election. People became popular for bad reasons as well as good reasons. Which one is this person we are going to vote.
5. Profession: Employing a doctor for been intelligent as a lawyer is the fastest way to kill public sanity. Everyone can become a politician but let's the fact be said that profession is all about the mentality. That's why a Doctor can perform well as Governor of a state and a political scientific may not have the professional mendate to perform better than a management graduate who is also good in public affairs and management.
6. Level of Desperate, those desperate to become leaders as proved in the past that a lot promises was made but none was accomplished. So be mindful of those that are ready to do everything to elected.
7. Level of commitment. What is the level of commitment to the plight of the immediate community and what was the contribution of such a person?
8. Mission, an aspirant that has no clear mission in either a single word or in a single sentence is a wrong note.
9. Calibre of supporters and interest. This is nail. Hit this hard. We all know what God fathers are? What are their interest? For the students or for their self?
What has these Godfathers done for students welfarism? If na juju this one must stop abeg.
10. Powers from above, be very smart in checking to know who the management and government is supporting so you won't vote in school fee increment. Sponsored candidate always come with an agenda.
Only a final note I don't know it all. Let's learn from the past and make our today the best we can make out of it.
2018 SUG Presidential Candidates in no particular order
