The 'old brigades' syndrome within PDP and APC is now terminal. PDP did injustice to the spirit and the commonly accepted practice of the constitutional Federal Character, in terms of regions and rotation. APC did the same in terms of religions and rotation.
Thus, APC is hell-bent on causing religious war as PDP is hell-bent on causing regional war. A new generation north-south with fresh thinking must stand up to these septuagenarians and rescue Nigeria's future from war.
Some argue that both parties' choices are based on competence. Really? Give me a break! First, all regions and religions have competent people.
Second, when unity is at stake and religions and regions are threatening fire, competence is only a co-pilot to unity. Unity becomes the real captain for any progress, journey or flight. Whatever competence builds, like the beautiful cities of Ukraine, war will destroy in no time. We saw it before in Nigeria's civil war. We don't want a repeat.
All old brigades are 'Baba Go Slows', too slow to change from money-bags politics and the politics of religion and region for winning elections. They must now be retired home to their grandchildren.
So, now is the time to retire the old brigades for a new breed of Nigerians, firstly, north-south united, and who place unity above competence, and then in that unity, use competence and meritocracy to respect our federal character and its practice of rotation and zoning until all regions have benefited before a total focus on meritocracy.
Get your PVC ready folks to vote out the old brigades who both, as sickly septuagenarians, have only few more years to live and therefore no real, thoughtful, personal stake in the future of a peaceful, progressive and united Nigeria.