The Election (Choosing A Leader)

The national election in my country is taking place February next year according to the calendar released by the Electoral body. As a result of this a number of politicians have come out declaring their interest in certain positions. The Electorate do not know whether their intentions are genuine or not and this is a cause for concern.

My country hasn't been lucky with the set of politicians that we have. Most of them are corrupt and after their own selfish interest. They are people who are only after what they can get from the government. Embezzling millions of tax payers money. It is quite unfortunate.

They walk around as wolves in sheep clothing and if you're not careful you will be easily deceived. They've mastered the act of deceit. That's why one has to be careful so as not to fall prey to their lies. This is why I am writing this article so that people can know what to look out for. Things that indicate whether a politician will be a good leader or a terrible one. I am doing this so that we can stop making the same mistake over and over again.

The first thing you need to look at for is their family, educational and political background. I will take this one by one.

Family Background

This is very vital in determining what kind of human being the person will be. A person's family determines how he/she will turn out. If you grew up in a stable family chances are that you turn out to be somebody in life and if you grew up in a very toxic or unstable family you could be a menace to the society. So in selecting a leader we need to take into consideration the sought of family he/she is coming from. We need to be sure that the person was inculcated with the right values at a young age so that he/she can transfer it to the society at large.

Educational Background

My dad always says something you can never allow an illiterate to rule a country if not it will spell disaster. Being educated or should I say literate puts you at a vantage position around others. Your sense of reason is greatly improved and you think of things in a more analytical way. You don't just think like an average man, from hand to mouth. You think of the cost and benefits, the advantages and disadvantages, the people and things affected by your decisions. This way you make wiser and more informed decision for the well-being of everyone.

In my country for example we have people that didn't go to University, people who probably didn't go to high school heading important positions in the country. Our President didn't even go to University and his secondary school leaving certificate has been put into question numerous times. This makes you think how in the world did he end up in the most important office in the country. I think that it should be put in the constitution that the minimum requirement to head any political position at the federal level should be having a degree.

Political Background

This is the last of the list of things that we should look into the past of a political candidate. Politics as they say is a dirty game and you have to get ready to play dirty. While this to some extent is true it doesn't justify commiting a crime. We need to be sure that the person we are voting for doesn't have any bad or tainted political image. If he has done anything questionable before so as to get into a position. This is very important. I say this because we need to know the extent to which the person is willing to go to get into an office.

We need to know also if he/she has any political experience. We definitely don't want to put a novice in charge, that would be dangerous. It's important to know if the person has been in any position before close to what he/she is contesting for. Having the experience is definitely a plus and an added advantage.