{"id":14287,"date":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/noise-mob-cannot-determine-who-leads-nigeria-segalink\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:45:46","slug":"noise-mob-cannot-determine-who-leads-nigeria-segalink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/noise-mob-cannot-determine-who-leads-nigeria-segalink\/","title":{"rendered":"Noise, mob cannot determine who leads Nigeria \u2013 Segalink"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Noise,<\/p>\n

By Enitan Abdultawab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Human rights activist and social commentator, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has said that noise, mob pressure and ethnic sentiments should not determine who becomes Nigeria\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

Awosanya made the remark during an interview on Vanguard\u2019s Politics Hub, where he spoke about the quality of political candidates and the growing influence of public sentiment in determining political choices ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n

He argued that several capable politicians had been relegated in the country\u2019s political conversations, despite what he described as their leadership qualities and experience.<\/p>\n

Citing former Minister of Education, Adewole Adebayo, former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, among others, Awosanya said the country should pay greater attention to the qualities and capacity of its political candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are other people that we have totally relegated, like I said, that are quality candidates. We have the Adewole of the SDP, we have the Sowores of this world, we have the Donald Duke of this world, we have the Makindes. These are quality people who certain candidates cannot even lace their shoes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He maintained that political conversations should focus on what candidates intend to do differently for the country rather than the popularity they enjoy or the crowd they command.<\/p>\n

According to him, Nigerians should not allow what he described as ethnic agendas, mob sentiments and aggressive supporters to dictate the country\u2019s leadership choices.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us not look at the noise, the mob, or the crowd, or the irate or virulent people who want to force their way into our hearts, or into our nation for their own ethnic agenda. They should not be the decider of who becomes the leader of this country. That\u2019s what we\u2019re saying,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The activist also criticised the use of insults and the denigration of political opponents as strategies for gaining political power, arguing that such behaviour was not a substitute for presenting credible alternatives to Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen in any country where people insult their way to power, where people believe that by denigrating other people, by bending other people\u2019s work to disrepute, will make them preferred,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Awosanya called for more honest conversations about the country\u2019s political choices, insisting that Nigerians should be willing to confront uncomfortable realities rather than excuse conduct that undermines constructive political engagement.<\/p>\n

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