(Aachen, Germany) Na dem time wey everybody dey look NRW like fish wey don comot from water. Yes o! This September 14, wahala go burst as dem go vote for Mayor and council members for di biggest election wey don happen for Germany this year after di Federal election wey people no fit forget fast.
Na so e be, with 13.7 million people wey get right to vote, e sure say many eyes dey watch this one sharp-sharp. Dem dey call this election “barometer” for di mood wey dey for di country. Na so e be (Like ‘who dey follow you chop as e fit sweet again?’ vibes).
If you fit remember your first time wey you vote, na wetin dem dey call “Community election” be dis. I go just reminisce when I dey waka for di middle of Ruhr area as young reporter for WDR back in 1994. At dat time, di SPD shine so bright like star, and everybody dey feel say dem be di power.
As di result dey drop, na so dem dey waka like dem don win lottery. SPD hit 49% for Essen, almost 58% for Oberhausen, and over 59% for Herne. (No be small celebration dey happen o, beer dey flow like river). For Gelsenkirchen, dem almost land 56%! But wahala dey as di same day, di Bundestag election come put CDS as di winner. Life no dey easy like dat, my people.
As things don change, di story wey we dey talk don switch. Di ‘90s long gone, and di political landscape don comot like when you try to arrange your mama kitchen after massive party. Di country dey face plenty problems, and di political mamas no dey find better ways to solve am. We don see wetin 30 years of no action fit do overtime – wahala full ground.
For 1994, people trust di politicians to solve dem wahala. But now? Na different ball game – di trust don wear down like sneakers under heavy load. Omo, as dem dey face serious wahala, na here dem dey look for quick fix solutions (Na everybodi wan fast food, who get time gree for slow-cooked?).
As we come near di Sunday of truth, di SPD dey shake for dem former strongholds. Di CDU dey plan to still shine but dem feel di heat from Berlin. Di Greens fit lose some ground because climate matter no be play matter. And make we no forget di AfD wey fit double dia score like dem be mathematicians. Dem dey plan to increase dia tally once again after di 2020 wahala.
Dis election fit still show say democracy dey strong for grassroots level. Di people wey dey run for office wey get better ideas and wey bli speak with charm fit win even if di party dey hear say ‘no be today’ for dem.
Na so e be as di truth dey approach, and we go see how dem go mix di sweet and di bitter. We no go forget wetin happen for 31 years ago, ‘e go still dey resemble e for some ways. Dis article na also for “18 Millionen – Di Newsletter for Politics for NRW.” Every Friday, dem dey drop wahala wey go reason di matter wey dey concern NRW. Abeg make you sign up for di newsletter, e no go cost you anything.
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