Cossy Ojiakor has opened up on why she didn't campaign for any politician. She told Punch
I don’t go after politicians. I just want the best for myself and the
community I live in. That’s all I want. Where I live, we the residents
wrote a letter to an aspirant in our area, complaining about our
drainage. And the head of our community said we should vote for him and
that the man would fix the drainage for us. Now, we have voted for him
and he has won, I hope we will see him again.
We
are just hoping he would come and do the drainage for us because the
roads are very bad, especially during the rainy season. I want
development where I live. That is what affects me as an individual. We
keep hoping these politicians would do something, but they have not
lived up to that expectation. I don’t see myself running after such people.
Does it mean you didn’t join them because nobody invited you?
I didn’t do any of that because my kind of person is quite different.
I’m not a beggar and I’m a very independent-minded person. There is
always an offer and there is always sharing of money and all that, but I
don’t need it. They shared money, I saw it but I didn’t collect because
it’s nothing to me.
I do things that affect me as a person and that affects the people in my
community and those I care for. I just want development where I stay
and people around me, and I don’t even mind spending my own money to
make sure people are okay. I’m more concerned with my environment. There
is nothing they can give to me that can make it right. So, what’s the
essence?
There is no need collecting money that is going to be beneficial to me
alone. It’s not really affecting me as a person but people are suffering
out there. I’m not happy with the government. If they don’t want to
repair our road, maybe Governor Fashola should buy a speed boat for us
to get to be able to get to our homes. I’m just tired of promises.
