Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- Should we start clapping for those behind this our unwarranted hardship, or pretend that everything is okay when it is evidently not, or remain silent in the face of absurdity, or be sworn into decisive action in choosing a credible alternative by voting out our grave diggers? These are the fundamental moral and political questions that now confront every conscientious Nigerian as the nation drifts perilously and as the 2027 general election knocks loudly on our collective conscience.

There comes a time in the life of any nation when silence becomes complicity, when pretence becomes betrayal, and when applause for failure becomes a crime against posterity. Nigeria has arrived at that critical juncture. We can no long...