Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Timaya has issued a passionate plea to citizens, warning them against selling their votes for short-term gain and urging them to make informed choices at the ballot box.

 

Speaking in a candid interview on *Wazobia FM*, the "Plantain Boy" crooner expressed deep frustration over the current socio-economic state of the nation, calling out politicians who run the country while living comfortable lives abroad.

 

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### "Four Years of Hardship for One Day’s Meal"

 

Timaya cautioned voters against exchanging their future for temporary monetary or material handouts from politicians during election cycles. He reminded citizens that a single bad decision on election day can lead to prolonged suffering.

 

> *"Nobody is advising anybody. If what you want to eat today is what you are looking for to put in your pocket, that is your business. It is not just one day; it is another four years of hardship. If you know what is good, you have to vote right,"* Timaya urged.

 

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### "They Work in Nigeria, But Live Abroad"

 

The music star also took aim at public officeholders who relocate their immediate families overseas, arguing that politicians who do not live through the daily struggles of ordinary citizens cannot truly understand or solve Nigeria's problems.

 

According to Timaya, this disconnect breeds selfish governance:

 

* **Remote Ruling:** Some leaders treat Nigeria merely as a workplace, returning only to perform official duties before heading back to their primary bases abroad.

* **Lack of Empathy:** Because their families are shielded from local infrastructure failures, security risks, and economic downturns, these officials remain disconnected from the realities facing everyday Nigerians.

* **Self-Interest:** Timaya labeled such politicians as "very selfish," placing personal comfort above national development.

 

> *"When I travel abroad, I see what is going on there... And these people themselves, they don’t even stay in Nigeria. They live abroad. They just work in Nigeria, these politicians, but they are based abroad because that’s where their families are. So how do you expect them to think right? They are selfish, all of them."*

 

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### A Bold Call for Divine Intervention

 

Concluding his message, Timaya emphasized that the collective pain of the Nigerian populace far outweighs the political ambitions of any single individual or family.

 

> *"We depend on God. If there is anybody who will make this country cry again, God should just take that person. Because the cry of the country right now is bigger than just one person... Your selfish interest cannot be bigger than, or your family’s selfish interest cannot be bigger than, millions of people in the country. No, man. At this point, it is bad."*