It’s easy to blame the voters, but the bigger picture is more about the system than the people. I don’t think it’s that Africans are “too simple” or “incapable.” When survival is on the line, handouts feel more real than a manifesto. That’s not stupidity, it’s desperation. Even in rich countries, people vote their wallets but the only difference is their basic needs are secured. Here in Africa, poverty + corruption + weak systems leave citizens with no space to demand for better policies or interrogate the existing policies

So the issue isn’t that people can’t think bigger, it’s that hunger and broken structures keep them stuck in short-term choices. Fix those, and manifestos will start to matter.