It is quite unfortunate that some countries are facing the opposite of what politics is actually supposed to be, making the people suffer in the midst of plenty. In spite of this, it is still necessary that the masses come out en masse to speak against a bad government. There is strength in unity and Political apathy is never a solution. Avoiding politics will breed more dictators who wouldn't care about the purpose for which they were elected
Politics as you said is everyone business but people has decided to totally exempt themselves from getting involved for some reason, in some country if you like vote or not, the winner must emerge by which ever means, so this has made some peole to giveup, hence it is now a game that does not requires individual opinion, the African politics in particular has change the believe of the people to get politics right, in Africa voting process is a do or die affair, though election can never be totally done without little suspicion from the people that the election is faced with irregularities.
In some countries, every person is directly or indirectly involved in politics, the political will of the people are always obeyed to an extent, not in Africa where it is done differently and the wish of the people is been truncated to satisfy the master decision.