Author: kaparah
Tue Nov 11 21:05:10 2008

I totally agree with Prof Iwu and support his theory that the outcry against the polls is based on the negative mind-set of Nigerian about our politicians on their attitude to elections plus Atiku's tantrum about running despite his disqualification and the very late court of appeal's last minute decision which requires re-print of ballot papers. Despite that, INEC was still able to meet the election date deadline. For a country that has never conducted a successful election in 28 years removed from its very first stab at a completed election back in 1979. That is an accomplishment in itself to which the decent Professor and his staff deserves kudos. I don't understand why we should blame the messenger when the actual culprits are the corrupt politicians themselves who would do anything (kill, rob, steal) to win elections by any means necessary. INEC can only operate under the legal parameters set for it by the constitution and the legislature. If the system is bad, blame the rules of the game, not the messenger and the hostile condition under which INEC operated. Hopefully, we have learned the inherent lessons in the rules of the game so it can be fixed before the next election and for us to keep improving upon it till it becomes more perfect. No country in the world has a perfect system just as no man is perfect, except Jesus and Allah. Man can only attempt to emulate them. So why beat ourselves up because outsiders keep pushing their destabilizing self-fulfilling prophecy of failure on us. To counter that external negative agenda by aiming to be the best we could and let's stop outsiders dictating to us when all we need to do is look at ourselves in the mirror and keep improving the defects we see until we achieve our goal & not kow-towing to somebody else's agenda. May God continue to bless Nigeria and our President and his loyal & dedicated deputy.




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