Lagos — For a nation that is apparently obsessed with its own unedifying history, it is very tempting to assume that the future of Nigeria will re-play its past if no serious effort is made to arrest the situation. Campaign for any elective office in Nigeria has become a cash-and-carry auction. Not only does the country understand this obvious menace, but for generations we all have come to accept it.
The reality is that politics is the only thriving business in the country today. A former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, alluded to this fact when he said in 2005 that politics was an investment, and that a politician could sell all his landed property to get elected into an office. The recent case of Mr. Eme Zuru Ayortor, a 52-year-old politician in Edo State, who is eyeing a House of Assembly seat in 2011, illustrates the desperation of many Nigerian politicians.
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