Singer Eedris Abdulkareem’s recent  hit track, “Nigeria jaga jaga” captured in it’s entirety the tragedy, chaos, and confusion personified by the PDP and it’s alter ego President Olusegun Obasanjo, who will no doubt go down in history as a laughable, brash, incompetent, vindictive, immoral  and senile old man, who is leaving Nigeria more dysfunctional, more hopeless and more undemocratic than he met it. 

Going by the antecedents of President Olusegun Obasanjo and his gang of  INEC and PDP pirates and buccaneers, the outcome of the locally and internationally condemned sham elections  was no surprise. Indeed any other outcome would have been a surprise.INEC helmsman Maurice Iwu   made no secret of his bias for Aso rock. Long before the elections he had systemically disqualified all credible opponents of the PDP, and severally disobeyed court orders in the process. His mission, which he made no effort to hide, was simply to deliver electoral victory to the PDP by any means necessary.

The brazen impunity, with which Iwu and his gang of co-conspirators pulled off this electoral heist will  remain a reference point and classical study of election rigging for many years to come. Nigeria by this election has once again confirmed her ingenuity and excellence in everything evil. There is nowhere in the world, not even in war torn countries or failed states were  such litany of absurdities associated with the conduct of  the April 14th and 21st  elections has ever been witnessed.

PDP candidates were just simply allocated figures and declared winners in many states where elections did not hold at all. Some states where elections did hold, the results were changed at the last minute to give victory to the PDP.In Ondo state the PDP curiously won a  senatorial seat even without fielding a candidate. The police and armed forces openly participated in election rigging.  Voting did not start in many areas until 5pm yet at the end INEC announced Yar’Adua the winner of the presidential elections after collating the results of only 11 states  from an “arrangee” result long cooked up in Aso rock.

The electoral tragedy unfolding before our very eyes is simply a coup by the ballot. Democracy in Nigeria in spite of the noises being made by government jobbers and sycophants is simply at a dead end. There is no difference  between a military coup which forcefully imposes un-elected  officers on their citizens and the sham elections which intends to  forcefully impose un-elected  charlatans who will be accountable to none on Nigerians. Indeed most  Nigerians will no doubt prefer military rule to the brazen selection and rigging in the name of democracy.

The shamelessness, and immorality of Nigerian leaders has made our stillborn nation a laughing stock around  the world. Nigeria is a nation since associated with failure in every respect.  The sham elections, which will not come as a surprise to most ardent Nigerian watchers is just another confirmation of the hopelessness, and tragedy of the Nigerian experiment. A nation that is in the throes of constant  misfortune, under the yoke and bondage of  selfish leaders who have refused to learn from history.

Not surprisingly, government apologists and spin masters have gone to town with obnoxious arguments in favour of an election unanimously condemned  by all electoral monitors who witnessed  the  heist. As usual the spin masters are employing the usual excuses that has continued to suffice since independence that,  “Nigeria is a young nation and democracy, in the midst of a learning process which will get better with time.”  But South Africa, Ghana, India amongst others are relatively very young nations and democracies yet their electoral systems are free and fair.

It is dangerous for any Nigerian to buy into such stupid excuses. Our own peculiar experience in Nigeria hardly supports such fallacies.  Ours is a nation which since independence has been in progressive decline in every facet of  national life. Between 1999 and 2007 we have had 3 elections which progressively became worse in the scale and scope of rigging. The 2007 elections is already being described by all and sundry as the worst in Nigerian history. Rather than move forward, we have moved backwards and will move even further backward if this sham elections are allowed to stand.

Nigerians must resist and reject this electoral coup and one party state being foisted on us, which is capable as a multiplier effect to invite a counter-coup by the military. If this election by any act of omission is allowed to stand, and if by any miracle we escape a counter coup by the military, by 2011 the emboldened INEC and PDP will  no longer see any need in campaigning or even organizing any real elections, as they will just sit in Aso rock and allocate winning numbers to their selected candidates, and by then it might be too late.

Comrade Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu

Email:lawrencenwobu@yahoo.com

Robot  Villager

# 1 var sbtitle1299=encodeURIComponent(A Coup By T...Read the full article. Posted by Robot| 28.04.2007 17:42

IgoTalk  Villager

# 2 Yaradua's Minister Designates Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:40 pm (PST) Fani Kayode - Transport Ojo Madueke - Education Greg Mbadiwe - Foreign Affairs Nasir el-Rufai - Energy Akin Oshuntokun - Information Remi Oyo - Women Affairs Batagarawa - Agriculture Bode George - Works Musliu Obanikoro - Communications Onyeama Ugochukwu - Petroleum Ahmed Mu'azu - Environment Adamu Maina - Commerce Kashin Imam - Water Resources Sarki Tafiola - Health Esther Nenadi - Industry Frank Nweke - Special Duties Charles Ugwu - Police Affairs Sarah Jubril - FCT Florence Ita Giwa - Solid Minerals Posted by IgoTalk| 28.04.2007 19:17

Oguguo Yakere  Villager

# 3 If they like it, let them can make my twin brother one of their ministers; I maintain my stand that this government should not be allowed to stand let alone survive. Posted by Oguguo Yakere| 28.04.2007 20:39

emj  Villager

# 4 It is dangerous for any Nigerian to buy into such stupid excuses. Our own peculiar experience in Nigeria hardly supports such fallacies. Ours is a nation which since independence has been in progressive decline in every facet of national life. Between 1999 and 2007 we have had 3 elections which progressively became worse in the scale and scope of rigging. The 2007 elections is already being described by all and sundry as the worst in Nigerian history. Rather than move forward, we have moved backwards and will move even further backward if this sham elections are allowed to stand. Oro lo so opuro>>>>>>>..Nna, na true you talk, no matter the amount of Alabukun dat one swallows, the wicked headache brought on us as a reason of the sham elections will remain, and might migrate upward to an earth shattering migraine.:evil: It is indeed a Coup by the ballot, and every sane Nigerian should arise and reject/resist by every means possible this daylight robbery and Executive Gangsterism. Posted by emj| 28.04.2007 21:17

wasco  Villager

# 5 I think we should stop talking about the negative things about Nigeria.I am sick and tired of all the bad comments I read online about our great country. Fellows,let us celebrate Nigeria and Nigerians doing great things all over the world and wish for a better tomorrow.Enough of elections reporting and what INEC did or did not do,let us put smile on the faces of young Nigerians that are joining this forum everyday.I know alot of young Nigerians that log on to the square everyday in search of knowledge and positive info about Nigeria. All you middle aged men,we look up to you guys to encourage us to come back to Nigeria were we belong.Can somebody tell us about young people making it in Business in Nigeria,tell us about investment opportunities in Nigeria.Government can not do it alone,we the people are the government so we are all to blame for doing the wrong things. PLEASE PEOPLE,TELL US ABOUT GOOD THINGS IN NIGERIA. Posted by wasco| 28.04.2007 23:53

Zanderlex  Villager

# 6 "PLEASE PEOPLE,TELL US ABOUT GOOD THINGS IN NIGERIA" Wasco, there are a lot villagers here in this forum doing great things for the fatherland by speaking up and defending your right. Please celebrate them and visit often. Posted by Zanderlex| 29.04.2007 17:56

Iphey  Villager

# 7 =IgoTalk;172120>Yaradua's Minister Designates Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:40 pm (PST) Fani Kayode - Transport Ojo Madueke - Education Greg Mbadiwe - Foreign Affairs Nasir el-Rufai - Energy Akin Oshuntokun - Information Remi Oyo - Women Affairs Batagarawa - Agriculture Bode George - Works Musliu Obanikoro - Communications Onyeama Ugochukwu - Petroleum Ahmed Mu'azu - Environment Adamu Maina - Commerce Kashin Imam - Water Resources Sarki Tafiola - Health Esther Nenadi - Industry Frank Nweke - Special Duties Charles Ugwu - Police Affairs Sarah Jubril - FCT Florence Ita Giwa - Solid Minerals Intersting list Igotalk... Has this been confirmed or just rumours for now.... Besides I have a few questions 1) What is the difference between Energy portfolio and Petroleum portfolio 2) I see that there was no minister of finance, any reasons why? 3) Please tell me that the names of the following persons as ministers is a huge joke. a) Bode George????? b) Ojo Maduekwe c) Charles Ugwu d) Florence Ita Giwa e) Musliu Obanikoro f) Ahmed Mu'azu g) Kashin Imam 4) Was this Baba's list or Yar'Adua list? I deliberately left out Fani Kayode and one or two others, but if the people above are really ministers in Yar'Adua's govt, then we are finished!:eek: :rolleyes: :evil: Posted by Iphey| 29.04.2007 19:52

katampe  Villager

# 8 Breakdown (Region): SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST NORTH Fani Kayode - Transport Greg Mbadiwe - Foreign Affairs Nasir el-Rufai - Energy Akin Oshuntokun - Information Ojo Madueke - Education Batagarawa - Agriculture Remi Oyo - Women Affairs Onyeama Ugochukwu - Petroleum Ahmed Mu'azu - Environment Bode George - Works Frank Nweke - Special Duties Adamu Maina - Commerce Musliu Obanikoro - Communications Charles Ugwu - Police Affairs Kashin Imam - Water Resources Florence Ita Giwa - Solid Minerals Esther Nenadi - Industry Sarah Jubril - FCT Sarki Tafiola-southwest? we fit believe dis, abi na lie? Yardua promised me that Ken Wiwa will make government, why now? He promised me he would beef up his cabinet with feminists to administer sharia , why? Posted by katampe| 29.04.2007 20:15

Son of the Delta  Villager

# 9 =Oguguo Yakere;172137>If they like it, let them can make my twin brother one of their ministers; I maintain my stand that this government should not be allowed to stand let alone survive. Very good point! An illegitimate government is an illegitimate government whether they decide to wear khaki or Agbada it is all the same. Posted by Son of the Delta| 29.04.2007 20:39

Son of the Delta  Villager

# 10 =IgoTalk;172120>Yaradua's Minister Designates Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:40 pm (PST) Fani Kayode - Transport Ojo Madueke - Education Greg Mbadiwe - Foreign Affairs Nasir el-Rufai - Energy Akin Oshuntokun - Information Remi Oyo - Women Affairs Batagarawa - Agriculture Bode George - Works Musliu Obanikoro - Communications Onyeama Ugochukwu - Petroleum Ahmed Mu'azu - Environment Adamu Maina - Commerce Kashin Imam - Water Resources Sarki Tafiola - Health Esther Nenadi - Industry Frank Nweke - Special Duties Charles Ugwu - Police Affairs Sarah Jubril - FCT Florence Ita Giwa - Solid Minerals Why should a foreigner be given such a sensitive office? Posted by Son of the Delta| 29.04.2007 20:42

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