Friday, January 7, 2011
[size=14pt]Ondo bars illiterate delegates from voting[/size]

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The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State on Thursday barred delegates considered to be illiterates from voting in the House of Representatives primary elections.





http://odili.net/news/source/2011/jan/7/802.html


The development was however greeted with protests in the nine federal constituencies across the state where the primaries took place.

Our correspondent, who monitored the election in Akure, the state capital, observed that the 'illiterate delegates' refused to leave the venue of the primaries despite the fact that they were disenfranchised.

The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, Chief Adeyemi Adedipe, explained that the measure was aimed at making the election "credible, free, fair and as secret as possible."

Also, the state police command said on Thursday that it had banned politicians, either appointed or elected, in the state from entering the venues of the primaries with armed escort or convoy of vehicles.

The command said it was an offence for anybody to carry arms into the venues of the primaries.

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Mrs. Chintua Amajor-Onu, who announced the ban at a news conference in Akure, said the directive became necessary in order to avoid crisis during the primaries of the political parties.

She explained that the command would not condone any act capable of jeopardising the peace currently being enjoyed in the state

The commissioner also directed all the delegates and party officials to submit themselves for "professional frisk search" being carried out by policemen at the venues of the primaries.

"It is incumbent on all political party aspirants and all the delegates currently engaged in the conduct of the ongoing party primaries to honourably conduct themselves before, during and after the exercise," the CP said.

She said that the command would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute any politician who ignored the order.

"We don't want any display of hooliganism at the venues of the primaries. The command will not hesitate to apprehend any member of any political party found guilty," she added.

that was wrong, they should have been allowed to vote.

It is like they are purposefully trying to destroy their own party.

Blunder after blunder. . .

You dey mind them. Illiterates do not have the right to participate in the same government who takes decisions over their lives. What has literacy got to do with voting?. Even a retarded monkey can cast a vote.

Very stupit!

I wish someone would come out and tell us why they took such a drastic step!

I agree with this. Illiterates should not be allowed to vote. They can sell their vote for a bag of rice. Too often, we have illiterates like MC Eleweomo controlling the voting process.

BAN ALL ILLITERATES FROM VOTING!!!

They've been adjudged illiterate enough to vote the right person. Smart move.

Nice one

fstranger1:

Very stupit!

I wish someone would come out and tell us why they took such a drastic step!

because they are illiterates who know nothing than to be used to further rotten the system.we must raise the level of our democracy whether we

like it or not.

Are there illiterates in US politics ?

yes or no

^^ What makes you think that the ones that finally voted are not the actual illiterates?

Good for them.

We should ban all the illitrates from NL as well.

How do we know them? They are all the supporters of Atiku and the criminal coup plotter Buhari.

johndoe200:

Good for them.

We should ban all the illitrates from NL as well.

How do we know them? They are all the supporters of Atiku and the criminal coup plotter Buhari.

Correct!

Ibime:

I agree with this. Illiterates should not be allowed to vote. They can sell their vote for a bag of rice. Too often, we have illiterates like MC Eleweomo controlling the voting process.

BAN ALL ILLITERATES FROM VOTING!!!

So illiterates must be subjected to the leadership of the learned?. Show me proof that educated people make better leaders?.

~Bluetooth:

because they are illiterates who know nothing than to be used to further rotten the system.we must raise the level of our democracy whether we

like it or not.

Are there illiterates in US politics ?

yes or no

Nigeria is not US besides, they also have illiterates in their politics. Illiterates like Joe the plumber, Sarah Palin and co.

aloy/emeka:

Nigeria is not US besides, they also have illiterates in their politics. Illiterates like Joe the plumber, Sarah Palin and co.

If all those illiterate delegates happened to be in the class of sarah palin,i'm sure Nigeria would have been a better place than this.
Every tom,di-ck and harry want to steal money without adding any value.rubbish !

~Bluetooth:

If all those illiterate delegates happened to be in the class of sarah palin,i'm sure Nigeria would have been a better place than this.
Every tom,di-ck and harry want to steal money without adding any value.rubbish !

Are you trying to say that it is right for Chuba Okadigbo , OBJ, Tinubu, Andy Uba, Bankole to steal, and it is wrong for someone like Omisore to do the same?

I dont get your point really!

fstranger1:


Are you trying to say that it is right for Chuba Okadigbo , OBJ, Tinubu, Andy Uba, Bankole to steal, and it is wrong for someone like Omisore to do the same?

I dont get your point really!

dont twist my point.nobody has any justification to steal either literate or illiterate.

what we must do is to get rid of those that have nothing to add to our democracy.

~Bluetooth:

dont twist my point.nobody has any justification to steal either literate or illiterate.

what we must do is to get rid of those that have nothing to add to our democracy.

So is there any justification for their disenfranchisement?

Why do you think they shouldnt be allowed to have a say in the kind of leaders that rule over them?

An illiterate cannot sift through the issues cos he doesn't know how to read, so his decision on whom to vote for is based on who brought Garri and Rice to his village. What are illiterates doing as delegates in the first place?

The Amala politics of our PDP gangsters can only survive where there is proliferation of illiteracy.

The person who coined the phrase "illiteracy na disease" deserves a nobel prize because the disease of Nigeria is the enthronement of Vampires by illiterates and semi-illiterates.

And illiteracy doesn't necessarily mean inability to read and write. Inability to follow basic laws and procedures is illiteracy - as exhibited by many politicians.

We even have an illiterate in Aso Rock - Dame Patience.

fstranger1:

So is there any justification for their disenfranchisement?

Why do you think they shouldnt be allowed to have a say in the kind of leaders that rule over them?

disenfranchise of voting as delegate is what we are talking about here,which is what i support.these are people that control the grassroot movements

for political parties and they are expected to be well informed,not some morons who can't say no to greedy politicians in critical times.

Ibime:

An illiterate cannot sift through the issues cos he doesn't know how to read, so his decision on whom to vote for is based on who brought Garri and Rice to his village. What are illiterates doing as delegates in the first place?

The Amala politics of our PDP gangsters can only survive where there is proliferation of illiteracy.

The person who coined the phrase "illiteracy na disease" deserves a nobel prize because the disease of Nigeria is the enthronement of Vampires by illiterates and semi-illiterates.

And illiteracy doesn't necessarily mean inability to read and write. Inability to follow basic laws and procedures is illiteracy - as exhibited by many politicians.

We even have an illiterate in Aso Rock - Dame Patience.

Lets be clear, there is a difference between illiteracy and IQ

Most of this illiterate people are way smarter, and often times more industrious, that the so called literate populace.

It is very easy, change the medium of communication in our polity to our local language and you have the tables turned on all the so called "literate elite."

Ibime:

An illiterate cannot sift through the issues cos he doesn't know how to read, so his decision on whom to vote for is based on who brought Garri and Rice to his village. What are illiterates doing as delegates in the first place?

The Amala politics of our PDP gangsters can only survive where there is proliferation of illiteracy.

The person who coined the phrase "illiteracy na disease" deserves a nobel prize because the disease of Nigeria is the enthronement of Vampires by illiterates and semi-illiterates.

And illiteracy doesn't necessarily mean inability to read and write. Inability to follow basic laws and procedures is illiteracy - as exhibited by many politicians.

We even have an illiterate in Aso Rock - Dame Patience.

ROFLMAO

~Bluetooth:

disenfranchise of voting as delegate is what we are talking about here,which is what i support.these are people that control the grassroot movements

for political parties and they are expected to be well informed,not some morons who can't say no to greedy politicians in critical times.

Why are you changing the goal post like madam Kobo?

Stay on point: Why is it a crime for Nigerians who cannot write and read in English language not worthy to be voting delegates in our democracy?

fstranger1:

Why are you changing the goal post like madam Kobo?

Stay on point: Why is it a crime for Nigerians who cannot write and read in English language not worthy to be voting delegates in our democracy?

how many time do i have to give you my reasons ? we [b] must [/b]raise the current level of our democracy.

haven't you heard of geniocracy before ? (fools should not be allowed to vote )

~Bluetooth:

how many time do i have to give you my reasons ? we must [/b]raise the current level of our democracy.

haven't you heard of geniocracy before ? ([b]fools should not be allowed to vote )

Are you insinuating that any one who cannot read and write in English language is a FOOL?

fstranger1:

Are you insinuating that any one who cannot read and write in English language is a FOOL?

just a few of them are intelligent.

~Bluetooth:

just a few of them are intelligent.

SO you agree with me that some of these illiterates should not be disenfranchised?

fstranger1:

SO you agree with me that some of these illiterates should not be disenfranchised?

how do you now begin to sort the intelligent from the unintelligent ones ? why not just set a standard so that everybody can compete for it ?

~Bluetooth:

how do you now begin to sort the intelligent from the unintelligent ones ? why not just set a standard so that everybody can compete for it ?

How do you do that with the literate ones?

Democracy is not run on the "settlement" and "kola nut" wisdom of our villages.

There are fundamental principles, such as are beyond the thought process of anyone who doesn't read up on democracy and law.

During the YarAdua imbroglio, an illiterates thought process would likely have assumed that another Northerner should take over from Yara, rather than follow the constitution which states that the VP take over.

That's why dem illiterate alamajiris in the North could not understand the consternation shown by Southerners at the undemocratic behaviour of the FEC and NASS.

That's just one example why illiterates should be banned from voting.

Ibime:

Democracy is not run on the "settlement" and "kola nut" wisdom of our villages.

There are fundamental principles, such as are beyond the thought process of anyone who doesn't read up on democracy and law.

During the YarAdua imbroglio, an illiterates thought process would likely have assumed that another Northerner should take over from Yara, rather than follow the constitution which states that the VP take over.

That's why dem illiterate alamajiris in the North could not understand the consternation shown by Southerners at the undemocratic behaviour of the FEC and NASS.

That's just one example why illiterates should be banned from voting.

Translate the constitution into a language they can understand

Extend the same benevolence that you have enjoyed, from whosoever taught you how to read, to them

You sure did not fall from heaven knowing out to read; at least, we know that English language is not your language. Some one was kind enough to teach it to you. Why dont you do same to these illiterates?

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