Beaf:

Abeg, kill that CPC story!
I've never seen a party that preaches violence from one side of the mouth and plays the sobbing victim with the other. They are not the only party affected, it is across the board.

The statement is even more ridiculous when you consider that the reason for the postponement is shortage of documents due to logistics problems. Why is no other party crying wolf? Are they the only ones whose documents were affected?

BetaThings:

If you can provide proof that Buhari used the words lynch and kill, I will vote for GEJ

But Buhari appeared to have allowed the frustrations of the past to get at him this time. His campaign has been much of ‘we’ versus ‘them’ stuff and he was apparently caught off guard recently during a campaign rally in Minna, Niger State, where he admonished his supporters to lynch any opponent who attempted to tamper with election results. He said in Hausa; “ku gama da shi!”

adino:

My people please vote wisely. There is a great influx of voters for  Durosinmi etti of the labour party because he was one of the greatest backers of a cowardly Fashola, so Oga Tinubu refused him nomination and gave his wife the senate ticket.
If only I reside in Lagos central, my vote will definitely go to labour party.
ACN has chosen to be an autocratic party just like the most feared and notorious PDP. Personally, I will vote for Ganiyu Solomon for senate (ACN), and LP or CPC for House of Rep (Faleke the ACN guy is a Thief), G.E.J for president, Fashola for Governor (I forgive the coward for refusing to decamp to LP Or any other party other than PDP) and LP or CPC for the House of Assembly.

In as much as I hate PDP, my vote is on G.E.J since Ribadu is a farce and BB though okay but will lose the election as the G.E.J vision is unstoppable.

BetaThings:

This is an irresponsible post!
How did you know that not only CPC was affected?
If others were affected, how? - name and logo left out entirely or name on the ballot, but logo missing or vice versa?
And by the way, if another party is affected and they decided not to complain, why should that stop CPC from complaining
And how is CPC preaching violence? We know PDP does not want people to campaign
They are just grudgingly tolerating rallies by other parties

“For example, a voter at a polling booth in Lagos (Aboyade Cole/Manuwa polling booth) said the Labour Party was not on the ballot that was used there. This is an invitation to post-electoral litigation.

“In Kwara, the number of ballot papers supplied was largely inadequate, meaning that many voters would have been disenfranchised if the election had not been postponed. In several states, registered voters could not find their names on the register. In fact, at polling booth 004 in Amuwo Odofin in Lagos, less than 50 of the 720 who registered there found their names. It is therefore necessary for INEC to rectify these problems!” ACN said.

The party said Jega should take the reports from his field officials to know the exact problems with Saturday’s election, with a view to rectifying them, instead of rushing to fix a new, unrealistic date for the postponed election

mcgboye:

When I floated this thread yesternight, little did I envisage dis myriad of responses. I've been shocked by d quality of contributions i've received. Make no mistake. Until the last 1 or 2 months, i'd never read any topic under Politics.

The position of a president is d highest position in our country, and deserves to be occupied by the best person, in terms of education, honesty, modesty, experience and what have u. I wrote somewhere yday that i was sick of making excuses for public office holders. I really do wish him well on April 9, even though i aint going to vote for him (i simply cant afford another 4 yrs of inactivity), but most of the excuses given by his supporters smack of downright idiocy. I was in a forum late friday among my peers, and we agreed the NASS elections could hold d key to our becomin a truly democratic nation, due to checks n balances. If different parties control d legislature n executive, democracy wil be better for it.
And come to think of it, at no time did I call d president any name. I only wish he's more tactful when making public statements. He's d incumbent, so we all need him at his best. At the Lagos state rally, He is reported to have said "Lagos is too important to be left in d hands of rascals". Such statements are inexcusable!

Maybe I expect too much from him, maybe i've set the bar too high. As an auditor with one of d world's Big Four, sometimes I get carried away by the high professional standard required of my profession, so anything less from public office holders is simply unacceptable for me.

In summary, his statement tells me he's got little or no regard for the legislative arm. What would he have said if it was d local govt elections that were affected? Even assuming he meant something entirely different, it still boils down to lack of tact. His office demands the highest level of caution! He should watch what he says n how he says it!
It was d same mistake he made in allowing the (very) unfortunate situation of his wife to degenerate into a national nuisance. They could have had her tutored all through d time he was deputy gov - acting gov - governor - vice pres - acting presi - president. At least 8 yrs to have discovered his wife was unfit to be a "first lady" and tactfully helped her deficiencies. Imagine if she were to have a one-on-one meeting with Michelle Obama! It's all lack of tact. And instead of making excuses for him, i wish we could all see beyond our partisanship and demand he and his team work on this very critical part of governance: public speaking.

mcgboye:

@naijaking, obviously u've got me wrong. I'll excuse d unwarranted insults and clarify. By saying until d last 1 or 2 months i havent read any topic under Politics, i only meant the politics section on nairaland. I guess that will take care of d other insults too. Every Nigerian follows politics, so i'll be telling a lie if i say i havent been following politics before now.
Overall, I shudder with disbelief d amount of insults this thread has caused. Is there a way i can delete this thread?

mcgboye:
Every Nigerian follows politics, so i'll be telling a lie if i say i havent been following politics before now.

mcgboye:

@naijaking, obviously u've got me wrong. I'll excuse d unwarranted insults and clarify. By saying until d last 1 or 2 months i havent read any topic under Politics, i only meant the politics section on nairaland. I guess that will take care of d other insults too. Every Nigerian follows politics, so i'll be telling a lie if i say i havent been following politics before now.
Overall, I shudder with disbelief d amount of insults this thread has caused. Is there a way i can delete this thread?

mcgboye:

@kobojunkie, but dont u think not knowing any party does not mean not following politics. Every Nigerian is interested in who's contesting what post, who won what election etc. It doesnt make your politicians, but it does mean we're followers. Got my drift?

mcgboye:

@naijaking,
You've stil got me wrong. Pls go through my opening post, and other contributions. Nowhere did I criticise d president's mastery of english or his accent (afterall, who d hell am I, an ordinary BSc holder to critique a PHd holder!). My problem is his choice of words, especially in the full glare of d public. Pls do not forget, that as a president, he's no longer entitled to his opinion. His word must project d image of the nation. Imagine if Barack Obama were to make such statement. He would be pilloried by both Democrats n Republicans. That's d standard I want for my president, whoever he (or she) is.
Again, I did not say anything about d forthcoming elections beyond the fact that I will not vote for him. Pls ignore the temptation to compare him with the other candidates for next sat's elections on this thread, especially since it seems to precipitate further insults among supporters. There are many threads dedicated for that purpose. However, I still insist d embarrassment of d first lady has not been well managed. I learn Maryam Babangida withdrew from d public for 9 months to be "schooled". It wont be a bad idea if Patience Jonathan does d same, whether she's still in Aso Rock or not on May 30.

Larry-osho:

I think u had a slip of thougt. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the statement.

mcgboye:

@naijaking,
You've stil got me wrong. Pls go through my opening post, and other contributions. Nowhere did I criticise d president's mastery of english or his accent (afterall, who d hell am I, an ordinary BSc holder to critique a PHd holder!). My problem is his choice of words, especially in the full glare of d public. Pls do not forget, that as a president, he's no longer entitled to his opinion. His word must project d image of the nation. Imagine if Barack Obama were to make such statement. He would be pilloried by both Democrats n Republicans. That's d standard I want for my president, whoever he (or she) is.
Again, I did not say anything about d forthcoming elections beyond the fact that I will not vote for him. Pls ignore the temptation to compare him with the other candidates for next sat's elections on this thread, especially since it seems to precipitate further insults among supporters. There are many threads dedicated for that purpose. However, I still insist d embarrassment of d first lady has not been well managed. I learn Maryam Babangida withdrew from d public for 9 months to be "schooled". It wont be a bad idea if Patience Jonathan does d same, whether she's still in Aso Rock or not on May 30.