This advocacy needs to be loudest already.

My Re-Post!

An Open Letter To Chairman Of INEC Nigeria
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RE: Request To Fix Presidential Election On Exclusively Seperate Day.
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Sir,

In recent times, presidential elections in Nigeria, have always been slated together with other National legislative elections.

Specifically, since 2015 till now,
Successive elections have witnessed the combination of Presidential, Senates and House of Representatives, elections being fixed on the same day.

This particular decision by INEC has helped, encouraged and promoted the menace of Vote-buying, by major political parties in Nigeria.

And has thereby, made it virtually impossible for ordinary Nigerians to freely vote for a president of their choice, devoid of political party interests.

Sir, here’s the practical ways it works in our local communities in Nigeria:

The National Assembly seats are 469 combined.

It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-member House of Representatives.

The two major parties in Nigeria already have the financial war chest to struggle for these 469 slots.

Meaning, 469x2 equals 936 powerful contending legislative aspirants from the two major political parties.

All of them have Police and Military officers attached to them, plus a litany of other hangers-on and paramilitary groups around them.

That is what they call structure.

So, because the presidential and these powerful 936 legislative elections are usually fixed on same day, there’s always that personal evil tasks of delivering their own various political parties on that same day.

Hence, the evil job of Vote-buying has been officially distributed to these 936 strong aspirants.

Practically, manpowers from both Inec and security agencies who are already overstretched cannot be able to effectively monitor or stop even 5% of these criminality of Vote-buying on that single day.

Remember, the 936 strong Aspirants will be fighting for their own personal political survival, while buying Votes for their parties.

Even when these 936 aspirants are really not interested in their party presidential candidate to win, they will simply be motivated by their own personal interests on the ballots that very day.

But.

The situation will never be the same, if the Presidential election is fixed on a separate, exclusive date when no vested interests of the 936 powerful men are at stake.

Chances are that, 90% of them will never engage in Vote buying for their parties, on a day, their personal political interests are not at stake.

Chances are that, majority of them will allow the masses to make their informed decisions and choose their president.

Chances are that most of these 936 Aspirants, are even tired of these perennial very worst presidential candidates in their parties, who got their tickets via buying of Delegates.

Most of these 936 Aspirants earnestly desire the best presidential candidates to win, irrespective of the party.

Many, many of these Aspirants are totally unhappy with their presidential candidates.

Most of them genuinely feel the urgent need to allow Nigerians choose their president.

But Inec has not helped them.

They wish it could have been separated.

Because they are hamstrung, and tied down by their own personal interests that are usually tied up by INEC, on the same day of election.

That’s why on the day of election, they buy votes for their Parties, thereby protecting their own political survival.

They can’t possibly tell their constituents to vote only for them as Aspirant.

INEC, police and EFCC can’t be everywhere on that day.

This is exactly the dangers of their structures.

That’s how bad presidents emerge.

And the confusion continues in the country.

Consequently sir, I passionately appeal to you, to kindly fix this coming Presidential election in 2023 on a separate date, preferably on the first day.

My Chairman sir, kindly do this for Nigeria.

Do this to save this country.

Do it for it accords with international best practices.

Do it, just like France, Canada and other other civilized countries.

Do it, for it is the most patriotic thing to do!

Please, apply for additional funds if necessary.

There’s always room for little supplementary budgets.

Nigerians will definitely prevail on government to support your efforts in terms of additional funding.

Seek for the funds NOW, if necessary and needed.

Chairman sir,

Posterity will definitely judge you right if you positively heed and comply with this passionate appeal.

Let us work together to #EndCashAndCarryPolitics and #VoteBuying since INEC has already noted it to be a major issue hampering credible elections in Nigeria.

Azubuike Ihemeje Esq.

chances are that if the elections are fixed separately candidates won't be able to carry out vote buying... Imagine this logic, a candidate paying 10k per vote during a single election is highly possible, but paying 10k per vote for four different election will be so hard, cause of the funding

jo2222:
This advocacy needs to be loudest already.

My Re-Post!

An Open Letter To Chairman Of INEC Nigeria
———————————————————————-
RE: Request To Fix Presidential Election On Exclusively Seperate Day.
———————————————————————————


Sir,

In recent times, presidential elections in Nigeria, have always been slated together with other National legislative elections.

Specifically, since 2015 till now,
Successive elections have witnessed the combination of Presidential, Senates and House of Representatives, elections being fixed on the same day.

This particular decision by INEC has helped, encouraged and promoted the menace of Vote-buying, by major political parties in Nigeria.

And has thereby, made it virtually impossible for ordinary Nigerians to freely vote for a president of their choice, devoid of political party interests.

Sir, here’s the practical ways it works in our local communities in Nigeria:

The National Assembly seats are 469 combined.

It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-member House of Representatives.

The two major parties in Nigeria already have the financial war chest to struggle for these 469 slots.

Meaning, 469x2 equals 936 powerful contending legislative aspirants from the two major political parties.

All of them have Police and Military officers attached to them, plus a litany of other hangers-on and paramilitary groups around them.

That is what they call structure.

So, because the presidential and these powerful 936 legislative elections are usually fixed on same day, there’s always that personal evil tasks of delivering their own various political parties on that same day.

Hence, the evil job of Vote-buying has been officially distributed to these 936 strong aspirants.

Practically, manpowers from both Inec and security agencies who are already overstretched cannot be able to effectively monitor or stop even 5% of these criminality of Vote-buying on that single day.

Remember, the 936 strong Aspirants will be fighting for their own personal political survival, while buying Votes for their parties.

Even when these 936 aspirants are really not interested in their party presidential candidate to win, they will simply be motivated by their own personal interests on the ballots that very day.

But.

The situation will never be the same, if the Presidential election is fixed on a separate, exclusive date when no vested interests of the 936 powerful men are at stake.

Chances are that, 90% of them will never engage in Vote buying for their parties, on a day, their personal political interests are not at stake.

Chances are that, majority of them will allow the masses to make their informed decisions and choose their president.

Chances are that most of these 936 Aspirants, are even tired of these perennial very worst presidential candidates in their parties, who got their tickets via buying of Delegates.

Most of these 936 Aspirants earnestly desire the best presidential candidates to win, irrespective of the party.

Many, many of these Aspirants are totally unhappy with their presidential candidates.

Most of them genuinely feel the urgent need to allow Nigerians choose their president.

But Inec has not helped them.

They wish it could have been separated.

Because they are hamstrung, and tied down by their own personal interests that are usually tied up by INEC, on the same day of election.

That’s why on the day of election, they buy votes for their Parties, thereby protecting their own political survival.

They can’t possibly tell their constituents to vote only for them as Aspirant.

INEC, police and EFCC can’t be everywhere on that day.

This is exactly the dangers of their structures.

That’s how bad presidents emerge.

And the confusion continues in the country.

Consequently sir, I passionately appeal to you, to kindly fix this coming Presidential election in 2023 on a separate date, preferably on the first day.

My Chairman sir, kindly do this for Nigeria.

Do this to save this country.

Do it for it accords with international best practices.

Do it, just like France, Canada and other other civilized countries.

Do it, for it is the most patriotic thing to do!

Please, apply for additional funds if necessary.

There’s always room for little supplementary budgets.

Nigerians will definitely prevail on government to support your efforts in terms of additional funding.

Seek for the funds NOW, if necessary and needed.

Chairman sir,

Posterity will definitely judge you right if you positively heed and comply with this passionate appeal.

Let us work together to #EndCashAndCarryPolitics and #VoteBuying since INEC has already noted it to be a major issue hampering credible elections in Nigeria.

Azubuike Ihemeje Esq.

Makes sense but will they hear?

ChngedChnges:


Makes sense but will they hear?

We really need to make this a Frontpage material cause it very vital for the Presidential election if we want it to be free and fair

This idea will further aid electoral fraud. Fixing the presidential election on a separate day/date will be the worst mistake. It gonna be like operation deliver your polling units and that will be bloody.
Now, the issues are lesser because National Assembly members contesting, are somehow busy on that day trying to save their heads so they pay less concern to the presidential election. 2019 election, I saw a candidate contesting for house of rep so busy making calls. After casting his vote, he practically excuse himself & was so busy on phone trying to monitor his result from different parts that make up the constituency.
This is a man that on a norms, he dey mount polling unit with rbs & excess suicide.

Seun

Theo51:
This idea will further aid electoral fraud. Fixing the presidential election on a separate day/date will be the worst mistake. It gonna be like operation deliver your polling units and that will be bloody.
Now, the issues are lesser because National Assembly members contesting, are somehow busy on that day trying to save their heads so they pay less concern to the presidential election. 2019 election, I saw a candidate contesting for house of rep so busy making calls. After casting his vote, he practically excuse himself & was so busy on phone trying to monitor his result from different parts that make up the constituency.
This is a man that on a norms, he dey mount polling unit with rbs & excess suicide.

I don't think it would aid electoral fraud...
Let use that house of rep member as an example, the reason he was working tirelessly was because he has his own ambition that same day... Some candidates might not like the idea of whom is representing them in the Gov. Or even Presidential election, but because they too need to win on that same day, they would be ready to pay any amount

But once it fix on a different day, they would likely try to rig for themselves, which would still be hard cause the public will be on them, then imagine a separate presidential election, can a presidential candidate but vote in all the unit in the country ?

This topic needs to trend

There is nothing wrong in conducting the Presidential and National Assembly election in one day considering the huge financial resources and logistics involved. If we divide the conduct of our general elections into four, who will provide the additional funds required for the two other days?

In the US, all elections are held in a single day. We should be working towards holding all our elections in a single day and not splitting it into four for sentimental reasons. Whether election is conducted in one or ten days, politicians will always buy vote if that’s their strategy. The suggestion is not necessary.