Will Elections Hold In 2007?

WILL ELECTIONS HOLD IN 2007?

All the ingredients that should ensure elections hold next year have been missing. One, there is so much tension and uncertainty in the polity. The on-going voters' registration is a wobbling exercise. Nigerians are not only apathetic, the equipment are also inadequate and malfunctioning.

And the political parties apper not ready for elections. Less than six months to the polls, none of them has held its primaries, let alone declare their flagbearers. The few aspirants so far are hesistant as many of them have not started campaigning full throttle.

As things stand, will Nigeria hold elections next year? If yes, will the current confusion and apathy among Nigerians affect the conduct and outcome of the polls? Is this not a script by the presidency to elongate its tenure or install its lackey in political offices? What does this portend for our hard-earned democracy?

These are questions agitating my troubled mind and I really want to share the burden with everyone, with a view to charting the way forward.

Happy discussion!