There is an old saying that ''there is strenght in numbers'' this is almost a cliche`.....there is also another cliche`...''Majority carries the vote''......the list of such cliche` can go on and on......

Few months ago, a new record was set by our great leaders, for the first time in history, majority did not carry the vote, we all witnessed how sixteen(16) votes is greaterthan eighteen(18) votes..........what that means is 16 is greaterthan 18!

Great political mathematicians convinced us that 16 is indeed greater than 18 in the Nigerian political calculations. Nigerians almost bought the idea, ofcos most people sided with the fact that 16votes beat 18votes.

As if that was not enough, another set of arithmetic was demystified yet again by our great political mathematicians......five(5) is greaterthan twenty-seven(27). With time this whole idea of defying odds will be a norm, and there will nolonger be strenght in numbers, neither will majority carry the votes.

Its funy to me how our so called leaders bend rules to suit there agenders. It is now very easy to propound a theory that 2 is not always greaterthan 1. With this happening in Nigeria, we will have a serious issue with Arithmetic in our schools.

Maybe a state of emmagency on arithmetics, or a tutorial for our leaders on the subject can do the magic!