The United States-based New York Times says the postponement of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission was orchestrated by President Goodluck Jonathan to frustrate Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress.

The newspaper, which has won 114 Pulitzer Prizes, further stated that Jonathan appeared to be afraid of the increasing popularity of Buhari, who most Nigerians would likely vote for.

It said this in the editorial of its Monday edition titled, “Nigeria’s Miserable Choices”.

The publication said, “Any argument to delay the vote might be more credible if President Goodluck Jonathan’s government had not spent much of the past year playing down the threat posed by the militants and if there were a reasonable expectation that the country’s weak military has the ability to improve security in a matter of weeks.

“It appears more likely that Mr. Jonathan grew alarmed by the surging appeal of Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler who has vowed to crack down on Boko Haram. By dragging out the race, Jonathan stands to deplete his rival’s campaign coffers while he continues to use state funds and institutions to bankroll his own.”

It said INEC’s excuse that elections were postponed because security forces wanted to fight insecurity would have been taken in good faith if Jonathan had been tackling insecurity effectively since he took office.

The 164-year-old newspaper said that Jonathan had become so unpopular that Nigerians were not afraid of the idea of a former military dictator returning as President.

It however said that Jonathan had become worried about the rising insecurity and was willing to accept help from western powers.

The newspaper warned that election postponement might increase the level of insecurity rather than reduce it and that Nigeria’s democracy would not survive an electoral crisis.

It said, “Beyond security matters, entrenched corruption and the government’s inability to diversify its economy as the price of oil, the country’s financial bedrock, has fallen and has also caused Nigerians to look for new leadership.

“Nigeria, the most populous African nation, and a relatively young democracy, cannot afford an electoral crisis. That would only set back the faltering efforts to reassert government control in districts where Boko Haram is sowing terror.

“The security forces may not be able to safeguard many districts on Election Day. But postponement is very likely to make the security threat worse.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-postponed-elections-to-frustrate-buhari-ny-times/

David Axelrod is working

Cunning cun.ts

Buhari frustrated Nigerians 30 years ago

He deserves to be frustrated now.


Jonathan should get national award but the stupid sponsored story is crap

Even a 5 year old illiterate boko haram member knows it was imperative to postpone the elections and if NY times wasn't collecting Tinubus money, they would use their brain and see tens of millions would have been disenfranchised and the result wouldn't have been conclusive because of NE insecurity.

Now I know New York times writers are high on marijuana, The foolish writers are not in this country, hence they don't know what's going on.
How do they expect elections to go on when millions of voters are about to be disenfranchised?, furthermore, The defense chiefs adviced INEC to halt the election citing security reasons. Didn't they see all these... I'm becoming wary of all these international media houses. They just stay in the comfort of their offices and write balderdash without knowing the situation on ground.

They can choose to 'frustrate' you a million times but they can NEVER stop you if you don't let them, Buhari; #weMarchBehindYou

Yes we know. but the fact is...

You can suspend defeat.... But can't prevent it...

Y is it that if one pay visit or work in mental hospital they only think like wèrè. Don't u like freedom abi u thing Nigeria no go free

USA tinks naija is yemeni!

Alright

jeffizy:
Whoever knows and has the ears of the President should tell him he is regarded as a sour grape everywhere.



Let him just go back home.
Is it a coincidence that he is being lampooned right ,left and centre?

How come nothing good comes about him?

everyone cannot be wrong

May God bless your sense....

Hmmm,but some ballot boxes and papers that suppose to be in Ogun state are still in US.huh

Rather than advice their boss, GEJ supporters will accuse anybody saying the truth of being biased.

Imagine someone saying NY Times has collected money from Tinubu.

Do U think NY times is like our N50k journalists?

LETS SEE WHO GETS FRUSTRATED,,, COME MARCH

WE NIGERIANS MUST VOTE RIGHTLY IN 2015
If SOMEONE is
J= Just
O= On
N= Negative
A= Assignments
T= To
H= Harm
A=All
N= Nigerians

THEN we must also find someone who will
B= Bring
U= Us
H= Hope
A= And
R= Remove
I= Incompetence
CHANGE IN 2015...

America should please stfu, cos when their election was about to kick off NIGERIA didn't b*tch into their issue.


Meanwhile GEJtill 2019

jeffizy:
Whoever knows and has the ears of the President should tell him he is regarded as a sour grape everywhere.



Let him just go back home.
Is it a coincidence that he is being lampooned right ,left and centre?

How come nothing good comes about him?

everyone cannot be wrong

And who told you that he is being lampooned from all direction? People that are not brainwash like us know that most evils they say abj GEJ are either lies or propagander to discredit him.. But irrespective of what they do or say we still love GEJ.. GEJ TILL 2019

Nah,Jona effected the postponement coz where he comes from its a taboo to cry on 15,16 and 17 of any month. So he chose ending of march to avoid the wrath of his otuoke gods.

lol, buhari never see anything his second name will be a frustrated debtor after PDP finish dealing with him..he should better go and collect some money back from shekau

The fear of the General is the height of cluelessness.
time to go nigga.
otuoke is calling

ephemm:
Rather than advice their boss, GEJ supporters will accuse anybody saying the truth of being biased.

what about over 23million voters who would have been disenfranchised? If the election was held on 14th.

Dont you thing that even 5million voters are too much to disenfranchised. 22million is more than everybody in Cameroun or Ghana.

Sometimes we should allow outsiders to think for us. It is not a secret that the USA does not want GEJ because he doesnt dance their music.

Again Punch Newspaper has not hidden their fight against GEJ.

At least if all Nigeria's media house has been bought from saying the truth, outsider can help us say it.

Satanic view.

To hell with NY times GEJ till 2019

NYTimes must be owned by Tinubu

Its been a true talk, since time immemorial

So true

President Jonathan might have forgotten about this wise saying, ''Destiny cannot be changed but can only be delayed''