darrytoz:

Yes. Read through my last paragraph.

obayaya:


I'd like to weigh in here...

you must understand that political vendetta only exist between the politicians themselves. The voters care less. All the voters are interested in are a better life for themselves and their families.

And they'll vote for a party that promises them that no matter the evil in the politician/party's heart.

That's the reality we find ourselves in today. Blame it on illiteracy.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. - Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Maybe we didn't choose wisely in the last election but we made a choice. And we'll have to live with it

obayaya:


I'd like to weigh in here...

you must understand that political vendetta only exist between the politicians themselves. The voters care less. All the voters are interested in are a better life for themselves and their families.

And they'll vote for a party that promises them that no matter the evil in the politician/party's heart.

That's the reality we find ourselves in today. Blame it on illiteracy.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. - Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Maybe we didn't choose wisely in the last election but we made a choice. And we'll have to live with it

Tgirl4real:

I still don't see any conclusive ending. I partcularly loved your presentation, the flow and all but the ending was neither heree nor there. I would have loved to see a stronger conclusion in your linee of argument.

Tgirl4real:


Many will still argue that it wasn't free and fair.

Secondly, the results showed that there were a lot of personal interests at play.

obayaya:


2015 election was arguably the freest and fairest election in Nigeria. If people will hide behind not being free and fair to argue "political vendetta", then maybe they shouldn't use 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 as examples of where there was similar outcomes in all the regions. Because it can be argued that those outcomes was due to electoral malpractices.

Sammyscholar, the paragraph above deals with the point you just raised too.


There will always be personal interests in politics. And that's always amongst the politicians. The masses also have their own interests. And most times the masses the masses unknowingly help the politicians achieve their selfish interest thinking they are actually progressing their (masses) interest.
However, these political shenanigans cannot invalidate the fact that the masses trooped out and casted their votes for whoever freely without coercion.

So the outcome of the election is still a reflection of the will of the people

Tgirl4real:

Exactly how the argument for OAU should go.
Unfortunately, u aint one of the debaters.

obayaya:


2015 election was arguably the freest and fairest election in Nigeria. If people will hide behind not being free and fair to argue "political vendetta", then maybe they shouldn't use 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 as examples of where there was similar outcomes in all the regions. Because it can be argued that those outcomes was due to electoral malpractices.

There will always be personal interests in politics. And that's always amongst the politicians. The masses also have their own interests. And most times the masses the masses unknowingly help the politicians achieve their selfish interest thinking they are actually progressing their (masses) interest.
However, these political shenanigans cannot invalidate the fact that the masses trooped out and casted their votes for whoever freely without coercion.

So the outcome of the election is a reflection of the will of the people

obayaya:


2015 election was arguably the freest and fairest election in Nigeria. If people will hide behind not being free and fair to argue "political vendetta", then maybe they shouldn't use 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 as examples of where there was similar outcomes in all the regions. Because it can be argued that those outcomes was due to electoral malpractices.

Sammyscholar, the paragraph above deals with the point you just raised too.


There will always be personal interests in politics. And that's always amongst the politicians. The masses also have their own interests. And most times the masses the masses unknowingly help the politicians achieve their selfish interest thinking they are actually progressing their (masses) interest.
However, these political shenanigans cannot invalidate the fact that the masses trooped out and casted their votes for whoever freely without coercion.

So the outcome of the election is still a reflection of the will of the people

sammyscholar:
it is not. and i ask you: if the rope that bounds pdp into accord had nt come loose, would they have suffered this defeated frontiered by thier own men that are now in the opposition party? we cannot talk about the 2015 general election without talking about how things began to fall apart in the pdp. you just want to take it from the head.

Microflux:
the pple will, must nt be necessarily good, bt the main thing is that the elected shud b of pples choice. If bad, then dey will v themseive to blame.

sammyscholar:
it is not. and i ask you: if the rope that bounds pdp into accord had nt come loose, would they have suffered this defeated frontiered by thier own men that are now in the opposition party? we cannot talk about the 2015 general election without talking about how things began to fall apart in the pdp. you just want to take it from the head.

obayaya:


Maybe Not..

But you are missing the point.. The division in the PDP (the vendetta you are talking about here) is only a rope on which the masses believed they'll climb to the promise land.

To the politicians, it's vendetta. But to the masses, it's the road to the promise land.

Will you now say the masses votes weren't a reflection of their will?

You can never argue that.. Call it a stupid or ignorant will.

But it's still their will.

Boc4real:
Yyaaay... Congrats



Polytechnic is better than a university!

Fynestboi:
OAU ( can) VS FUNAAB (cannot)
"The Nigerian Youth Can Make a Great President"

ABU ZARIA ( tool of social engineering) VS IBADANPOLY ( a weapon of social destruction?)
The social media- a tool of social engineering or a weapon of social destruction?


This will be coming up either on the 20th or 21st of this month. So participants are to pick...

Fynestboi:



Fallacy......

Boc4real:


Whatever!

Fynestboi:

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Fynestboi:
NAIRALAND INTERSCHOOL DEBATE NISD:::
GROUP STANDING....

FUNAAB 216

IBADANPOLY 194

ABU ZARIA 169.6

OAU 146