•Says Nigerians expect perfect elections in imperfect situations

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has said subsequent elections might be worse than the ones being contested because the Nigerian people were not addressing the real issues yet.

He also snickered at Nigerians who were expecting perfect elections in an imperfect situation, but ended up blaming their unfulfilled expectations on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary.

Hamzat, who stated this yesterday during the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat on “Nigeria Open Political Party (NOPP) Project: Capacity Strengthening Retreat for National Youth Leaders of Political Parties in Nigeria,” organised by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in Eko Hotel, Lagos, enjoined the people to change their mindset and focus on the real challenges militating against the country’s electoral processes.

“The challenge that we all need to look at is the way we have weaponised everything in our country. I have listened to many public commentators abuse INEC, abuse judiciary, abuse everybody.

“The truth is that we are doing damage to ourselves. And I pray that your generation will change it. So, let us pity the INEC. For me, they have done a great job. But everyone has maligned them. People will be scared to take that position (INEC’s responsibility),” he said.

He told the national youth leaders of political parties that Nigerians, who cried that INEC failed to transfer election’s results to its IREV were only blaming the country’s infrastructure deficits on the electoral commission.

He said, “When we said INEC did not transfer results immediately to IREV, let me ask: can they do it? Have you seen the broadband chart of Nigeria? There are ballot boxes in areas that do not have network. How do they transfer these results? So, we are blaming INEC for the inefficiency of our infrastructure.

“The problem is that we want a perfect election in an imperfect situation and we will blame INEC. It is not possible. The problem is that we demean our institutions. And we cannot build a nation like that.

“The challenge is because of the way that we are commenting. We are commenting on the wrong things. Therefore, my fear is that our election will be getting worse. The next one will probably be the worst because we are not talking about the real issues,” the deputy governor said.

He, therefore, said there was nothing surprising about electoral violence in the country because Nigerians were accustomed to fighting in their normal day lives.

iammo:
I beg to differ Sir.With BVAS and IREV.. subsequent election would be very very competitive, rigging would be a thing of the past.Electorate are now wiser....

Racoon:
Which BVAS and IREV are you talking about? Same one denied by the criminal organisation called INEC? Same INEC denying its own duly certified electoral documents? Same INEC the rogue on seat have appointed highly partisan RECs for? You must be a joker.

iammo:




I beg to differ Sir....




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Beremx:
who are you to beg to differ? Someone who was in the contest has said his opinion about INEC. You that stood under the sun to vote idiots is begging to differ.
Taa gbafuo!!

iammo:



Another baby factory product that can't debate Politics like a civilized adult

Always acting like a reprobate

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iammo:



Another baby factory product that can't debate Politics like a civilized adult

Always acting like a reprobate

Racoon:
And what stopped the institutions from being strengthened and made independent of government in order to make a simple step to democratic governance as general elections easy to conduct?

It is simply because many of these irresponsible leaders are beneficiaries of the failed and rottened system. India, Malawi, Liberia and other nations have deployed technology to conduct peaceful elections, but Nigeria case di iche.

iammo:




I beg to differ Sir....


With BVAS and IREV.. subsequent election would be very very competitive, rigging would be a thing of the past

Electorate are now wiser

If you want to win, your agent must be willing to buy vote and pay money from 5k to 15k per vote


Everyone knows about the Jumbo allowance and packages politicians get

Dino Melaye learnt the bitter way... You no give shishi, you no get shishi vote

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Beremx:
you're too low to have a debate with. A by-product of a cattle and herdsman like you isn't worth a debate.. you have nothing to offer.

teamoneline:


Inec should start providing polling unit evidence (hardcopy evidence like POS slip at shopping mall) so that agents and electorate can compile the results themselves. BVAS is criminal

iammo:


Hahahaha

Just look at you picture, you look like Cattle and even if I was an herdsmen I will sell you off immediately because you look scary

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Beremx:
look at your own picture first before comparing it to mine. Are you learning how to use an earpiece or what?
Abokki sef

iammo:


They do and it's called form EC8

iammo:


Anyways with that your Stevie wonder Googles, I don't expect you to see very well

Say it after me "TINUBU IS OUR PRESIDENT IN IGBOLAND"

Say it again "Tinubu would lead us in Igbo land for 8 years"

iammo:


Anyways with that your Stevie wonder Googles, I don't expect you to see very well

Say it after me "TINUBU IS OUR PRESIDENT IN IGBOLAND"

Say it again "Tinubu would lead us in Igbo land for 8 years"

iammo:



Another baby factory product that can't debate Politics like a civilized adult

Always acting like a reprobate

Prigidypogodo:
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Beremx

iammo:



E pain my Asthmatic friend

Bremix still no go get your time


Simp
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High unemployment mean lots of people want steady government jobs, she explains. This means the stakes are high during elections - people feel they need to be affiliated with certain parties in order to have access to state jobs and other benefits.

"If your political party loses, that means someone else comes in and if you've been open about your political affiliation you lose all you have: influence, opportunities and access."