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Always a pleasure reading historical nuggets from you

naptu2:
This was one of the issues raised in the National Assembly when Professor Jega attempted to introduce electronic voting and it is also one of the issues that bothers me about electronic voting.

I saw the disaster that was called the 1983 elections and one of the problems with that election was that people felt that the ballot boxes were already stuffed with ballot papers before any voting was done. FEDECO used opaque wooden ballot boxes and you couldn't tell if there was already something inside the box before voting commenced.

This was one of the problems that Professor Humphrey Nwosu was trying to avoid and that's why he introduced the open ballot system. In the open ballot system, voters queued behind the symbol of their party or picture of their candidate. The number of voters in the queue was counted and everybody could easily see who won the election. So there was no room for rigging.

However, human rights groups complained that voters could easily be intimidated because everybody could see who you voted for. I saw this live in the 1991 elections when a politician's security guard voted for the politician's opponent. The man sacked the security guard that same day.

So Professor Nwosu introduced the open-secret ballot system (which we use now). The ballot boxes are transparent, so you can see if there's anything in it. The voter goes to a secluded place and thumb prints the ballot paper and then he comes out in the open to put the ballot paper in the ballot box. This way, nobody knows who you are voting for, but everybody can see that the ballot box has not been stuffed.

The challenge with electronic voting is that it is not "open" enough for Nigerians to believe in it. How will you know/believe that the machines have not been hacked or pre-programmed to favour a candidate?

VP Osibanjo is officially a broken record. The number of times he mentions this comparison line in a day is getting nauseating. You are telling us about corruption when APC member Babachir Lawal is walking around free and leading Buhari’s re-election campaign in Adamawa. Osibanjo better respect what is left of your name... Nonsense
Meanwhile some news from the botched Ekiti APC primaries...

Still relevant

frodobee:
13 Questions I Keep Asking Myself About BUHARI:
by Samuel Meyiwa Khalil, Lagos.
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1: Can someone that REFUSED to ATTEND OPUTA PANEL when invited talk about justice?
2: Can someone whose statements are loaded with VIOLENCE assure peace?
3: Can someone who promised he would ensure that SHARIA LAW gets to all part of the country tolerate people from other religion?
4: Can someone that asked MUSLIMS TO VOTE ONLY MUSLIM be voted for by other religion?
5: Can someone that put Shagari in HOUSE ARREST and DR Alex Ekwueme in PRISON be absolved of tribal sentiments?
6: Can someone who used retroactive laws to KILL PEOPLE be trusted with our lives?
7: Can someone who says FIGHTING TERRORISM is against his people be allowed to be in charge of this country?
8: Can someone who executed 75% of PTF projects in the NORTH and distributed the remaining 25% among other regions when he was the PTF chairman be allowed to take charge of all projects in the country?
9: Can someone who as a military head of state who knows he would be overthrown but COULD NOT DO ANYTHING because his deputy was not around be classified as courageous?
10: Can someone who says ACN is corrupt but because of his presidential ambition now surrounds himself with ACN thieves be ABLE TO FIGHT CORRUPTION?
11: Can someone who as head of PTF DID NOT KNOW how billions of Naira got missing be trusted with our entire wealth as president?
12: Can someone who could not allow the economic of demand, supply and internal production factors to determine the prices of commodities but used SOLDIERS TO FORCE price control be able to handle present economic challenges?
13: Can someone who did not allow his government be criticised and UNJUSTLY ARRESTED those who criticised his government be given that opportunity to lead again,etc?
Honestly, Buhari is NOT the RIGHT person. Don't be blind. The change they shout could be negative as seen in some Northern African countries. Vote wisely.

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Hmmm.... So Buhari has shifted the insults to his support base. He might be right about the illiteracy and poverty in the North. But for 4 decades Buhari has been in and out of the corridors of power in Nigeria. He never instituted a scholarship, built a school or embarked on social welfare programmes for Northern youths.
Has Buhari truly given back to the North? On what basis is our blind loyalty and undying support? Or is it a support based on ethno-religious sentiments?
My fellow Northern youths, it is time for sober reflection!

See the man Apc supporters tell us will take the South East slot for presidency.

It's funny now but Nigerians were enraged that day

Narldon:



Does anyone remember this Match?


Yakubu, 2010 world Cup

You have spoken well. I hope we get cutting edge leaders that think in this direction

aribisala0:
The only reason we are having this conversation is because it is public sector. In the private sector market forces willl decide
PersonallyI do not think the government should be employing doctors and nurses and pharmacists etc. except at primary Health care level. Definitely not the FG that should concern itself with strategy and public health issues

there is a need to rethink our secondary and tertiary care model including how to fund it.

This was my submission. Note the bolded
I do not believe this. The Mambilla attacks took place in June 2017. All accounts by the police, fulani leaders themselves and Taraba govt in 2017 put the figures to between 18 and 100. The then Apc chairman of Taraba state, Alhaji Hassan Ardo who is from Mambilla addressed a world press conference after the killings and said 100 persons were killed. This was broadcast on TVC news. His brother was killed in the attack.
Suddenly in January 2018, JNI and Emir Sanusi started brandishing figures between 700 and 800.
I believe it is a lying propaganda

ItsMeAboki:
You must be naive if you expect the police and the Taraba govt (who are implicated in the killings) to give you accurate figures and not to downplay the casualties for fear of inciting and attracting reprisals - this is standard practice for both police and govt.

Note: these are not just ordinary casual figures but each of the 728 victim was carefully identified by name with the actual date of when and where he/she was killed.

Deny as much as you want; however, your denial can never erase the pictorial evidence of this well researched documentary nor the words of the Ag. GOC 3 Division NA, Jos, Brig. Gen.Benjamin Ahanotu (a southern Christian) who after assessing the killings described it as a GENOCIDE AGAINST THE FULANI WORSE THAN BOKO HARAM because even boko Haram spare women and children as oppsed what the Mambilia militia did to the Fulani.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkd0Pb6LPyQ

Most disturbing and sad is the fact that the police was able to make some arrests but later forced to release the perpetrators on the orders of the Taraba State Government, through its Attorney General; these murderers have subsequently remained free men till date to the chagrin of their surviving victims and their relatives/friends.

This is commendable.

I do not believe this. The Mambilla attacks took place in June 2017. All accounts by the police, fulani leaders themselves and Taraba govt in 2017 put the figures to between 18 and 100. The then Apc chairman of Taraba state, Alhaji Hassan Ardo who is from Mambilla addressed a world press conference after the killings and said 100 persons were killed. This was broadcast on TVC news. His brother was killed in the attack.
Suddenly in January 2018, JNI and Emir Sanusi started brandishing figures between 700 and 800.
I believe it is a lying propaganda

ItsMeAboki:
Just click 'mambila genocide' in youtube and you will see a 7 part documentary of how 728 mostly Fulani women and children were killed in Taraba in June 2017 by local militia with the connivance of the state government.

Find below a video clip of the full names and identity of each of the 728 killed - which the media failed to sufficiently cover because it runs against their biased narrative.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTSj447daA&t=1s

Meanwhile I have never heard Kurtis speak for his Benue people. So much for one who claims the masses are not worth fighting for.

This is nonsensical. Kurtis is just displaying the messianic complex that is in Apc/Buhari fanatics. Keyamo is not doing anyone a favour. This is not a human rights case. Keyamo is now a campaign PR for a presidential aspirant. He signed up for criticism when he took up that job. That is the majesty of democracy

We should respect the institution not the individuals. This impunity by the IGP and executive is not good for our democracy.
I am worried by this trend of demonising and legislature. You see individuals who should know better supporting this. The Apc operates by chronic manipulation almost akin to witchcraft

You are welcome

ayukdaboss:
Trolled them on Twitter throughout yesterday. Got my money back today. Thanks!

Buhari was
- Federal minister of petroleum
- Governor of the North east region
- Military head of state
- Chairman of PTF

He is a past and present Nigerian leader. His own judgement will triple that of others

I read the post. These days I hear people on the streets demonizing the legislature. You just replied to someone that wants the NASS scrapped.

UncleSnr:
Did you read the post?
Read the answer and see...


lalasticlala

I don't like headlines like this. Our democracy rests on a tripod: the judiciary, executive and legislature. We need it for balance.
We might be angry with the flamboyant remuneration of the legislature but there are several other leakages in the system. No one has examined the allowances of the executive. The APC is socially manipulating the people to demonize the legislature.

You need to read details in the news stay informed. Here are links:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/2nd-niger-bridge-reps-grill-fashola-two-hours-2/amp/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/2nd-niger-bridge-reps-grill-fashola-two-hours-2/amp/

The main excerpts from the news above is:
- The Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing said that the early works were preliminary projects to be completed before the award of the main contract.
- The main contract for building the bridge is not yet awarded.
- The main project for the bridge will cost 210 billion but only 5.5bn was estimated for the project in the 2018 budget.
- The main project contract has not been awarded and has no time line for now
- The 2nd Niger Bridge will not be completed anytime soon. This is 2019 campaign stunts
- Someone mentioned this in a thread last week but was thoroughly insulted.
The FG has done well with roads construction in the SE. But as for this bridge, it is still a pipe dream. The govt needs to be creative to find the funding. They might need to return to the previous administration's funding ideas.

jaybee3:
What’s engineering parlance to start with?

Let’s assume they were referring to construction of a building. It’s not out of place for the 44% of early stage work to be with respect to foundation and if so, you will agree with me that’s the major piece since the remaining completion depending on the level of building being constructed could be easily expedited

This is the reason the police cannot tackle the insecurity threatening us.
Nigerians are dying like flies but the IGP is busy with contract from Kogi governor

Shame on IGP Ibrahim Idris. He is now Yahya Bello's errand boy.
Why not wait for the senator to recover?
The Judge has decided on hearing the case in Abuja. This desperation is getting too much.

This is unfortunate

You must be thinking everyone here is ignorant. The press release said 44 percent of early works stage four. Can you give a numerical estimate of this in engineering parlance?
The only time line stated is early work stage four commenced in November 2017 to end July 2018. No mention of deadline for complete construction. Amount for early work stage four released 2bn out of 14bn.
No one is disputing the project. Its the deceit by Keyamo

jaybee3:
Why are you laughing with someone acting to be smart?

(44% of X) as a % of Y might actually be a lot work done that you are giving them credit for.

A good indicator would have been how far they've been into the delivery timeline

Shebi you understand Pareto's ish abi?

Was he appointed to tell lies?

Teespice:
I laughed reading this.

don't blame Keyamo, he is only doing what he's appointed to do.

Honestly, nothing tangible from the indigenes. The sustained attacks took over a decade to calm down.
In 2012, a serving senator was caught up in the attacks and lost his life. As a result GEJ gave military orders to flush out the marauders. You will not believe the backlash from local and international media. They claimed it was a plot to wipe out Fulani. As a result the military order was scaled down.
Most of the displaced families now live with relatives in the metropolis or other safe villages. The victims of the most recent attacks are still in church IDP camps.

Omololu2121:
what are the indigenes of this state doing about it

Buhari said it in Kano during the remembrance prayers of 10th anniversary of Abacha's death.

See: http://leaders.ng/abacha-never-stole-says-buhari/
http://allafrica.com/stories/200806090008.html

Your idol Buhari is not a saint

kolaaderin:
Provide an evidence to that statement of remain silent on this matter. As for stealing is not corruption there is an overwhelming evidence of that all over the internet.

You can see clearly I only addressed case of Plateau.

PassingShot:
Let's wait and see.

Soon, you will understand that the propaganda that didn't help PDP as a ruling party won't help them as opposition party. The more they try to soil PMB's image, the larger he looms.

Soon, you will understand it's a huge task to defeat an incumbent president. What we witnessed in 2015 had been in the offing for a very long time.

I addressed Keyamo's falsehood not PMB re-election chances. I have a contrary view but not in the mood for writing epistles today

ArmedRobber:
honestly keyamo is not far from truth.

2015 voting pattern is still much in sight.nothing has really changed .local government elections of both political parties has proved the fact.
The best rigger always win election .
And the rigging is done in the stronghold unchecked.

Apc and pdp will rigg heavily unfortunately pdp can only rigg in only 2 regions south east and south south.

While apc has northwest, north east, and south west region to rig heavily.

I won't be surprised if apc got 1million rigged votes next year cos pdp Lagos state has been deserted .
The power brokers of pdp strongholds in Lagos have now decamped to apc.

At the beginning of ambode tenure pdp has 8 members state house of assembly I can confirm to you now that almost all of them re in apc.

Don't let anybody deceive you ,elections re only won when you have mercenaries in place to rig in your party.after rigging they allocate the remaining votes to the political parties that participated .

PMB has never won Plateau. His best showing was 2015. He will get less votes in 2019 in Plateau. The narrative has changed

PassingShot:
I believe. And if anyone doubts it, let him/her argue with these facts:

1. NW on lock down for PMB. It's obviously a "no go" area for PDP
2. NE - With the battle against BH being won, despite occasional strikes, the people there know that things are much more better than pre-PMB. Buhari will win at least 70% here
3. NC - the only states PMB will struggle to do very well will be Benue and Kogi. He will win convincingly in Nassarawa, Plateu and Niger states.
4. SW - PDP is living in fool's paradise to think they can have someone beat PMB/VPYO with support of Jagaban and other APC governors in SW. Even if PDP gives the VP slot to a SW man, who would that be to defeat Jagaban there? OBJ can't even win his own LG. We saw that before.
5. SS - PMB will score at least 30% in this region
6. SE - despite the noise from wailing zombies here, 200 monarchs from the region recently endorsed PMB, saying he has done more for the region than any other president in Nigeria's history. So, I expect at least 35% votes from here. Even if he doesn't get 20%, it doesn't affect him being re-elected.

The fact is that the turn-out will be less in the South in 2019 election. This adds to PMB's chances and diminishes PDP/opposition chances.

Argue with facts and logic.

Troll them on social media. Facebook, twitter

Why is Fayose dodgy? He should state his achievements na