₦airaland Forum

Long overdue

Really

Foolish Idio.t

Lukaku finally on target

Na who dey home

Manure

Yawns

Op take heart marriage is nt a bed of roses, it's full of ups and downs. But why do some men marry a young woman below 40 yrs n refuse to fuc.k her for several months dts wickedness

Senate is enough for law making, house of reps shld be closed down

If sth is not done very fast Chelsea will be in for a very bad start to their title campaign

Mora goal

Hat trick loading

Batuanyi can never start for Chelsea again

This is d Chelsea u get without Costa and hazard

NgcoboP:
Conte needs to go .. Costa stays

Yes ooo
But where is hazard

where is hazard
Conte go send us relegation ooo

3 0 against common Burnley

Enough of this nonsense pls

Tell us abt neymar when he scores hatrick for PSG

Lol see guy man

D said amount will wait for her for jst 2 weeks

U try sha

Circular passed in 2016 op must be a goat

4 points system was debated and rejected 5 points system is still in use.

Advantages of 4 points system
1. No more pass or 3rd class degree
2. No more E grade or better still E grade becomes F grade

Nacho must surely score

WizzPoll:
http://wizz-poll.com/2017/08/11/the-dangers-of-anambra-election-boycott/

So I have variously followed the debate championed by IPOB leaders about election boycott in Anambra come November 18th and I have struggled to see the benefits. But first before I go on to present my argument about why the people of Anambra must go to the polls I will like to weigh in on some points:

1. Referendum vs election
The key basis of the debate so far from IPOB has been that a referendum must be granted or there will be no more elections in the South East. Some even say because our elections are usually prone to rigging hence there should be no election instead they want a referendum. I just think it is important to make the point that referendum is in itself essentially an election albeit with binary choices/options, that is “IN / OUT” or “YES or NO”? The referendum will still be conducted by a nominated electoral team, the voters and the organisers will still be Nigerians or Biafrans and the process could still be subject to the same suspicions of rigging as every other election in the country.

2. Boycott will lead to violence
Now this is absolutely NOT TRUE. Boycott in the true sense of the word means people choosing on their own accord to not take part in the process as a way of protest. So I don’t see how Anambra people sitting in their homes eating their preferred dishes on election day will lead to violence. Eventhough I feel that this is a self defeating strategy it is important to call a spade a spade. There are only two ways this could lead to violence; either if the Police is planning to go House-To-House to force people to come out and vote or if IPOB is planning to flood the streets on election day to force people away from the polling boots. If IPOB or the Police are not planning to force anything on the people of Anambra then I don’t foresee any violence from boycott. It must be re-iterated that Anambra people must be allowed to make their own political choices without any intimidation or siege from either IPOB or the Police.

3. What would Ojukwu have done?
IPOB and their leaders have been brave and courageous in their peaceful pursuit for self determination. I think they will however do well to learn from history and what it teaches us. Ojukwu on his return from exile after the civil war encouraged Igbos to take part in multi-party democracy, he formed political party, took part in the political process, stood for election at both Senatorial and Presidential levels at various times. I don’t think Ojukwu did this out of naiveté that the Federal Government will be civilised enough to let the will of the people count even at Senatorial level among his own people. It seems to me that Ojukwu took part in this process anyway knowing that “suffarage” or “right to vote” is one of the oldest civil rights that Igbos can not deny themselves at this age. A people seeking freedom can not do so by taking a backward step on Freedom.
Nnamdi Kanu has even alluded to the point that Ojukwu for all his legend was lured into the political process just so they can rig him out. Once again while this is a genuine concern, encouraging voter apathy is not the solution, for it is true that fewer voter participation is a fertile ground for rigging.

4. Section 305 and State of emergency
Within Section 305 subsection 3 (c),(d), (e), (f) the language with which the constitution is written is broad enough for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergence in the event that election does not hold at all. So if hypothetically 100% of Anambra people don’t show up on November 18th to vote; chances are that what is likely to happen is declaration of a state of emergency and the Federal Government will send in Administrators who may not even be from Anambra state and this will deny Anambra people the right to be governed by a leader they choose who is also one of their own no matter how imperfect that leader might be. Now some IPOB leaders have argued that because election boycott is not explicitly mentioned in this section of the constitution then it does not apply. Sorry to bust your bubble but the potential situation will be successfully interpreted in any law court in the world that this is a situation at risk of leading to breakdown of public order and safety and hence section 305 subsection 3 applies here.

5. Voter apathy as a fertile ground for rigging
Donald Duke in that 2010 write up on how Governors rig election lectured us on the dangers of voter apathy and how low voter turnout encourages rigging. The truth is IPOB will not succeed in grounding Anambra State on that election day because some of the politicians with vested interest will definitely rally their loyalists to the polls. In effect the objective of the boycott will be defeated! what will however be the real risk is a free for all, winner takes it all rigging due to very very low voter turn out. Once again if this were to happen Anambra people would have been denied the opportunity to elect their own leader freely and this does not in any way advance any freedom cause.

Of all the above points though, I guess the most important is point number 5 because this is the most likely scenario on election day. Nigerians are naturally apathetic to voting and some of the reasons for this attitude are genuine. So to now give Nigerians a further reason to not show up on election day is even more bonus. However IPOB is going about this the wrong way, IPOB I believe will advance its views better by tapping into the emotions they are already generating to elect candidates sympathetic to the IPOB views to positions like Governors, Senators, Representatives, Local Government Chairmen, Councillors etc. This will at least allow incremental progress in the South East  towards encouraging capitalism, devolution and self reliance. For example SNP in Scotland are pursuing Scottish independence but they have MSPs and MPs in Scottish Parliament and Westminister respectively within the UK set up in the meantime. Why cant IPOB organise themselves and do same? Nigeria has failed and there is enough frustration to go round, may be referendum is the answer, but if Independence comes the South East needs a government ready in waiting. IPOB needs to join the political process, form regional leaderships and show the Igbos how they will govern. If Nnamdi Kanu becomes the Governor of Abia today nobody knows if anything will change. IPOB is asking Igbos to take a leap of faith into the UNKNOWN. I believe that if IPOB can engage in the political process, they can encourage more voter registration, encourage their loyalists to the polls on election day and this will make the regional leaders more accountable to the people. In this situation you can achieve anything. In this situation Igbos can demand restructuring or referendum not just on the streets but also at the NASS. IPOB can at least demonstrate how their policies and leadership will be better than that of PDP or APC in Nigeria. At this moment no one knows!

Anambra should go to the polls and vote on November 18th! Voter apathy will not get anyone closer to freedom!

Truck load of bullshit

Election boycott can never never be 100% at best it can record 80% success then 20% dt will vote is enough to produce a Governor so why the senseless write up.

IPOBS say no referendum no election

He is only a kid n playing, try dt when u r 35 yrs at least

Goddygee:
Start school at the age of 3.
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Nursery- 2yrs
Primary- 6yrs
Secondary- 6yrs
Jamb- 1yr
University- 5yrs
NYSC- 1yr
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U finally get a job of 300k and work for 30yrs
= 108million naira..
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And neymar is earning 35million naira daily..
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Hence, Neymars 4 days salary is higher than your Lifetime salary
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Nobody shuu hold mhe, I just need somewhere 2 faint ...afta dey wee say education is d key...abeg if education is d key da means d world av change d padlock o!

Lol u must still be in dreamland to think u can earn 300k immediately after graduation except u are extremely lucky u will earn less than 100k n it will take 10 years b4 u earn abt 300k. Again ur papa must be a Governor for u to get job immediately after graduation. Oya go and add 5 years for job hunting and do the maths again. You will see that is far worst than u projected.

Buhari doesn't need to resign BC there is no vacuum osibanjo is in charge

Heartless mother and devilish father

Plankton2017:
Good day all,

My wife to be's character has been terrible since we did our trad. Now I dont know if I should halt my wedding plans slated for this Saturday.

Her and her family are very domineering and rude. She shouts at me at the top of her voice and does not respect me. I have done Trad and Court wedding. what can I do for God's sake

It's too late to cry when d head is off, u guys are married already after d trad. White wedding is jst blessing of marriage n ceremony. Go n carry ur cross. Usually u dnt kw a woman until u live with her under marriage for 5 yrs

Op is an Hausa Fulani Christian

She deserves it, natural genius

Police is your friend

Exactly me too

This ride deserves a superb alloy wheels

Youngest BC he is skinny lol dt dude can't be less than 25 yrs

masonkz:
Please what's the average time a shock absorber should last? Given an instance that the car is being used on Lagos roads?

Mine last 2 years and na toks I dey buy lol

victor8269:
Imagine 300 aides× 300,000=90mill per month for one person.×109senators=9 billion per month on aides. Something tells me this aides have advisers and errand boys, so calculate Na. Then remove it from the Budget. Do we still have change?

Dts the reality on ground

Buhari vs charly boy

Who is sick?
Who do u need to protest against lol