₦airaland Forum

Ran away to where? Tomorrow they will come, kill more and still run away. The earlier we accept the fact that these guys are here to stay and stop deceiving ourselves about one fight against insurgency the better.

I think INEC can better help to stabilize our nations democracy. I am proposing that INEC makes it strictly mandatory for all politicians that:
1. Any body joining a political party should have joined for at least four months before being allowed to contest for any electoral position if he or she was not a member of any political party. People should not just join a party and be contesting straight away. They should have stayed with the party for a while, understood their ideology and worked with the party before benefiting. This will make politicians loyal to their party and reduce violence.
2. Any member joining a political party should have joined for at least seven months before being allowed to contest for any electoral position if he or she was a member of any other political party defecting and had earlier resigned his seat if holding any previously elected position. This will reduce violence and also make politicians work for their party.
3. Any member joining a political party should have joined for at least four years before being allowed to contest for any electoral position if he or she was a member of any other political party defecting and HAD NOT earlier resigned his seat if holding any previously elected position. If you can't force a sitting political office holder out of seat for one one reason or the other like case being in court for instance, it should be at least four years before such persons can contest for electoral positions.

These should be INEC's rule for qualification for electoral positions to reduce further violence and blood shed.