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Money politics or poverty politics by Abdulrazaq O Hamzat

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Ekiti State governorship election was held yesterday and reports of widespread buying and selling of votes were recorded. Some commissioners, who participated in this process in other states came online to explain how it was done. They categorized buying and of votes into two. 1. Prepaid 2. See and buy. According to them, prepaid is a situation in which the voters are paid a night before the election and they are expected to fulfill their own end of the bargain at the polling unit. This is often adopted because it is not proper to be giving people money at the unit and in a place where people are much. So, the prepared is adopted to pay for the vote prior to election and the voter fulfill his or her end of the bargain at the unit. The second option is the most disrespectful. See and buy. This is a situation in which the voter goes to the polling unit, vote for the buyer, show it to the buyers party agent and get paid immediately after dropping it in the box. Case closed. I have ...

Our love for impunity stinks by Abdulrazaq Hamzat

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Evidences after evidence has proven that, most Nigerians love impunity committed by their friends, their tribal people, their religious circle and political affiliates. No matter how unjust such impunity is, they will always find a way to defend and justify it. However, majority Nigerians disgust impunity done by people not in their good circle, be it ethnic, regional or political. Their reason for hating such impunity is not because they hate impunity or sympathize with the victim, but because they want to cast the perpetrator in dark light for whatever reason. Two important events that happened this week reconfirm some opinions that claimed that Nigerians are not really ready to have a better country. Once again, we held tight our chains and declare our love for impunity, without feeling any sense of responsibility or remorse. Few days ago, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) conducted an election to chose new sets of leaders. An election, which was suppo...