The Controversy Behind Free and Fair Elections.

Nigerian always perceived this belief that politics is the short cut to riches and wealth which is true going by the Nigerian factor.The ever ready greedy and self centred politician are the reason for the Nation's state of the Economy.I write on this article to express my view that the Independent National Electoral Comission have to implement the 2 party system formula as practiced by the United States and Great Britain.This system would allow elections to be free,fair and very interesting as the party would present their best candidates and would strengthen the foundation of democracy in Nigeria.The multi party system leaves us seeing up to 30 candidates contesting for the presidential and guber elections paving way for fraud,assasination and other electoral violence.I solidly support the coalition of some political party coming together to form a force,the issue of the David and Goliath Scenario in Nigerian elections should be something of the past and the masses would be overjoyed to see a Goliath vs Goliath scenario as we all know that going by free and fair elections,The 2 party candidate aspiring for an elective office would be keenly contested.The INEC should be innovative in rebranding the comission and not demanding for billions of dollars in conducting an acclaimed projected free and fair elections.God must surely see Nigeria through,and forgive us for our sins in Jesus Name,AMEN!

Zoning or no Zoning?The way forward.

Power Rotation or "Zoning" has been a national or would I say popular word in the Nigerian polity.Since the demise of president Yar'adua,zoning became a very contentious issue.Zoning as it stands in the Nigerian polity is an agreement reached upon by the founding founders of the ruling party,the PDP in 1999 allowing power Rotation among the protectorates(North & South) and not geo political zones of the country.The gentleman's agreement reached upon saw the emergence of Olusegun Obasanjo (from the south)as president followed by the late Umaru Yar'adua.Since after the demise of one of the best,effecient,loyal and dedicated President Nigeria have ever produced,The late Umaru Musa Yar'adua,The Nigerian polity have known no peace by the PDP stalwalts,shouting on the ears of the masses and making Zoning a constituitional thing and making life miserable and unbearable for the Nigerian Populace and the so called stalwats have failed to address the issue which is as a result of mistrust and bridging of a written agreement as acclaimed by the PDP.From my own political view,Zoning plays a part in National Integration and harmony of the polity,it gives the protectorates or geo political zone a sigh of relief to show that they are not being marginalised,it makes the people from different ethnic culture and belief to have a hope that one day,they would have their son representing them at the highest level to have a fair share of the National cake and history of the country.Nigeria is so big that it cannot be ruled by a certain zone of people leaving the minority to be spectators,fans,supporters and voters if the need arises.My own view is that the National Assembly under the leadership of Senator David Mark are in a deep slumber and needs to be woken to know that zoning must be a constituitional thing and the bill for zoning should be passed by the National Assembly and implemented immediately.

Africa and her Problem of leadership.

Africa is indeed a third world Continent ranging from the view of the high level of poverty amongst the middle class down to the low class people.The problem of Africa is always based on bad leadership and selfish interest of the leaders.The so called African leaders indulge themselves in embezzling public funds and enchriching themselves with the resources of their countries and leaving their citizens to suffer from abject poverty.The solution to the problem of Africa is when the so called leaders start telling themselves the truth,without that,The problem of Africa would continue to be a natural phenomenon.

Nigeria and do or die politics.

Democracy is supposed to be a government of the people,for the people and by the people but in Nigeria, the case seems to be the reverse.It has been studied that every Nigerian head of state or president that assumed office have always have this mentality of getting himself intoxicated with power or claim self aggrandizement,This phenomenon also applies to African leaders and third world sovereign nations.The sudden emergence of Goodluck jonathan as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was no suprise to many given the fact that the then president,Late Umaru Yar'adua was critically down due to health complications.But the Nigerian Polity after the death of yar'adua and under the new leadership of president Goodluck Jonathan have provided a fair improvement in governance than his predecessor.For the fact that President Jonathan made petrol/fuel available at a Uniform price of N65/litre in all the federation is a plus and a sign of Good leadership because since 2002 when I came to the South east,I have never bought fuel in a private station at the market price,it is always being sold with a difference of over N15 to N30 higher above the market price.Now the election is here,and different candidates are begining to emerge for the office of the presidency and counting down to the finale,We the masses should block our ears so as not to hear the empty and gigantic promises of the desperate politicians and go out to vote the candidate you like."Nigerians have come of age of listening to conmen who call themselves politicians and leaders and will vote whoever pleases them,it is our right to vote and we will vote"Chukwura Chukwuemeka.

My view on Ohaneze Ndigbo and the Igbo Political Leaders Forum.

The Ohaneze Ndigbo Organisation is supposed to be a tool that the people of the igbo populace should use to air their views to the outside world but the Organisation have been going through different controversies and having factional group long before now.With the controversies sourrounding the endorsement of President Goodluck jonathan as the presidential candidate for the Ndigbos by the Ohaneze,The Igbo Political leaders Forum under the leadership of former Vice President Chief Alex Ekwueme and former Senate President Chief Ken Nnamani and a host of others saying that the PDP must abide by zoning and the Igbo president for 2015 is non negotiable following the newly agreement signed with the Northern Leaders Forum stating that the North would do one term and hand over to an Igbo person in 2015,what is your view about this agreement that would affect the Polity? Dont forget that the leader of the Ohaneze group was allegedly accused of collecting a sum of N200,000,000 from the President Goodluck campaign team in order to endorse him and guarantee the full support of the south east in the forth coming elections.If all these are true,then I think the controversies of bribe and mistrust sourrounding the igbo man would continue to linger in the south east forever.

The politics of Nigeria.

With the emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the cosensus candidate for the north,tensions are rising high in the camp of President Goodluck jonathan with the new anticipation or should I say rumour of projecting Vice president Namadi Sambo as the Choice for the North should incase President Goodluck Jonathan deceids to Abide by zoning following the provisions of Article 7.2 of the PDP constituition,Only God knows what the outcoume might be.