"Uhhhjmmmm.Embarasing !"
"Indeed little has changed.Ever since over 100years of political independence Nigeria's electoral engagement has not been short of crisis and violence.Aba women riots excluded election violence quite a turbulent matter as over 200 lives were lost in the 1964 /65 election period,the census riots Operation wetie of the period though not related.There was massive post election violence crisis following the 1983 election in which several lives and properties were lost and destroyed.The 1993 election was not however clean as they claimed it to be and many lives were lost too according to Beko Kutti head of campaigns for democracy over hundred peaceful demonstrators were gunned down by security agents as they were trying to curtail the violence offshoot of the July protests.The election of 1999 led to over hundred Nigerians badly injured and about 80 people were reportedly dead.The 2011 election violence with over 700 deaths spread across twelve states was worst case scenario unprecedented in the nation's history."
"Quite unfortunate .In 2015 and 2019 about 100 and 150 respectively were killed in the election related violence.
Lagos followed by Rivers state had the highest number of election related violence."
"You said Buhari was responsible for the election related deaths of 2011 right?"
"Yeah channels report check online their YouTube channel for the source .But he was alone"
"Like what are you driving at?"
"His deputy too was involved They made unguarded utterances "
"You mean our dear pastor bakare deputy president at congress for progressive change (CPC) in the south here?"
"Exactly."
"Do you have evidence?"
"Turn page 15 of the same papers."
"You mean this same paper I have read twenty times?"
"Are you kidding me?You don't even know people that buy papers on a daily basis barely read those papers?"
"What do you mean?"as he hurriedly turned to page 15 which reads.
"You mean this ?oh page 15 I saw it it reads "There will be wild wild North if PDP rigs-Bakare"
"So you see a man of God with terrifying prophetic power just because they were searching for power.That seem to have gone too far"
"That is terrible.So the journalist behind interview Mudiaga Affect quoted bakare that " the party will win the fourth coming elections but warn against rigging".Iet me read some:
'Many people have said you and the CPC presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari retd are the hardliners.Dont you think the two of you will be too hard for the polity?"
" That's a good thing for those who are mathematically inclined.Two negatives will produce a positive.If you think we will be too hard for polity give me the alternative.If you say we should maintain the status quo Nigeria will never come out of the woods .Let me tell you a story.In Niger state we went through four Emirates.Our last port of call was Etsu Nupe 's palace.When we finished the rally in Minna ,we could nt even get to the podium.I am not sure you know what is happening in the North.This man Buhari does not give money to anybody.Do you know what he pays for?He pays Hausa BBC Radio to announce venues of rallies.He pays for venues podiums and public address system.They don't (people) come here to eat.They bring their own water .This time of any election is rigged there will be wild wild North ;not wild wild west this time" around.I have told you to let you see the humanity of this balance that people don't know.I sat him down and ask him a direct question "Are you a shariah fundamelists ?
Let me know. because am not going to change
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