Kobojunkie:

Mine is about 10 hours drive. And worse, when you get there, the office might not be open. ROFLMAO!! Or you are told you will need to go to another state for that service. And there phone service stinks!

Don't fret, it'll open on election day
That's the only way they can give the 'everything's okay' face when Beebs come visiting

I voted no, it just sounds like another avenue for "proxy" corrupt voting.
I think what Nigeria needs to do is improve its current voting system and get rid of the rigging before they should fathom such an idea.

eldee:

The nearest embassy?? C'mon, I live in London!!!
And for people that live in other parts of the UK, it's just a train journey away
If they could rush to the High Commission to report stolen passports, the it will most def be easy to go there to vote.
As I said, it's only for those that care bout Nigeria

God knows I won't shift an eyebrow if Nigeria gave George Bush honourary presidency

I don't live in the UK, so we here are sort of limited. I think there are like 6 of those here, last time I checked. I don't know of anyone running to the high commission ( Nigerian) to report stolen passport. I didn't even worry when mine went missing a couple of weeks ago. There are just some wahala's you just prefer to spare yourself. I know how much of a headache it was to renew it, and then get a replacement for an expired one. Now to go through the same for a missing one? I will wait until when I need it next to do all that again. Roflmao!!!

I do care, I just get tired of the sloppy service I get is all.

JosBoy4Lif:

I voted no, it just sounds like another avenue for "proxy" corrupt voting.
I think what Nigeria needs to do is improve its current voting system and get rid of the rigging before they should fathom such an idea.

Agreed. Smells of some plot to take out more billions for the next couple of years for yet another White elephant project!

eldee:

The nearest embassy?? C'mon, I live in London!!!
And for people that live in other parts of the UK, it's just a train journey away
If they could rush to the High Commission to report stolen passports, the it will most def be easy to go there to vote.
As I said, it's only for those that care bout Nigeria

God knows I won't shift an eyebrow if Nigeria gave George Bush honourary presidency

talking from a UK perspective. sure why not, but a different card game exists in other countries. as big as this country is we have 2 consulates and 1 embassy, all on the east coast. ok maibe LA might have one which i doubt.

so eldee, its not as easy as PB&J sandwich.

must_a_far:

talking from a UK perspective. sure why not, but a different card game exists in other countries. as big as this country is we have 2 consulates and 1 embassy, all on the east coast. ok maibe LA might have one which i doubt.

so eldee, its not as easy as PB&J sandwich.

It's not as easy as BMT sandwiches, definitely
But this is what we get for not being developed enough

The UK and US faced this same problem before electronic voting came in
So, till we get electronic voting, you'll have to drive down to your nearest embassy to cast your vote.
Again, that's if you really care . . . I don't!!!

@Kobojunkie
As I said, if you really cared, you'll go through it over and over again

and for stating that you dont care you will be labelled a NAYSAYER. and your opinion wouldnt make sense to those who had previously thought you were making a case in their favor.

Roflmao!!! NAYSAYER!!!!


@Eldee, I will care when I once again need to, but till then, I will enjoy my life. roflmao!!

@ eldee

Have you seen how rude the embassies' staff are? They are very very rude to the point that one day I called to ask why the renewal of my passport was taking longer than usual i.e. three and half weeks (and counting) instead of the normal two days but the response was; "you're very stupid for questioning our actions, how dare you speak to me like that? How old are you sef?". The lady eventually hung up on me and I kept calling and whenever she realses it was me, she hung up. I eventually had to use some personal contacts to help me sort it out.

As a result of that, I missed a couple of job interviews and some other important appointment with my bank.

Overall, what I'm getting at is that even our embassy is not as organised to handle the Nigerians abroad and I bet the embassy staff might even bully people into voting for their candidate if this proposal gets the go-ahead. I just cannot put it past them.

You could leave corruption in the shores of Nigeria but you can never take out the corruption ingrained in the thread and veins of Nigerian politicians.

B.O.S.S.:

@ eldee

Have you seen how rude the embassies' staff are? They are very very rude to the point that one day I called to ask why the renewal of my passport was taking longer than usual i.e. three and half weeks (and counting) instead of the normal two days but the response was; "you're very stupid for questioning our actions, how dare you speak to me like that? How old are you sef?". The lady eventually hung up on me and I kept calling and whenever she realses it was me, she hung up. I eventually had to use some personal contacts to help me sort it out.

As a result of that, I missed a couple of job interviews and some other important appointment with my bank.

Overall, what I'm getting at is that even our embassy is not as organised to handle the Nigerians abroad and I bet the embassy staff might even bully people into voting for their candidate if this proposal gets the go-ahead. I just cannot put it past them.

You could leave corruption in the shores of Nigeria but you can never take out the corruption ingrained in the thread and veins of Nigerian politicians.

I wish Nigerians could drop their egotistical ways for a minute sometimes. I remember getting my passport renewal and the nonsense/insults I had to endure before finally getting it.

Kobojunkie:

Roflmao!!! NAYSAYER!!!!


@Eldee, I will care when I once again need to, but till then, I will enjoy my life. roflmao!!

kobo, na wetin? no be how dem dey define naysayers be that. unfortunately the poor guy didnt know and walked right into it.

by the way this ur laugh go soon make people begin vex for u o.

Another oppurtunity to rig elections.

            BAD POLICY!

must_a_far:

kobo, na wetin? no be how dem dey define naysayers be that. unfortunately the poor guy didnt know and walked right into it.

by the way this ur laugh go soon make people begin vex for u o.

roflmao!! I am already getting RAMMED on another thread for my roflmao!!! at what someone posted. Roflmao!! You know how people on here get sentimental and start foaming in the mouth without even reading the original posts or those that follow. that is worth a couple roflmaos. . . it is darn hillarious!!!

i found the thread already. i guess its my fault i spoke too soon.

@ JosBoy na keke you wan use reach Ottawa?

It's just four and a half hours away jo. . . .when you go, greet Mrs Okereke for me. The loud boisterous 'seke' in the Embassy.

It took me THREE weeks and enough toasting to get a letter certifying my driver's license. To vote, you will need to prostrate and beg this woman before she answers you.

@topic,i don't think so.

@topic,i don't think so.

They have found another way to rig the elections.

Do people at home even know what the manifesto of each party is or what each candidate stands for? Seems to me like it doesn't make a difference if you vote from Mars or from your hometown as you will still be voting through the same fog of ignorance.

of course they're nigerians and have every right to vote

just that, can government implement any decisions they make??

To me its another avenue for creativity and intellectual malpractices, how come they want them to vote from abroad when they dont have the facilities to make it real.Its just as good as giving non-nigerians the grace to vote for election.Please let people make them know they are so dumb to have implemented that.Regards EWU, Oh sorry IWU

yes we should vote

Tonye-T!! do the one here really vote at all

inec is a joke to me and a figure headed electoral commission. They are complete waist of time, money and energy.

I think they (we) should not be allowed to vote. First of all, for a grossly corrupt country like Nigeria, this will open the floodgates for politicians to inflate/baloon the number of voters (and please do not go on about how this has been done elsewhere. Transparency seems anathema to Nigeria). Secondly, I feel if you do not pay tax to the Nigerian government, you should not take advantage of those rights.

This idea is very welcomed.  Nigerian citizens abroad are denied their rights to vote as a result of past and negative legislations.  This will bring Nigerian political system in line with other civilised countries of this world e.g America, Britain, Japan, Germany, France etc. It will also encourage the introduction of electronic system of voting thus, eliminate this rigging of elections that are so embroided into the fabrics of Nigerian political system.  But, knowing Nigeria my country, it would not prevent some from sabotaging the whole system in order to make their points.  In view of this, a stronger system needs to be developed that will with-stand these challenges to the developement of pure and modern democracy in Nigeria.  For the sake of true democracy, Nigerians should all welcome this idea.

udezue:

yes we should vote

See your life? You can not be Nigerian one minute and then want to claim another. You and your cohorts are crying separate Nigeria, yet you want to partake in voting, the Irony.

What exactly do our oyibo folks want to get out of voting? If it gives you any personal satisfaction that you actually cast your vote, good for you. Unfortunately, votes don't count in the selection process adopted in Nigeria over the years.

Y not? una dey craze?

This is totally unnecessary.
Diaspora votes will count towards nothing in Nigeria except for rigging purposes. Let elections in Nigeria become well conducted before extending it out of the country.
If there is any Nigerian outside the shores of naija that is so desperate to vote, He/She should go home during elections and vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Foreign electoral rigging system to be a political study very soon, Any way i will learn my self,

PDP may win in votes casted in Nigeria and AC will win in votes casted abroad, so who goes to Aso rock ?

Naija no dey tire , Each year each wahala.

We naver conduct a credible election in one single state, now we won enter abroad go show ourself to the world,

After first trial, countries will start banning us from conducting voting in their countries,

Any way good luck.