Onlytruth:

As a candidate in the presidential elections, he warned about possible violence if the election was rigged.
Is that what a presidential candidate should be busy with?

Shouldn't he have been busy telling us what he would do for Nigeria?

Well, the elections ended in his defeat, and his supporters (being mainly illiterates) acted out his earlier threats.

A ten year old would have told you that there would be trouble.

Rossikk:

Katsumoto said

Dude, a million people came out in Kaduna to riot! What sort of preparation exactly does one make for a scenario like that? I'm sure there were soldiers deployed to these places, but they were overwhelmed by the crowds. This wasn't about a few youths running around causing havoc. I doubt even Jonathan expected this scale of reaction. I certainly didn't, especially after the elections were widely praised as free and fair.

Katsumoto:

A million people (unconfirmed) would come out because of the inability and incompetence of Nigerian leaders (of which the current president is one) in dealing with carnage on the streets. There were several incidents in Jos last year and none was dealt with decisively. The buck stops with the C-in-C. What kind of message does that send to would be rioters?

ekt_bear:

Those who rigged equally have blood on their hands.

ekt_bear:

I want you two above to be honest.

If you were your typical Northern aboki right now, who believes that his candidate (Buhari) won and was cheated out if a victory, how would you respond? (Like, at this point, I don't think any honest and unbiased person will not claim that the powers that be did not rig massively in the SS and SE.)

How would you feel? And if you act on your feelings violently, yes, you'd be in the wrong. But aren't those who rigged what should have been a free-and-fair election also in the wrong?

GEJ probably could have beaten Buhari in my opinion with no rigging. WTF did he do it? It makes no sense to me. I don't get it. Why? Why spoil what should have been a nice, clean win?

Let us put it this way. If GEJ rigs in the SW this upcoming gubernatorial election like he did in the SS and SE, there will be chaos in the SW too. If Fashola (for example) runs against him in four years and is rigged out in the same manner, there will be chaos.

jmaine:


I won't protest violently, talkless of attacking innocent citizens and killing them . .that was way too barbaric and this recipe was laid down down during the CPC campaign trail and utterances that felt victory was assured anything short of that was impossible .

Now your own question . .Did the CPC rig the election . .Did the CPC intimidate the electoral officers so that they can rig . .and why were those who tried to resist to some extent killed

ekt_bear:

There will be violence in the SW Tuesday if GEJ rigs like he did in the SS and SE. I'm not making threats or anything, but just making a prediction. I have no clue how you guys in the SE will handle things when Ohakim is rigged in btw, but I know how angry we will be in the SW.

Na wao! This CPC suporters would hv killed me yesterday, no see threat oooo. Even after forcing underaged voters on me they wanted me to give them the remaining ballot paper to thiumb print. Thank God for the police and am happy i could stand for God and my nation. To all corps members who stood despite these threats esp. In the north bravo! Nigeria! Our change has come.