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Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? (190 Views)
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June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by Validated: 3:10pm On May 28 |
A lot has been written and said about June 12. That election was said to be the freeest election in Nigeria democratic journey. However, would we say that June 12 was the fairest electionin Nigeria history? My answer would be NO! Here are my reasons; 1. Option A4: June 12 was based on Option A4. That is the system that allows voters to queue behind the candidate or party of their choice. It behoves transparency and devoid of ballot box snatching. However, political actors were against it because, the open ballot system does not give room for privacy. Hence, if you find yourself queueing behind a loser, you could switch while counting was still on-going. 2. Credible candidates were unecessirily disqualified to pave way for two "amenable" candidates, who were friend and acquaintances to IBB. 3. Both SDP and NRC were Federal Government institutions. Using government institutions for political offices and indeed using civil servants to run those institutions meant that the winner would stiffle the opposition party of funds and survival. 4. Tofa was a mere LGA chairman, who was pitched against a business mogul and celebrated sponsor of Museveni's coup. Hence there was no challenge. 5. IBB did not want to leave office. No matter what anyone like to say, the military did not want to hand over. This informed his decision to strategically position his two friends as candidates of SDP and NRC. Unfortunately, Abiola appears to have reneged on the part of the arrangement, hence the annulment. |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by helinues: 3:12pm On May 28 |
![]() ![]() Who took the annulment to court? Na pattern which was dealt with in the 2023 election 1 Like |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by Validated: 3:22pm On May 28 |
helinues:Nobody took the annulment to court. Except you are referring to another election that happened in Jupiter or Mars. |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by helinues: 3:36pm On May 28 |
Validated: Okay So the election annulled itself right? 1 Like |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by RenaissanceGuy: 3:50pm On May 28 |
I don't think that system was OK enough, as it exposes the supporters of both party to being harmed by aggrieved supporters of either of the parties. |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by Paraman: 5:05pm On May 28 |
Option A4 will lead to chaos in present day Nigeria. |
Re: June 12: If June 12 Was Free & Fair Why Did We Jettison Option A4? by DMerciful(m): 5:11pm On May 28 |
So you believed that narrative that Nzeribe stopped the announcement via court order? ![]() Why has no court stopped presidential election since then even when there was ground to stop the announcement of the 2023 election after IREV was deliberately shutdown! helinues: |
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