HOW WE ALL FOOLED JEGA

From Ephraim Akpata to Abel Guobadia and then Maurice Iwu, elections in Nigeria have come under serious criticism from local and international observers. From problems of poor organisations, rigging, thuggery, violence, intimidation to blatant announcement of results where elections never took place among many anomalies, elections since 1999 have been found short of being credible, free and fair. Many expected a turning point for elections in 2007 when the then President Musa Yar’Adua admitted publicly in his inauguration speech that the election which brought him into office was flawed. In fulfilling his noble promise to reform our electoral processes, President Yar’Adua set up the Uwais-led Electoral Reform Committee heralding the much talked about electoral reform in Nigeria. Far into the reform, Prof. Maurice Iwu largely considered as the man that gave Nigeria the worst set of elections got kicked out and Prof. Attahiru Jega was appointed INEC chairman.

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THE WORRISOME STATE OF INSECURITY IN PLATEAU STATE AND NIGERIA

Plateau state, the ‘Home of Peace and Tourism’ has known little peace for almost a decade now owing to violent crises and bloodshed that have threatened the very existence of the state. Casualties have continued to rise as people of different interests engage in violent attacks and reprisal attacks often on innocent and vulnerable citizens especially women and children. The gruesome attacks on Dogon Na Hawa and other villages around Jos where victims were mostly women and children are still all fresh in our memory. Amidst these war-like attacks on villages around Jos, a new dimension was introduced on Christmas eve when bombs were detonated in Angwan Rukuba and Gada Biu claiming many innocent lives. Ever since, Jos has degenerated into a secret war zone of sort with open as well as secret killings and maiming of lives and wanton destruction of property.  

While the federal government that controls the security apparatus in the country has shown gross lack of capacity to safeguard lives and property across Nigeria and more importantly in Plateau State, recent activities of men and officers of its security agencies has become an issue of concern to many Nigerian especially those living in Plateau State.

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