The February 23 Presidential election was by far one of the most
desperately conducted elections in the history of Nigeria
Democracy. It may infact be ranked as the worst election ever.
This was an election that was conducted amidst unprecedented
state aggression, physical and psychological intimidation.
Complicated by a “shoot on sight order” issued by the presidency
purportedly against ballot box snatchers, circumstances surrounding
the conduct of the elections later revealed that the much touted
shoot on sight was in fact meant to intimidate voters and enforce a
voter apathy.
The elections witnessed unprecedented violence. In Lagos, the
APC through theie “crime boss” Tinubu, with the aid of the bullion
vans, used thugs to snatch ballot boxes, disrupt elections and
foment violence.
The bullets, stones and bottles that were flying around had no
respect for your ethnic group or religious inclinations. They had
no idea whether you were Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba or Efik. The “Lion of
Buordillion” who may have mobilized them with the aid of the
Bullion Vans didn’t direct that they attack a specific
ethno-religious group. They particularly intimidated anyone and
everyone perceived to be against there desperation to cling onto
power.
In all of the madness of this electoral violence, our lifeless
Bubu eventually emerged amidst gross unpopularity. It wasn’t long
before he told Nigerians that the next four years would be tough.
You and I should begin to wonder what the next four years would
look like especially when the last four years were extremely hotter
than hell. Well! We won’t blame him. APC did told us they were
taking us to the “next level” and for people who play video or
phone games, you know the next level is always tougher. But you
should also know that this “Next Level” has no respect for your
ethno-religious sentiments, it does not know your tribe neither has
it any respect for your religion.
But you know what, in this same “next level”, Tinubu and his
rich friends/allies in the APC/PDP would live very fat on the
sufferings of the Nigerian people.
As the gubernatorial election draws closer, the APC and their
caged “Lion” in Burdillon have set out other machinations to
intimidate voters and foment violence. In the presidential
election, the callous method was a shoot on sight order. This time
around, they intend to mobilize the instrument of ethnic sentiment.
They intend to put together a drama of ethnic war, divide voters
along ethnic lines and intimidate the Igbo population from
voting.
Let someone please tell this “Iragbiji” man who now leaves in
Buordillion (all thanks to stolen wealth) that Lagos belongs to all
who reside in it and all those who intend to migrate to the state.
Just like the other states in Nigeria, Lagos belongs to all
Nigerians of all tribes, ethnicity and religion. Lagos belong to
Lagosians and we are all Lagosians just as we are all
Nigerians.
Culled from Sahara Reporters