About a year ago,in a south western state in Nigeria, a new election was conducted to bring an end to the tenure of an eight-year Governor and there were about three outstanding candidates among many others that carried no real weight.
A debate was organised and two of the Outstanding candidates went and the third stayed back. We, the citizens, knew he wouldn't come because he had earlier flunked the previous debate he had four years back when he first contested. Now, he didn't show up for reasons best known to him. That seemed like an insult to the whole citizens because everybody gathered around their TVs waiting for the candidates to come and speak what they had in mind for us. These debates are like unofficial manifestos.
Then, the debate ended the day of the election came and guess what happened, every candidate brought out money to pay the populace that were ready to vote and the third candidate had the highest amount: 5000 naira.
So, the citizens took the money and voted and now , He is the Governor. That can only happen in Nigeria.
Yet, I wouldn't say the other candidates would have been better off. that is the twist.
About a year ago,in a south western state in Nigeria, a new election was conducted to bring an end to the tenure of an eight-year Governor and there were about three outstanding candidates among many others that carried no real weight.
A debate was organised and two of the Outstanding candidates went and the third stayed back. We, the citizens, knew he wouldn't come because he had earlier flunked the previous debate he had four years back when he first contested. Now, he didn't show up for reasons best known to him. That seemed like an insult to the whole citizens because everybody gathered around their TVs waiting for the candidates to come and speak what they had in mind for us. These debates are like unofficial manifestos.
Then, the debate ended the day of the election came and guess what happened, every candidate brought out money to pay the populace that were ready to vote and the third candidate had the highest amount: 5000 naira.
So, the citizens took the money and voted and now , He is the Governor. That can only happen in Nigeria.
Yet, I wouldn't say the other candidates would have been better off. that is the twist.
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@akintunde, not that hard to deserve that much thought. Thank you.