What I find most unhealthy about Nigeria’s democratic trajectory is the disposition of the electorate.
While it seems that the average Nigerian is now more interested in exercising his electoral franchise, the very critical ingredient of free choice is under attack.
Although I find Soludo’s intervention a waste of energy and time , I concede that it was within his right as a Nigerian to defend himself. But the governor did not just defend himself; he spoke about the meaning of free space in a democracy. Here, he is right. But the point should be made that Obi’s supporters are not alone in this increasing failure to respect the right of others to association.
Immediately after Soludo spoke about the current near-insignificant worth of the investments the former governor made on behalf of the state, the APC supporters picked up the soundbite and started to taunt their opponents. Those ones paid back in kind and before long, the Nigerian blogosphere a beehive of violent verbal attacks.
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