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Formal electioneering campaigns in Edo and Ondo states got legal impetus last week following the reaffirmation of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct governorship elections in both states as scheduled in spite of the subsisting pandemic. Political parties in the country that had earlier served as mere distraction to governance are therefore now empowered to roll out activities for the events.
In some other states, the party used what it called ‘consensus’ while a fourth method known as ‘automatic ticket’ was in use in other places. In Lagos, the decision of the Clement Ebri-led national committee to insist on extant rules was overruled and the alleged winner of the governorship primaries in the state conducted without their presence was upheld.
Luckily, those who know the party well have already raised alarm. They allege that officials working from the answer to the question have already cancelled the prospects of both a consensus candidate and an automatic ticket which existed when other states had theirs earlier. In fact, whether the primaries are direct or indirect, Edo would be an endangered environment for as long as issues are shrouded in national leadership discretion.
First, why is the incumbent governor who has not exhausted his constitutionally approved 8-year tenure not being given a chance to do a second tenure? If those agitating for his ouster are vocal enough to persuade others, Obaseki may not come back. But it would be irrational for the APC to see only their members rather than the entire electorate as the determinant of who becomes governor in the state.
A few days ago, when a crying Governor Ben Ayade set up an agency to prevent illegal taxation in Cross River state, his position appeared well-meaning but basically analogue in this age when technology has become the redeeming feature of humanity. Ayade should follow Obaseki’s strategy of e-payments and shut out political touts.
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