Opinion: The Winds of O To Ge, By Dele Agekameh
O to ge should rather be used by all Nigerians to say ‘enough is enough’ to electoral violence and the politics of intimidation that have played out in the country over the years. Many say 2015 was a step forward, but 2019 is looking like two steps backwards for the exercise of elections in Nigeria.
Saraki’s anointed Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Razak Atunwa, was roundly defeated in the contest by Abdulrahman Adulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress . With the “O to ge” movement that swept Saraki aside in Kwara, the APC leadership completed its promise before the election to deal Saraki a humiliating defeat in the State. Saraki’s “O tun ya” campaign for the Senate was initially rejected at the ballot on February 23rd by the people of his constituency.
The South-South and South-East appear to have retained their PDP leanings, according to results released as at the time of writing. However, parts of the North continue to show thought-provoking political flexibility that may suggest the existence of more complex and competitive political machinery in those states, despite the low levels of education, or, some may say, precisely because of it.
The hands that drove the elections violence and pockets of disruption were obviously mindful of electoral laws and had perfected the art of keeping the disruptions just under the threshold of cancellation. The story from the South-South was very troubling, as the elections held there were reportedly fully militarised, according to reports coming out from voters and members of the press in the area.
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