Elder statesman and foremost northern leader, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai on Monday in Kano declared that the just concluded governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states did not meet the requirements of a viable democracy.
Yakasai who spoke from his Yankaba residence in Kano also called for immediate reforms in Nigeria’s political system, expressing fears that elections in Nigeria will not be any better if action is not urgently taken to establish standards that will ensure viable democracy.
247ureports.com reports that the All Progressive Congress (APC) recorded landslide victories against the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa and Kogi states.
According to Yakasai, “there are three important pillars upon which democracy survives. One of those pillars is vibrant, strong and independent political party system.
“Political parties ought to be controlled by the members; but in Nigeria today, the story is different.
“The second pillar is the electoral umpire—that is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). If the organization responsible for organizing election can be manipulated, then the whole system is shattered.
“The third pillar is the judiciary. The judiciary should have integrity. The judiciary ought to be controlled by men of integrity. Today in Nigeria, I do not think such is happening.”
Yakasai who was Political Adviser to former President Shehu Shagari of blessed memory, said he was not sure of a credible election in Nigeria in the nearest future if nothing is not done to rebuild the three pillars of democracy as he identified.
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Recently a heated debate over sharing of Nigeria resources and the necessity for diversification of revenue earning avenues was raising hell amongst the bloggers of a yahoogroup. The heat was sparked by the remark that “the northerners have managed to out-maneuver the southerners in Nigerian national affairs repeatedly”. A blogger in response questioned how one can say that just because somebody suggested setting up agricultural development commission in the North? and another blogger chimed in to state that northerners aren’t as smart as the southerners. He continued to explain that the reason for his assertion is that southerners are numerous in the movies and in Medical/Health and Computer related businesses, doctors, nurse, X-ray technicians, Physical Therapy business, Home Health Care etc. He referred to them as the creative class.
The fact is the northerners have outperformed the southerners time and time again -politically and otherwise as a group. The assertion is not based on a suggestion either but on the reality on the grounds. Northerners have had an edge over the southerners ever since the early 1900s and not just due to the perils of the recent war but long before the war. The south has always taken a backseat in the arena of national affairs. In fact since the inception of Nigeria, southerners have stayed second class citizens while the northerners stayed first. The question is, why this imbalance? Is it possible to really understand that southerners may have in fact played the biggest role in creating this imbalance on herself? Could it possibly be that southerners got out maneuvered as alleged? If so, are southerners too ashamed to attest to…