These days I read so many comments in the Newspapers, some by Professors,
Lawyers, Politicians, Men of God,
Politicians and Pressmen calling every election held in this country as a shame
to the world. I ask myself why these
Nigerians always use the
proverbial left hand to describe their
father's house. Our fathers
say children who do such things are bastard. Forgive me for using these strong
words. Some Nigerians especially those who one way or the other can influence news in
Nigeria should bury their heads in shame. These days many of these
enlightened men and women manipulate and publish falsehood to please their
masters or the highest bidder. In
Nigeria today the news media cannot sustain itself without being the
mouth piece of a government or on the payroll of a
big spender.
There are so
many so called intellectuals who cannot fuel their car and feed their families
if they do not sell their conscience. It is no longer a secret that some media
houses blackmail Governments to part with monthly stipends in form of
advertorials or documentaries most of which gulp some of the
tax payers money. If this
is possible then what stops a power seeking
Politician from spreading
falsehood. The Ekiti elections has proven that we will not purge this nation of
electoral malpractices as long as we continue to allow our news media to publish
stories of distrust, accusations and threats to public security. Why is it that
in all elections held the looser is always shouting that the winner rigged the
election. We may have to begin to accept that the most clever rigger would
wins elections in Nigeria. At least that will ensure that you and I do not risk
our lives fighting to right any wrong. In the last Ekiti election some
newspapers failed to tell us that some people where imported into Ekiti and paid
money to vote. Who funded these "ecomog voters"? They told us many people were
not allowed to vote. If their intention was to go to rig the election in Ekiti
then why are they crying that the other party made sure they failed? It is a
pity some people lost their lives in the Ekiti elections . My advice to fellow
Nigerians who value their lives is not to believe all you read or hear in
Politics.
Published
May 9th, 2009
