la
Lekan has a fair point that is vindicated by experience with political parties in Nigeria. Political elections in democracies are about citizens choosing their representatives before they are about political parties and party leaders. Election primaries are therefore more consistent with sound democratic governance than party leaders selecting election candidates is. Elected representatives lose in the next election primaries and therefore do not return to government if their primary electors are not satisfied with the quality and outcomes of their representation. When party leaders select election candidates, elected representatives are usually more accountable to the party and party leaders,than they are to those they represent (constituencies) in government.
The proper role of political party leaders in the selection process is therefore to midwife the selection process such that selected candidates are the choice of their fellow citizens that they wish to represent. When party leaders selected candidates, the loyalty of representatives shifts substantially from their constituency citizens to the party and party leaders. There is consequently a greater probability that loyalty to party leaders will subvert loyalty to elected officials' constituency citizens. This clearly cannot be democracy as it is intended, believed, and designed to be. Obasanjo's PDP was notorious for this anti democratic and criminal practice. Everyone knows what happened as a result.
Bisi Akande may be a progressive politician. He probably means well. The fact remains however that he is from the old school of politics in Nigeria. In this school, party leaders are the party. They presume to know better than citizens who should represent them and how they may be represented. For the likes of Bisi Akande, politics is about the electoral success of the party and party discipline is crucial to this success and and must be maintained at any and all costs. These people believe that the preeminent instrument and guarantee of party discipline is party leaders, selecting election candidates. While this may be true, it neither serves democracy nor citizens well.
If Nigeria is to rightly and deeply implant representative democratic governance, practice, and traditions, citizens and not political party leaders should elect their representatives in government. Democratic governance is about citizens choosing their leaders. It is not about political party leaders choosing citizens' representatives for them. Political party leaders that believe an desire to select party election candidates are falsely presumptive of prescience and wisdom, and very arrogant indeed. No well meaning political party should allow its leader to select the party's election candidates except of course, the objective is to disenfranchise the people. No political party leader(s) should be this powerful. In democratic societies diffusion of power is always preferred to concentration of power. There is probably no greater power in a political party, than the power to selected election candidates . History tells us that dictatorships happen because one person or a small group of people, falsely presume that they know what is good for the people better than the people do.
oa
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The man (Bisi Akande) is simply playing games with himself. What ACN, like all other parties in Nigeria, needs is a transparent policy and not an "information strategy". If the man truly believes what he was saying, the party needs to let people know that there will be no primaries before the primaries and as a party policy, rather than pretending and then selecting (usually their kids, spouses, godsons/daughters, spouses and minions) after the fact. The practice of selecting candidates by these "WISE" party leaders is a continuation of our crude policy of "godfatherism" that is prevalent in Nigerian politics. People who will impose and manipulate within their party will no doubt be willing to manipulate when contesting against other parties at the general election. So many well intentioned (probably naive) people have wasted their resources attempting to participate in this convoluted process we have in Nigeria, only to find out that these "WISEMEN" will "IMPOSE" their spouses and others.....NA WA.
Lekan Alli.
Atlanta,GA.
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"The Brittish Democracy is the oldest in the world..."
Bisi Akande
Does Bisi Akande have his facts right"? Iceland I believe, has the oldest
parliament in the world. Iceland's democracracy is therefore older than
Britain's.
Election candidate(s')selection events are called primaries in the United States
of America (U.S.). They are a choice because there are other methods. If
election primaries are a people's choice, they happen as a part of the election
process. They usually take place when there are more than one candidates for one
elective position. Their purpose therefore is to facilitate the selection of one
of several aspirants as a political party's candidate in an election. A
political party's candidate in an election may alternatively be selected through
a another and therefore different process. A political party may choose to have
candidates appointed for example. U.S. style election primaries are that
country's political parties' choice and consequently an essential and necessary
part of the U.S. democratic election process.
It is not exactly correct that political parties' candidate(s') selection events
(primaries in the U.S. ) are not part of the British democratic election
process. The events happen in the British system when two or more aspirants
present themselves as rival potential candidates to represent their political
party in an oncoming election. British style election candidate(s') selection
events s are however not called primaries traditionally. Aspirants do not have
to be monied to compete. The selection events are also usually private and
quiet. They are without fanfare. They are usually not controversial,
extraordinary, public events as some primaries have tended to be in the U.S.A.
and Nigeria. They are not do-or-die events as they tend to be in Nigeria.
Aspirants know that selection events and political elections are intended to
produce patriotic public servants and not rich people, thieves and traders. Only
persons who truly wish to serve throw their hats into the ring.
It is for every country to choose its election process. Each country also has
the choice to copy another country's system in its entirety as Nigeria has the
U.S. political system. Nigeria was not obliged to do so and she remains free to
keep the system as copied, or make changes to it.
In a country like Nigeria, healthy processes, practices, and tested traditions
are easily bastardized. It is not too difficult therefore, to understand Bisi
Akande's frustration with election primaries in Nigeria. If the process worked
"better" and in his favor, would he be as critical of it as he seems to be now?
Only he know. His expressed view on election primaries may therefore be best
understood as a suggestion that his political party's and Nigeria's election
process be reviewed and changes made.
oa
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"The British democracy is the oldest in the world and you cannot see political
parties there conducting primary elections before choosing their candidates.
They do it by picking competent hands that are trustworthy in the judgment of
the party. So, we believe that elections under a democratic setting is when we
are contesting with other political party during polls."--Chief Bisi Akande
Bolaji:
I believe that ACN needs an information strategy ASAP.
It is failing badly in this department!
The highly respected Chief Akande is now mistakenly comparing (and confusing)
the current
democratic system (a US style Presidential system) in Nigeria with
that of the British Parliamentary system.
The British parliamentary system is based on constituency associations
at the periphery which report to the national party headquarters. The grassroots
members
of a party at the constituency level are the ones who elect their preferred
candidates
prior to the elections. The leader of the party, either the Prime Minister or
the leader of
any of the opposition parties is charged with the ultimate responsibility of
approving
the nominated candidates. He or she has the final say on whether any particular
nominee is approved or rejected.
The nominees from the constituency associations are approved in the vast
majority of the
cases even though in certain instances the selected nominees might be rejected
for any number of reasons including
issues relating to criminal records or findings that the political values
espoused by the nominee
is at variance with that of the party.
In a minority of cases the leader of the party might 'parachute' or impose some
star
candidates into some constituencies in order to bolster the skill levels
available
to the party for ministerial positions should in case the party wins the
elections and forms
the government. Even in these instances such impositions are preceded by
negotiations
with the executive of the constituency associations. Rarely is such an
imposition
a surprise to the executive and sometimes the grass root members at the
constituency level,
as it is perceived as being done in the interest of the party.
The system of nominating a candidate in a Presidential system is only slightly
different
even if the nominations are called primaries. But the principles remain the
same.
If we go by Chief Akande's words, the ACN has no use for the opinions of its
grassroots
members. The ACN will continue to impose candidates as a rule, while such
impositions are rare
occurrences in the British system that he cites as an example.
Why should the ACN bother to hold primaries at all when all or most of the
candidates would be chosen
(as opposed to approved) by the central executive of the party?
Is the ACN policy of imposing candidates as a rule in keeping with INEC
guidelines?
Nigeria needs to move forward; not backward.
Nigerians need and should support political parties that are based
on a philosophy of universal suffrage at the constituency level, in which the
vote of each member
of the party and his or her eligibility to contest for elected offices is deemed
equal to all others.
In order to move forward, we must reject political parties that encourage
favoritism and nepotism in the electoral process.
ACN is driving into the future full speed while looking through the rear view
mirror!
ACN is sounding and looking more and more archaic and feudalistic.
Nigeria needs a party that can lead
her people into the future; not a party that looks to recreate the past.
I can see more Ikorodu type surprises all over Nigeria wherever the political
godfathers have
defied the will of the grass root members of their parties.
Bye,
Ola
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Dear All:
Please read the write-up below VERY CAREFULLY before you attack ACN Chairman
Chief Bisi Akande's understanding of the British candidates' selection
situation. The perjorative description is "impose;" the proper word is
"approve."
In this silly political season where time is cramped, and aspirants are jumping
around with loads of cash from party to party, and in particular to ACN now
suddenly with brightened prospects - even in Anambra State -- one cannot be
careful enough. What the ACN is looking for are representatives, not just
aspirants and candidates who may be only after the outrageous salaries being
offered in Abuja and the state capitals.
The desperation is just too much, and is inglorious to behold. Everybody wants
his or her favorite fellow-villager to be the candidate - as if if all the
village voted for him or her, he would win? After all, there can only be one
candidate per constituency, and yet each non-winner cries "imposition!"
Representation is a call to service, not to "come and chop."
Luckily, there are 50+ political parties. Those with personal popularity
feelings should find a niche somewhere else - and even I would vote for a
competent person who the party has incompetently dis-approved - or refused to
impose.
In the final analysis, after this silly political season, the ACN will SURELY
organize into a proper membership party, with minimum membership tenure and
party-service requirements. What other parties do will be strictly up to them.
And there you have it.
Bolaji Aluko
PS: By the way, I have no favorite candidates, but I believe in party
discipline, independent candidacy and candidate mobility. And if a party shows
indiscipline in certain situations, it should be punished at the polls, period -
but in free and fair, credible and non-violent elections.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Selecting UK Election Candidates - How Are Candidates in a British General
Election Chosen?
Any eligible candidate wishing to stand in a British general election must
adhere to the official selection procedure.
In order to become a candidate in a British general election, an interested
person must first demonstrate that they are eligible for election and then must
go through a stringent selection procedure.
How Are Candidates Selected?
Simply put, any eligible person can become a candidate in a British general
election whether they are a member of a political party or not.
However, there are certain standard procedures that must be followed. Any
candidate wishing to stand for election must be nominated on an official
nomination form that gives their full name and address. The form also contains
space for an optional 6-word political or personal statement. The nomination
form must also include the signatures of 10 electors who support the candidate,
including a proposer and a seconder.
The candidate is then responsible for consenting to their nomination in writing.
They must also pay a £500 deposit which is forfeited if they fail to gain at
least 5% of the votes cast in their constituency.
The nomination paperwork and deposit must be submitted to the returning office
in the candidate's constituency during a specified time in the election
campaign.
The Best Chance of Success
Although any eligible person can stand, in order to have a realistic chance of
success a candidate needs to represent one of the 3 main British political
parties or a nationalist or unionist party in Scotland, Wales or Northern
Ireland.
Candidates that have been approved by their political party are advised of
vacancies within the constituency as they arise and the local party organisation
are expected (although not compelled) to consult the list of approved candidates
before they select who they wish to represent them. Usually a shortlist of
potential candidates is drawn up and then interviews are held.
The candidate selected by the local party organisation must then be approved by
the party nationally (for example, labour candidates must be approved by the
National Executive of the Labour Party). If the national organisation do not
approve of the prospective candidate, they can overrule the local party
organisation and select their own candidate but such a measure would be likely
to alienate potential voters.
After Selection
Once a candidate has been officially selected, the security of their situation
depends upon the party which they represent. Conservative and Liberal Democrat
MPs remain as their party's candidates between elections unless they stand down
or, as rarely happens, they are deselected by their local party organisation.
Labour MPs, on the other hand, must undergo reselection procedures in their
constituencies before each general election.
References:
McLean, I. and McMillan, A. (2003) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
(2nd Rev Ed.) (Oxford University Press)
Jones, B. et al (2006) Politics UK (6th Ed.) (Longman)
Kingdom, J. (2003) Government and Politics in Britain: An Introduction (3rd Ed.)
(Polity Press)
Written by Erin Britton , May 23, 2008
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British General Election Chosen? http://www.suite101.com/content/selecting-election-candidates-a54804#ixzz1BZPcmCJR
Enrolling as a Candidate and Voter
For a candidate to run as an MP they must meet certain requirements such as be
over 18 years of age and either be a British citizen or a citizen of a
commonwealth country. Anyone in the UK who is 18 years or over and registered on
the electoral register can vote. Just like candidates they must meet certain
criteria but these are more basic. The Electoral Commission regulates the
elections and sets a a limit on how much each candidate can spend on their
campaign. This is to ensure that candidates with greater income do not have an
unfair advantage over those with less. Most votes are cast in a polling station
on the day of the election but people can vote by post if they wish. However
there have been concerns about vote rigging involved in postal voting. In 2005
Richard Mawrey, QC who was in charge of an election court attacked the
government for its detection of postal voting fraud saying that its actions
would disgrace a 'banana republic'.
Read more at Suite101: The UK General Election System Explained: A Guide to the
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VANGUARD
Why ACN imposes candidates – Akande
News<http://www.vanguardngr.com/category/national-news/> Jan 20, 2011
By GBENGA OLARINOYE
OSHOGBO— NATIONAL Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Chief Bisi
Akande, has justified the imposition of candidates by party elders saying it was
the culture of the party that the leadership knew best.
Akande who spoke in an interview with newsmen also defended the choice of
erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as the
party's presidential candidate. He said that with the choice of Ribadu, the
party has commenced the process of turning over leadership to the youths.
The ACN chairman who spoke to newsmen as part of events marking his birthday
noted: "The British democracy is the oldest in the world and you cannot see
political parties there conducting primary elections before choosing their
candidates. They do it by picking competent hands that are trustworthy in the
judgment of the party. So, we believe that elections under a democratic setting
is when we are contesting with other political party during polls.
"If election within our party is what you are trying to describe as internal
democracy, then we reject such idea. Can we impose when we are contesting
against PDP?
Party knows what people want
"But we can do something within our party if the leadership of the party feels
that that is the best thing. This is because it is the leadership of the party
that understands the manifestoes of the party and knows what the people really
want.
"This is not a matter of an individual but the party. Nobody should accuse ACN
of imposition because that is our style. Anyone that is not comfortable with
that should go and contest in another political party. So if you see anyone
carrying placard around, he is wasting his time.
We know the efforts we made before the party becomes what it is today and where
were they when we were making the efforts. It is when they saw that the party is
popular that they were attracted to it and we don't expect them to come and
hijack the party because of their dirty money."
On the choice of Ribadu as the party's presidential candidate, Akande said: "In
August last year, our party decided to migrate from using the old hands and
resolved to make use of the youths. That was why we encouraged the youths to
pick our forms for the elections.
We felt that the youth of this country have been denied the opportunity to be in
the forefront in the political life. So, we wanted them to be able to come
forward and showcase their stuff.
"So, our party is determined to create opportunity for the youths to partake in
the elections and governance. As a result of this, we allocated enough space for
the youth in our party. It is our desire to see the youths operating while we
are still alive and we are trying to accomplish that. Therefore, because Nuhu
Ribadu falls within that bracket, he was able to get our ticket for the
presidential election."
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Re: ||NaijaObserver|| Why ACN imposes candidates – Akande (Vanguard News)
Olu,
In your experience, have you seen a situation where the national party
parachutes a candidate from outside the constituency AND that candidate lost?
I have read biographies of British politicians and it seems to me it is standard
operating policy by the parties to parachute a "rising star" to a "safe seat" to
ensure he gets into parliament.
I do not support the imposition of candidates but your example does not seem to
tell the whole story.
Secondly if the candidates are as popular in their constituencies as they want
us to believe then they could move to another party and still win. The reason
Fashola survived BAT is that the ACN folks know that Fashola would have beaten
any candidate in Lagos.
Joe
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>
> My dear sir,
>
> Thank you for your time and efforts to comment on this story.
>
> May I correct the impression given by Pa Akande that there are no primaries or
the sort in the UK. That is not exactly accurate.
>
> I am a member of the British Labour Party and I have attended and taken part
in a selection for Parliamentary candidates and I shall try to explain the
process I have witnessed.
>
> Candidates indicate their interest to the National body of their intentions to
contest. The body ensures that they meet membership requirements and after due
scrutiny they are approved to contest the selection.
> Sometimes the national body parachutes a candidate but he or she is still
subject to the selection process.
>
> At the selection event all members of the local parliamentary party attend, it
is called hustings, the candidates speak and are questioned and we return home
to consider our choices and vote.
>
> Before this event candidates would have had three or weeks or more to
campaign. It is this open and transparent procedure that produces a Labour
Parliamentary candidate. I cannot speak for the Conservatives.
>
> This is certainly far removed from the ACN's variant of democracy.
>
> With Regards
>
> Olu Ojedokun
> Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
>
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> tes â€" Akande (Vanguard News)
>
> Dear All:
>
> Pa Bisi Akande is a man of honor. Integrity remains his bodyguard. My respect
> and admiration for Pa Akande remains unshaken.
> This notwithstanding, Pa Akande, whererever he is at this point, and I pray
and
> hope he gets to read this must accept responsibility for the followings:
>
>    1) That ACN has not been fair to all Nigerians that it has made to
believe
> that its idea of internal democracy whether at intra-party or inter party
level
> is a process which by allows candidates to go to primaries to elect
flagbearers.
>     2) That ACN must admit that through the body language of its
leadershipÂ
> especially those of them with antecedents in the AWO school, gave the
> impression that intra party primaries is an essential article of faith as
> evidence of democratic culture.
> Â Â Â 3) That whereas it is true that intra party primaries is not a sin qua
non
> in the British democratic culture, the leadership of ACN acted in bad faith
not
> to have taken a public stand indicating that the British model is what it
will
> adopt in determning the emergence of candidates in this 2011 elections. The
> pronouncement of Pa Akande, and I say this with due respect, is certainly
going
> to be considered by people as nothing but an afterthought.It is my opinion
that
> this is not leadership.
> Â Â 4) That if ACN knew this all along why not make it known to members of
the
> party prior to now.
>   5) That Pa Akande,BAT and his colleagues in ACN who were members of the
old
> Afenifere will have to apologize the likes of Pa Ayo Adebanjo for this
> somersault. One of the issues,if I remember very well, that people like BAT
and
> other ACN leaders have aginst the elder Afenifere leaders is imposition of
> candidate, rigidity and lack of internal democracy.
>
> On this score and especially with respect to ACN primaries, ACN is off mark. I
> see ACN primaries across board as Boju Boju. CPC, in my opinion conducted what
I
> will call 'enclosure primaries'. PDP, in my considered opoinion conducted the
> most monetized primaries in the history of our recent experiment at
> representative democracy.
>
>
> Having said this, let me give a general comment on the shenanigans going on in
> ACN and PDP with respect to primaries and zoning.
>
> I have said it before and I will repeat it again that 2011 will be a unique
year
> in Nigeria, politically that is. It will be a year where the unusual things
will
> happen in the political terrain.
>
> PDPÂ is the the political house where the elites have put Nigerians since
1999.
> This house is coming down in 2011. PDP is a falling house. The roof is off
> already and the walls are coming down.
>
> Â ACN and its predecessors namely AC and AD and a few other parties such as
SDMP
> had acted in a manner to give the impression that they represent progressive
> face of Nigerian politics.
>
>
> This is the year when Nigerians will determine whether or not this is a myth
or
> reality.
>
> Â ACN in 2011 will symbolize the temporary shelter where the fleeing
politicians
> from the PDP will to race to for cover.
>
>
> Now, both the falling house and the temporary shelter in their true
> elements will present the greatest and rarest opportunity for genuine
patriots
> to congregate in the emerging house which I will for now call THIRD FORCE.
>
>  This THIRD FORCE  is where Nigerians will seek refuge beginiing from 2011Â
when
> both the falling house and the temporary shelter becomes inhabitable. The
signs
> are there even as we all pretend not to see it.
>
> And this explains why I am amused that all of us without exception have,
rather
> that see the big picture, have chosen to major in minor as we debate to no end
> whether or not Mrs Oluremi Tinubu's emergence as a senatorial candiadte is
> democratic or not. It is in the same vein that I sympathize with all my
beloved
> brothers and sisters from Ogun who have laboured so hard to let it be known
> that OGD's YEWA/AGENDA is the only issue which will determine who governs
the
> good people of Ogun state after OGD.
>
> Ladies and gentlemen, what is after six is more that seven.
>
>
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