Dear All:
This order from the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is ridiculous, and is anti-federalist:
1. Why include private and even state schools? What then is the distinction between public and private schools, and even between federal and state institutions if a federal exercise can just be used to impinge on such a FUNDAMENTAL service as education - for a whole month?
2. Secondly, the registration exercise itself will last from 15th-29th January, and display from 3rd-8th February.
| 5 | Registration of Voters | 15th – 29th January, 2011 | Pursuant to Section 9(5) of the Electoral Act, 2010 |
| 6 | Display of Register of Voters for claims and objections. | 3rd February, 2011 –8th February, 2011 | Pursuant to Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 |
Since there will be only one DDC machine per polling unit available for registration, and even if EVERY school in the country were a polling/registration unit, why should the ENTIRE SCHOOL be closed down for that exercise, when the number of rooms needed might be no more than one, two or three?
The majority of schools will see only trickles of registrants in the month - and to be shut down all of that time?
One can even see a PUBLIC HOLIDAY being declared for one week - more to aid the registrants. One can see schools being closed down for Election Day - as is the case in the US, where virtually all schools are used for polling units - but to close the schools for ONE MONTH for voter registration is to show how little education is valued relative to POLITICS in our country.
This is not a good decision at all, and it should be reversed, with common sense prevailing. Are we in a military regime or what?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Bolaji Aluko
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Alen Ighedosa <aighedosa@yahoo.com> wrote:
2011: Nigeria closes primary, secondary schools for voters' registration
Schools closed for a whole month across the Country for Voter-Registration! This action of the Nation's Minister of Education may ache in the ears of non-Nigerians. All Nigerians born and raised in Nigeria should take a deep breath and reason with the Minister. Key facts to note:
Please don't forget that Nigeria is functionally a very young Democracy. The masses are still struggling to get used to civic responsibilities. If the process is not made easy enough, they would care less and default to complacency. Believe it or not. Cheers and peace.
Alen Ighedosa
--- On Thu, 1/6/11, elombah daniel <elsdaniel@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: elombah daniel <elsdaniel@yahoo.com>
Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum] 2011: Nigeria closes primary, secondary schools for voters' registration
To: NaijaPolitics@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 2:49 PM
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