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--Dear Jibo:
You already hearkened to my rebuke that you refrain from pulling down your country and instigating negative public opinion against the Nigerian military. And, I applaud you for your repentance. See your Deepening Democracy Column, Daily Trust, 30th March 2015 in which you acknowledge, among other more measured observations, as follows:"As we await the results of the elections, the positive message from the process so far is the determination of Nigerians to build their nation. When the elections were postponed for six-weeks following pressure on INEC by security agencies, Nigerians who were very suspicious of the motives for so doing showed a lot of restraint and decided to give the benefit of doubt to the authorities. The security agencies for their part made a huge effort to create credibility for their action by scoring significant victories against the insurgents. The patience and resilience of voters during the election process is a clear sign of their democratic commitments. Whoever wins these elections will not have an easy job."
What a contrast!
Finally, since you love to hear from "the international community," this is what the US government's National Democratic Institute (NDI), which promotes democracy and open government said about the election:
"Nigerian voters conducted themselves in a peaceful and orderly manner on election day ... in a news conference on Monday the group saw no evidence of the military interfering in the poll, as many had feared."
Peace as always!
Okey
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Jibrin Ibrahim <jibo72@gmail.com> wrote:
Okey Iheduru used to write a a political science professor, now he writes as a motor park tout so no need to waste time on him.
Jibrin
Jibrin Ibrahim PhDSenior Fellow
Centre for Democracy and Development
16 A7 Street,
CITEC Mbora Estate,
Jabi/Airport Road By-pass,
P.O.Box14345, Wuse
Abuja, Nigeria
Tel - +234 8053913837
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Facebook- jibrin.ibrahim
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 2:19 AM, Okey Iheduru <okeyiheduru@gmail.com> wrote:
"Situation Room urges the International community to exert every effort in assisting the Nigerian people to hold political actors to account.
Where necessary, needed sanctions should immediately be activated and targeted against specific political actors and officials for their action in instigating crisis in Nigeria" -- Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim
There you go again, Mr. Situation Room! Whereas you're pointing one finger at your unnamed "political forces and security personnel," your other three fingers are actually pointing back at you as someone who is whipping up tension and heating up the polity.
Were you and most members of your self-appointed "Situation Room" guardians not the very people who claimed to have incontrovertible evidence that President Jonathan was planning to postpone the election a second time? That the army was planning to impose an interim government? That President Jonathan had signed a letter asking Prof. Jega to proceed on "terminal leave"...? And, many more of this Area Boy hysteria.
Please calm down and allow INEC to do its job. We know the "international community" pays your bills and you must demonstrate some "value-added" to their grant-giving, but it would be great if for once you could give Nigerians the chance to try and sort out their problems by themselves. We still have our country to build/rebuild, no matter who wins -- that will go a long way to "deepening our democracy."
Peace as always!
Okey
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Jibrin Ibrahim <jibo72@gmail.com> wrote:
--A CALL TO PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF OUR VOTES
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is concerned by reports of attempts across several states of the country to undermine the integrity of the collation of votes and outcome of the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly general elections.
The Situation Room has received disturbing reports that politicians using various arms of the national security apparatus are attempting to fiddle with the collation process and pass off results that undermine the credibility of the elections and the sacrifice of millions of Nigerians from all walks of life, who against all odds trooped out to cast their votes on March 28.
INEC:
Situation Room calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that results that are announced reflect the true outcome of the votes cast by the Nigerian people. Given the many concerns that have been raised and the investments that have been made towards the conduct of the 2015 general elections, INEC must ensure that its laudable efforts are not marred by a failure or abuse of the collation process and that all announced results are accurate and reflective of the will of the Nigerian people as expressed in their vote on March 28, 2015.
POLITICIANS
Situation Room is disappointed at the actions of politicians who are hell bent on plunging the country into chaos to achieve desperate political ends.
Reported electoral fraud being sought to be perpetuated by political forces and security personnel negate the spirit of the Abuja Peace Accord voluntarily signed by the presidential candidates of the political parties, and threaten the peace and stability of the Nigerian nation.
SECURITY AGENCIES:
Situation Room also calls on security personnel to note that they will be held to account and pursued for prosecution under various local and international laws if they undermine the elections.
CITIZENS:
Situation Room calls on Nigerians to be vigilant at this critical time of our national history and defend the course of democracy.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY:
Situation Room also calls on the International Community and democracies around the World to support the Nigerian people in defence of our right to democratically elect our leaders, without political subversion by politicians.
Situation Room urges the International community to exert every effort in assisting the Nigerian people to hold political actors to account.
Where necessary, needed sanctions should immediately be activated and targeted against specific political actors and officials for their action in instigating crisis in Nigeria.
Jibrin Ibrahim PhDSenior Fellow
Centre for Democracy and Development
16 A7 Street,
CITEC Mbora Estate,
Jabi/Airport Road By-pass,
P.O.Box14345, Wuse
Abuja, Nigeria
Tel - +234 8053913837
Twitter- @jibrinibrahim17
Facebook- jibrin.ibrahim
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