Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - On The Complaints Of Peter Obi's Political Party And Supporters

Friends:

Given the string of reports that we have seen posted in a variety of media, I feel constrained to disclose that I don't have faith in these numbers. One phrase that comes to mind as I see these mind-boggling figures from suspect INEC is: fake news, fake news, fake news! The outcome of a soccer game that has not been impartially refereed and be seen to have been impartially refereed, never inspires anyone's confidence. Given all the reports that we have seen so far, including alleged complicity of certain INEC operatives, I have tried but could not find any basis for thinking of this election as one that met acceptable standards of a free and fair election.
Look, I did produce an edited book on Nigeria's disputed presidential elections of 2007 which yielded Yar Adua as president (Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy & Its Implications for the Democratic Movement in Africa published by Praeger Security International). What I'm seeing so far about this 2023 presidential election eerily and regrettably reminds me of that book, which I thought I would never have to re-do. The truth is that the masses of Nigerians have, by and large, always submitted themselves to the rules even against all odds, majority of Nigerians are among the hardest-working men and women of integrity, but a minority of persons who constitute the crooked members of the privileged and well-connected class of society continue to mislead and undermine the aspirations of the majority, and continue to put us to shame on the international stage. 

Hello, presidential electoral tribunal! Where art thou? Keep your doors wide open!

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:45 AM Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Unfortunately, it does not work like this.  There must be a final result that you have to take to a tribunal.

 

Nigerians have created a post-proverbial:

You cannot amass money for an election and not amass money for the legal outcome.

The distinguished scholar, Adamolekun, warned that the judiciary should not be so empowered. Alas! One judge can undo the votes of 300,000 people!

 

From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA <chidi.opara@gmail.com>
Date: Monday, February 27, 2023 at 10:29 AM
To: USA African Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - On The Complaints Of Peter Obi's Political Party And Supporters

The Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, his political party and supporters have made complaints with evidence about serious irregularities in the elections.

 

These serious irregularities if true, have the capacity to substantially affect the outcome of the election.

 

INEC should as a matter of urgency, investigate these complaints and make the finding public before the announcement of the eventual winner so as to give credibility to the announcement.

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Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, IIM Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates (https://updatesonnews.substack.com)

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Sincerely,

Victor O. Okafor, Ph.D.

Professor and Head

Department of Africology and African American Studies

Eastern Michigan University

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