I went to my countryside to perform my civic duty on the election day and throughout my stay it never occure to me that there would be any violence during and after the election. At Idofin-Isanlu in Yagba East Local Government Kogi State, Nigeria where I live the youth conducted themselves very well which for the first time in my life was amazing given their nature of restiveness in the past during elections. Most Nigerian politicians are bad losers and they do not think there can be another day. In life as people say you win some , you lose some. But that does not resonate reasonably well in the mind of our politicians. Winning must be at all cost and losing God forbid. How can one explain an election that was in my view free, fair and credible in most parts of the country and its aftermath of unnecessary voilence and killings of innocent people? We need to know who are behind this senseless and wicked act. The President and all the political leaders must come up with a solution and the perpetrators of the killings be held accountable. This is not the best time in the country. It is a very sad moment. May the souls of those who have lost their lives rest in perfect peace. Segun Ogungbemi. --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com> wrote:
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