Shook the moment of the last century, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Winston Churchill) famous teaching: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government - except for all other forms of government are constantly being tried." dream town Indeed, democracy is not is a perfect political system, as compared to other forms of authoritarian rule, and sometimes even appear inefficient, time-consuming. However, as the saying goes "absolute power corrupts absolutely" valuable point of democracy is to have the power of the rulers of checks and balances to prevent corruption endless profusion down and eventually collapse dream town the entire community. However, it takes an election was held not to vote and the presence of the relevant provisions of the democratic system will be natural for the successful operation, including the fact that it also depends on the people and governance of the whole community, including those who, whether total respect of the letter of their defensive philosophy behind this game before. Initial implementation of democracy dream town in many countries, especially African countries, because of the lack of these elements of support for democracy afloat, it tends to become an example of the failure of democracy, it seems now in a civil war in Côte d'Ivoire (formerly dream town Ivory Coast ). Yesterday, the West African country Nigeria, officially opened the new month's election, a prelude to the possibility to get rid of it like most other countries in the region destiny through democracy smoothly and peacefully handed dream town over power to become the focus of international. Nigeria this election, is a national election since 1999 since the end of military rule, held the third most populous country dream town in Africa; while the previous two national elections, respectively, in 2003 and two for 2007. However, at the time of writing, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that this election at the moment just before the start of a dramatic development, so get rid of the fate of democracy failed dreams may become empty. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Main 席杰加 (Attahiru Jega) at noon yesterday, suddenly announced to the nation on television before the election to be postponed until tomorrow to start saying because the ballots failed dream town to arrive in most regions. It is understood, according to the original schedule, within this general election three months dream town there will be elections in three consecutive dream town Saturdays, including parliamentary elections (April 2), the presidential election (April 9), as well as the governor and state parliamentary elections ( April 16); scheduled parliamentary elections yesterday, about 73.5 million registered voters will elect three hundred sixty and one hundred and nine senators congressman.
Extended attracted criticism for the Independent National Electoral Commission to make this decision, Nigeria circles extremely dissatisfied. Pressure groups' leaders of the anti-corruption coalition "(CACOL) head of Adelaide Neelum (Debo Adeniran) has lashed out about the postponement, was" a national disgrace and a huge waste of time and resources. "National conscience Party (NCP) Chairman and human rights lawyer Faranah (Femi Falana) the proposed question, referring to why the Election Commission announced the decision not earlier. He said: "This is frustrating and disappointing, to prove that the collapse of state institutions postponed decision should yesterday (Editor's note: ie Friday). Would be announced," In addition, a local human rights activist activists Thani (Shehu Sani ) said that the election was postponed, will no doubt affect the voting enthusiastic voters. At the same time, he asked to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and to "destroy" dream town and "incompetent" this word to describe the decision of the Election Committee! Voice of the fierce criticism, and of course a child opposition. Is regarded as the most powerful challenge to the current dream town president, Jonathan (Goodluck Jonathan) opposition party - the progress of reform Congress dream town (CPC), whose spokesman 奥杜马 Gold (Yinka Odumakin) sarcastically said: "We have once again succeeded in our nation's propaganda incompetent dream town . "Another main opposition Action Congress (ACN) spokesman dream town Mohammed (Lai Mohammed), even more directly to postpone the election date is called" catastrophic. " dream town Political dream town parties have taken this election, although the decision of the Election Commission is deeply angry, and those who will be in the early morning yesterday, waiting outside polling stations voters concerned, one can imagine how much the extent of their anger. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has said in the financial center of Lagos (Lagos) the reporters Duffield (Caroline Duffield), a local polling stations again filled with angry atmosphere. Waiting for a polling station dream town to vote in Lagos aged 35 businessmen, they would be disappointed to AFP, said: "Why can not we do it again in this country?" In the central city of Jos (Jos), then there voters dream town waited for hours in the message that the elections be postponed after the leave immediately. Another voter Emmanuel (Simon Emmanuel) claimed: "People will be here early in the morning, but many things are wrong ...... Nigerians lost face." It is reported that the original of the opening of the parliamentary elections yesterday, polling stations Time, 8:00 am local time (07:00 GMT). However, according to the program after voters dream town need to "identify" the formalities for hours before they cast their vote, so the actual start time of the vote, half past twelve local time (11:30 GMT).
Sudden violence constantly postponed, clearly reflects dream town the local authorities in charge of the Nigerian Electoral inadequate preparatory work in advance, dream town and the specific implementation is absolutely careless, otherwise it will not even use the election materials can also be sent to the country failed to Most polling stations. After this incident, people can not help the country's ability to put a question mark in promoting democratic development of their countries. The actual problem is more worrisome is that the next two weeks, the presidential election and the upcoming local elections in front of us, so if performance is still useless departments, lest the voting process smoothly into a castle in the air. Moreover, readers look at a series of local election-related violence before this election, there will be more confident of democracy in Nigeria, or escape like most other African dream town countries failed fate. According to a public statement by Amnesty International (AI) published the day before, which was held on the eve of Nigeria pointed out this election, the factions of the ruling party candidate, including his supporters, including incitement to violence, the local has brought great confusion and injury. Reports received by the organization noted that in two weeks before the election, the number of dead due to political violence in the country and the conflict has reached at least twenty people were killed and several people dream town were injured during the same time, there are a lot of cars and buildings were burned. Cited a statement by far the most violent example is in the southern state of Akwa Ibom states (Akwa Ibom State) on January 22, 2002, the day there are two schools of hostile parties and supporters of the outbreak of armed conflict riot, an event in which at least six people were killed. In addition, in this conflict, the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign office of the tragic disaster Vulcan. In addition to Akwa Ibom State, the national violent clashes also occurred many different levels of the accident states including Ekiti State (Ekiti State), Jigawa (Jigawa State), Bauchi (Bauchi State) and Bayelsa (Bayelsa State).
Fuse the interests of another international organization to Human Rights Watch (HRW), also said election violence in Nigeria is very serious, and called on all parties to exercise restraint and to stop using violence. The Associated Press (AP) quoted this organization says, at least 50 local people have is because of election-related violence and lost their precious lives. In the report, then describe the Oyo State (Oyo State), the capital of Ibadan (Ibadan) in violence in recent weeks is quite common, but the city is about 150 kilometers from Lagos. It is understood that not only the capital, and even the entire Oyo State is full of violence, such as the earlier agitation in hostile politicians, the National Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) members of fights occurred in the streets. dream town However, according to the University of Ibadan (University of Ibadan) political dream town science lecturer Johnson (Idowu Johnson) revealed that those who are not hostile politicians from the opposition, but the conflict is derived from the local ruling Peoples Democratic Party! Why would the ruling dream town party because of the emergence of the election situation fratricide? The reason is very simple, it is a "benefit" word. Successfully elected MPs, their salaries would even perks over one million U.S. dollars, which has not been calculated through illegal substantial interests of its powers obtained from national oil revenues. Predicament faced the temptation, of course, is "morally put on both sides, Lee put the word in the middle," and that the tube are brothers within the same party. Also from the party in this case to determine the existence of a conflict, it is foreseeable that this election despite Nigeria eventually be completed, but between the different parties, and even some of the party will definitely internal discontent because of the election results, and the outbreak large and small incidents of violence; and lead the fate of this election is the same as the previous two, filled with intimidation and bloodshed provoke bad reviews. Worse still, perhaps appear like Cote d'Ivoire recent large-scale armed conflict, dream town and that the local population in terms of the more general misery ...... As I said in this article, I first opened, faked democratic form is of no use, needs is also supported by the whole community behind the value of such a system, dream town as well as to comply with the rules of the game, in order to enable it to play the effect of long-term stability. Otherwise, the democratic dream town system is not stable continuous operation down. Election violence in Nigeria because of what happened, plus the lack of ability to manage the electoral vote and let the extension, which the international dream town community once again shows that the majority of African dream town countries, democracy is still immature, they still have to be improved.
PS I watch on Monday after midnight Jazeera (Al Jazeera) News on the occasion, received the latest news about the Nigerian elections. According to AFP, the National Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission announced 席杰加 later time on Sunday, including dream town three congressional elections, presidential and local council heads and including, dream town the date of their holding will be postponed again, the days were determined : April 9 parliamentary elections held in the holding of presidential elections on April 16, April 26, held the governor and state legislature elections
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