VOODOISM, LIVING GOD AND POLITICS - LESSONS DERIVABLE FROM EKITI GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

The Governorship election in Ekiti has come and gone, result is already known, victory conceded and I have congratulated the winner, stake holders and all dramatic personae that took part in the election.

I wish to make this post to point our attention to the place of vodooism (jujuism) and prayer to the Almighty (The living God) and which one is more potent out of the two. I uploaded two pictures showing the two families that contested the election for illustration and to drive home my points as I do not intend to insult outgoing Governor Fayemi who earned my respect for his brave action of accepting defeat even when his Party had already made statement rejecting the outcome of the election and when Nasir El-Rufai was already ranting about Ekiti Election he knew nothing about.

While the outgoing governor with his wife were pursuing the election with vodooism and jujuism, the incoming governor with his wife were pursuing the seat with fasting and prayer to the living God.

#EkitiDecides: PDP should devote the energy they use to steal elections to the Nation – Tinubu

With today’s election, Ekiti State has become the epicenter of Nigerian electoral politics. Here, the major political fault lines converge into a great foreshadowing. 

Fateful questions not only about Ekiti but about the course of our nation and its uncertain democracy will be asked and may be answered this day. If this is how history will have it, so be it. Elections in Nigeria have rarely been a transparent exercise.

The ruling party has mostly dug into its bag of electoral tricks to cast about a vast assortment of malpractice over almost every important contest.

As the ruling PDP senses its popularity flag and apprehends the existence of an opposition party that it cannot dominate, PDP anxiety has become acute. Rigging is no longer a tool it uses in election.

Rigging has become an article of faith for them. With the advent of the APC, the PDP finally faces a challenger strong enough to remove its chokehold on the nation’s future.