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		<title>By: Ndelta</title>
		<link>http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/04/was-the-nigerian-elections-satisfactory/#comment-43662</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: &#187; Nigeria: Blogging the historic election (Part 1) - Oluniyi David Ajao &#187; Blog Archive</title>
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		<dc:creator>&#187; Nigeria: Blogging the historic election (Part 1) - Oluniyi David Ajao &#187; Blog Archive</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Grandiose Parlor asks &#8220;Was the Nigerian Elections Satisfactory?&#8221; If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Grandiose Parlor asks &#8220;Was the Nigerian Elections Satisfactory?&#8221; If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Global Voices Online &#187; Nigeria: Blogging the historic election (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/04/was-the-nigerian-elections-satisfactory/#comment-6735</link>
		<dc:creator>Global Voices Online &#187; Nigeria: Blogging the historic election (Part 1)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Grandiose Parlor asks &#8220;Was the Nigerian Elections Satisfactory?&#8221; If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Grandiose Parlor asks &#8220;Was the Nigerian Elections Satisfactory?&#8221; If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Black Looks</title>
		<link>http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/04/was-the-nigerian-elections-satisfactory/#comment-6568</link>
		<dc:creator>Black Looks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Grandiose Parlor asks if the elections were satisfactory - is that a rhetorical question? Yes, clearly so much so it is hardly worth having a conversation about.  If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Grandiose Parlor asks if the elections were satisfactory - is that a rhetorical question? Yes, clearly so much so it is hardly worth having a conversation about.  If the reports of the Saturday elections are to be reckoned with - it was a gross display of violence, fraud and total disregard for law and order.Just as political thugs and Niger-Delta militias were hijacking the process, some party chieftains and their goons were seizing ballot boxes, shooting and killing members of rival parties. Even INEC, the electoral agency in charge, omitted pictures of candidates in some states. As several mainstream media sites have reported, polling started very late in several polling stations nationwide. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: imnakoya</title>
		<link>http://grandioseparlor.com/2007/04/was-the-nigerian-elections-satisfactory/#comment-6527</link>
		<dc:creator>imnakoya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find INEC explanation silly Which candidate wouldn't want to having his pictures displayed? What was the validation exercise INEC did about then?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find INEC explanation silly Which candidate wouldn&#8217;t want to having his pictures displayed? What was the validation exercise INEC did about then?</p>
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