Dr. Segun Mimiko, Ondo State Governor
He also said internal democracy in political parties fosters credible elections as “internal democracy is bigger than who appoints the INEC Chairman. If Nigeria must survive, internal democracy must be vindicated…Election rigging may lead to the end of this republic. America was not ignorant when it said that if Nigeria continues in the trend that in 2015, Nigeria would cease to exist as one entity.
“We are still behaving like 2011 is a hundred years away. If anyone thinks that the repeat of 2007 is far behind us, they should look at Anambra State. The omen so far is bad. What happens in PDP will determine what happens to this country.”
The governor admonished the participants, who were drawn form various national security agencies, to “rise above the dysfunctional realities of Nigeria. You are placed in a society that is soiled but you are not supposed to be soiled”.
Yes, I am surprised that a discussion of lessons we need to learn from the previous elections has not come to national consciousness. This is the time, or has been the time, that smaller political parties bring to the forefront issues which marginalise them to the benefit of PDP. If anything, dismissing Iwu should be the first step.
November 18, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Iwu is bad for democracy, yes, but what’s the guarantee his replacement will be better?
November 18, 2009 at 8:44 pm