Aremo Olusegun Obasanjo is the most mobile politician in present
day Nigeria. He supported Goodluck Jonathan to be elected Vice President in
2007 and President years later, on the demise of Yar Adua of blessed
memory and 2011 election. Then it would appear President Jonathan’s
Aides and political dad Chief E K Clark were unfair to Obasanjo Doyin Okupe
insulted him twice or so, then Obasanjo abandoned President Jonathan and was to team up with Muhammadu Buhari who
then wins 2015 election and suddenly began to squander his goodwill – PMB’s honey
moon with the Nigerian electorate was over before his first year in office.
Dr Oby Ezekwesili and another co-ordinated #BBOG and got rewarded, the other, Obasanjo’s
political daughter was not acknowledged.This
morning we have just read in the link below news of President Obasanjo at PDP
national convention committee inauguration prompting questions whether he is
back to his base the party on which he contested two presidential elections and
won!
Talking about electoral reforms in NBA – Universal suffrage by
e-voting can only be achieved when people are not disenfranchised. AB Mahmoud’s
press statement two days ago said NBA is the largest professional body in
Nigeria and Africa correct! Because we have 90, 000 lawyers on the NBA
database. He said quote: “When the idea of e-voting was first mooted, it seemed unachievable.
But as the saying goes, “it always seems impossible until it is done”. Furthermore, ABM states “I commend the
Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) for organising free, fair and credible
elections. I want to use this medium to appeal to our members who participated
actively in the elections but who lost to avoid any form of bitterness and
divisive rhetoric. We are all winners. Let us work together to build
#ABraveNewBar.”
Of 90,000 only 7,000
were allowed to vote in the first universal suffrage exercise in NBA. Makes
mockery of the word “universal suffrage”. Please ALL let us put down the toga
of politicizing everything even your integrity you politicize that is not
cheerful. Universal suffrage for lawyers means Universal suffrage for ALL
Lawyers on the NBA database fully paid up!
HOW TO ACHIEVE THE
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE BY E-VOTING THAT WE WORKED YEARS ON HARD CAMPAIGNS TO WIN:
We initiated it if
they have challenges implementing it the World is a school we
all learn by the day even kids teach us trends. I was in Park and Shop in June I saw
a boy child of not more than 2 years and his parents were in a different wing
of the supermarket and I saw the child looking through some sachets he wanted a
new apple tart made into juice. I bought 2 only, one for the ‘young man’ and tried the other was the
richest meal I ever had. Never mind smoked
salmon and sprinkles of lime and wheat bread and green tea with lemon wedge and honey.
The NBA
Constitution
2015, second schedule says ECNBA is a standing committee as distinct
from ad
hoc committee eg caretaker committee. We need electoral reforms in NBA
in forms
of guides for example do you know of those who voted no one told us
there is
something called “ballot receipt” e-voters could store. I saved mine.
Many didn’t. Do you know e-vote requires electronic counters and
inflow charts accessible to voters to remove manipulations.
Do you know all lawyers
as we have in IBA, should own a profile encrypted and personalized on NBA
website and accessible on myNBA icon to you makes accreditation transparent and
credible such that you are not asked questions that abuse membership eg who do you recognize as NBA Abuja Branch
Chairman Victor or Ezenwa. 'No-Ezenwa no-vote oya security bundle this male lawyer out
of NBA Secretariat’. Someone in New
York or so said he voted seamlessly on 30th July. E-voting system
your right to exercise not a favour and votes must count. Hence has to be
made seamless for everyone.
Don’t send hatchet men
to anyone for sign-posting Truth, please.
Thank you
Dame Carole
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