Nigerian President Elect: Umaru Yar'Adua
I think everyone is aware now that Umaru Yar'Adua has been confirmed as the President Elect after Elections on Saturday in Nigeria's Presidential Elections.
I don't think we will ever know the full facts of what was going on with all the chaos on Election Day, I just hope that Nigerians can accept this result, and work towards improving things for the next Election in 2011. Jeremy of NaijaBlog has summarised some constructive improvements to the Election procedure which I fully endorse.
From my point of view, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Yar'Adua are very popular in Nigeria. Whether or not this is for the right reasons I cannot judge. It is the responsibility of the opposing party representatives to show the people why they might be wrong, but Nigerian Politics doesn't seem to work that way. If the Election had been transparent, free and fair I believe the same winner would be announced and for that reason I don't believe all of Nigeria is going to take to the streets in protest, but I am ready to be surprised.
It may be Fundamentaly Flawed but Nigeria has Elected a New president and the best thing, in my eyes, is for Nigerians to move forward and embrace this first ever handover of a Civilian Presidency because it is significant progress.
posted by Aaron Rowe @ 2:42 PM
4 Comments:
Hey,
I'm doing research about Nigeria and i'm having problems finding stuff. I was wondering if you could answer a couple of questions for me, hopefully you don't mind. So i have to introduce the Nike brand in Nigeria. I looked it up and it seems like the actually store of the brand is not there. So far from what i've read lagos, seems to be rather unsafe, do you agree? How extreme is the poverty there? do people have to walk for hours to ge to places? would you know anything about consumer habits? do people not shop much?
I'm not aware of a Nike store in Lagos, but the brand is quite common there. I know of an Adidas store.
Very few people in Lagos walk anywhere, if they have a car they will drive if they don't have a car they might use a taxi, if they can't afford a taxi then they'll use a bus or an Okada (a motorbike taxi).
There is poverty in Nigeria, but there are also a lot of people with money to spend, especially in parts of the main cities.
As for safety I think Lagos is comparable to any other Megacity. However, Law enforcement leaves a lot to be desired.
basically, i agree.
from one pragmatic dreamer to another.
Hey,
I want to know about the safety concerns in Nigeria.
How is the Life style there and food.
will u help me ASAP.
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