Food For Thought

Our Democracy has been delayed, but hopefully not denied. Voters are unimpressed by their choices in the coming presidential elections.

Democracy, Nigeria’s Election Postponement Is An Embarrassment -Chimamanda Adichie

“Last week, Victor, a carpenter, came to my Lagos home to fix a broken chair. I asked him whom he preferred as Nigeria’s next president: the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, or his challenger, Muhammadu Buhari.
“I don’t have a voter’s card, but if I did, I would vote for somebody I don’t like,” he said. “I don’t like Buhari. But Jonathan is not performing.”