Browsing: Iyorchia Ayu

The ongoing charade across the country has again shown that we are not practicing the true democratic form of government as espoused by those from whom we picked the concept. Even before the real contest among the registered 18 political parties in the country, the process of picking and/or selecting party representatives has thrown up the reign of party delegates, who are currently smiling to the banks. To get nominated by your political party to serve your people as a member of the State House of Assembly alone, you must be ready to spend humongous amounts of money to settle delegates, who at the end of the day, end up collecting your money but voting for the highest spender.