Nigeria Elections

Nigerias presidential and parliamentary elections which were scheduled for February
14 have been delayed by six weeks to the 28th of March.The country`s state assembly
elections have also been pushed to the 11th of April 2015.The two major contenders
for the presidential seat are the incumbent, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), and former military dictator and retired General Muhammadu
Buhari of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
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General Buhari overthrew a democratically elected government in December 1983 and
was Military Head of State until August 1985. His regime was infamous for human rights
violations and gagging of the press. This will be his fourth attempt to be elected into
Nigerian's highest office after three unsuccessful outings in 2003, 2007 and 2011.
General Buhari of the APC recently declined participating in a presidential debate due to
be aired on national television and radio citing media bias.
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President Goodluck Jonathan is seeking re-election amid an insurgency by the radical
Islamist group Boko Haram, which has taken over territory in the countrys northeast.
Boko Haram cast a long shadow over Nigeria, when they kidnapped over 300 girls in
Chibok. Meanwhile,the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, has directed all state
governments to ensure the provision of adequate security to ensure the security of the
students whose schools were near polling stations especially the boarding schools
whose premises are being used as polling stations.
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Many political pundits have argued that the Boko Haram insurgency thrives on
problems that plague North East Nigeria which include massive poverty, feudal social
and economic relationships that are deeply entangled with ethnic and religious

affiliations, and an elite intra-class politics in which the control of the Nigerian state
apparatus is the ultimate PRIZE.
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Boko Harams connections to the elite of Northern Nigeria seem to have exacerbated
the problem.Election analysts have warned of low turnout amid fears of violence.
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Meanwhile some Institute for Security Studies(I.S.S) analysts says the U.S. Africa
Command ( AFRICOM)`s strategic objective of establishing closer military relations with
nations in Africa in which the U.S. has vital interests is certainly being satisfied as a
result of the insurgency in an act of arbitration.
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Join us tonight on African Perspectives as we discuss the Nigerian elections
Questions
1. Free and fair elections seem to be under threat from instability and
insurgency,Will the provision of adequate security warrant free and fair elections ?
2.The Democratic Party (PDP) of President Goodluck Jonathan says it has a good
opportunity to win the elections ?Is that so
3.Is Boko Haram as an armed group exploiting the politics of indifference?
4.Many argue that Boko Haram represents an alien force of wide-eyed fanatics who
use terror tactics to conquer and rule over territory.Will Boko Haram be able to rule
Nigeria as an Islam Caliphates ?
5.Is it fact that the fuel for the insurgency is being provided by elites in Nigeria?