Tí Nàìjíríà bá ní agbára ààbò tó pọ̀ tó bẹ́ẹ̀, kí ló dé tí a kò fi lò ó láti gbógun ti àwọn apanilaya àti àwọn olùjínigbé dípò kí a fi ṣe ìdìbò?
Mo ti bi ìbéèrè kan náà yẹn. Tí Nàìjíríà bá ní agbára ààbò ńlá yìí, ó yẹ kí àwọn ará Nàìjíríà béèrè ìdí tí wọn kò fi lo agbára ńlá kan náà yẹn lórí àwọn apániláyà, afarapa àti ọlọ́ṣà tó ń pa àwọn ará wa, tó ń jí àwọn ọmọ wa gbé, tí wọ́n sì ń lé àwọn ará ìlú kúrò ní àgbègbè wọn.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
Ibi tí èyí ti wá
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Let me remind those in authority: elections are civil engagements, not military operations. Ballot papers are not bullets. Voters are not enemy combatants. Opposition members are not insurgents.
If Nigeria possesses this enormous security capacity, Nigerians are entitled to ask a simple question: why is the same overwhelming force not being deployed against the terrorists, kidnappers and bandits who are killing our people, abducting our children and driving citizens from their communities?
Our security forces must protect voters, not frighten them. They must secure the ballot, not create an atmosphere of siege around it.
And to INEC, I say this clearly:
Osun is a test.
There must be no mysterious glitches. No unexplained delays. No manipulation of the process.
Election materials must arrive promptly. Accredited voters must be allowed to vote freely. Votes must be counted honestly, and results must be transmitted transparently and in accordance with the law.
