This video discusses the challenges facing democratic elections in Nigeria, particularly focusing on the problems with political party primaries. The content explains that many political parties in Nigeria do not conduct proper primaries, instead using indirect methods where party leadership selects candidates through screening processes that can be manipulated through financial inducements. The video advocates for direct primaries where all card-carrying party members can vote for candidates, arguing this would be more democratic. The discussion highlights how political parties often dictate voting behavior to members, limiting genuine voter choice and undermining the democratic process. The speakers emphasize that citizens need to be more politically aware and actively participate in ensuring fair electoral processes, including following election results and holding elected officials accountable.
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When you check your time now, Part of the matter which matter the heart open that matter can say no matter how ant take your time take open you go feel open and you go see the heart of that ant want to check today welcome to the program my name and this time you know the matter concern politics because politics there for everywhere some people don't start do their primaries and the rest know who will become their candidates by time the election proper reach and the election when everybody prepare for so general election they come for the year 2027 how they prepare now want to look what they happen they prepare never start their own they want don't do their own want to look and how other people know how they go do their own and I guess one of my brother say talk for this matter because sharp for this kind matter if we never call let's say we never this kind matter go and make you talk to us.
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>> Good evening sir. meeting you know this one be the problem now they speak so we don't get that kind power for grammar the first set of people don't do when they everywhere they don't do their primary how they do their primary don't see different different things come out enter the thing when come out how you take the primaries they do election never but the primaries When me advocate of before now >> I be advocate of direct premar whe I like direct premar I like direct premar I don't talk before now the person party give us we vote for because now party internal election where we call premar now >> that internal election they come look and say Mr. A B C D E F one contest >> they come they call screening during that screening they go ask Mr. A how you want to perform for this office they go look at credentials they come look after they screen and finish if 10 people want go for the position okay we just screen for it remain six >> this six of make before now indirectly marly say every word get executive chairman vice chairman secretary woman leader youth leader go select other people get the same position for other area select who will represent our party.
>> So that time now we come to say this few people because they are few any candidate who don't pass screening because he get money inducement give these people money. So most of the time the candidate come out from inside political party you look see party A, party B, party C, party D. You come look the people bring sometimes when you come look you say ah me for me say this person bring direct premar direct premar every card carrying member of a political party as a once you be carrying me you don't register you don't get card you go vote for I say because people plenty now it not go easy for people to they manipulate them. So those people plenty so they choose the best from their party which is the premar and then before they come bring these people make the entire country state local government as it pertains the election where they want to do they bring command >> and I can't advocate before I see now >> the in short if I tell you say I not tire No be waiting me expect say I see now see now I see the way it be when it be even the indirect primary >> this direct primary they wor off because now directive once they tell you say vote like this the money where they use they induce people this time around they just bring use the money now take cars then give a small small So the wish of the people >> not still be waiting they stand. For example, you see the last one where they do now the APCO you see sitting senator come they talk for national television say when reach vote they tell the only aspirant under APC in one go for the same position of senatorial ticket. Now he say when he reach he get right to vote for him when he reach say this line where you see so now for candidate.
>> So as far as say you not you want your own line or you want vote for yourself no space for you for that center >> so you can see that >> the direct advocate for with what I'm seeing just now we're in serious trouble. So which one will come do use now for this kind of thing now anyway if you see whether we like him or not but in every contest you know what they tell you what you gather from orange vine or grape vine and that kind of thing in every contest there must be winners and there must be losers. How come now say for our own country here any person when be say he lose you know they ever they agree say he lose why it be like that >> well me totally agree >> because I don't see people where you lose for premar >> they agree say they lose plenty >> by the time exercise Monday free and fair you expect people to come out to come complain say not day free and fair And whether I gather around for gra me they tell you now say for national television now for watch a city senator >> where they represented south >> complain they complain >> he complain for one of sister station >> he complain when they interview himself even feel votes he not even see so that tell me say he be like say waiting with the see as the policies we bring we advocate for say it will make our political direction they better or the political game they better it be like slow us down it could even be like even worse off because before now you see say people go so people get voice minority still get voice even say majority get the one who they see so for example a sitting governor from waiting with the year from what we don't see this morning for a governor Fubara of data state >> of river state >> sorry of river state >> where we see say they say withdraw he not participate for preary what they want do today he was even screened out now for a sitting governor >> at a screen out but later come >> this morning when I read the list of the governors who they even say they We pass every day withdraw. Now the statement statement sign by see this afternoon. Then apart from that you say even city senator city house of fresh members as we talk was clean out but the issue is if you go this uh because we be players for this game we they see people for street.
Somebody they tell me this morning as just come out for shoot I go drop my children for school. He say we go so and so place and so we want vote for party must vote for general election we decide to go vote for so and so person that person want vote for so not party if they say for general election vote for if party so and so person but right now see the directive to go vote for what make you feel direct for the general election You know say before if I sit down for this like the way back just like I before the same directly they advocate for >> the act before >> I don't know like what we check because they talk about or no screen they screen after the screening and the rest the first time they cause and all of that withdraw even withdraw to forever state you don't understand and talk they not even g for the kind of result one of the political political part like say for that he go take they call her uh he go carry the party go court secret dress for court and secret for court party go 10 billion naira they ask the question the party and the individual who get the say for matter when a bill like this >> well for Nigeria constitution we don't get what we call independent candidacy yet >> now party get candidate But at the same time is it electoral act law is it our constitution say see the way we go determine for a particular candidate to emerge either by concessors indirect primary or direct premar. So party will now dictate the one they want use. If party agree say we are using direct premar the direct premar process what be the process be a4 >> if you get h five candidates it is expect five aspirants it is better that five aspirants will come out people will queue behind them they will count then by the time they count they put that picture there >> they will put their picture there they will count then by the time they count the person get the highest voice it is expected now that person go win >> a situation whereby at the end of the day you can't see say now you get the highest vote they say now the other person win or they don't even give you opportunity to take even get people behind you maybe talk so you get right under the Nigerian constitution and law to simply go seek redress for court even if party get that candidate but it also have a let down proc process you cannot put h something on nothing. So you must ensure say as a party you give the level play to everybody. So if that man want go court as a result of say waiting party the way party conduct the election >> you know like he get right to go court one person of us they watch Nigerollywood film Nigerollywood films then before enter politics proper now I come be the member representing one for the legos assembly now satisfied know that everything happens follow this matter secret dress and everything but at the end of the day secret when court say all this kind submit to okay this after do for the do the conduct of the primary or that kind of thing in this kind people like and all of what is the pursuer.
>> No, they get some waiting. I explain just >> we don't see a situation whereby party go disenfranchise aspirants.
>> No, let the aspirant >> let the aspirant contest or even if they allow the aspirant contest, they go and mango mango.
If the aspirant get enough evidence to show say either they don't let me contest >> or I contest me win, they go bring another person come out.
We don't see a situation come out even if you win election. I think that was the case of a now also person win election if you feel proven for court say now you be the rightful candidate >> the the party will still the court will still give you that your position even though party affair court said they follow party constitution court get right to look at this party conution as it affect because this one have to do with an election not be election say now party position positions now two different thing not be saying inside the party positions this is somebody that is going to stand for a general election that is expected >> never stand for within I never run my PK for school >> you don't understand a member of that class you understand say we don't they call we don't already take my PK now I don't enroll for school for class If not you not feel work like that because the way they go we supposed to know one person for class okay already day you know never enter that place why do any school you want >> the school tell you say you go pay school fees >> yes >> the school will tell you say you go buy uniform >> the school will tell you say you go buy bag you go buy books >> after you go buy all these things way the school talk you don't pay for your bikini Mhm.
>> He can't reach the time for them to admit even if they do address exam he pass >> you know who seek redress you know who ask question but this time I I understand but by this time now in this case now the children never go register them because never reach they never go register for the school for here inside we never go register for school >> no not be like that >> why not be like that The party >> don't talk for you to see premaris >> to go fly this our party >> flag >> flag abd now you don't do the ABC D >> they are not telling you say you not fly the party you don't have to ask question say see the laws and say they cover this thing for me to feel contest now I don't meet up to why like somebody like is mod me and this surprise for her because why I surprise >> okay you're surpris they come back not go anywhere I look for look this matter look take very short break stay with us welcome back the program now the heart of the matter the matter NBC concern just do just now say concern primary they want to choose people represent different political parties APC don't do so they look all the time fall out I do with my brother I want I don't get to I get I don't get to welcome to the program I do my brother continue with you before for you look matter concern uh des Elliot you say surprise you see uh des put one talk about the right way aspirant >> get >> to seek redress for court if >> they lay down rules >> they don't follow >> they not follow I say why des surprise me say major player having represented one I think for 12 years now >> then he also know say the same person make possible >> there possible >> yes but they call blind daddy call for interview I don't remember the way they address now that same person now they tell you say no bother so what were you expecting I'm not saying lawfully What has happened in in was right according to waiting des tell us now des tell us say they disenfranchise the people they not let go and all of that but my own is that I look like who they play to gallery who is looking for sympathy because before you go this election you know say now what thing you don't participate on for instance you say you not around you come back you see impeachment you sign you think say Now president gave the n say make impeacha.
So are you not saying that the same president where in chief of staff you know say once he talk like this you pan is now saying not bother to contest you say you want contest and at the end of the day the answer is no.
>> In here from Mr. President say now I want to impeach her >> in say as in come >> in here >> in here from the information >> say this thing they come from president so he not bother to even check the reason now the same source where you say you hear from is now telling you say my brother your time is up >> okay no our time never up time up forget you join us put the We just talk for about 15 minutes. You go join make your B say you call us to tell us how you B say you feel we drop the number for there when you say go to join us 080777 03 08777300 for your own now just make you summarize the whole thing say happened for the last uh primary just do now for the first political party don't do now when the APC how you could call them how you could look at >> I don't look and say the people not get um internal democracy >> rather than call that thing primary for call on tertiary >> you know say for primary things simple >> tert election not be primary again >> kindable to the visible to the blind okay everybody You know some of you wear the rock count the next 100 from 100 800 800 to 1 million 1 million to 2 million for the cost your own how many people do for for the state but you see for 2 million >> no even they ask themselves question and let 2 million. Yes. Now as one person something just 2 million come all the same fun you don't play with figures how many way beat we must about three to five.
>> So one one number one count matters in a contestation. M >> so they make they only play with figures >> when it come to election because votes >> matter for election because if I beat you with one vote I don't beat you if you carry first I carry second now you carry first second now I carry >> why they make they not supposed because they say fun not be fun and you see this era where we so people don't get more politically oriented than people did before people's political awareness day they more especially with this country hunger today people don't get more consciousness for election how it happen where it happen people interested in who represent them why you represent them how you want to represent them now the issues with so the primary lead to secondary and tertiary way they do whether for the house of refs or for the senatorial seats where we see you not too sweet me because I the civil right actor I I they like things make the way they supposed to be. It not too sweet. Many of us because we feel say >> when masquerade not dance for house they go outside you say how you take sum up the whole thing.
>> I say it the way or many of us.
>> Okay. The kind fish >> okay make check the one because I ask I want make you check I mean some together for what I do don't go for screening he come back finish first time go they say screen second time he go they say they don't screen and finish now at the end of the day come out say he know they contest the election you don't understand do want understand if you come look out of all of them over 75 national assembly members when the day before they don't come back when they don't scale this election what come they call this one is it a situation because you ask this question is it the situation because we hear some political the political party make the governor go choose person do the hand of the governor say it situation say I like this person I don't like the person they follow then they happen so >> he join you know that one join very well um the worst thing to happen for democracy now to put the faith of another polition for another politician hand >> for the president to have asked them to go and meet their governor now big ho give them he give he give two story building make he climb and jump now what he do with that and he clear say you see you not tell the story say how it begin to bring oil >> the heat see >> before They bring oil come >> this way is how many years they come they say no no no level so he come from political party go party because they tell her say give joker say no don't worry you go they come give her name >> exactly happy now in your case governor they decide who they go why you not decide but now talk with the paper say paper sign say no do again he resign >> paper you wait now you see invest come out >> say he carry people go they disqualify all of them he do this so they not clear party don't parties don't clear like former president who love Jata PDP don't clear so not even bother we don't give you you don't understand >> of the PDP >> well They say I but you know say it don't say for some years legacy and not >> so so I I want a quick anchor because our friend again >> I come on this issue of fub and >> all of that you see >> like my brother said desot don't see that handwriting s whereab talk say he almost loing job >> because of her >> because of her you already The message is sent to you.
>> You told me to lose my job. You go lose your own.
>> Exactly. I not I not feel pleasant friend.
>> No permanent enemy.
>> So the permanent is permanent which is his job not your own. So you not use your job help the kind of people using help that one join now the issue of f handwriting of removal don't take away grand wicked offer can say he cannot come back wicked refer to that ungrateful boy so the fact now say don't in the end as a not governor president go meet anybody want come go go go meet governor now the governor H knock off the river himself.
He not clear say the governor still get we go meet.
>> Okay. No the same question I ask ask you if I want make for that but after this very short break short break we come back. No no no no no short break. Don't go anywhere. Stay with us.
Welcome back to daughter the heart of the matter. Judge before break say the same question say I ask ask and I go ask what think come the court now say governor say they say make governor go take charge of their political parties for their place and the rest but a governor like somebody like fub lost at the end of supposed to take charge of people say I don't know take charge of of him >> he pay me well well why they pay me say as we analyze I I try recall people they talk for streets >> and personally could be like abnormal be normal for our country because the more we try want cause political awareness the more people want to try involve the more they think our politics go involve the more we think say we want copy that which is right the more things they spoil the okay look at the statement make already talk. Is that supposed to be the normal thing for democracy? Somebody supposed right to say see I want no godfather tell you say to sit down you go sit down. There is this law maker for Edo central where we know say he perform very well everybody know say he perform but at the end of the day they love for premar if person say not perform like one way come from end I don't get problem but situation okay look at this performing performance they relative performance depend about it performance in the sense that as a law maker >> which bees you sponsor >> which bees you contribute to which motion you moved.
>> Okay. Somebody somebody call. Hello.
Good evening.
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>> Thank you.
>> Good evening.
>> Thank you.
>> My name from Lucky Way.
You see they on already >> my TV is is off of volume.
>> Uhhuh. Carry on.
>> Can you hear me now?
>> Loud and clear. Very clear now.
>> Okay. H please forgive you see Nigerian politics somehow can't really say that we want to be deliberating on >> because the situation where come down >> okay for when you see people where we supposed to call our father I don't come down the supposed to the way you understand somehow Uh we start from our own mother home here the primary push around everybody they cry nobody know into pieces.
So a situation whereby see some people talk for radio talk for social media say if this particular candidate come out beat her if this one come out vote for her. This one we not do this one. One of the mot say the person need to seek regress make participate for primary.
>> But for this one we get now we don't know whe the same problem this particular party where we deal everybody this party. Okay.
>> All right. Thank you so so much. Say good reach everybody know my hand make. So I want make say you anchor for that point before move forward.
>> So for this for what you ask me concerning Fubara >> they say make governors go take charge.
M >> today Fubara not a contest as a result of say he saying no will contest the answer is no before now we say already they drum support they talk in second term we also they removal from power bring emergency and all of that this situation where say democracy we supposed to see and say now the people's will now they prevail whereby somebody go sit down for comfort of your house tell you say you go you not go you go you not go that indirect premar as I told before it's not even worse than the direct premar they induce people so Nigeria we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder now those days if you get this kind issue you want go court you see say your opponent go beg you say no go court no go court but These days now your opponent tell you say go to court I will meet you there before you reach there don't really reach there. Hello. Good evening.
Okay, we missed that call. CCB say the party they take us they go where not supposed to go like you they talk now don't you know think get they call how they call her let me say independent candidacy never reach if you want to call the number you call us we expect your call 0877703 call us 087770300 good we get your own view for this matter for independent candidacy Don't tell don't talk down.
>> Okay.
>> But you know say you know we speak confuse me the >> you find what they >> so all this one now high neck be the major problem. Okay.
>> High neck and our national legislators.
>> Okay.
>> When they not make law, I don't know.
>> No, they see everything.
>> No, I don't know that one. I know >> the the issue now they not make law to allow me because the money where they they spend for party politics. Just imagine you want do party politics now.
They say you go buy for 30 million, 20 million, 100, >> 100 million.
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Hello they get some issues. No worry carry on that money not rich the election and then you say want corruption. Suppose we carry 30 million 100 million buy form not postal he not do jingle not do anything then say make not he will commit free now when he come. So but when it be zero party that's independent candidacy you feel contest all those 20 million 30 million to take buy from no go day instead buy from post give TV interview make people >> money for interview no for politics for politics free not be for free now we do this interview pay money but if you want tell people you go of course of course of course and advertorials. So all those advertorials now it also generates income more for TV stations and radio stations. Now let us not digress. The issue is this independent candidacy now something we don't long overdue. But now this you know why I illustrate me all these same people now when we set up rules where we benefit the people now the first casualty of the rules where they set.
You know why? When they set up this rules for as national assembly I see school children they get up they sing on your mind we shall stand because they don't tell they say all of them here I return all of back is it not an aberration >> if they tell they return how come 75% of them they get nomination that get remember >> they glam they go meet President now when they go meet president say no go meet governors for pass not be the g they come back when they come so matter to them no many of them they realize say they misate but before they don't misate the kids don't come on since >> okay for you now when we round up now what do you think about independent candidacy >> yes for me independent candidacy not be the solution.
>> Okay.
>> I think the solution now >> is for Nigerians to be angry just the way I'm angry.
>> In short angry more than I'm angry person they go >> I will explain it when I say made angry.
I don't say they fight.
>> Okay. They angry. Why I mean they say by the time a particular political party don't give you candidates where you know say this candidate and they bad >> they maybe because we have several political parties luckily you come see political party where bring the candidate where you know say this candidate they okay what you are expecting both you that particular party where or bring candidate way be say is against your will >> and every other Nigerians may we put hand together may we vote party way bring that candidate in not just to vote that candidate you will not only vote that candidate you will ensure say that >> the powers that be they do >> you will say there must be an end >> when they hear when they hear something like babas when they hear something where you know how do >> now I explain. M >> in 2023 >> we see say unpopular candidates they win >> people they don't know before what the people be resolved to ensure say my vote must count but we must do more than that this time you not only vote at your word your local government or your state after you don't vote finish after that result has been declared in short because of your involvement ensuring that person you vote for you vote for her for war. You follow that result local government until that result is announced. Even if it take them four, five days for them to announce them because the next four five years all of us see as I speak now some of us they pack our cars now they take boss and if you want take the bus you need to get enough money for your pocket and in short many people they skip me. So for you to suffer this thing for 4 years, suffer for one week, suffer for two weeks, after you vote, after I declare state level, make all of us enter moto, >> the one may we make we go for Abuja, make we occupy that office till they announce the person if they refuse make we put an >> you vote when you vote now for the other side. Apart from that one we come up we come >> everybody vote for different different areas >> as you vote for stay snap hold him carry and follow body all of us go to ensure because this situation whereby they go announce where he don't win that person bring all these policies of say go and miss so and so if you if you pass now what for say now you in charge of so and so Bring anybody when you wait for them.
The other one bring so you wait for them. So we want somebody even talk again before winter court with very short in the next 20 seconds after this court. Hello, good evening.
Hello. Ah, that's our network today get issue. So make quick anchor for just about next 30 seconds.
>> H you know when my brother talk say make we carry our go Abuja.
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>> Make resolute angry verse. Pik catastrophic now when he talk I laugh you know why now that carry a camera through the eye of a needle now they talk >> okay thank you make an for no talk say it not possible >> last election 2023 election before 2027 because 2023 even when they removed for 2020 before 2023 where make us see clear for inside 2022 election they don't have back now >> so we not clear this one thank you so so mad thank you judge thank you thank you >> thank you say for lucky way you call in other people only you make your call you block other people not join Until next see my name Thomas. I do not forget to man naked for pocket now. Good evening.
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