The
Grand Khadi, Sharia Court of Appeal, Ilorin, Kwara State, Justice
Salihu Mohammed, has said that unscrupulous politicians will be shocked
by the outcome of the 2015 general elections.
The
Khadi said Nigerians were intelligent and would choose candidates that
would work for their interests, having learnt from past experiences.
He
spoke in an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday during a
public lecture on ‘The role of journalists in ensuring free, fair and
credible elections in 2015,’ organised by the Kwara State chapter of the
Nigerian League of Veteran Journalists.
Mohammed
said, “Politicians are like businessmen who want to sell their wares
and you advertise in your own way. Whatever they are saying; whichever
way they go, all I know is that Nigerians are more intelligent, and wise
and they know what to do and how to do it.
“You
can see what happened during the last few elections in some states.
Nigerians in those states decided and their decision came to pass.
“Many of those unscrupulous politicians will be rejected as Nigerians are not dullards. Nigerians cannot be toyed with.”
A
former Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related
Offences Commission, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, urged journalists to
continue to fight against corruption and for a just society.
The
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who was represented by
his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Raheem
Adedoyin, said the 2015 campaigns should be issue-based rather than
focusing on personalities.
A former
Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Mr. Jide Adebayo, urged
journalists to continue to campaign for credible elections in 2015.
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