Presidential poll 2011: Vote candidate of your choice - "Goodluck Jonathan: The man who may be lucky again" VS "Mohammadu Buhari: The resilient contender"

NIGERIA'S FESTIVAL OF DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS RESULTS 2011

ENATE RESULTS SO FAR (83% REPORTING)

ACN       ANPP   APGA   CPC       DPP       LP          PDP

 14                 7            1               6               1             3              59

HOUSE OF REPS RESULTS SO FAR (73% REPORTING)

Accord  ACN      ANPP   APGA   CPC       LP          PDP       PPN

    4               52            20          2          35          8            140          2

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Choosing the President

PRESIDENTIAL  candidates are in the habit of promising heaven and earth.  We must resist the temptation of choosing the candidates based on the list of promises they make.  Rather, a more realistic approach in choosing presidential candidates is to look at the underlying attitudes or qualities which they have because it is these qualities that will determine how they will comport themselves while in office.

It is also these attitudes that will determine what positive impact they will make on the lives of the people and society they govern.  There are seven such attitudes or qualities that we can focus on here in this presidential election. ..

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