Originally Posted by KennyJop 
That man was, and still is, considered in many quarters in the European continent, as a great man. But the 'freest elections' that made him great, as I saw it when he headed the elections in Nigeria, was less a result of his personal effort and genius but more a result of the Nigerian politicians and electorates of that era conducting themselves in honest ways because they had military guns aimed at their heads.
Fear of the military was the key. That fear was not present in the last election because the military was not in charge of it and that was why honesty and civility resulted in the wrost forms of election corruptions. Fear of death or physical harm will always make people suddenly honest.
@KennyJop,
From ur avatar, am not sure whether you're caucasian or 'God's own color'?
But me thinks u've hit the nail on the head: GBAM.
Unfortunately, that did not work in 1999 as the military establishment had their candidate. Perhaps Babangida & co failed to indicate whether they were 'a lil 2 d rite' or 'a lil 2 d left'
and thereby 'accidentally' created an historic watershed elections.
Who knows????
