Hazy Conjectures, Unsubstantiated Reports, Fallacious Permutations, Truths Mingled With Half Truths Over Election Postponement Heighten Tension, As Cautious Movements Take Hold!

There is tension in the land.

And this development is thanks to maze of uncoordinated frenzy over postponement of the 2015 general elections.

Hazy conjectures, unsubstantiated reports, fallacious permutations, truths mingled with half truths over the development have taken over the scene.

Saturday February 7 2015, news broke on foreign media that the February 14 and 28 general elections was about to be shifted.

And all manners of permutations kicked in, the Federal Government headed by

President Goodluck Jonathan

re election seeking President Goodluck Jonathan earned the tag ‘architect’ of the looming happenstance branded ‘coup against the constitution’

The umpire of the process and Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attaihru Jega’s assertion ‘service chiefs’ recommended the postponement over inability to provide security support because of ongoing engagement with insurgent group ‘Boko Haram’ as one of the major factors that forced the shift only spun ‘things’ into overdrive.

The opposition as represented by major challenger, All Progressives Congress latched onto this particular reason to paint the political party in power, People’s Democratic Party and their sympathisers in all manner of shady colours.

Muhammadu Buhari

The PDP is alleged to have colluded with the military high command to ‘scuttle democratic posses’ by forcing INEC to shift the general polls for the government in power to execute ‘sinister agenda’ against it candidates, party men and other support publics.

For the pro PDP elements, Jega for providing such ammunition as ‘service chiefs recommendation’ for the opposition to hold on to, instead of playing up the reason of non readiness of required logistics became a villain overnight.

Stories of how ‘he compromised’ suddenly
emerged, along continuing angles and twists of secret meetings that showed he was ready to help the opposition win became theme songs.

Reports he is about to be sacked for standing on principle of impartiality in some instances and for being biased in others became a back and forth game.

Within twenty four hours of the official postponement of the General elections by six weeks, based on all manners of hazy reports, unsubstantiated allegations and counter accusations the process for an election yet to be held became ‘tainted’.

And the continuing drama is gradually heating up the polity.

Findings reveal an increasing tension, though some are stridently calling for calm as things get more entangled, findings revealed ‘fear of the unknown’ is quietly heightening tension.

Additional investigations conducted by societynowng.com revealed unsure of what might happen next, individuals all around are quietly embracing caution movements.

‘If you are observant you will notice people are not moving too far from family areas, their comfort zone’ a source pointed out.

Added information revealed some individuals have even started embracing the idea of moving back to regions more populated with kinsmen as the new dates of March 28 and

Prof Attahiru Jega
February 11 2015 inch nearer.

‘I know of people already making plans to travel till after election is done with and things calm…it things get more intense than this i may do the same’ a source disclosed.

‘ All kinds of information coming up every day, especially on the social media is not helping matter…the atmosphere is too tense for me’ yet another source asserted

As emergency pundits and analysts increases along with their permutations and conjectures, against the background of fertile propaganda on either side of the divide, it remains to be seen whether indeed the security agency will be ready and alive to their responsibilities, if need be, after the six months of grace.