WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT; A TALE OF THE 2019 NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The 2019 Nigerian Presidential election is over but it's very hard to tell if Nigerians actually decided or if the 'powers that be' decided for us. People left their houses on Saturday, 23rd February ready to make their voices heard with their votes. Excited about exercising their right to vote as stipulated in the Nigerian constitution. Few cars were on the road as everyone was expected to be within a walking distance of their respective pooling units. A certain feeling of tense tranquility overtook the often busy streets of Lekki, Lagos. The few buses that were on the road conveyed youth corp members who were to serve their nation by working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to their pooling centers. All seemed to be going well 'on the island' as Lagosians would often call the part of Lagos most people consider 'more sophisticated'. Where you are less likely to magically loose the gold chain on your neck or the phone pressed