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"Elections" or "Selections" ? Blogging the Nigerian 2007 General Elections
Unformatted Document Text:  Diet and habits: Usually unfit with a thick neck and pot belly, this creature enjoys the high life. Can become extremely volatile during elections and will resort to a tactic called rigging to ensure its survival. Habitat and Range: Can be found in large abundance in the political entity called Nigeria. Large numbers can be found in the capital city called Abuja. Senses: Deaf, Dumb and Blind to everything except its own bullshit Intelligence: The mental capacity of the naija politician is still being explored, but going by anecdotal evidence the average naija politician has the IQ of a ten year old child. Personality: This creature is title hungry and loves to be addressed as "Chief", "Alhaji", "Dr", "Prof", "Engnr", "Pastor" etc Adaptation: Has adapted extremely well to the Nigerian political environment Reproduction: Extremely fertile with many partners and offspring. Impact: Extremely bad for its environment as it consumes all economic resources available. This creature sees public office as a means for amassing wealth. Status: Sadly this creature is not an endangered species... posted by  ijebuman          # 6:13 PM     Comments:  LOL!! A critique of naija politicians. #  posted by          Calabar Gal  : 10:39 PM This blogger uses the metaphor of a human as social being to project the character and qualities of Nigerian politicians. The lexical item 'naija' is a Pidgin word meaning Nigerian in standard English. Clearly, he casts doubts on the suitability 14 / 20

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Diet and habits: Usually unfit with a thick neck and pot belly, this creature enjoys the high life. Can
become extremely volatile during elections and will resort to a tactic called rigging to ensure its survival.
Habitat and Range: Can be found in large abundance in the political entity called Nigeria. Large numbers
can be found in the capital city called Abuja.
Senses: Deaf, Dumb and Blind to everything except its own bullshit
Intelligence: The mental capacity of the naija politician is still being explored, but going by anecdotal
evidence the average naija politician has the IQ of a ten year old child.
Personality: This creature is title hungry and loves to be addressed as "Chief", "Alhaji", "Dr", "Prof",
"Engnr", "Pastor" etc
Adaptation: Has adapted extremely well to the Nigerian political environment
Reproduction: Extremely fertile with many partners and offspring.
Impact: Extremely bad for its environment as it consumes all economic resources available. This creature
sees public office as a means for amassing wealth.
Status: Sadly this creature is not an endangered species...
posted by 
ijebuman
 
       # 6:13 PM
 
 
Comments: 
LOL!! A critique of naija politicians.
#
 posted by 
  
    
Calabar Gal
 : 10:39 PM
This blogger uses the metaphor of a human as social being to project the character and qualities of Nigerian politicians.
The lexical item 'naija' is a Pidgin word meaning Nigerian in standard English. Clearly, he casts doubts on the suitability
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