Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- Yesterday, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies and the Kukah Centre organised a symposium on political communication, election security and the future of Nigerian democracy. It was chaired by Professor Attahiru Jega, the former INEC Chairman. The discussion centred around the often-deceptive nature of conversations between Nigerian politicians and voters. The political class is never shy of making elaborate promises of what they will deliver to constituents and when they win elections, never try to deliver on their promises.

Their attitude to voters remains to lie again and again. This has created a deep breakdown of trust between citizens and the political class. The radical advocate Aisha Y...