Nigeria, June 5 -- The lessons from the party primaries season is that democracy and ethical political behaviour have been deleted from the Nigerian political system. INEC had imposed a narrow timeline insisting all primaries be concluded by 30th May. This was challenged and a court judgement from the Federal High Court of Justice Mohammad G Umar, sitting in Abuja, nullified INEC's deadline. Given the fear of possible judicial consequences, the major parties felt it was safer to comply with INEC deadline because they appealed and Nigerians know the courts. Following the provisions in the new Electoral Act, primaries were conducted either through consensus or direct elections. Consensus in Nigerian political language means imposition. The ...