Overview
- Lesson Title: Presidential Elections in Nigeria-This is a report about the Nigerian presidential elections.
- Language: Hausa
- Topic: Economics/Politics
- ILR Level: 1+/2
- ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
- Modality: Listening
- Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
- Subject Area: Language
- Material Type: LO
- Publication Year: 2008
- ObjectID: HAUS_12656
Transcript
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Tsohon shugaban hukuma zaben Nigerian farfesa Humphrey Nwosu ya ce margayi chief Moshood Abiola shine ya lashe zaben shugaban kasa da aka gudanar a shekara 1993 A: Tsohon shugaban hukumar zaben Nijeriya, Furofesa Hum- Humphrey Nwosu, ya ce marigayi Chief Moshood Abiola ne ya lashe zaben shugaban kasar da aka gudunar a cikin shekara ta dubu da- da dari tara da casa'in da uku. Ya yi wannan baya--ni ne jiya Alhamis, lokacin da yake kaddamar da wani littafin da ya wallafa kan zaben, shekaru goma sha biyar bayan da aka gudanar da shi. Furofesa Nwosu ya ce Abiola wanda ya tsaya karkashin tutar jam'iyyar SDP a wancan lokacin, ya sami kuri'u fiye da miliyan takwas da dubu dari uku. Shi kuma abokin takararsa, Alhaji Bashir Tofa na jam'iyyar NRC, ya sami kusan kuri’u miliyan shida. Gwamnatin mulkin soja ta wancan lokacin karkashin jagorancin Janar Ibrahim Babangida, ta nemi kotu ta hana bayyana wannan sakamakon zaben, daga baya kuma ta soke zaben, ta rushe kuma hukumar zaben. Ba'a bayyana sakamakon zaben ba sai jiya da Humphrey Nwosu ya magantu. Rikicin da ya biyo bayan wannan zabe, shi ne yayi sanadiyar saukar Janar Babangida daga karagar mulki, inda wata gwamnatin rikon kwarya ta maye gurbinsa. |
Former president of the Nigerian Electoral Commission stated that late Chief Moshood Abiola was the winner of the Nigerian 1993 presidential election A: Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former head of the Nigerian Electoral Commission, has said that it was the late Chief Moshood Abiola who won the presidential elections conducted in 1993. He made this statement on Thursday at the launch of his book on the election, released fifteen years after the election was held. Professor Nwosu said that Abiola, who at that time ran under the SDP banner, received more than eight million three hundred thousand votes, while his rival, Alhaji Bashir Tofa of the NRC, received about six million votes. The military regime in power at that time, under the leadership of General Ibrahim Babangida, asked the court to block the release of the election results, and it later annulled the election and dissolved the electoral commission. The election results were never revealed until yesterday, when Humphrey Nwosu gave his speech. In the turmoil that followed this election, General Babangida was forced to step down and relinquish power to a transitional government. |
Glossary
| Hausa term | English meaning |
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| gwamnatin mulkin soja | "A government ruled by the soldier" refers to a military government. |
| Lashe | "To lick or suck" on something (usually food), or "to win" (refering to an election) |
| Tutar | "Flag" or "banner," in the report, refers to Abiola being under the SDP political party. |
| Soke | "Pinch," "pierce," "contradict" refers to canceling or dissolving (_soke zabe_) an election. |
| Rikon kwarya | "Holding the calabash/strip” refers to an interim government. |
| maye gurbinsa | "To succeed/replace a person/government" |
| ya magantu | "To speak out" or "reveal" (sometimes under an influence or being forced to speak out) is derived from the word _magana_ (to talk or speak). |
| Abokin takarasa | "His friend of competition/contest" refers to a political opponent. |
| furofesa | “professor” You can also say "farfesa" depending on the area you came from. |
Notes
Presidential Elections in Nigeria
1. Most Nigerians believe elections in Nigeria are neither free nor fair, despite the claim otherwise by the government. There are two main political parties in Nigeria, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC), which, according to some Nigerians, were imposed on the population by the military government. Before the two political parties, 38 parties were formed and they protested to have a democratic government in Nigeria. In order to restrict the creation of other political parties, the military set impossible financial and material restrictions. The NRC and SDP were therefore created and funded by the military and most Nigerians believe they were also under their control.
Many efforts have been made by some Nigerian citizens to change the political situation of the country. While some are positive about the change, others believe it is a difficult task because most of the government officials are either corrupt or covering up for a friend/relative who is corrupt.
According to the northern Nigerian Professor Siddique Abubakar, Nigeria cannot start rebuilding its democracy unless the public is provided with a clear understanding of a free and fair election as well as the basis for electoral mandates derived from elections, such as the June 12, 1993 election.
http://aderinola.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/june-12-1993-just-like-yesterday/
http://www.ceddert.com/publications/ceddert028.pdf
http://www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/ng/p0005.htm
CONTENT SOURCE: Grace Alheri Audu (2008, June 13). Former president of the Nigerian Electoral Commission stated that late Chief Moshood Abiola was the winner of the Nigerian 1993 presidential election. Labarun Sashen Hausa Washington, DC : Voice of America.
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<fdbk>The report explains to the Nigerian public the result of the 1993 presidential elections which was not previously announced or made public.</fdbk>
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<stim>What information supports the fact that Abiola won the 1993 election?</stim>
<fdbk>Statistics show that Abiola won more than 8 million votes while Bashir Tofa had 6 million votes.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the statistical facts in the report. Visit the Cultural notes of the Learn More section for details about the 1993 election.</hint>
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<stim>How did Babangida's military government influence the 1993 presidential election?</stim>
<fdbk>The government asked the court not to announce the results of the election, and later dissloved the election and its electoral committee.</fdbk>
<hint>What did the report say about military rule in Nigeria? See the information about corruption in Nigeria in the Learn More section.</hint>
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<stim>Why did Banbangida step down from office after the election?</stim>
<fdbk>He stepped down because of the protest of the election results that were not announced to the public.</fdbk>
<hint>Consider the meaning of _sanadiyya_ in the report.</hint>
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<category>Background Information</category>
<note>1. It is generally believed that corruption is endemic in all governments, and that it is not peculiar to any continent, region or ethnic group. However, some countries are ranked more corrupt than others globally and Nigeria remains at the top of the list. The consequences of corruption lead to the "slow movement of files in offices, police extortion tollgates and slow traffics on the highways, port congestion, queues at passport offices and gas stations, ghost workers syndrome and election irregularities.” Some Nigerians believe government officials influence elections in a way that, when one president is stepping down from office, he makes sure that his favorite candidate is elected in the next election so that he is not revealed, and the cycle continues.
http://www.africaeconomicanalysis.org/articles/gen/corruptiondikehtm.html</note>
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<category>Culture</category>
<note>1. Ethnicity and religion are some of the main factors that determine the public’s decisions about their candidates as they believe a successful candidate from their state or region will better take care of them when elected. During the 1993 election, most Christians, southern, and western Nigerians believed the candidate Moshood Abiola (from the Yoruba tribe) was the ideal candidate, while most northerners supported Bashir Tofa (a northerner from the Hausa tribe).</note>
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<note>1. _Nemi kotu_ is mostly used to mean "find” or “look for something." In the text it means “to influence,” “negotiate,” or “convince.”</note>
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