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This 1983 Guardian cartoon was based on a statement made by a
governorship candidate in one of the states in the South-West during his
campaign to seek a second term. Though the statement was instructive enough to
incite his followers to violence – and indeed they caused untold mayhem- but it
failed to generate enough votes to return him and his family to the governor’s
lodge!
Politicians seeking elective positions in the 2015 elections, having
tucked away members of their family, are doling out money and food to their
followers and making provocative statements capable of inciting violence, which
they hope will buy them votes. Meanwhile, their financial supporters are
keeping a respectable distance until after the battle is “lost and won”!
