The billions of naira spent by political parties on agents, accommodation and security had gone down the drain. Consulting thesaurus, ‘ruthless’ also means ‘cold-blooded’, ‘merciless’, brutal, cruel, callous, pitiless, unfeeling, hard-nosed to mention but a few. During the Obasanjo era came the ‘do-or-die’ politics with untoward consequences on hapless Nigerians who became victims of ruthless ideological state apparatuses. Did the President order ruthless treatment to the thugs who unleashed terror during the declaration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu in Lagos State? Political parties undertake their campaigns with contracted political thugs with law enforcement agencies but they never get arrested.

Source: Punch February 19, 2019 23:04 UTC