Gale of defections exposes selfish politicians, says Lawyer
By Lucy Osuizigbo Mr Wale Ogunade, a constitutional lawyer and president, Voters Awareness Initiative, said on Monday that the gale of defections in the nation’s polity was exposing selfish politicians. Ogunade told Luchee in Lagos that many of the defections were about personal interests and not in the interest of the masses who elected them. He, however, noted that such defections were good for the nation’s polity and would strengthen democracy. According to him, these defections will help Nigerians make informed decisions at the 2019 general elections as they can separate the wheat from the chaff. “The gale of defections demonstrated that these politicians are not ready to work for the interest of Nigerians. “How can somebody just decide and say he does not think he has interest in a particular party, without even consulting with the electorate who elected him. “These are aggrieved politicians who have not done well in terms of living up to their mandates as el...