Nigeria's general elections may have come and gone, but not without leaving memories on the minds of politicians and the electorate. Aside from the wave of violence which claimed several lives across some sections of the country, female politicians in Nigeria say the men rigged them of positions they should have gallantly occupied, through money-politics. - At a post-election media parley on factors limiting women in politics, some of the women who contested for elective positions in the Lagos State House of Assembly, bared their minds on the thorny challenges they faced during the elections. Mrs Abimbola Adeyeye who contested for a position in the Lagos state house of assembly, und…

Some Nigerians in Lagos, resident in Maryland, didn't vote in the National assembly polls, which opened the country's general elections. Uzoma Ihediohanma , a banker said he cannot cast his vote for politicians who sit in tinted glass cars, aloof from the people, but expect them to line up under the sun on election day, to vote for them. - Joy Pius, a student said going to vote would only amount to a waste of her time because she knows the power brokers in politics will as usual; impose their own candidates on the people, through rigging. Mrs. Adeyemi, a trader, said she didn’t vote because she doesn’t know any of the candidates and cannot give her vote to a man in…

As Nigeria's newly sworn-in government settles for operation, the people are speaking clearly about their expectations. Many Nigerians say under the current dispensation, they do not expect governance to be business as usual. - Romeo Azeez, a political scientist says the current government should not only focus on infrastructural development of the city centers, but should move further to the rural areas, to make sure development spreads across the country. Stella Nwofia, a program officer with the International Press Center,Lagos, says President Jonathan should make good his promise to improve on electricity supply, the country’s security and also fulfill his promise of ensu…