Diasporans get the vote, Angolans don't

Interesting article in today's Guardian.

Maurice Iwu, head of INEC, the Independent (yeah, right) National Electoral Commission,

hinted on the possibility of extending voting rights to Nigerians living abroad in the next general election

as the Guardian put it.

Professor Iwu made his remarks while receiving Edeltrudes Costa, Angola's Vice Minister for Territorial Administration and Electoral Matters.

The Angolan minister said he was in Nigeria to meet with Prof Iwu:

to understudy how Nigeria conducted the 2007 elections ... noting that Angola was also desirous of having such a successful transition.

Yeah ... I am sure Angola wants EXACTLY the sort of "successful transition" we had in 2007. Na wa.