African Hero: Neither Zunaid Moti nor President Boko is at fault - Blame the political system

The two were, in effect, abiding by the rules of multiparty politics, the foremost of which is that substantial financial resources are often a prerequisite for electoral success. Neither man invented the rules; they merely played the game.

The fundamental reality of multiparty politics is brutally simple: elections cost money. Parties need money to organise, campaign, advertise, transport supporters, mobilise voters and sustain their operations.