{"id":8930,"date":"2019-01-17T14:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2019-01-17T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:17:18","slug":"51st-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/8930\/","title":{"rendered":"51st State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some people think the developing world is like the developed world, just poorer. It isn’t, and if you’ve traveled a little it’s hard to avoid noticing there is a competence gap as well. For example<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Nigeria’s ruling party has been accused of plagiarism after its manifesto declared it was dedicated to \u201ckeeping America safe and secure\u201d.<\/p>\n

The All Progressive\u2019s Congress (APC), led by President\u00a0Muhammadu Buhari, featured on its website a section dedicated to energy policy ahead of a general election slated for February.<\/p>\n

It was allegedly headlined, \u201cOur first priority is keeping America safe and secure\u201d, and featured rambling copy critics said was likely\u00a0lifted from other websites.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My guess is the task fell to a family member of the person responsible for getting it done properly, who either couldn’t do it or simply didn’t care. But others beg to differ:<\/p>\n

An APC spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, claimed on Twitter the website had been “hacked” and “unauthorised content” posted on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t allow the desperate people to succeed in their evil plots,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m reminded of when I got annoyed with my maid in Lagos for reeking out my apartment by boiling fish on the landing outside. She first said it wasn’t her, and when I got doubly annoyed at being lied to, she later apologised and said “the devil made her do it”.<\/p>\n

(Via Clarissa<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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