Politics of the coastal region is usually zoned in that key political offices are assigned and rotated among the various component states that make up the region. Thus, if State "A" is zoned to produce the President and another, say State "B" decides to present a candidate for the same Presidency, that will be automatic rejection for that candidate from State "B". He will not get the required votes to scale through the election.
That was the case Ajike faced few months ago. Having enjoyed the Presidency for five years, the northern province was not expected to present a candidate to stand for another election, at least not just immediately. But Ajike felt he has the political goodwill to push him through despite coming from the same northern province who had just finished serving as president for five years.
As the election day draws closer, Ajike started feeling the pressure of automatic rejection. But he was already in the fray so he had to continue. After the election and collation of results, Ajike lost. The next moment he congratulated the winner.
A Five Minute Freewrite: Automatic Rejection
