The Nigerian military and SSS were used for electoral malpractice and voter intimidation in 2019 general elections, a U.S government report has stated.
The Nigerian military and the State Security Services were used for electoral malpractice and voter intimidation in 2019 general elections, a United States government report has stated.
”The Independent National Electoral Commission is the independent electoral body responsible for overseeing elections by regulating the process and preventing electoral misconduct. ”For example, widespread violence and military involvement in electoral processes, including during the vote collation process, significantly scarred the governorship election in Rivers State.
INEC conducted the presidential and National Assembly elections on February 23, while governorship and state assembly elections were held on March 9.The U.S government also said there was a widespread perception that the judiciary is corrupt and intimidated by the executive and legislative branches, making it difficult for it to function independently.
It said the menace was apparent in the re-run Osun elections in September 2018, and the Kano gubernatorial elections on March 8, 2019. YIAGA Africa, a local election observer group, through its Watching The Vote , described the Osun polls that brought in Adegboyega Oyetola of the ruling APC in Osun State as fraudulent and anti-democratic.
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