Buhari’s Legacy On Elections And Lessons For President Tinubu, By Samson Itodo (DSamsonItodo) | Sahara Reporters
OpinionFormer President Buhari’s ascendancy to office of the President was partly attributed to electoral reforms introduced by Jega-led
to deploy electoral technology for elections, amongst other changes which renewed citizens faith in the electoral process. should be structured in a manner that it aligns with the electoral calendar to allow for seamless transition and adequate time for newly appointed commissioners to settle into new roles, plan and effectively discharge their responsibilities. Buhari’s late appointments into
’s strategic planning, and operational capabilities. In recent history, no President has attacked National Commissioner. Although the appointment encountered stiff resistance from the public, the President defied ethics, morality and constitutional fidelity and insisted on pulling through with the appointment. As President, he appointed a former member of his party who contested elections in 2015 as Resident Electoral Commissioner including the REC who committed electoral coup in Adamawa state during the 2023 election.
received 60% of the funding for the 2019 elections barely six months to the elections which impeded the commission’s ability to deliver an election free of operational lapses. As a remedy the 9th National Assembly introduced a clause in the 2022 Electoral Act that makes it mandatory for the executive to release election funding to
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