Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria must appoint new, credible leaders to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with short tenures to prevent corruption and re-establish trust.
November 17, 2024 10:59 pmFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria must appoint new, credible leaders for the Independent National Electoral Commission with short tenure to prevent corruption and re-establish trust.
In his keynote address at the forum titled ‘Leadership failure and state capture in Nigeria,’ Obasanjo described the 2023 general elections as a “travesty”. Obasanjo said Nigeria must prevent electoral interference at every level, protecting elections from foreign and local malevolent actors to safeguard democratic integrity.
“On the local level, we should implement and enforce clearly defined financial regulations for political campaigns and establish effective control and enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with financial regulations,” the former president advocated.“And intensify activities to prepare and secure the voting infrastructure, such as safeguarding the technology used to collate, transmit, verify, and disseminate election results.
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