Nigerians says they’ve no confidence in INEC to conduct credible poll in 2027

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu was part of the election observers who monitored the recent general election in Ghana which was widely celebrated for its transparency, fairness and credibility.

There was no report of Ghana’s electoral commission staff manipulating the results of the election. The security personnel were not seen snatching ballot boxes. And there was no glitch whatsoever in the electoral transmission of election results.

The experience in Ghana was a far cry from what happened in Nigeria during the 2023 elections. Nigerians were therefore scandalised and expressed shock when INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu came back home and attributed Ghana’s success at the poll to what they learnt from Nigeria.

Nigerians have passed a vote of no confidence on INEC to emulate Ghana’s transparency. They believed that INEC as it is today is incapable of conducting a seamless and credible election in Nigeria in 2027. They said that the electoral umpire has failed to improve on its performance in off-cycle elections that took place in Edo and Ondo and can therefore not be trusted to conduct a free and fair poll. 

They called for urgent critical reforms that must be put in place before 2027 and suggested how to make INEC free from the control and influence of politicians.

VANGUARD