By Bayo Wahab
Former Sokoto State Governor and ex-Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has stated elections in Nigeria usually are not solely decided by the desire of the citizens, citing systemic flaws and compromises throughout the electoral course of.
Tambuwal made the remarks on Monday throughout an interview on Prime Time, a political programme aired on Come up Tv.
He argued that whereas Nigerians end up to vote, the ultimate consequence of elections is commonly distorted throughout collation.
“Elections usually are not fully determined by electorates. I can say that with out mincing phrases,” Tambuwal stated.
“We all know, very often occasions, at collation stage, be it on the polling items, at ward stage, on the native authorities stage or the state stage and even on the nationwide stage, issues occur that misrepresent what voters really voted for.”
In response to the previous governor, politicians routinely exploit loopholes within the electoral system to govern outcomes, notably through the collation and transmission of votes.
He additionally blamed a part of the issue on the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), alleging that some officers of the electoral physique compromise the integrity of elections.
The previous governor, nonetheless, expressed robust help for reforms aimed toward strengthening Nigeria’s electoral framework, together with the adoption of digital transmission of outcomes.
“I wholeheartedly help any reform that can enhance the electoral course of in Nigeria, together with digital transmission,” he stated.
On the ideology of political events in Nigeria, Tambuwal stated many of the events within the nation usually are not ideological pushed. In response to him, the events are mere autos to explicit locations.
“If it’s about ideology, what was President Muhammadu Buhari doing within the APC with some characters that we’ve in APC? I don’t wish to point out names, however when you take a look at President Muhammadu Buhari then, the way in which he was perceived, what was he doing with some characters in politics?”, Tambuwal requested.
He admitted that even within the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC), politicians who, ideologically shouldn’t be bedfellows are members of the social gathering.
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