"We are accountable to the people of this country and the people have accepted the BVAS as a game changer in our electoral process"- Festus Okoye, Nigeria INEC Commissioner for Information and Voter Education. Photo: Google Images.
The 2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria has generated a lot of controversy-'election fraud' . Millions of Nigerians especially young people who saw the 25 February 2023 Presidential election as an opportunity to reclaim the country from corruption ridden aged- oligarchs who have brought the country to its knees, now believe that votes don't count and seem to have lost faith in the integrity of elections in Nigeria. They are simply looking up to the judiciary with the expectations that the right justice will be delivered. As it stands, nobody can predict the next possible move as the Presidential transition council concludes the inauguration of the new President-elect on the 29th of May 2023.
According to Christina Bobb; "The country has become ever-more polarised, pitting those who believe the election was stolen versus those who are determined to cancel both the investigations and the doubters. But election integrity should not be a partisan issue. Fair and honest elections are the bedrock of our republic while tainted elections are the hallmark of tyranny. If we fail to regain election integrity and the trust of American people, all of us, Democrat and Republican, liberal and conservative, are doomed to a dark future"
Read The LEAD Project Foundation blog regularly as we follow events about the Presidential Election Tribunal in Nigeria to understand what truly happened in the 25 February 2023 Presidential elections and publish our findings on what can be done to improve future elections. Also visit Election Rogues Gallery as we intend to identify convicted election offenders in Nigeria, individuals and organisations on global sanction lists.
Uche Okeke is the Founder of The LEAD Project Foundation. He lives in London.
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