A non-profit organisation, YIAGA Africa, has raised the alarm that the forthcoming 2027 common elections could possibly be essentially the most compromised, and maybe the most costly, in Nigeria’s historical past.
Mr Samson Itodo, the Government Director of YIAGA Africa, said this on Wednesday when he featured on Politics Right now, a programme on Channels Tv.
He was talking on the management of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, and the state of Nigerian elections.
“The 2027 elections might almost definitely be essentially the most compromised, and maybe the most costly; if it’s not managed rigorously from a statesman viewpoint you could possibly most likely have the following election jeopardised.
“The extent of belief of residents within the electoral course of can be at its lowest.
“The incumbent INEC chairman Prof Yakubu Mahmoud has been there for ten years and his exit will depart a vacuum. You’ll ask if a brand new INEC chairman is being appointed, is there ample time for him to quiet down?
“You see commissioners who’re leaving subsequent yr and people leaving on the eve of the 2027 elections. So to a big extent, it’s fairly vital,” he stated
