Former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mike Igini, says most people in public office today should be in jail.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Igini mentioned the 2027 common election will be greater than a check for Nigeria’s democracy.
“The 2027 general elections will be more than a test. INEC will be judged, and officials [and] judiciary will be judged. More importantly, the politicians who are seeking political office will be judged. Most of the characters you see today in public offices are supposed to be candidates for prison,” Igini mentioned.
He lamented that Nigeria is now working below the rule of people as an alternative of the rule of regulation, warning that legal guidelines are not enforced.
“They want to end Nigeria. They are putting out light on democracy. Where were they when we were fighting for democracy in this country?” he requested.
He additionally warned that politicians have infiltrated NYSC lists to rig elections by inserting faux corps members as advert hoc employees.
Igini insisted that if Nigeria can not repair its politics, it could possibly by no means repair its economic system, as a result of growth is embedded in political processes.
