Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says politicians in Nigeria
are not democratic.
According to NAN, Yakubu made the
remark at the 5th Northern Traditional Rulers General Assembly in Kaduna on
Wednesday.
The theme of the assembly was
“Pervasive insecurity in an election year”.
“Our politicians are not
democratic and that is the reason why some of them keep crossing from one
political party to the other,” he said.
The INEC chairman also said it is
more challenging to conduct an election in a single state, than it is to
conduct a general election.
He cited the Osun state September
election as an example, adding that there were improvements in the exercise,
with voting materials arriving at the polling units on time.
“It is more difficult to conduct
election in one state than conducting general election, because people will be
more focused on the state where the election is taking place,” he said.
Yakubu expressed INEC’s
commitment to “credible, free and fair” elections, adding that the commission
will continue to improve on its logistics to enable the exercise meet global
standards.
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