A political activist, Timi Frank has warned that Nigeria may face Nepal-like unrest if the forthcoming 2027 general elections were not credible.
Frank urged the Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, to implement vital reforms ahead of the polls to ensure free, fair, and
credible election.
He stressed that without urgent reforms and ethical
leadership by electoral and security institutions, Nigeria is likely to face
heightened risk of violence and political instability similar to the ENDSARS
protest of 2020.
The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, said this in a statement in Abuja.
He called on US President Donald Trump and other members of
the international community to help pressurise the Nigerian government,
especially INEC and the National Assembly to prioritise electoral reforms
without which there cannot be free and fair elections in 2027.
Frank also called for the selection of a new INEC chairman
with proven integrity now that the tenure of Mahmood Yakubu is about to elapse.
“Let the US impose stiffer sanctions on judges, justices and
INEC officials that may compromise the electoral process because we believe and
support Donald Trump’s position on enthroning true democracy across Africa.
“Security agencies must be unbiased and stop their usual
role in rigging elections for the ruling party.
“They must protect voters and prevent political violence.
Failure to do so risks pushing Nigeria into a situation worse than Nepal’s
recent unrest, given our challenges with poverty and tyranny”, he said.
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