A cross-section of residents of Enugu, Wednesday, charged the Nigerian judiciary to salvage the nation’s democracy by being above board while presiding various petitions in the aftermath of the 2023 general elections. According to them, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s ‘double standard’ has cast doubt on the credibility of the electoral umpire.
James Okpe, a teacher, said he had lost fate in INEC following different interpretations of electronic transmission of results. In his words, “I get confused everyday over what INEC told us before the election, and what the same INEC is telling us presently. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System would end election rigging. The same INEC is insinuating that electronic transmission of results is not compulsory.
