Rerun/by-elections: Long road to free, fair, credible elections

The outcome of the rerun and by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday revealed that there is still much more to be done to achieve credible polls in Nigeria as violence, ballot snatching, and compromise by electoral officers marred the exercise. LAWRENCE NJOKU reports.

The rerun/by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend, as ordered by the courts in 80 local government councils across 26 states of the federation, raises concerns about how long it could take the country to organise a credible process that would reflect the will and desire of the electorate and devoid of violence.