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Group wants INEC re-structured, faults entrusting power on one man 

   BY IKENNA OGBU/ENUGU
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) known as “Daniel Ukwu Leadership Foundation”, based in Enugu has called for re-structuring of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for efficiency in the electoral process.
Speaking to newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, the Executive Director of the organisation, Daniel Ukwu, said they had carefully reviewed the 2023 elections as conducted by INEC led by Professor Yakubu Mohmmed in the Presidential, Senate and Federal House of Representatives on February 25, and the Governorship and State House of Assembly on March 18, 2023.
According to him, many Nigerians were disappointed in the electoral process conducted by the electoral body.
His words:
“The election has come and gone and results declared by the INEC Chairman Prof Mohammed, considering the challenges on uploading the results through the BVAS, we find it extreme difficult on how the result was hurriedly announced, without proper investigation.
“The result as announced declaring the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate as the winner threw most committed Nigerians into distress, disappointed and disbelieve”
“While the Presidential election result is being challenged by Mr. Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) headed by Mr. Atiku Abubakar, we are hereby making recommendation, on future elections in Nigeria.
“That one person in the name of INEC Chairman to be trusted with the sole responsibility of conducting and announcing result is not healthy to the nation’s democracy.
“We are suggesting that the responsibility should be of a team work based on the three major tribes in the country. One lgbo, Hausa and Yoruba.
Alternatively, a christian, muslim and a traditionalist.
“It is a high risk to entrust the whole responsibility of the nation’s democratic electoral process in the hands of one man.
“Example, is the recent world cup football competition, the referees only do not decided penalty without consulting other referees team members of the match. This to avoid crisis and abuse of power by one man playing a demigod as we are experiencing in this 2023 election.
“We are also recommending that anybody who is either directly or indirectly involved in election malpractice should be disciplined according to the law of the country.
“2023 election rigging was done with impunity and all parties were involved. The more worrisome is the involvement of some INEC officials.
“Due to the way we run our electoral process, we have become a laughing stock to world due to the manner we conducted the 2023 elections.

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Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.
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Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.
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