A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently dismantle the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying massive reforms are needed in our electoral system.
In a tweet on Thursday, Agbakoba who lauded Tinubu for removing fuel subsidy and suspending the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the same measure should be extended to INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
He tweeted “Full congratulations go to President Tinubu
@officialABAT
for getting rid of Emefiele, Bawa, fuel subsidy, and forex corruption. Endemic corruption has suffered a massive blow”.
“Next, it is for the president to dismantle INEC
@inecnigeria
. Everyone will agree that logistically, the 2023 elections are the worst in our history. I do not refer to the merits of the election results. Many results are disputed and are in tribunals. Both petitioners and respondents suffered at the hands of an incompetent INEC”.
“As we await rulings from the courts, massive reforms of the electoral framework ought to begin. However, this means that the INEC Chairman will have to leave office by resignation or removal; otherwise, the reform task will be impeded”.
“I quickly add that the suggested reforms have nothing to do with the merits of the election results at all. Both winners and losers of the elections were victims of the failure of INEC.
Confidence in Nigeria’s democracy will be enhanced by a deep cleansing of INEC”.
, Chief Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently dismantle the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying massive reforms are needed in our electoral system.){kind=link}