The obvious neutrality of the All Progressives Congress-controlled administration of President Bola Tinubu in the recent governorship election in Anambra State as manifested in the absence of the APC governors in the state on the election day, and the transparency of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the conduct of the election and collation of results accounted for the credibility and integrity of the exercise, Ejiofor Alike reports
When the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), declared that elections would be so credible under his watch that losers would congratulate winners, many Nigerians were skeptical as they thought that this promise would end up like INEC’s previous failed promises that had destroyed the confidence of Nigerians in the commission.
Answering questions during his confirmation by the Senate, Amupitan said: “Our ultimate goal is to make elections so credible that even the loser will be able to congratulate the winner in good faith just as a judge delivers judgment and both sides accept it as fair and just.”