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A political activist and civil society leader, Usman Bugaje, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lost credibility in its duties.
Bugaje made this statement on Monday, while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television.
“I think everyone is aware that INEC has lost a lot of credibility and it is very important that the institution gains this credibility, otherwise the stability of the country is going to be threatened.
“This is because when you have institutions that are not delivering especially a key institution like INEC and if this failure continues it will erode not only confidence in INEC but confidence in democracy itself and when that happens, you know the consequences.
“I think there are amendments that the whole country is waiting for. That amendment I think late former president Muhammadu Buhari refused to assent to, which mandate INEC to use electronic tools and to use technology in delivering results is still pending.
“Most importantly, why should the president, or whoever is the president of the country be the one to propose who is the head of INEC?
“The late Uwais committee made very good recommendations, which have been blocked by those who are interested in manipulating INEC,” he said.
