By Austin Ogwuda
Vociferous politician and former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP, Mister Peter Obi has called on the Nigerian government to stop priding the country as the giant of Africa, whereas it cannot conduct elections transparently to proof to the world that is really the giant as proclaimed.
Obi stated this in his X page on Saturday while analysing the recent election held in the neighbouring South Africa, which was seamless and transparent, describing the 2023 general elections in Nigeria as a sharp contrast.
According to the post on Saturday, Obi said, “The outcome of the recent South African election results remains a shining example of what a transparent and efficient democratic electoral process should look like.
“With about 60% Voter turnout, over 90% of polling open on time, allowing diaspora voting, the results and updates were real-time without any form of technical glitches during the election.
“This demonstrated the robustness and transparency of their system. The seamless online dissemination of results further highlights their commitment to democratic principles and technological advancement.
“This is in stark contrast, to the show of shame that the giant of Africa, Nigeria, gave the World in 2023.
Nigeria’s 2023, with less than 30% of Voter turnout, over 60% of the polling stations starting late, and no diaspora voting, the elections were plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities, all forms of glitches, despite an enormous expenditure to the tune of about a billion dollars (direct allocation of N313 Billion and donor agencies support)”, he lamented.
