By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
“Truth must
be told, the non-transmission of results to the IReV portal may also reduce the
confidence of the voting population in the electoral process.” – Hon Justice Inyang Okoro, Justice of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria.
These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply summarise the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2023 general election and they remain indelible marks on the record and history of the electoral umpire.
We have now gradually come to the reality of the bastardy of democracy. An institution established to strengthen democracy is daily eroding it, through crooked elections, dribbling tactics and electoral malfeasance.
