Nigeria is known as a country with device cultural group and corrugated distinct political objective ranging from the person perspective for the political get-togethers. What is genuinely wrong with Nigeria electioneering process is definitely the wheel being on electricity at all cost not really minding the eye of the people, every political party that may be on electrical power want to retain power for their selfish fascination, while this process, they map out strategies which will enable those to rig the election possibly by criminal or hook, this things are not mostly distinct with the Nigeria system exclusively but is usual due to the fact that a lot of the leaders actually come out openly to declare their stands to fight with their previous breath to win selection.
The following are the various problems facing the conduct of political election in the country. 3RD PARTY NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION
The Independent Nationwide Electoral Commission payment (INEC) is an institution empowered by 1999 constitution to perform election in Nigeria, while an umpire the company is supposed to be truly self-employed in other to conduct a totally free and reasonable election, the commission over time as shown to the public that is not capable of conducting a free of charge and good election, this is certainly manifested in the series of selection held in the forth republic, INEC some jilted the electorate simply by playing the script of its employer.
The commission are not able to hold a reputable election in our circumstance in case the mode of appointments and their funding is not changed, the National Assembly ought to legislate through a bill leaving you the judiciary to appoint members into the board of INEC, this should be people who have credible and unquestionable figure without affiliation to any politics party. Most of the problems we have with INEC is that, they are people of the judgment party and their mandate is good for them to guard the interest of their political get together according for their party cosmetic and in the other hand to make confidence of loyalty to prospects who hired them while members of the commission, absolutely nothing good will come out of any corrupt brain and as this were a spade is usually a spade. For us to take care of our electoral system INEC must be remodeled, all the activities reconstituted, the Leader should not possess any electric power over the Chairman of the percentage rather the Chairman ought to be accountable for the National Build while the mode of money should also end up being direct towards the Commission instead of waiting for the executive
arm of presidency to perform projects, if this procedures are applied Nigeria electioneering process would be sanities into a large extent.
INEC should make it a civic duty to mention the actual result, in the past election there is a lot of interference at the same time of saying the political election result consequently there is a lot of cases setting up in the election tribunal, the masses happen to be watching how the cases inside the various states will be done. BRIBERY AND TUGGERY
Bribery is another cancan worm which has eaten profound into the electoral system, a lot of people are require in collecting gratification in the politicians therefore selling their conscience and their votes, it is due to the fact that the economic situation is usually not stable, there is a wide range of people about to die of food cravings and misery in our neighborhoods, this is common in the past selection most people actually go to the level of thumb printing on ballot papers throughout the night time when standard voting while not started out, this is a cardinal stage of rigging an political election using the INEC officials to provide voting components to leading politicians in a particular region, hence a resident electoral commissioner of INEC will visit a idol (Politician) in its territory of jurisdiction being a mark of loyalty to pave way for smooth movement of their dodgy tendency perpetuated at the brings.
Tuggery is usually rampant inside the aspect of each of our youths, today most politicians have tugs whom each uses to interrupt election and steal ballot boxes from pulling channels, this happen to be jobless youths who want to earn a living coming from dubious antecedents, these are the same youths who they use in carrying out all their nefarious activities ranging from political rallies, personal assassination etc. The world are appealing to such children to abstain from their nasty way and turn a new leaf otherwise enemy will cash up with these people, most of the time a similar politicians use and eliminate such children, it is about time for us to safeguard our votes and function ceaselessly to protect our nascent democracy.
STEPPING DOWN OF CHOSEN OFFICIALS
In this regard every elected officials ranging from the Presidency, the
Governors to the County Chairmen should certainly step down before the standard election is definitely conducted, this due to the fact that, such officials possess influence within the election within their respective website, they have the strength to hijack the electioneering materials therefore dictating the location where ballot boxes can be sent to and never to be dispatched, in the past political election most drawing boot would not receive selection material due to fear of burning off the area, even though the passive area of their victory will be very well furnished with electoral materials. This is certainly done right from the invention of acquiring statistics of eligible arrêters in the place to the time of registration through the period of the election appropriate, base about this points brought up, I suggest that most elected representatives should step aside 3 months or at most of the two jaws to the length of the general political election. This will as well go a long way in solving the situation of overwhelming any resident electoral commissioner from performing a thorough work thereby conducting a free and fair political election.
REFERENCE
T. Samuel (2010): Problems of Elections in Nigeria
University of Ibadan Press, Ibadan
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