Former minister of information Jerry Gana claims that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not organize the elections in a “fair” manner toward Nigerians.
In an interview with NAN, Gana claimed that INEC had not “respected” the adoption of technologies in the nation’s voting process.
The former minister expressed hope that the upcoming election would go more smoothly than the ones before it.
Speaking about the 1993 presidential election’s annulment, Gana described it as a “tragic mistake.”
Ibrahim Babangida, a former head of state, was pressured to void the election, according to Gana.
In his words:
“Recently, INEC has not been fair to Nigerians in conducting national elections.”
“Therefore, we have a long way to go in our democracy if we allow this ugly development to continue.
“It is true that we have introduced a lot of modern technology to improve our electoral system, but these technologies are not being respected today by INEC.
“To me, it is a major disappointment that INEC was not fair enough to give us the leaders of our choice.
“‘After going through the current democratic process, it is my hope that the next one will be better.”
“It was a tragic mistake; it should not have happened, but since it happened, may God help us to get out of it,” he added.
“Therefore, we must stay with democracy in order to better Nigeria because it delivers freedom, human rights, and a good number of other things.”
