The Chairman of the Inter–Party Advisory Council, Yabagi Sani, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission is having difficulties overseeing the implementation of the new Electoral Act 2022.
Sani also requested that everyone be allowed to participate in the democratic process.Infomation Guide Nigeria
The IPAC Chairman, who serves as the Action Democratic Party’s National Chairman at the moment, questioned the commission’s approach to carrying out the new electoral law.
He explained that any law that seeks to deprive the public of their rights should be reexamined since it cannot be said to be in accordance with the constitution in a phone interview with our correspondent on Sunday.
Sani said, “In terms of focus, commitment, funds, and logistics, I would say that the Independent National Electoral Commission is prepared.
“I think the only challenge that they are having is how to manage the implementation of the Electoral Act of 2022 in terms of deepening democracy.
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“Any law that disenfranchises citizens in a democratic setting is bad. If you are hearing that people are being disfranchised either because of the INEC timetable, which cannot and does not supersede the law, that is a bad regulation as far as democracy is concerned.
“Democracy is about the people, and it is aimed at bringing as many people as possible to take a bite of the trend. But you cannot use the regulation to disenfranchise the citizens. Even if the law allows them to change their candidate if the person withdraws, and you now have a regulation that says you can’t as a party, the regulation is bad in and of itself. Democracy is about unhindered access to political participation. It is not an autocratic system that we are practising.”
Sani also called on INEC to open up the electoral process to ensure an all-inclusive process.
He said, “Open up the process for everyone to participate. The registered voter list released by INEC revealed that a lot of people were disenfranchised on the excuse that the portal is closed. That is not democracy. Political parties are not happy. Citizens are not happy because it is about allowing citizens to participate. If anyone introduces anything that limits that participation, that is not democracy.Jamb Result
