2027: Restore confidence in electoral process to avert voter apathy, Onaiyekan urges FG

• Says bad elections breed bad governance, misery
By Beifoh Osewele
Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has urged the Federal Government and electoral stakeholders to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process, warning that growing voter apathy could undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State, the Catholic cleric said declining voter turnout in recent elections reflected widespread distrust in the electoral system, stressing that the trend must be urgently reversed.
According to him, democracy can only flourish where elections are free, fai...