ELECTIONS: Nigeria is still pursuing shadows, by Tonnie Iredia

In less than 4 months from now, Nigeria will hold its 2027 general elections; yet, not many would believe the assurances by the electoral body that the process will be free and fair.  No one can blame the doubting Thomases because the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC is notorious for not keeping its word. Just before the last general elections in 2023, INEC told the nation that it would premise its operations on modern technology: indicating specifically that there would be both manual and electronic collation of votes etc. 
But it neither kept the promise nor did it present a posture of an organization that meant what it previously promised. It did not even convey any iot...