INEC’s lack of independence undermining Nigeria’s elections – Osigwe

The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN , has warned that the lack of independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), weak electoral laws and difficult evidentiary rules are undermining Nigeria’s elections.
Osigwe spoke on Thursday at the 22nd All Nigeria Editors’ Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in Enugu, with the theme, “The ballot, the media and the task of keeping democracy alive.”
Speaking on “Election petition in the digital age: Independence, evidence, BVAS,” the senior lawyer said the courts had increasingly become involved in determining electoral outcomes, raising questions about whether electi...